Kieron Pollard hopeful of mauling Chennai Super Kings for the third time this season – Cricket News Update
Taking heart from their victorious performances against defending champions, Chennai Super Kings, in the league stage of the ongoing fifth instalment of the Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indian’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754 is hopeful of getting the
better of the Yellow brigade, when the two sides clash in the IPL-V eliminator at Bangalore on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.
"I think all that comes to nothing at the end of the day," said Pollard while speaking to the official website of the lucrative Twenty20 tournament, ahead of their make or break game against Chennai Super Kings.
"We’ve beaten them twice. They know that and so they will come hard at us," the 25-year-old Trinidad all-rounder added further.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings played http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians twice in the round-robin league stage of the esteemed tournament, winning both the games quite comfortably. The curtain raiser played at Chennai backyard, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk
on April 4 was won by Harbhajan’s men convincingly by eight wickets with more than three overs to spare. However, the return leg IPL game between the two outfits, at Wankhede Stadium on May 6, was a close contest which Mumbai won by two wickets on the last
ball of the match.
Also the Super Kings have had a roller coaster tournament so far and go into tonight’s game with a lucky ticket in their hand, thanks to Deccan Chargers' upset win over RCB last Sunday which allowed the title holders to cruise into the knock-out stage of
the tournament.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942, Chennai Super Kings’ Australian import however is hopeful that luck will keep favouring them in the final stages of the league.
"We've stumbled through a number of times to get into the semi-finals. I remember when Dhoni hit two sixes against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 couple of years ago, that was difference in finishing fourth and in finishing sixth or seventh,” said Hussey speaking to the media reporters
on the eve of the match.
“You can look at it as a lucky way, because other teams were defeated in the last few games. But we were able to get enough points in all of our matches leading up to finals," he added further.
The winner of today's match will face the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 threat before confirming a berth in tournament final, where KKR will be the other team.
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