Sunrisers Hyderabad opt to bat against Chennai Super Kings

Sharjah, April 27 (IANS): Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and opted to bat against Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.

The Super Kings have named an unchanged squad, while Sunrisers have strengthened their bowling by bringing in pacer Ishant Sharma for batsman Naman Ojha.

Teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Aaron Finch, Shikhar Dhawan (captain), David Warner, Lokesh Rahul (wicketkeeper), Darren Sammy, Y Venugopal Rao, Karan Sharma, Dale Steyn, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma.

Chennai Super Kings: Dwayne Smith, Brendan McCullum, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Mithun Manhas, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ishwar Pandey, Mohit Sharma.