Gilchrist wins toss, asks Chennai to bat first

Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist won the toss and asked Chennai Super Kings to bat first in their Indian Premier League match today.

The Deccan Chargers effected two changes in their squad, bringing in Azhar Bilakhia and Shoaib Ahmed, while the Chennai outfit replaced the injured Andrew Flintoff with New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram.

Teams:

Deccan Chargers: Adam Gilchrist (capt), Herschelle Gibbs, VVS Laxman, Dwayne Smith, Rohit Sharma, Venugopal Rao, Pragyan Ojha, R P Singh, Azhar Bilakhia, Shoaib Ahmed, Fidel Edwards.

Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Matthew Hayden, Jacob Oram, Parthiv Patel, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Manpreet Gony, Muttiah Muralitharan, L Balaji, Albie Morkel, Joginder Sharma. Umpires: Shashank Ranade and Tyron Wijewardene TV umpire: Ian Howell Match Referee: Devdas Govindjee.