Champions League Twenty20: Exciting Contest in the Offing as Chennai Super Kings Face Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab go into the Champions League Twenty20 semi-final, unbeaten in the four games they have played so far while the Chennai Super Kings had to depend on the other teams' showing to make the last-four stage.
A keen battle is on the cards when IPL teams Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings clash in the semi-finals of the Champions League T20 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket stadium here Thursday. (Full Coverage)
Punjab go into the match unbeaten in the four games they have played so far while the Super Kings had to depend on the other teams' showing to make the last-four stage. (Maxwell Reprimanded for Breach of Conduct)
The power-packed batting unit led by skipper George Bailey, Virender Sehwag, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Wriddhiman Saha and all-rounder Thisara Perera make the Kings XI a lethal force.
The team is equally formidable in its bowling attack in the presence of Parvinder Awana, Perera, Karanveer Singh and Akshar Patel. (Bailey Raves About Match-Winner Patel)
The Chennai side too is equally competitive with MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo and Brendon McCullum forming the crux of the batting. (MS Dhoni a Run-Machine in T20 Cricket)
Bowlers like Ashish Nehra, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Mohit Sharma and Bravo can trouble most teams on a given day.
With both the IPL teams locking horns, the semi-final promises to be an exciting event for the fans.
The teams (from):
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Ashish Nehru, Mithuan Manhas, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishwar Pandey, Pavan Negi, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohit Sharma, Dwayne Smith, Dwayne Bravo, John Hastings, Brendon McCullum, Samuel Badree and Francois du Plessis.
Kings XI Punjab: George Bailey (C), Virender Sehwag, Anureet Singh, Parvinder Awana, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Rishi Dhawan, Mitchell Johnson, Karanveer Singh, Mandeep Singh, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Patel, Thisara Perera, Wriddhiman Saha, Manan Vohra.