IPL 9, Match 25: RPS v GL Live social feeds

Playing XI-

Gujarat Lions:

Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina (C), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan, Dwayne Bravo, James Faulkner, Praveen Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shivil Kaushik

Rising Pune Supergiants:

Ajinkya Rahane, Peter Handscomb, Steven Smith, Saurabh Tiwary, MS Dhoni (wk/C), Thisara Perera, Albie Morkel, Rajat Bhatia, Ravichandran Ashwin, Murugan Ashwin, Ashok Dinda

Home captain MS Dhoni said: “I think it is a combination of green and the breeze. I know the fast bowlers will swing over here. It is hard underneath. I have not played enough games over here and whatever we have played, it has played differently. There are a couple of changes. Faf du Plessis has had a finger problem. Mitchell Marsh is injured. Handscomb and Ablie Morkel are playing. When we have won a couple of games, we have done well in all 3 departments and that is what we have to take as benchmarks.”

After winning the toss Gujarat skipper Suresh Raina said: “We are bowling first. It looks a bit green. We need to bowl in good areas. There is always something with the new ball. I think we bowled well in the last game. When the matches is not over, you have to kepe pushing harder and that is what we did in the last game. Finch is injured and Tambe is injured. Sunil Kaushik is playing.”

In match number, 25 of IPL 9, Rising Pune Supergiants host the Gujarat Lions. GL won the toss and have decided to field first at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.