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Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings

Match 02 - Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings

Another cracker on the cards where the Indian ODI captain will face his deputy Yuvraj Singh on the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh.

Kings XI probables
Yuvraj, Mahela Jayawardene, Sangakkara, Brett Lee, Irfan Pathan, James Hopes, Sreesanth, Tanmay Srivastav, Piyush Chawla, Ajitesh

Super Kings probables
Dhoni, Matt Hayden, Muralitharan, Mic Hussey, Jacob Oram, Manpreet Gony, Parthiv Patel, Badrinath, Suresh Raina, Vidyut, L Balaji

Going by my instincts it would be Chennai Super Kings who will be victorious over the Kings XI.

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Doctor Mohit’s analysis

What a match on our hand and we are just into the second day of the Indian Premier League.. Yuvi, Lee, Sangakkara, Jayawardene on one side and Hayden, Dhoni, Murali, Oram across the fence..

Let’s preview the match..

Captains’ Corner
Dhoni has a cool head on his shoulders and is more experienced as a captain but remember, Yuvraj’s vice captaincy has been longer than Dhoni’s captaincy tenure..

Men with the willow
Not much to choose between the two, as Yuvi, Jayawardene, Sangakkara are well up to match the likes of Hayden, Dhoni and Fleming..

Men with the red cherry
If the Punjabi Kings have an upper edge in pace department with Brett Lee in their ranks, the Superkings are truly superior in terms of spin prowess with Muralidharan in their team.. But overall, Kings XI seems to have a slight edge over Super Kings in bowling..

The Patrolling army
If Chennai have Hayden, Raina, Hussey and Oram fielding for them, Punjab have the diving Yuvraj, likely to be sported well by Hopes, Jayawardene and Lee..

Verdict
There’s not much to choose between the two teams but if the home team (Kings XI) decide to build a pace friendly pitch, they are likely to have an upper hand..

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