Virat Kohli, the stand-in captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, has won the toss and opted to bowl first in the penultimate league fixture of the 2012 IPL, against bottom placed Deccan Chargers, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 today,
May 20, 2012.
The Deccan Chargers' captain, Kumar Sangakkara, returning to the playing XI after missing Friday’s thriller against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals, said that he would have opted to bat in any case. The Sri Lankan said that the side is geared up after an impressive show
against Dravid and men and are looking forward to outclass another big team.
"Don't want to finish last, also knocking a big side out of the tournament is an incentive," said the Deccan skipper Kumar Sangakkara at the toss .
After staying at the bottom throughout the season, the lacklustre Deccan Chargers can today move ahead of Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861, given they clinch another upset win against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Another impact on IPL-V standings could be RCB’s elimination
from the knock-out stage, as a Deccan win would end RCB’s hopes of sneaking to the next round, allowing title holders, Chennai Super Kings, to stay in contention for defending the title a second successive time.
Kohli, standing in for regular skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737, said that his side was really geared up for today’s must win game and are taking it as a “one big game before the final”.
The tourists have played an unchanged squad from the 21-run win over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Lynn-c1246.
Playing XIs:
Deccan Chargers: 1. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pratap-Singh-c2209
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 1. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Prasanth-Parameswaran-c82550, 11. Muttiah
Muralitharan
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