Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils – IPL 5 – Toss Report
Stand in Delhi Daredevil’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Himachal-Pradesh-c791 Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, May 19, 2012.
Mahela said that the decision is influenced by the nature of the track, which he feels is unpredictable - taking a rather cautious approach of putting in the hosts. He further revealed the state of original captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, who missed the last
clash owing to illness. “Veeru still not 100%, am sure he is very comfortable back home. We saw what happened the other day on this pitch, need to adapt to it,” he said.
Delhi has already qualified for the play-offs and a win today will see them end the league phase as the best team in the competition. They suffered a rollicking at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s dynamite, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221, at their home stadium and
will be looking to bounce back swiftly.
The major change in their lineup is the exclusion of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528, who sat out the previous game.
Kings XI skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918, wanted to have a bowl first after watching his team make full use of the conditions in their last clash against defending champions. He returned after a nine-game absence and guided his side to a much-needed victory with
a Man of Match performance.
However, his team will be batting first this time around and will need to avoid losing early wickets. Gilchrist said that his hamstring is fine and is looking forward to perform well and keep alive the team’s chances of qualifying for the next game. He further
put emphasis on needing to bat better, while adding that he expects the pitch to slow down.
Only one change to the host’s lineup - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Valthaty-c2170 has been brought back.
Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 Playing XI:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143, P Awana
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils Playing XI:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Negi-c80522, VR Aaron, M Morkel, UT Yadav
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