2012 Champions League T20: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766 – Toss Report
On the second-qualifying day of the Champions League T20, Auckland Aces’ skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GJ-Hopkins-c1490 has won the toss and opted to bowl first against Hampshire Royals, with the match scheduled to begin shortly at SuperSport Park, Centurion (neutral venue), today, October 10, 2012.
Aces have retained the Playing XI, which sealed an emphatic victory over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980 to play a pivotal role.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s Sialkot Stallions to 130 for 9. Guptill then provided stability to the top-order with a fluent 40, as Auckland chased down the middling target in 17.1 overs, at the expense of four wickets.
The presence of Azhar Mahmood also adds potency to the line-up. The Pakistani all-rounder has plenty of knowledge of their current opponents, owing to his highly successful stints at various English counties over the year.
Hampshire skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 in the final.
Other than the overseas duo, the team will bank on the all-round prowess of their skipper Mascarenhas, who was Hampshire’s leading wicket-taker in this year’s FL T20 with 15 scalps. This remains the team’s only chance to make a significant mark at the event after the ECB revealed their decision to pull out of the subsequent CL T20s as it clashes with their own domestic season.
The conditions at Johannesburg aided seam bowling on the opening day and one expects Centurion to offer similar assistance to the pacemen. However, the track has softened due to the rain in the region. For now, the weather is clear.
Hampshire Playing XI:
JM Vince, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ryan-Broad-c2384;
Auckland Aces Playing XI:
MJ Guptill, L Vincent, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116, AK Kitchen, GJ Hopkins*†, C Munro, C de Grandhomme, RM Hira, KD Mills, AR Adams, MD Bates
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