Punjab will need a quickfire start from their two dangerous openers KL Rahul and Chris Gayle, who will be difficult to contain if they get going.

Tim Southee, back into the team, will open the bowling for RCB. Rahul clips the first ball on the leg side for a single to get off the mark before Gayle defends the next followed by a wide.

Southee bowls a wide half-volley as Gayle hits it over point for a four before he tries to swing the next over the leg side but is beaten.

Southee again goes wide as Gayle again hits it square on the off-side for another boundary and repeats the shot last ball for the third four of the over, as 14 come from the opening over.

Umesh Yadav to bowl the second over. He starts with a leg side wide to Rahul, before the Punjab opener pulls the next ball square for a four.

The next ball is full but again on the pads as Rahul manages to clip it behind square for another boundary but Umesh does well to bowl four dot balls in a row.