Kolkata Elect to Bat, Vettori Returns

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir won the toss and decided to bat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their return leg Indian Premier League fixture at Eden Gardens on Saturday.

Kolkata bring in Iqbal Abdulla in place of half-fit Laxmipathy Balaji in the playing XI.

Daniel Vettori is back to lead the Bangalore side, after his injury concerns in the previous game, as he replaces Andrew McDonald in the squad.

Teams

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Brendon McCullum (wk), Laxmi Shukla, Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Debabrata Das, Rajat Bhatia, Sunil Narine, Brett Lee, Iqbal Abdulla.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Daniel Vettori (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers (wk), Saurabh Tiwary, R Vinay Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Harshal Patel, KP Apanna.

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