The Chennai Superkings will be looking to defy the form books and secure
a place in the finals of the Indian Premier League when they come up against
the inform Kings XI outfit this coming Saturday. The Chennai Superkings have
just narrowly qualified for the semifinals and with the likes of Dhoni and Raina
in fine fettle, expect a keenly contested event when these two sides come up
in Mumbai.
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Chennai Superkings struggled in the IPL after winning their first four matches
and just narrowly sneaked through to the semifinals with a last over win over
the Deccan Chargers in their last group clash. The outfit from Chennai
have struggled to come to terms with the absence of Matthew Hayden and
Michael Hussey and will be further hampered by the absence of Stephen Fleming
for this clash. The New Zealand southpaw is out of this clash due to family
problems and the likes of Parthiv Patel and Suresh Raina will have it all to
do when they come up against the Kings XI outfit. However, the Superkings will
be happy with the return to form of Mahendra Singh Dhoni for this clash. The
Indian ODI skipper is the highest paid player in the league and will be hoping
to repay most of that in the form of a scintillating innings against the Kings
XI Punjab outfit. The bowling on the other hand looks stronger by the day with
Muttaih Muralitharan and Makhaya Ntini getting customised to Indian conditions.
The Superkings won their last two matches against the Kings XI Punjab cricket
team and will be going in secretly confident of repeating their feat this coming
Saturday.
In stark contrast to their semifinal rivals, Kings XI Punjab have been
in stunning form this IPL and after losing their first two matches have gone
on to win their ten of their last twelve matches. The batting looks to be incredibly
strong with the trio of left-handers Kumara Sangakkara, Yuvraj Singh
and Shawn Marsh coming good. Shawn Marsh in particular has been a real revelation
and he has secured the Orange Cup for the highest scorer in the IPL in no time
at all. In the bowling department, the likes of Sreesanth and James Hopes have
impressed one and all and in short the Kings XI outfit look to be on the best-balanced
cricket teams in the league. One of the biggest reasons for their success has
been the sublime form of fringe players. Despite being surrounded by a galore
of superb international cricket superstars, the likes of Irfan Pathan and Piyush
Chawla have maintained their composure for most of the matches and they have
been as much a part of Kings XI success as some of the biggest foreign names.
With a place in the final begetting the winner, expect the very best action
from the Kings XI Punjab outfit this coming Saturday 31st may 2008 at the Dr.
Y Patel stadium in Mumbai.
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