Captain opts to bat 1st for 1st time this IPL after 15 games

Kings XI Punjab captain Ravichandran Ashwin chose to bat first against SunRisers Hyderabad today, becoming the first skipper to do so in the IPL 2018. In the first 15 matches of the eight-team tournament, the toss-winning captains had all decided to bowl first. Out of the 15 matches, 10 have been won by the team winning the toss.