Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to field first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone, Romario Shepherd and Josh Hazlewood are RCB's four foreign players in the playing XI. Meanwhile, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai and Kyle Jamieson are the four foreigners in PBKS' playing XI.