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 with us, the premium cricket website.

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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