Australia opt to bat against India
November 5th, 2009 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )
Hyderabad, Nov 5 (IANS) Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and opted to bat against India in the fifth One-day international at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at the Uppal here Thursday.
Australia made three changes in the side with an out of form Mitchell Johnson making way for debutant Clint McKay; Adam Voges and Ben Hilfenhaus replacing Moises Henriques and Ben Hilfenhaus. Both Henriques and Hilfenshaus have returned home after picking up injuries.
India also made two changes — Munaf Patel replaced Ishant Sharma and Gautam Gambhir came in for Virat Kohli.
Teams:
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel
Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Shane Watson, Cameron White, Mike Hussey, Shaun Marsh, Adam Voges, Clint McKay, Graham Manou (wicketkeeper), Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus, Doug Bollinger
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (Sri Lanka) and Shavir Tarapore (India)
TV umpire: Sanjay Hazare (India)
Match referee: Chris Broad (England)
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