Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab - IPL 5 - Toss Report
The 53rd match of the ongoing Indian Premier League season five is about to begin with Deccan Chargers winning the toss and electing to field first against Kings XI Punjab, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792.
With no chance for Deccan of making it to the qualifying round, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 would be aiming to better their standing on the points table, to increase their chances of reaching the knock out stage of the tournament.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779’s Deccan Chargers would be reckoning to salvage some pride from this match after having the worst possible season in the lucrative league.
Speaking before the match, the Chargers’ skipper said, “We have played well but have failed to deliver at the crunch situations. I think we were in a position to be about seven places up but we haven't fielded well enough. We have batted and bowled well but in tough situations the fielding matters and we have let ourselves down there. The deck looks like it will stay the same throughout.”
Meanwhile, for Punjab one thing that will go against them is the consistent absence of their injured skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918, who was still not given a green light from the team physio to take part in the match, as the left-hand batsman has not fully recovered from his hamstring injury.
In his place, stand-in skipper David Hussey will be leading the team into another match. “I am enjoying the role as a captain. Gilly was desperate to play tonight but the physio ruled him out. He should play the next fixture. We have got to do the hard yards and we need to win the next four. We would have batted first anyway,” said Hussey before the game.
Pitch Report
The wicket at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is excellent for batting and the team batting first would be able to post an impressive total on the board, while the bowlers will have to really bend their backs in order to get something from the pitch.
Teams:
Deccan Chargers (Playing XI):
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Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI):
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