India vs. Pakistan – 2nd T20 – Toss Report
Pakistani skipper, Mohammad Hafeez, has won his second toss in a row and has put India into bat in the second T20I, being played at the Sardar http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657 Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, today, December 28, 2012.
The decision to field first was a straight forward one for the Men in Green , following their impressive triumph in the opening encounter where they scripted a five-wicket win. Hafeez , who scored a decisive half-century at Bangalore, said that his side remains eager to keep the same momentum. The tourists have named an unchanged line-up, with the skipper once again coming in one-down.
Indian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228 after omitting him from the previous clash.
Ashwin’s absence raised plenty of eye brows as it deprived India from a quality spinner and a front line bowling option. The part-timers went for plenty of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RA-Jadeja-c2238 has made way for the spinner after underperforming with both, bat and ball in the previous game.
India will now have four specialist bowlers at their disposal, and will be looking at the seamers, especially Bhuvneshwar Kumar, to share the major responsibility. They nonetheless, will still rely on the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 to fill the fifth bowler void.
This is the first T20I staged at Ahmedabad, and given the composition of both sides, one expects the deck to aid the seamers. Both captains also reckon the track to hold up well for most of the game.
The defeat at Bangalore was the first India had suffered against their arch-rivals in the T20 arena. They, however, will be aiming to level the series with a victory today.
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