Chennai Super Kings v Sydney Sixers – Champions League Twenty20 (Group B) – Toss Report
Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Sydney Sixers, in their first Champions League Twenty20 match, being played today on October 14, at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
Dhoni justified his decision by pointing out that the surface looked to be a difficult one on which to defend scores. The Sixers’ skipper, Australian wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Haddin-c1170, however, claimed his side were happy to bat first.
Both teams have been successful in the T20 format of the game in their own right. The Super Kings are the most successful Indian Premier League franchise, having won the tournament twice – in 2010 and 2011 – in addition to having won the 2010 edition of the Champions League T20. The Sixers, in comparison, are a fairly young team, having been formed only last year for the inaugural edition of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558, and are the current champions of the BBL.
The Super Kings go into the match with a solid batting line-up, featuring their top run-scorer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JA-Morkel-c1613 has been left out of the XI for today. The bowling attack features Doug Bollinger and Ben Hilfenhaus, both of whom are bound to enjoy the bounce on the South African pitches.
Meanwhile, the Sixers will be opening their batting with experienced http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Iftikhar-Ali-Khan-Pataudi-Nawab-of-c64075 Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood.
While the Super Kings have had more experience as a team together, the Sixers’ line-up looks equally strong, and the match is bound to prove a good contest for the spectators.
Chennai Super Kings playing XI:
1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BW-Hilfenhaus-c1204
Sydney Sixers playing XI:
1 Michael Lumb, 2 Shane Watson, 3 Brad Haddin (captain & wicketkeeper), 4 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Josh-Reginald-Hazlewood-c69504
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