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Bethell was not named in the bowling-first XI and is set to feature only during the second innings as an Impact Player.<\/p>\n<p>Gujarat Titans also made two changes. Jason Holder replaced Glenn Phillips, while Manav Suthar came in for Ashok Sharma. Holder\u2019s inclusion marks his first appearance for GT.<\/p>\n<h2>Ground and boundary details<\/h2>\n<p>The match is taking place on the centre wicket at Chinnaswamy Stadium, with both square boundaries measured at 61 metres. The straight boundary extends to 74 metres.<\/p>\n<h2>Playing squads<\/h2>\n<p><b>Royal Challengers Bengaluru:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Virat Kohli<\/li>\n<li>2 Devdutt Padikkal<\/li>\n<li>3 Rajat Patidar (capt)<\/li>\n<li>4 Jitesh Sharma (wk)<\/li>\n<li>5 Tim David<\/li>\n<li>6 Romario Shepherd<\/li>\n<li>7 Krunal Pandya<\/li>\n<li>8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar<\/li>\n<li>9 Josh Hazlewood<\/li>\n<li>10 Suyash Sharma<\/li>\n<li>11 Rasikh Dar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Impact Player options:<\/b> Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer<\/p>\n<p><b>Gujarat Titans:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Shubman Gill (capt)<\/li>\n<li>2 B Sai Sudharsan<\/li>\n<li>3 Jos Buttler (wk)<\/li>\n<li>4 Washington Sundar<\/li>\n<li>5 Jason Holder<\/li>\n<li>6 Shahrukh Khan<\/li>\n<li>7 Rahul Tewatia<\/li>\n<li>8 Rashid Khan<\/li>\n<li>9 Kagiso Rabada<\/li>\n<li>10 Manav Suthar<\/li>\n<li>11 Mohammed Siraj<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Impact Player options:<\/b> Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Nishant Sindhu, Arshad Khan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl first against Gujarat Titans at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. 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