Making a comeback to the game, Mohammed Shami made an early impact as he took the wicket of the dangerous Ben Stokes on Monday in Chennai. Shami took the catch, but there was no shortage of drama as the bowler and the wicketkeeper KL Rahul nearly collided while taking the catch.

Eventually, Shami took the catch. After Stokes top-edged the ball, he lost sight of it. The calling by the PBKS players was a big let down it seemed. Deepak Hooda, who was also involved realised early and backed out.

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Chasing 222, the Royals had to come hard at it from early on and that is what Stokes was after. His shot selection let him down on this occasion as he departed without scoring.

KL Rahul to-scored for the Kings with a brilliant 91 off 50 balls. At one point of time, it seemed Rahul could get the first hundred of the season.

Earlier, Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to field first against Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium.

At the time of the toss, RR skipper Samson said: “We are going to bowl first. We had challenges while picking the XI. Morris, Stokes, Buttler, and Fizz are our overseas players. Very excited about the role.”

On the other hand, Rahul said: “We all know the history of Wankhede. Everyone wants to bowl first. But we would want to play good cricket. It is about the batting group helping the bowling group and vice-versa. We were really happy with the auctions. Meredith, Richardson, Gayle, and Pooran are our foreign players.”

For Punjab Kings, there are three debutants as Riley Meredith, Jhye Richardson, and Shahrukh Khan have been named in the final playing XI. Universe Boss Chris Gayle handed out a cap to Shahrukh Khan.