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Kumar Sangakkara asked Kings XI Punjab to bat in Hyderabad and said that it would be good to restrict the visitors to anything below 150-160, which he felt was the par score. While Chargers are out of contention for a place in the playoffs, Kings XI still have a chance and would not want to drop points against bottom-placed Chargers.
The home side were forced to bring in Rusty Theron for an injured Dale Steyn. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala came in for Anand Rajan. Kings XI brought back David Miller in place of Ryan Harris; Ramesh Powar, the offspinner, and Siddharth Chitnis, the batsman, were also included, in place of Abhishek Nayar and Gurkeerat Singh.
David Hussey said that Adam Gilchrist, who is recovering from a hamstring injury, was in line to play the return game against Chargers in Mohali on May 13.
Deccan Chargers: Daniel Harris, Shikhar Dhawan, Cameron White, Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Parthiv Patel (wk), Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Akshath Reddy, Ashish Reddy, Amit Mishra, Rusty Theron, Veer Pratap Singh
Kings XI Punjab: Shaun Marsh, Mandeep Singh, Nitin Saini (wk), David Hussey (capt), Azhar Mahmood, David Miller, Siddharth Chitnis, Piyush Chawla, Ramesh Powar, Praveen Kumar, Parvinder Awana
The home side were forced to bring in Rusty Theron for an injured Dale Steyn. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala came in for Anand Rajan. Kings XI brought back David Miller in place of Ryan Harris; Ramesh Powar, the offspinner, and Siddharth Chitnis, the batsman, were also included, in place of Abhishek Nayar and Gurkeerat Singh.
David Hussey said that Adam Gilchrist, who is recovering from a hamstring injury, was in line to play the return game against Chargers in Mohali on May 13.
Deccan Chargers: Daniel Harris, Shikhar Dhawan, Cameron White, Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Parthiv Patel (wk), Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Akshath Reddy, Ashish Reddy, Amit Mishra, Rusty Theron, Veer Pratap Singh
Kings XI Punjab: Shaun Marsh, Mandeep Singh, Nitin Saini (wk), David Hussey (capt), Azhar Mahmood, David Miller, Siddharth Chitnis, Piyush Chawla, Ramesh Powar, Praveen Kumar, Parvinder Awana