Royals choose to bat, Badree debuts

Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and chose to bat on a Feroz Shah Kotla track expected to be full of runs, against Delhi Daredevils. Daredevils captain Mahela Jayawardene said he would have also chosen to bat first, but expected the pitch to remain suited for batting throughout the match.The hosts were still without Virender Sehwag, who is out through back spasms, and Unmukt Chand will likely open the innings alongside David Warner. Andre Russell, Johan Botha and Jayawardene himself were the other three overseas players for Daredevils.
Kusal Perera, the 22-year-old wicketkeeper batsman from Sri Lanka, was making his IPL debut for Royals, while Brad Hodge also strengthened the batting. The West Indies pair, legspinner Samuel Badree and medium-paceer Kevon Cooper, were the other foreign players.
The ground was bathed in sunshine at the toss, and conditions were expected to remain fine for the match. Daredevils lost the tournament opener at Eden Gardens, while Royals were playing their first game of the season.  Delhi Daredevils: 1 Unmukt Chand, 2 David Warner, 3 Mahela Jayawardene (capt), 4. Naman Ojha (wk), 5 Andre Russell, 6 Johan Botha, 7 Irfan Pathan, 8 Manprit Juneja, 9 Ashish Nehra, 10 Shahbaz Nadeem, 11 Umesh Yadav
Rajasthan Royals: 1 Rahul Dravid (capt), 2 Ajinkya Rahane, 3 Brad Hodge, 4 Kusal Perera (wk), 5 Stuart Binny, 6 Ashok Menaria, 7 Kevon Cooper, 8 Sidharth Trivedi, 9 Samuel Badree, 10 S Sreesanth, 11 Rahul Shukla