IPL: Punjab opt to bat against Hyderabad

Mohali April 19 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) skipper Ravichandran Ashwin won the toss and opted to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 16th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Punjab Cricket Association I.S. Bindra Stadium here on Thursday.

While Kings XI Punjab remained unchanged Sunrisers have included medium pacer Chris Jordan for Billy Stanlake.

Team:

KXIP-Lokesh Rahul (wicketkeeper) Chris Gayle Mayank Agarwal Yuvraj Singh Aaron Finch Karun Nair Ravichandran Ashwin (captain) Andrew Tye Barinder Sran Mohit Sharma Mujeeb Ur Rahman

SRH- Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper) Shikhar Dhawan Kane Williamson (captain) Manish Pandey Shakib Al Hasan Deepak Hooda Yusuf Pathan Bhuvneshwar Kumar Rashid Khan Siddarth Kaul Chris Jordan

--IANS
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