Kolkata Knight Riders will face off the Chennai Super Kings at the Eden Gardens today in the second match, while Kings XI Punjab have set the target of 204 for the Bangalore Royal Challengers to win.
Kolkata and Chennai have had contrasting starts in this ongoing third IPL T20. Kolkata will be riding on the crest of twin victories when they take on Chennai Super Kings, who went down tamely to Deccan Chargers in their opener on Sunday.
This match will also be a face-off between two of India’s most successful captains. Bold decisions and aggressive body language have been the cornerstone of Sourav Ganguly’s success, while MS Dhoni’s man-management skills have made Team India one of the most formidable sides in world cricket.
Dhoni’s CSK has got George Bailey, the Tasmania skipper with loads of domestic runs under his belt, but it remains to be seen if he can force a berth in the CSK XI straightaway.
Teams
Kolkata Knight Riders: S Ganguly (Capt), A Aaron, A Agarkar, A Dinda, E Ahmid, R Gavaskar, C Gayle, B Hodge, I Abdulla, M Kartik, H Khadiwale, C Langeveldt, b McCullum, A Mathews, A Mendis, C Pathak, C Pujara, W Saha, O Shah, I Sharma, L Shukla, M Tiwary, G Vignesh
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (Capt), R Ashwin, H Badani, S Badrinath, G Bailey, L Balaji, C Ganapathy, M Gony, M Hayden, M Hussey, S Jakati, A Karthik, J Kemp, A Morkel, M Muralitharan, M Ntini, J Oram, P Patel, T Perera, S Raina, T Thushara, S Tyagi, M Vijay
