Kochi Tuskers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kerala-c803 vs. Chennai Super Kings: Mahela Jayawardene puts Super Kings into bat
Mahela Jayawardene, the captain of Kochi Tuskers Kerala, won the toss and opted to bowl first under overcast conditions at the Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Monday.
The Kochi skipper reckoned that there was some assistance in the track for the bowlers in the initial few overs of the game and that 150-160 would be a par score.
The home side has retained the same starting XI that managed an 8-wicket win over Mumbai Indians on Friday, 15 April, 2011. Chennai Super Kings, however, called in Australia’s left arm seamer Doug Bollinger as Suraj Randiv sits on the sidelines.
The ever calm and composed Chennai captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820 said that keeping in view the expected thunderstorm, he would also have fielded first had he won the toss.
Talking about the Nehru track, Dhoni reckoned it might be a sticky surface that has something to offer to the seamers. This could be the reason behind Suraj Randiv’s axing from the game.
Looking at the expected rain, the wicketkeeper batsman from Ranchi, who recently led the national side of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 to ICC World Cup 2011 glory, thought it might rain during the match and the game could be shortened.
Both the sides are coming in to the match from victories in their last games. The hosts defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 21 runs at home while Kochi humiliated the Sachin Tendulkar-led http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians by 8 wickets.
Squads:
Kochi Tuskers: Brendon McCullum, Mahela Jayawardene (capt.), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pratap-Singh-c2209, Romesh Powar.
Chennai Super Kings: Michael Hussey, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shadab-Jakati-c2475, Tim Southee, Suraj Randiv.
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