Auckland Aces v Titans – Champions League Twenty20 2012 (Group A) – Toss Report
The Auckland Aces won the toss and skipper Gareth Hopkins decided to bowl first against the Titans, in the 8th match of the ongoing Champions League Twenty20, 2012, due to commence shortly at Kingsmead in Durban, today on October 17.
The Auckland Aces have had a successful run in the CLT20 so far. Having defeated Pakistani T20 champions, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s reigning T20 champions – the Kolkata Knight Riders – in their first match of the tournament.
The Titans, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s Perth Scorchers in their first match of the tournament.
Coming into today’s match on the back of recent victories, both teams have gone in with an unchanged XI. Auckland have an excellent all-rounder in Azhar Mahmood, and he has been joined on the bowling front by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-James-Jordan-c50838 de Villiers have proved their worth as key bowlers.
Chasing first has proved a winning strategy for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766, and the team has proved adept at restricting teams to low totals, before their batsmen proceed to chase them down. However, the pitch is bound to prove a crucial factor in today’s match – with the tournament having shifted to Durban, where the tracks have less grass cover than Cape Town and Johannesburg, the batsmen on both sides will be looking to make full use of the surface.
Auckland Aces playing XI:
1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Bates-c1947
Titans playing XI:
1 Henry Davids, 2 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ethy-Mbhalati-c1424
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