Chennai Super Kings take on Kings XI Punjab in a top-of-the-table clash in Cuttack in a bid to hold on their lead. Both teams have played each 13 times, with CSK the more dominant team having won 8. KXIP have won 4 while one yielded no result. Catch all the live updates here.
Chennai Super Kings take on Kings XI Punjab in Cuttack in the Indian Premier League 2014. Catch all the live updates here (Scorecard | Commentary | Points Table )
Kings XI Punjab are close on the heels of Chennai Super Kings in the top of the IPL points table and they would be keen to draw level with the two time champions when the two sides clash in what is certain to be an engrossing encounter in Cuttack. After losing the opening game, the Super Kings have won six on the bounce while the Kings XI have been brilliant, thanks to the power of Glenn Maxwell and David Miller and the bowling of Sandeep Sharma. The two have so far been the most consistent in a tournament, where the defending champions struggled in the first phase, failing to win a single game in the UAE.
Preview: Chennai Super Kings look to avenge defeat against Kings XI
Revenge would be on top of Chennai Super Kings' mind when they lock horns with a dominant Kings XI Punjab in what promises to be a mouth-watering clash of the seventh Indian Premier League at the Barabati Stadium, here on Wednesday.
It was Punjab which had scuttled Chennai's plans of a flying start in IPL 7 when the Kings XI batsmen chased down a huge total with consummate ease to launch their own campaign in style.
However, Chennai have turned into Masters of all ever since that match. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men have won all their six matches after that opening game loss, and are currently at top of the points table. (Read full preview here )
For Chennai Super Kings, Dwayne Smith is worth every penny
Chennai Super Kings have been known to make wise investments and one of their latest, Dwayne Smith is turning out to be a great buy. The West Indies all-rounder was left in the cold by Mumbai Indians, paving the way for CSK to buy him for Rs 4.5 crore in the Indian Premier League auctions in February this year.
Smith, who now forms a potent opening combination with Brendon McCullum for the Super Kings, is the only batsman to have scored four half-centuries in this year's IPL and was the hero of a thrilling victory against the Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Monday. Smith hammered 79 off 51 balls to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. (Read full story here )
Kings XI Punjab, the comprehensive winners of the IPL in UAE
With five wins from as many matches in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League, Kings XI Punjab have taken top honours from the first leg of the tournament in UAE. The team has outplayed traditional giants, including Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday, to show that they are firm favourites to win their maiden Indian Premier League title.
Solid and all-round performances from Punjab have meant that the team is now the first to register eight consecutive victories in the Indian Premier League, overall. The team is also currently the only one with 10 points and will return home in high spirits and with players raring to fire in front of their home fans. And fans would be waiting with bated breath for their 'new-found' heroes.
Squads:
Kings XI Punjab: GJ Bailey (Captain), Anureet Singh, P Awana, L Balaji, R Dhawan, Gurkeerat Singh, BE Hendricks, MG Johnson, Karanveer Singh, M Kartik, Mandeep Singh, SE Marsh, GJ Maxwell, DA Miller, AR Patel, NLTC Perera, CA Pujara, WP Saha, Sandeep Sharma, V Sehwag, Shivam Sharma, SN Thakur, M Vohra
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (Captain & WK), B Aparajith, R Ashwin, S Badree, DJ Bravo, F du Plessis, JW Hastings, MJ Henry, BW Hilfenhaus, RA Jadeja, BB McCullum, M Manhas, RG More, P Negi, A Nehra, IC Pandey, SK Raina, V Shankar, MM Sharma, DR Smith
Story first published on: Wednesday, 07 May 2014 18:10
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