Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors – Indian Premier League – Toss Report
Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh has won the toss and will bowl first against Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820, April 6, 2012.
The decision was influenced by the nature of the track, which according to Harbhajan will have little wear and tear in the second half. Nonetheless, his counterpart http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746 was happy to have a bat first, hoping to post a good total and make use of his spin bowling options.
The biggest news from the Mumbai camp is the non-availability of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abu-Nechim-c909.
The Warriors have selected http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640.
The Mumbai franchise opened their campaign with a thumping win over reigning champions Chennai Super Kings – defeating them by an easy eight-wicket margin. After restricting the Chennai outfit to a lowly 112, courtesy of some exquisite bowling performances by Pragyan Ojha, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754, they made easy work of the run-chase with South African Richard Levi introducing himself with a sublime half-century.
As for the Warriors, they will be hoping for an improved performance from last season where they finished second from bottom with four victories and nine losses. They will be missing the services of their influential original skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, who is recovering from cancer.
However, they will be banking on the leadership of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LN-Onyango-c1844 to get them to a winning start. There is also a change in uniform for the Pune franchise – preferring light blue instead of the all-black in their inaugural term.
Mumbai Indians:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PP-Ojha-c2198
Pune Warriors:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashok-Dinda-c1098
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