Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders – Indian Premier League 6 – Toss Report
Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper, Gautam Gambhir, has won the toss and elected to field first against Kings XI Punjab in the 20th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League, currently being played at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali,
Chandigarh, April 16, 2013.
Both side made changes to the playing XI. The reigning champions were forced to bring in Debabrata Das after all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Laxmi-Shukla-c1829 was ruled out of the clash due to injury.
As for the home side, they bolstered their batting resources in the wake of two comprehensive losses, bringing in explosive South African batsman David Miller for the Australian pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Harris-c2330. Harris’ exclusion meant that Manpreet Gony was also drafted
into the side in place of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Timmiah-Satish-c93970.
Adam Gilchrist, the Kings XI skipper, retained his spot despite coming under considerable pressure for his poor showing in the opening three matches. The hosts started the season on an impressive note but tailed away considerably in the next two matches,
where they failed to play their full quota of overs. They will be again counting on veteran David Hussey, their top-scorer, to do bulk of the scoring. The other overseas spot is taken up by Azhar Mahmood.
KKR persisted with a similar combination which defeated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032 picking themselves, there was still no room
for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129, with the latter yet to feature in the ongoing season.
The pitch is expected to aid the slow bowlers; however, Kings XI will be relying on their pace-heavy attack to do the bulk of the damage.
The second game of today will see Royal Challengers Bangalore taking on Daredevils, with the latter franchise still searching for their first win.
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: 1 Manvinder Bisla (wk), 2 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Philip-Narine-c91869, L Balaji
Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manpreet-Gony-c1891, 11 Parvinder
Awana
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