Rajasthan Royals players are seen during a practice session ahead of the Indian Premier League 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur.
| Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bat against Lucknow Super Giants in their Indian Premier League opener at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on March 24.
Hosts Rajasthan Royals are playing with three overseas players in Jos Buttler, Trent Boult and Shimron Hetmyer.
India wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul returns from a quadricep injury to lead LSG.
Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (w/c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (w), Devdutt Padikkal, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur.