Zaheer Khan eager to play against Chennai Super Kings in the final
Enormously delighted over his team’s comprehensive 43-run victory over Mumbai Indians last night, Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379, has said that he is eager to take on Chennai Super Kings in the final as it will be an exciting contest between
the two brilliant sides.
The Royal Challengers are scheduled to meet Super Kings in the final clash of fourth Indian Premier League season today, at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
After being thrashed by CSK in the first qualifier, the Royal Challengers made a strong comeback and notched a convincing victory in the crucial semi-final game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sachin-Ramesh-Tendulkar-c87800 and company on Friday, May 27, 2011.
Having been asked to bat first, Bangalore side set a mammoth target of 185, courtesy of Chris Gayle’s aggressive 89. Later in the match, the Indians finished their 20 overs at a score of 142/8.
When asked about his team’s chances to lift the 2011 IPL trophy, Zaheer admitted that it is hard to predict anything as both teams have defeated each other once, earlier in the tournament.
"Only one thing has remained common in the final and that is Chennai Super Kings, it is going to be a great match. We have won one and lost one and we will see what happens," said Zaheer.
Although, Zaheer could only manage to claim one wicket for 32 runs against MI, he stated that he is confident to do well in the final.
On his team’s commendable campaign in the fourth IPL season, Zaheer described that the side performed outstandingly throughout the tournament and deserved to be in the final.
"We have been playing well right from the start and we deserve to be in the final. We are pumped up to see CSK in the final. We were surprised that we batted first. We never expected the pitch to deteriorate rapidly. We are looking forward to the final,"
the left-arm paceman added.
Heaping praise on Gayle and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 team, he urged his teammates to deliver their one hundred percent in the final encounter.
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