It is north vs east as Yuvraj and his troops will be hoping to hold fort against
a Kolkotta Night riders outfit which will be gunning for retribution
following their rather indifferent results in their recent outings. Both these
sides hover around midtable mediocrity and a victory for either one could see
them push up into the upper end of the table. Both these sides are affected
by controversy and a fight till the finish is on the cards when they clash up
against each other at the PCA Stadium in Mohali this coming Saturday May 3rd
2008, of which you can follow every live cricket score and action updates here
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The Kings XI Punjab have picked up steam in their recent encounters following
a rather indifferent start to the campaign and could shoot up into the top four
with a victory against the Kolkotta Night riders. The Punjab outfit have won
their last two outings in pomp and despite losing Brett Lee to international
commitments; they still possess a talented and energetic outfit capable of gunning
down the rest on their day. The emergence of Shaun Marsh has given them a shot
in the arm with respect to their batting and the young Aussie Southpaw does
indeed provide a solid platform for the likes of Yuvraj Singh and Mahela Jayawardena
to build on towards the later half of the innings. In his debut encounter against
the Deccan Challengers, Shaun Marsh impressed one and all with a sublime 84
not out and that inspired the Kings XI outfit to a comfortable seven wicket
triumph. The bowling attack looks to be a well balanced as the likes of Piyush
Chawla and Irfan Pathan provide guile and experience to the steaming pace of
Sreesanth and Kyle Mills. Owner Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia have
indeed got their mathematics right for the selection of the team and will be
hoping that the outfit from Punjab can prove their mettle at home against their
Bengal counterparts.
After a stunning victory against Bangalore in their first encounter, the Kolkotta
nightriders have been on a rather forgettable run and have been drawing blanks
ever since. Sourav Ganguly's outfit are further hampered by the absence of two
key players whom they assumed would play a vital role in their triumph this
tournament. Chris Gayle and Sohaib Akthar are both out with different issues
and much will depend of the Indian spine of Sourav Ganguly and Irfan Pathan
to guide them through to the next round. Brendon Mccullum will be missed as
he is on national duty with New Zealand for this tie. Kolkotta Nightriders come
into this clash on the back of a big loss against the Rajasthan Royal outfit
last time around and team instigator Shah Rukh Khan will be hoping for a strong
response against the Punjab Kings XI this time around at the Mohali stadium.
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