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IPL 2018: Kane Williamson wins toss, opts to bowl against Kolkata

IPL 2018: Kane Williamson wins toss, opts to bowl against Kolkata

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Hyderabad won the toss and opted to ball first against Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata team at Eden Gardens Stadium

Hyderabad won the toss and opted to ball first against Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata team in the second Saturday match at Eden Gardens Stadium on April 14.

The skipper of Hyderabad team, Kane Williamson said, " "We are going to have a bowl. Looks like a good surface. This KKR side is a bit different."

The good news for Mumbai for Hyderabad is that Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back in the squad. He missed the previous clash against Mumbai as he was suffering a sore back.

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Playing XI of Hyderabad:

Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Siddarth Kaul, Billy Stanlake.

On the other hand, Kolkata team have added Under-19 star Shubman Gill and Shivam Mavi and also Mitchell Johnson has been included.

Dinesh Karthik said, " The wicket plays good throughout. It's a new game for us. We have to put up a good performance."

Playing XI of Kolkata:

Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Mitchell Johnson, Shivam Mavi, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav