IPL 2013 Match 19 Preview: Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors
On paper the home side looks far more settled. The normally reliable
opening partnership between M Vijay and Michael Hussey may have failed
on Saturday, but some strong contributions from the entire middle-order
ensured CSK were able to successfully complete what looked to be a stiff
chase. What will also be encouraging is the performance of the seamers
in the early stages.
After a heart-stopping ‘last-ball’ victory on Saturday against Royal
Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings next face a visit from early
strugglers Pune Warriors on Monday. ‘Fortress Chepauk’ will be buzzing
after the win over the Bangalore side with whom CSK have developed a
fierce rivalry over the past five seasons.
Although generally a strong slow-bowling outfit, CSK’s new recruits
Dirk Nannes and Chris Morris have given them some bite with the new ball
as well. Their performance in the Powerplay overs against RCB proved
crucial ultimately.
Given the outcome, it is also very unlikely that they will make any major changes for Monday’s game.
The Warriors, on the other hand, have several decisions to make ahead
of the match. Firstly, who will lead them in Chennai? With skipper
Angelo Mathews ruled out due to the current political scenario, they
will likely be led by either Robin Uthappa or Ross Taylor.
Overall, on paper this contest doesn’t look half as exciting as the
CSK-RCB clash and it will take something special to replicate the drama
of Saturday night which has to go down as one of the best finishes ever
witnessed in the tournament’s history.
Teams from
Pune Warriors India: AD Mathews (captain), ER
Dwivedi, UA Birla, AB Dinda, AJ Finch, RV Gomez, Harpreet Singh, DS
Jadhav, B Kumar, AP Majumdar, M Manhas, MR Marsh, BAW Mendis, AG
Murtaza, AM Nayar, IC Pandey, MK Pandey, WD Parnell, Parvez Rasool, M
Rawat, KW Richardson, MN Samuels, R Sharma, SPD Smith, TL Suman, Tamim
Iqbal, LRPL Taylor, K Upadhyay, RV Uthappa (wk), SB Wagh, LJ Wright,
Yuvraj Singh
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (captain & wk), S
Anirudha, B Aparajith, R Ashwin, S Badrinath, DJ Bravo, A Dananjaya, F
du Plessis, BW Hilfenhaus, JO Holder, MEK Hussey, Imtiaz Ahmed, RA
Jadeja, SB Jakati, R Karthikeyan, KMDN Kulasekara, B Laughlin, RG More,
JA Morkel, CH Morris, DP Nannes, SK Raina, AS Rajpoot, WP Saha (wk), V
Shankar, MM Sharma, M Vijay
Match facts
Monday April 15, 2013 (day/night)
Start time 20:00 IST (1430 GMT)
Monday April 15, 2013 (day/night)
Start time 20:00 IST (1430 GMT)
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