Trinidad & Tobago vs Uva Next – Champions League T20 – Toss Report
Uva Next skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SHT-Kandamby-c2522, has won the toss and his side will bowl first in the dead-rubber against Trinidad & Tobago, scheduled to begin shortly at the New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (neutral venue), October 11, 2012.
Kandamby was more than happy to bat after losing the toss in the opener. Despite nothing at stakes, he expects his side to go down fighting. The skipper also admitted his disappointment at not making to the next round. They have brought in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinthaka-Umesh-Jayasinghe-c50613.
Ramdin wants his top order to contribute more after they fell cheaply against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-Barath-c886 sit out.
Both sides were put out of the reckoning for the tournament proper after losing their opening matches to Yorkshire. The English county defeated the reigning Sri Lankan Premier League champions in the first match of the qualifying round, before outplaying the team from Caribbean last night.
With only pride to play for, both teams will be looking for an improved outing from the previous one. While Uva’s chances were hampered after they were put into bat, T&T undid themselves after opting to bat first on seamer-friendly tracks.
However, either camp will be keen to make a mark and would want to bow out on a high. Uva Next will rely on their foreign contingents to come to the fore after being kept quite by Yorkshire in their initial outing. They would feel hard done by, considering that it was their maiden appearance of the competihttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472ion.
T&T were already weakened by the absences of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/D-Ramdin-c1299 admitted that the team failed to execute their plans, but was confident that the side will come back strongly.
The pitch has been the major talking point, and one again anticipates it to offer purchase in the first half. The deck is hard, with plenty of grass, so handling bounce will be key in the initial phase.
The final match of the qualifying round will be another dead rubber between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766 Aces.
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