After a narrow defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders, Hyderabad Deccan Chargers will be aiming to register their first win in the Indian Premier League as they host Delhi Daredevils here on Tuesday.
The home side will have a big advantage in their game against the Delhi outfit as explosive Pakistani import Shahid Afridi will join the team for Tuesday’s clash at Rajiv Gandhi international stadium.
Apart from Afridi, the Chargers have a strong batting line-up consisting of captain VVS Laxman, Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Y Venugopala Rao, Rohit Sharma and Ranji player DB Ravi Teja.
The bowling department also looks impressive with the presence of Scott Styris, Chaminda Vaas, R P Singh and talented Hyderabad left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who took the crucial wickets of Sourav Ganguly and Mohd Hafeez in their first match against the Knight Riders. The Delhi Daredevils, led by Virender Sehwag, are on a high after their convincing victory over Rajasthan Royals in Delhi.
The Daredevils will have the likes of AB de Villiers, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Asif, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Abdul Razzaq, who missed the first match against the Rajasthan team.
The Rajiv Gandhi stadium is braced up for the occasion with the light towers becoming formally functional last week. With a capacity to accommodate 40,000 spectators, the venue is going to have its share of the high voltage entertainment dished so far in the IPL.
Teams (from):
Deccan Chargers: VVS Laxman (capt), Scott Styris, Adam Gilchrist, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Symonds, Sanjay Bangar, Rohit Sharma, Chamara Silva, Y Venugopala Rao, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa, Haldhar Das, D Kalyan Krishna, Pragyan Ojha, DB Ravi Teja, PM Sarvesh Kumar, RP Singh, P Vijay Kumar and Arjun Yadav.
Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Manoj Tiwary, Daniel Vettori, Shoaib Malik, Dinesh Kaarthick, Glenn McGrath, Mohammad Asif, Ferveez Maharoof, Pradeep Sangwan, Brett Geeves, Rajat Bhatia, Shikar Dhawan, V Yomahesh, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Abdul Razzaq, Mithun Manhas, Mayank Tehlan, Amit Mishra, Tejaswi Yadav, AB de Villiers and Yogesh Nagar.
