Chennai Super Kings v Cape Cobras: Champions League Twenty20 – Match Preview
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on Wednesday, September 28, 2011.
The home side will be under pressure to win, as they suffered a defeat in their opening game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians (MI). If they go onto lose today’s match, it will be hard for them to qualify for the Semi-Final stage.
There are some quality players in the Chennai side and they are led by the cool headed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028.
The veteran wicketkeeper batsman guided India to a historic win in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011. However, he has been under immense pressure after failing to win a single game on the English tour.
It will be important to see whether Dhoni can come out of pressure and perform for his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise or not.
The star player will need some support from his team-mates in order to overcome the South African club today. He will once again be relying on his most consistent batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942, who is always hungry for runs.
The stylish left-handed player opens the innings for his franchise and is expected to bat until the end of the innings. He played a superb knock in Chennai’s first match against MI, scoring 81 runs at the top of the order.
However, the wonderful effort went in vain as Mumbai managed to win the match by three wickets and one ball remaining.
Hussey will be hoping to contribute another special innings to his side, but will also be looking forward to be on the winnings side this time around.
Apart from the veteran Australian batsman, there are some very good local players in the CSK team. Opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Vijay-c1867 has been doing a decent support role at the top of the order, but will be eying a big one today in order to cement his place.
Promising left-handed player http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 is also a key player in the home team. He has the ability to bat for longer periods and can clear the boundary easily once he gets going.
Dhoni also has the advantage of some quality all-rounders in the side, who can contribute equally well in all three departments of the game.
West Indian star http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SB-Styris-c2463 are a part of the team and have the ability to change the course of the match in quick time.
The bowling attack is led by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DE-Bollinger-c1348 and the duo have been impressive until now.
Although CSK have a well balanced outfit, they will be up against a quality team today. Cobras played very competitive cricket in their first match of the tournament and ended up winning comprehensively.
The team did struggle in the field, but played professionally overall. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Justin-Kemp-c1750 are all quality players and will post a serious challenge to the local team.
All in all, it will be a very good competition today with Cobras starting as favourites because of their winning momentum.
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