Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 – IPL 5 - Toss Report
An http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918 minus Kings XI Punjab has opted to bat first against Chennai Super Kings on a hot and humid day at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, April 28, 2012.
Stand in skipper, David Hussey, is backign his inform batters to the job and provide the team with a reasonable score which could be defended against a strong opponent. Their original captain is still recovering from a hamstring injury which means http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Siddharth-Chitnis-c2525 and brining in a spinner in Bipul Sharma.
Their opponents have played little cricket over the past few days, after their previous game against Kolkata Knight Riders was washed out due to heavy rain. There has been one change from that lineup, with left-arm spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DE-Bollinger-c1348 is benched.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 added the decision was influenced by the nature of the pitch, which he believes will offer assistance to slow bowlers.
This has further given indication of how the surface will react, so http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380’s decision to bat first might turn out to be a good one. However, they will need to rectify mistakes from their last game, after failing to defend 32 off the last 12 balls.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Piyush-c82317 Chawla was the main culprit, conceding 27 runs in the penultimate over of the game. He however, has been a key bowler for the side and will be eyeing a swift return to form and help his side to climb up the points table – where they currently sit second from bottom with only three wins.
Chennai will be hoping to leapfrog Kolkata into second, and will be confident going into the game.
Chennai Super Kings XI:
S Badrinath, F du Plessis, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KMDN-Kulasekara-c1802, SB Jakati
Kings XI Punjab XI:
N Saini†, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143, P Awana, BA Bhatt
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