LIVE - Ruhuna v Trinidad & Tobago – Champions League T20 qualifiers- Toss Report
The Men from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 have won the toss against Trinidad & Tobago and have decided to bat first on the opening day of the Champions League T20 qualifiers, played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, September 19, 2011.
Ruhuna’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahela-Lakmal-Udawatte-c73806, earlier said that his team will be relying heavily on their batting expertise and so it was no surprise when the skipper decided to bat first. He said during the pitch report that the track looks good for batting, with 150-160 being a good total.
His counterpart, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792” said Ganga, commenting on their 2009 run in, where the team reached the finals of the tournament.
However, they will be missing the likes of Keiron Pollard and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
The skipper said that they will miss the duo but also reminded that the team has reached here without the two.
Both teams have performed well in their respective domestic competitions. Ruhuna won the inaugural Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Twenhttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472y 20 league, while T&T also won their Caribbean T20 title.
The pitch appears to be batting friendly; however, it is expected that spinners might have a crucial saying in the outcome of the match. The conditions are hot but will mellow down as the day progresses.
For the batting sides it will be veteran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Jayasuriya-c2567 to open the innings, along with skipper Udawatte.
A win is a must for either team looking to qualify from the Pool, which also sees them play an English representative in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Leicestershire-c807 Foxes.
The other qualifier of the day sees Kolkata Knight Riders play http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754.
Ruhuna Playing XI:
Sanath Jayasuriya, ML Udawatte,TN Sampath, GACR Perera, DNA Athulathmudali, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831, TAM Siriwardana, LJP Gunaratne, KPSP Karunanayake, MDKJ Perera†, JGA Janoda
T&T Playing XI:
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