Rajasthan Royals V Chennai Super Kings: Shane Warne elects to bat against Chennai - IPL
The Rajasthan Royals skipper, Shane Warne, won the toss and decided to bat against the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai today.
On a scorching afternoon in Chennai, the Chidambaram pitch is likely to assist the spinners from both sides. The venue has been a very good ally for Dhoni and his men this season as the defending champions have not lost a game at home
in the ongoing 2011 season.
The Rajasthan based franchise has also been a stronger side at home in Jaipur but their record away is not as encouraging. The visitors are coming in to the game at the back of three successive wins including one against a formidable
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 side and they must be upbeat. However, defeating Chennai at Chepauk will be a quite tough job for Warne and his armory. The legendary Australian leg-spinner, Shane Warne, reckoned the deck is tired and hoped it would get quite slow as the game proceeds.
The tourists have made one change to their team and have brought in left-arm spinner Nayan Doshi to strengthen their spin attack on the spin friendly Chepauk wicket. Medium-pacer Amit Singh made way for Doshi.
The hosts, on the other hand, have fielded an unchanged squad from their previous game against Deccan Chargers, which the defending champions have won by 19 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals currently stand at number three on the points table with 11 points from nine games, while Chennai are fourth with ten points from eight games. A win today will propel Shane Warne-led Rajasthan side to the top of the
points table.
Squads:
Chennai Super Kings: 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shadab-Jakati-c2475, 11 Suraj Randiv.
Rajasthan Royals: 1 Shane http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Siddharth-Trivedi-c2526.
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