LIVE – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cape-Cobras-c776: Champions League Twenty20 – Toss Report
New South Wales (NSW) have won the toss and opted to bat first against Cape Cobras (CC) in a match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on Saturday, September 24, 2011.
The pitch at Chennai was dry and lacked pace in it. This forced the NSW skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SM-Katich-c2543 to bat first. He will be expecting his side to at least score 150, which will be extremely difficult for the opposition to chase.
On the other hand, CC’s captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Justin-Kemp-c1750 will be hoping to restrict the batting side to less than 130 in this wicket, as batting will become difficult once the day progresses. He claimed to have batted first as well had he won the toss.
The Australian club will be eying a solid opening stand between their star players http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301. Both batsmen have the ability to clear the boundary regularly and can take the game away from the opposition in a quick time.
There are also some quality all-rounders in the NSW team like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Moises-Henriques-c2021, who will be eying to make an impression if they get a chance.
However, they will be up against some quality bowlers of the South African club. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409 will lead the attack for the team and he will be aiming to pick up some quick wickets at the start of the innings.
Apart from bowling extremely fast, Steyn also has the ability to vary his pace quite cleverly. This can trouble the batsmen to a great deal, especially in the Subcontinent where the ball does not come onto the bat at an even pace and height.
Apart from the express bowler, the Cobras have http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CK-Langeveldt-c1270 who is a very useful bowler in this part of the world. He can be lethal at the death, having the ability to bowl yorkers with good control.
Other than the fast bowlers, the Proteas club will bank on their spinners http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Peterson-c2332. Both will enjoy bowling in these conditions and will be geared up for the game today.
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