Rajasthan Royals vs Hyderabad Sunrisers – IPL VI – Toss Report
Hyderabad Sunrisers’ won the toss and opted to bat first, with original skipper Kumar Sangakkara returning to the lineup after voluntarily sitting out the previous three games. The match will shortly commence at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
The team also welcomed back Thisara Perera, who was forced to miss the team’s defeat to Chennai Super Kings, with underperforming South African wicket-keeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 Cameron
White, who had held the captaincy armband in Sangakkara’s absence. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 retained his place in order to provide added depth to both the departments. Dale Steyn occupies the fourth overseas spot.
The home team, Rajasthan Royals, made one change to the lineup which suffered defeat against Super Kings. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-Shukla-c2249. The hosts have an impressive record at the venue and have won their
last three matches here.
They will be further bolstered by the return to form of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558, who lit up the IPL by scoring the first century of the current edition. The other overseas players include the Aussie duo of James Faulkner and Brad Hodge, along with West Indian Kevin
Cooper.
Both teams would have been happy with their showings so far this season after a disappointing time last year. This match holds greater significance for both sides, given their current standings. The Sunrisers occupy the 3rd spot in the table,
behind Royal Challengers and Super Kings, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 sit 4th.
The pitch at Jaipur has been good for batting but has provided assistant to the pacers. Any score above 150 will be competitive.
Sunrisers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: 1 Shane Watson, 2 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Siddharth-Trivedi-c2526
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