Chennai Super Kings – road to play-offs in the 4th Indian Premier League
As the fourth season of the Indian Premier League enters into its knockout round, the excitement and the thrill of the billion-dollar Twenty20 league has reached to maximum.
The two most successful teams of the tournament, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings, will meet each other in the high-voltage 1st qualifier of the event at the Wankhede stadium in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 on Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
The clash promises to be a show full of entertainment as there are some world-class players in both sides. The victory in the first play-off will offer winners a direct berth into final on May 28, 2011.
Chennai have a very balanced side and a skipper who has the ability to lift his side when its matters the most.
“Slow and sturdy wins the race” is a perfect quotation that can be used for the Super Kings’ performance in the current season. They have been consistent throughout the competition and even though the recent loss at the hands of Bangalore outfit in their
round-robin clash has wobbled team’s confidence, they Chennai crew is aiming to turn the tables around in the big game.
The Super Kings finished their first round at the second place in the points table and the prime reason behind their outstanding run throughout the event was an all-round performance from every member of the game.
With 16 wickets so far in the championship, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JA-Morkel-c1613 who have 15 wickets each to their credit.
Ashwin has been a steady performer for the team and he will be the trump card against RCB on Tuesday. With a track record of picking up wicket at crucial times in the match, Ashwin will be Chennai’s main bowling spearhead against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 who has been
treating bowlers without any respect so far in the tournament.
On the other hand, even though http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 joined the party a bit late than the rest of the players, the Aussie left-hander, with his 429 runs in 12 games, is the highest run-getter for his team in the tournament. The classy batsman has been shouldering
his responsibility as an opener and mostly provided his side a start which they desired of him.
S Badrinath, who was recently selected in the Indian nation team for the upcoming tour http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 due to his fabulous run in the ongoing tournament, has been another reliable batsman for the side.
Moreover, the skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, who was a little out of touch at the start of the tournament, has gained his form back and will be key player in the game against RCB.
Dhoni gave his team a supporting hand in the last game against Bangalore by hitting an thrilling knock of 70 runs. His aggressive batting in the death over helped his side reach decent score many times in the competition. The Indian wicket-keeper batsman
is a classy player with an uncanny knack of performing on big occasions. He was inspirational in the Chennai’s last year IPL campaign when he took his side to the title-winning triumph.
It will not be wrong to say that if they can restrict the aggressive Caribbean opener, Gayle, their chances of playing final at home will be brighter than any side in the tournament.
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