LIVE - Deccan Chargers elect to bat against Pune Warriors http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 – Deccan v Pune
Deccan Chargers (DC) have won the toss and elected to bat first against the Pune Warriors India (PWI) in the 53rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL), today, May 10, 2011, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792.
The pitch in Hyderabad is expected to be good for the batsmen and a high scoring game is likely. However, there might be some assistance for the spinners, especially in the second half of the match. DC will have the home advantage and will be eying a strong show today.
DC will rely on their openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shikhar-Dhawan-c90019 and Ravi Teja, to give them a solid start. There have been a lot of inconsistent performances by the team’s top order and it is high time for them to get their act together.
The strength of DC is their middle-order which comprises of captain, Kumar Sangakkara, South Africa’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Christian-c1308. All these players can change the course of the match very quickly, but they will need a solid platform from their top-order batsmen.
The hosts will be looking for a total of 150 to 170, which will put a lot of pressure on the opposition. DC have a strong bowling attack, led by the Proteas pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ishant-Sharma-c64566.
Apart from the pacers, DC also have a quality leg-spinner in the form of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Amit-Mishra-c44030. He has bowled very well in the middle overs for his team and has the ability to take wickets other than containing runs.
On the other hand, PWI finally managed to win a game against Kings X1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 (KXP) in the lucrative league after seven straight loses. The team will be looking to continue their winning momentum.
Although http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 holds the key in PWI’s batting, all eyes will be on Saurav Ganguly, who is making his debut in the fourth edition of the cash rich event.
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