Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab – Semi Final 2 – Hyderabad – October 2
Raina ! Dhoni ! Smith ! Jaddu ! Viru ! Miller ! Maxwell ! Bailey ! The names of
these giants symbolize a terrific emblem of excitement. Oh Yesss !!! Hyderabad ,
Are you ready for this double header !!! Today these two monsters will be
challenging each other in Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Mostly
Chennai Super Kings will be the favourites in this venue as they hold a very
good past record. But on the other hand Kings XI Punjab will be ready to thrash
their exceptions. Last time when these two teams played, Sehwag scored a ton,
followed by a sparkling innings from Raina (87 off 25 balls).
So far the tournament is concerned, Kings XI Punjab will have an advantage as
they have won all their games and have topped the table against the mighty
Hobarts, Barbados, Cobras and the Knights. Though none of the players proved
to be the stand out , still they managed a four on four wins in the league stage.
The Indian youngsters are proving their worth especially Akshar Patel and
Karanveer Singh with the ball. The lights of Sehwag, Miller, Maxwell and Bailey
are encouraging the young talents like Manan Vohra to prove their worth in the
Team.
On the other hand, Dhoni’s men will be all ready to showcase their talent against
the team from Punjab. Batting will be their main strength so they would like to
chase a particular target rather than defending it. Raina is all set to fire again
against the inexperienced bowling attack. Ashwin will be the key to CSK’s bowling
against a batting line up which is known for its mighty hitting.
The stadium will be really electrifying. The crowd will be expecting a bang for the
buck. Lets hope that the best team qualifies to the semis.
Chennai Expected XI : Dwayne Bravo, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis,
MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin,
Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma, Pawan Negi.
Punjab Expected XI : Virender Sehwag, Manan Vohra, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Glenn
Maxwell, David Miller, George Bailey(c), Thisara Perera, Akshar Patel, Anureet
Singh,Parvinder Awana, Karanveer Singh.
PS: This article is written by Intern Anurag Nayak.