It has just been a few days since both these teams met and Chennai registered an emphatic wins by defending a low score. It was Pune who gave away the match after starting very well were criticized for losing badly. Chennai will surely be hoping for some Ashwin magic in today’s match. Let’s have a look at both the teams and how they fair against each other:
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai is amongst the most dangerous sides in the competition. The defending champions have much to prove this year as they haven’t lived up to their name. Losing a couple of matches before defeating Pune Warriors in the last match have left them stranded amidst the struggling teams.
But the win in the last match against Warriors must have given them the confidence to start their campaign all over again. MS Dhoni and his boys will be hoping to repeat the recent win against Warriors and make it count twice. Their strength lies in Murali Vijay and Michael Hussey who have been fantastic in opening the batting. But the main are of worry is the middle order which looks fragile despite having players like Albie Morkel, MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina. CSK will certainly be hoping that Raina returns to his original form which made him such a dangerous batsmen. On the bowling front the side looks pretty balanced as Doug Bollinger has added the fire power. But it will be interesting to see how Ashwin’s game is picked up after the fantastic performance in the last match.
Pune Warriors India
Pune Warriors India made a great start to the competition by beating Kings XI Punjab and Kochi Tuskers. But after losing to Delhi Daredevils they have looked out of colour and have lost 3 games on the trot. Pune certainly have no shortage of quality players as Jesse Ryder and Yuvraj Singh are two of the key players. With the return of Manish Pandey the batting looks even better. The middle order again is a worry as Robin Uthappa is not in blistering form. Another area of worry for Warriors is Graeme Smith, who looks out of color, but it is just a matter of one innings till a player of his class gets out of the shell.
Pune will surely be hoping that their star players make a mark while Chennai will try to keep their winning form. Nonetheless it will be a game of character and whosoever manages to hold their nerve will come out victorious.
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