Kings XI Punjab take on Northern Knights of New Zealand in a Champions League Twenty20 tie in Mohali on Friday. Catch all the live cricket score and live updates of the match here: (LIVE SCORECARD | POINTS TABLE )
David Miller will be expected to give a lot of muscle-power to Punjab's batting.
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Kings XI are presently at the second position in Group B with two wins from as many games. Hobart Hurricanes are leading the group with two wins from three matches while the Knights are in the third position after registering one victory and as many loss.
Kings XI hold a 100 per cent record in their home turf so far, winning both of their opening games against Hobart Hurricanes and Barbados Tridents with relatively consummate ease.
Can Williamson continue his spectacular form for the Knights?
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On the other hand, the Knights, who notched up a win in their first group match against Cape Cobra riding on the back of Kane Williamson's unbeaten 101 and Anton Devcich's strokeful 67, will be somewhat down after their loss to Hobart Hurricanes on Tuesday.
The thing which would be worrying the Knights more was the manner of their defeat against Hurricanes. The Australian side produced a commanding performance to hammer their Trans-Tasman rivals by 86 runs at Raipur.
Chasing a challenging 178 set by Hurricanes, the Knights' innings never got going as they lost wickets at regular intervals and were ultimately bundled out for just 92 in 16.2 overs.
KXIP skipper George Bailey needs one more win to assure his team of a semifinal spot in CLT20.
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Bailey Wants KXIP to Play at Their Best
Kings XI Punjab skipper George Bailey said that their opponents in Friday's Champions League T20 game, the Northern Knights, cannot be taken lightly and his team will have to be at its very best to beat them.
Bailey, who has led the IPL finalists with back-to-back wins and need another victory to earn a semi-final berth, said that he has a lot of respect for the Northern Knights.
"I think they are a very very strong side, they have played some great cricket. I know it is going to be a really big challenge. And certainly as far as us making the semi-finals, we know we have to still win one of the next two games," Bailey said ahead of the match to be played at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.
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