IPL5: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab - Toss Report - Hussey opts to bat first
The stand in captain of Kings XI Punjab, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380, won the toss and opted to bat first in the 33rd match of the ongoing fifth instalment of the lucrative Indian Premier League, being played at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium,
Mohali today, April 25, 2012.
After winning the toss, Hussey said that the Mohali deck was perfect for batting and hoped to score fast and put a staggering total on the board. Harbhajan, the Mumbai Indians skipper, said that he would have also opted to bat, had he won the toss.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Peterson-c2332 and Clint McKay, making it four foreigners once again. South
African all-rounder, Robin Peterson ,came in for Thisara Perera while struggling http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PP-Ojha-c2198 made way for Australian fast bowler Clint McKay.
The hosts, on the other hand, fielded the same squad that bagged them a convincing win a couple of days ago.
Mumbai’s pace bowling spearhead, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, has been rested for today’s game.
The biggest boost the tourists have received recently is the return of iconic batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556, who missed four of the six games so far with a finger injury.
Kings XI Punjab’s regular skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918 has not fully recovered from the hamstring strain he had sustained last week, leaving it to countryman David Hussey to lead the side for a third successive match.
With three wins in six outings so far, MI find themselves seventh on tournament standings. KXIP find themselves a spot behind Mumbai with six points from seven games. Both the sides need a win to move out of the bottom half of the
points table.
Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Parvinder-Awana-c80792.
Mumbai Indians: 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MM-Patel-c1987.
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