IPL 3: Punjab opt to bowl first against Hyderabad

Cuttack: Kings XI Punjab captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Deccan Chargers in the 12 th match of the Indian Premier League 2010 at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Orissa.

Host Punjab will be avoiding a hattrick of defeat after losing their opening two match and will be raring to open their scoring though Deccan Chargers starts as the favourite for the match.

Deccan Chargers are unchanged from the side that beat Channai Super Kings.

Kings XI Punjab made two changes in the side with West Indian opener Adrain Barath coming in place of Mohammad Kaif and shalabh Srivastava replacing Yusuf Abdulla.

Teams:

Deccan Chargers: Adam Gilchrist(w/c), VVS Laxman, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Symonds, Rohit Sharma, Tirumalsetti Suman, Anirudh Singh, Chaminda Vaas, Jaskaran Singh, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha

Kings XI Punjab: Kumar Sangakkara(w/c), Ravi Bopara, Adrian Barath, Manvinder Bisla, Yuvraj Singh, Mahela Jayawardene, Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Bipul Sharma, Shalabh Srivastava, Sreesanth