IPL5: Pune Warriors India V Kings XI Punjab – Match Preview
After thrashing a formidable Mumbai Indians side in their tournament opener at Wankhede Stadium on Friday, an upbeat Pune Warriors http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 side is all set to take on Kings XI Punjab in their second match of the ongoing season five of the esteemed Indian Premier
League (IPL) at the newly-built Subrata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Symonds-c44611 Sahara Stadium, Pune today, April 8, 2012.
The Sourav Ganguly-led Pune side go into Sunday’s match against Kings XI Punjab at the back of an upset 28-run win over the Mumbai Indians side.
After being put into bat, the Pune batsmen could only set a mediocre 20-overs total of 129 for 9. But the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 line-up to 101 in their chase.
None of the Pune batsmen, except for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PP-Ojha-c2198. In the opener, five of the nine Pune batsmen fell for single digit
scores.
The Pune top-order would have to spark today if they are to script their second win on a trot. Ganguly’s batsmen could take heart from the fact that Punjab’s attack is not as formidable as Mumbai had. The hosts are unlikely to make a change to their bowling
attack. In-form http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640 however, is expected to make his IPL debut tonight.
The Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 on the other hand go into today’s match with a 31-run defeat at their back. Bowling seemed to be their weakest area as Praveen Kumar-led Punjab attack struggled to find the line and length against Ajinkya Rahane’s blitz, as he went on
to score a 66-ball 98.
Kumar and his fellow pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals scored 191 runs in their allotted quota of 20 overs. The tourists will be particularly concerned about Praveen Kumar’s reduced pace, who has been
struggling for form since returning from a rib injury.
"There is a problem with the white ball on the flat subcontinent wickets. [For the] first few overs it's manageable, but then both the new balls are an advantage to the batsmen," said Kumar speaking to the media reporters ahead of the match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861.
Pune Warriors (Probable Playing XI) : 1.http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashok-Dinda-c1098
Kings XI Punjab (Probable Playing XI): http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vikramjeet-Malik-c2760
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