CLT20 211 Qualifier: Leicestershire v Ruhuna – Toss Report
The Leicestershire Foxes have won the toss and put Ruhuna Rhinos to bat in Pool B’s last match of the Champions League T20 tournament, being played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792, today, September 21,
2011.
The Foxes are without their regular skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Hoggard-c1926, who sustained an injury to his left arm while fielding in yesterday’s 51-run loss against Trinidad and Tobago at the same venue. In the absence of Hoggard, experienced
top-order batsman, Andrew McDonald, has been given the charge to lead the English unit.
Right-arm off-spinner, Jigar Naik has been called into the side as Hoggard’s replacement and is expected to open the Leicester attack with Harry Gurney.
This could be a last match for either of the two sides as the losing team will definitely get eliminated from the remainder of the tournament, while the winning side would have to wait till the outcome of the second match of
the day, scheduled to be played between the IPL side, Kolkata Knight Riders, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 Sabers.
Ruhuna have also made one change to their squad that played against Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, bringing in Asanka Silva for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Don-Nisitha-Amal-Athulathmudali-c54337.
It is a hot and sunny day in Hyderabad and the wicket has been read as an all-round deck, equally supportive for spin and pace bowling, besides being batting friendly.
However, the last four matches played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium suggest the batsmen have struggled against slow bowlers, and keeping in view the strong spin attack of the Rhinos and the poor batting of Foxes
againshttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472 T&T, one can predict a win for the Lankans.
Ruhuna: 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Karunanayake-Pathiranalage-Shalika-Piyamal-Karunanayake-c70358,
10 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamburathu-Godagamage-Arosh-Janoda-c65392.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jigar-Naik-c1694 10 Claude Henderson,
11 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harry-Frederick-Gurney-c61806
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