Chennai: Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Qualifier 2 here on Friday.

Rajasthan did not make any changes to their playing 11 from the Eliminator against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

The Hyderabad outfit brought in middle-order batter Aiden Markram for this game in the lone change they made to the eleven.

The winner of this match will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2024 final here on Sunday.

Teams:

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (capt & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Reddy, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan.

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Bengaluru: Union Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy has alleged that the Karnataka government announced its decision on the hijab issue out of fear of the ‘Karnataka Muslim Convention’ scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on May 16 organized by Federation of Karnataka Muslim Organisations.

Addressing a press conference at the JD(S) state office, GP Bhavan, in Bengaluru on Thursday, Kumaraswamy said he respects all religions and has expressed his views on the issue on several public platforms in the past.

Questioning the timing of the government’s move, he said the Congress has been in power for three years and had taken no decision on the hijab issue during that period.

He alleged that the decision was taken only because the ‘Karnataka Muslim Convention’ is scheduled to be held at Town Hall in Bengaluru on May 16.

“If the government had the courage, it should have taken this decision immediately after coming to power. Why did it remain silent for three years?” he asked.

Kumaraswamy accused the Congress of making the announcement to appease a particular community.

He further said the matter is still pending before the courts and claimed that an interim order relating to the hijab issue remains in force.

According to him, issuing such an order before the legal proceedings are concluded amounts to disrespect towards the judiciary.

Kumaraswamy also alleged that the Congress brought the issue back into focus after the Davanagere by-election results.