Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) clash with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Match 29 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 on May 6. This is Punjab’s designated home fixture, but will be played in Cuttack. Both the teams head into the contest occupying the top two positions in the IPL 7 Points Table. Punjab lost their previous match, and will be looking to regain lost ground. Punjab’s loss allowed Chennai to leapfrog them to the top spot in the standings. Chennai have, though, played one match more.
Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2014 promises to be a ”clash of the season” as both occupy first and second place on the points table respectively. Both teams have had an impressive run in current season so far. We take a look at some trivia involving the top two teams before they take the field.
Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings IPL 2014 Match 29 Preview: Punjab looking to regain lost ground against Chennai
Squads Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma, Samuel Badree, Ben Hilfenhaus, Matt Henry, B Aparajith, Mithun Manhas, Ishwar Pandey, Pawan Negi, Vijay Shankar, Ronit More, John Hastings.
Kings XI Punjab: George Bailey (captain), David Miller, Manan Vohra, Virender Sehwag, Mitchell Johnson, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shaun Marsh, Wriddhaman Saha, Thisara Perera, Glenn Maxwell, Rishi Dhawan, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Akshar Patel, Beuran Hendricks, Karanveer Singh, Murali Kartik, Shivam Sharma, Shardul Thakur,
Laxmipathy Balaji, Parvinder Awana, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Mandeep Singh.
IPL 7, CSK vs KXIP - Live Cricket Score - Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings 07/05/2014