Hyderabad: With V V S Laxman returning as captain, a rejuvenated Hyderabad will take on a full-strength Punjab in the elite group B Ranji Trophy cricket match beginning here tomorrow.

With Laxman at the helm of affairs, the hosts, who have eight points, will look for an outright victory over the visitors led by veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Pankaj Dharmani.

Dinesh Mongia, V R V Singh, Harbhajan Singh, R S Sodhi and Gagandeep Singh are some of the big names in the Punjab side who would test Hyderabad's skills.

Anirudh Singh, T Suman, Shashank Nag and Arjun Yadav, besides Laxman, will be the batting main stay while D Vinay Kumar has his experience to contribute towards a good score for the hosts.

Wicketkeeper Ibrahim Khaleel has been in good form behind the wickets and also with the bat and could score some useful runs in the lower order.

Speedster M P Arjun, who made his mark in his debut, should be looking for wickets along with his new ball partner P I S Reddy, while youngster Alfred Absolom and Pragyan Ojha have picked up wickets regularly during the season.

Youngster DB Ravi Teja have been benched to make room for Laxman.

For Punjab, openers Karan Goel and Ranvit Ricky are in good form while Lav Abhilash, Isha Malhotra, Harbhajan Singh and VRV Singh would be keen to give their best in the high voltage match.