Pujara is playing anchor role for kings

Pujara is looking like a  fish in desert along with David Miller. After the exciting innings from Maxwell, Pujara is not just able to hit big shots. Is he able to play in this format? Join us for live updates...
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Steve smith is playing in place of injured veteran hodge

Steve Smith made his Rajasthan Royals debut as fellow and veteran Australian Brad Hodge was unwell. Royals were asked to bat by Kings XI Punjab on a bald shiny surface that invoked Sharjah of old. Both these teams prefer chasing, both registered wins in their first match chasing, and there was no surprise in the decision George Bailey made.

Trusting his specialist batsmen, and also acknowledging need for spin, Bailey handed a Kings XI Punjab debut to left-arm spinner Murali Kartik ahead of seamer Rishi Dhawan.

Rajasthan Royals 1 Abhishek Nayar, 2 Ajinkya Rahane, 3 Sanju Samson (wk), 4 Shane Watson, 5 Stuart Binny, 6 Steve Smith, 7 Rajat Bhatia, 8 James Faulkner, 9 Kane Richardson, 10 Dhawal Kulkarni, 11 Pravin Tambe

Kings XI Punjab 1 Cheteshwar Pujara, 2 Virender Sehwag, 3 Glenn Maxwell, 4 Akshar Patel, 5 David Miller, 6 George Bailey (capt.), 7 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Murali Kartik, 10 Parvinder Awana, 11 L Balaji