Warriors to Field Against Sunrisers

Hyderabad: Pune Warriors won the toss and elected to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Friday.

Pune Warriors suffered a setback when Australian Michael Clarke was ruled out of the entire IPL season due to a recurring back injury.

But the return of Yuvraj Singh and the presence of Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis and New Zealand's Ross Taylor has bolstered the team.

The Warriors, coached by former South African great Allan Donald, also feature some promising domestic stars such as all-rounder like Abhishek Nayar and Parveez Rasool, the first player from Jammu and Kashmir to have been signed by an IPL franchise.

On the other hand, Sunrisers' batting appears highly competitive.

They have an ace up their sleeves when it comes to bowling as South African tearaway pacer Dale Steyn would lead the attack for them. Steyn is currently ranked number one in the ICC rankings.

Ishant Sharma and experienced spinners like Amit Mishra and Nathan McCullum are the other proven bowlers in the line-up.

Teams

Hyderabad: Akshath Reddy, Parthiv Patel, Kumar Sangakkara, Cameron White, Hanuman Vihari, Thissara Perera, Ravi Teja, Amit Mishra, Ashish Reddy, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma

Pune: Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Ross Taylor, Yuvraj Singh, Marlon Samuels, Angelo Mathews, Mitchell Marsh, Abhishek Nayar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashok Dinda, Rahul Sharma