Predicted playing XI of all the teams for their first match

#3 Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals will be keen to repeat the feat of the inaugural season

Even though Rajasthan Royals has a barrage of talented Indian players, the team is still heavily dependent on the foreign recruits. With the likes of Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Steve Smith available for selection, the Royals will be confident of starting the season on a winning note.

The ever-reliable Ajinkya Rahane will lead the side which boasts an exciting pace attack. Jofra Archer, Oshane Thomas, and Varun Aaron are capable of bowling with some serious pace.

They will be backed by Jaydev Unadkat, who has been in decent form in the domestic tournaments. Apart from the big names among the overseas players, Royals also have Liam Livingstone, who has been in tremendous form in the PSL and the latest Australian star, Ashton Turner in the ranks.

Predicted playing XI - Ajinkya Rahane (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, K Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron