Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), are the top two teams
of this years IPL who will be playing against each other on Friday at Wankhede
Stadium, Mumbai.
KXIP had lost their last game, QUALIFIER 1, against Kolkata Knight Rider's
on Wednesday (Noon). While CSK had won their game, ELIMINATOR, against Mumbai
Indian's on Wednesday (Evening). Punjab had finished the league stage at top
spot with 22 points and CSK had finished third with 18 points.
Both teams had faced each other twice in league stage and on both occasions KXIP had been came out as winner. But one can't take this as a criterion to choose his favorite because when it comes to nerve racking encounter MS Dhoni is simply the best man to go with.
ABOUT KXIP:
KXIP have a mighty batting line up which on their day can rip any bowling apart and who know this better than Chennai. (Ask Ashwin!!). Opener Virender Shewag and Manan Vohra are providing them the much needed starts and Maxwell and Miller in middle order makes that their line up a horror story for bowlers.
In Bowling, Sandeep Sharma's ability to swing with new ball had gave them early wickets. Young spinners like Akshar Patel and Karanveer Singh have been bowling really well in mid-overs.
But the problem with KXIP is that they are not played as good cricket as they had played in earlier stage of the tournament. And consecutive failure of their star batsman, Glenn Maxwell would be a reason of worry to them
ABOUT CSK:
Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum and Suresh Raina are the most deadly top three batsmen of this season.
All of them have more than 350 runs individually in this season. Players like Faf du Plessi, David Hussey, MS Dhoni and R Jadeja have makes their lineup deadly.
With fielders like Raina, Jadeja, Faf, McCullum and Smith, you often see them fly over ground. They have certainly save 10-15 runs from their fielding which is asset for the team.
In bowling, though, they do not have big names except Ashwin as they have in batting. But Ishwar Pandey and Ashish Nehra are doing quiet pretty job for them. Ashwin and Jadeja are Dhoni's go for bowlers and if they bowl in right areas it will be a huge boost for their bowling.
Even if you put all theses thing aside it will be cracker of crowd.
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Both teams had faced each other twice in league stage and on both occasions KXIP had been came out as winner. But one can't take this as a criterion to choose his favorite because when it comes to nerve racking encounter MS Dhoni is simply the best man to go with.
ABOUT KXIP:
KXIP have a mighty batting line up which on their day can rip any bowling apart and who know this better than Chennai. (Ask Ashwin!!). Opener Virender Shewag and Manan Vohra are providing them the much needed starts and Maxwell and Miller in middle order makes that their line up a horror story for bowlers.
In Bowling, Sandeep Sharma's ability to swing with new ball had gave them early wickets. Young spinners like Akshar Patel and Karanveer Singh have been bowling really well in mid-overs.
But the problem with KXIP is that they are not played as good cricket as they had played in earlier stage of the tournament. And consecutive failure of their star batsman, Glenn Maxwell would be a reason of worry to them
ABOUT CSK:
Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum and Suresh Raina are the most deadly top three batsmen of this season.
All of them have more than 350 runs individually in this season. Players like Faf du Plessi, David Hussey, MS Dhoni and R Jadeja have makes their lineup deadly.
With fielders like Raina, Jadeja, Faf, McCullum and Smith, you often see them fly over ground. They have certainly save 10-15 runs from their fielding which is asset for the team.
In bowling, though, they do not have big names except Ashwin as they have in batting. But Ishwar Pandey and Ashish Nehra are doing quiet pretty job for them. Ashwin and Jadeja are Dhoni's go for bowlers and if they bowl in right areas it will be a huge boost for their bowling.
Even if you put all theses thing aside it will be cracker of crowd.
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