Kaif, Mongia gets nod; Aussies elect to bat first

Friday, September 22, 2006, 12:09 [IST]

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 22 (UNI) Australia captain Ricky Ponting opted to bat first in a do-or-die match against India with the Men in Blue bringing in Mohammad Kaif, Dinesh Mongia for the DLF Cup tie.

Winner of the match will play the West Indies in Sunday's final.

India left out Yuvraj Singh and S Sreesanth from their last match against the West Indies.

Squad: Australia: Simon Katich, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting (capt), Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds, Mike Hussey, Brad Haddin, Brett Lee, Brad Hogg, Stuart Clark, Glenn McGrath India: Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid (capt), Virender Sehwag, Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Mongia, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Rudra Pratap Singh, Munaf Patel.

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Friday, September 22, 2006,12:10 [IST]

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