Dhoni wins toss, asks Kings XI Punjab to bat

DHARAMSALA: Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and asked Kings XI Punjab to bat first in an Indian Premier League match here today.

Chennai effected two changes in the side, bringing in Justin Kemp and Sudeep Tyagi for Michael Hussey and L Balaji.

Punjab made three changes, leaving Reetinder Sodhi, Shalabh Srivastava and Vikramjeet for Sunny Sohal, Ramesh Powar and VRV Singh.

Teams: Kings XI Punjab: Kumar Snagakkara (c), Shaun Marsh, Mahel Jayawardene, Yuvraj Singh, Karan Goel, Irfan Pathan, Juan Theron, Ramesh Powar, Piyush Chawla, Sunny Sohal and VRV Singh.

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c), Matthew Hayden, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Albie Morkel, Justin Kemp, S Badrinath, R Ashwin, Shadab Jakati, Doug Bollinger and Sudeep Tyagi.

Umpires: Billy Bowden and Amish Saheba. Third Umpire: Marais Erasmus. Match Referee: Devidas Govindjee.