IPL 2021 | Punjab Kings wins toss, elects to bowl against Chennai Super Kings
The Hindu
Punjab Kings made one change to their side, bringing in Chris Jordan in place of West Indian batter Nicholas Pooran.
Punjab Kings captain K. L. Rahul won the toss and elected to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match here on Thursday.
Punjab made one change to their side, bringing in Chris Jordan in place of West Indian batter Nicholas Pooran. Chennai Super Kings, who have qualified for the play-offs and are aiming to seal a top two finish, chose to retain the same XI that played in the previous game against Delhi Capitals.
Teams: Chennai Super Kings: M.S. Dhoni (captain, WK), Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood.
Asian Games champion Avinash Sable opened his season in the 3000m steeple chase with a silver in the Portland Track Festival, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Oregon on Saturday. He clocked 8:21.85s. Asian champion Parul Chaudhary took the bronze in the women’s 3000m steeple chase in a season-best 9:31.38s. Former Asian bronze medallist Sanjivani Jadhav struck gold in the women’s 10,000m in 32:22.77s, a time which was a second off her personal best, while Seema was sixth in 32:55.91s.