Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) - IPL 2009 54th Match

In the 54th match of 2009 Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab will play an important match to qualify for the semifinals on Wednesday, 20th May, 2009 at Durban starting from 16.30 local time (SA), [14.30 GMT, 8.00PM IST.]

Chennai Super Kings was defeated by Kolkata Knight Riders who are already out of the race to the semifinals. Mathew Hayden will most likely comeback into squad in this match. The bowling is point of concern for Chennai Super Kings because none of their bowlers are performing consistently.

Kings XI Punjab caught good form by defeating two top teams Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers in last consecutive matches. Kumar Sangakkara and Irfan Pathan are in great touch through the IPL. Piyush Chawla and Ramesh Powar have been impressive in the middle overs while Yuvraj who already has two hat tricks in this IPL 2009 is a black horse.

Chennai Super Kings Playing 11 for Today Match

Parthiv Patel, Matthew Hayden, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (C/WK), Albie Morkel, Jacob Oram, S Badrinath, Shadab Jakati, L Balaji, Sudeep Tyagi, Muttiah Muralitharan.

Kings XI Punjab Playing 11 for Today Match

Sunny Sohal, Simon Katich, Irfan Pathan, Kumar Sangakkara(WK), Yuvraj Singh(C), Wilkin Mota, Karan Goel, Mahela Jayawardene, Brett Lee, Piyush Chawla, S Sreesanth

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Delhi Daredevils (DD) vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Match Photos, Pics, Image Highlights - Brett Lee Photo

Brett Lee and Irfan Pathan were the star of the match with 3 wickets for just 15 runs in 4 overs and 2 wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs and also score a crucial 11 balls 21 runs in the end to seal a must win resoectively.

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Brett Lee star in Punjab's 6 wick win to stay alive in IPL2 against Delhi

Brett Lee and Irfan Pathan bowled beautifully and secured a must win for Kings XI Punjab by 6 wickets in the 46th game of 2009 IPL against title favorite Delhi Daredevils on Friday.

Brett Lee was the pick of the bowlers as took 3 wickets for 15 runs in 4 overs to restrict points leader Delhi Daredevils to mere 120/9 in 20 overs. Only Dinesh karthik scored 32 runs.

In reply, Kumara Sngakkar batted sensibly on a very difficult pitch for batting with 43 unbeaten runs and a fiery 21 runs in just 11 balls with 3 huge sixes in the end put them home to stay alive their hope for the semi-finals.

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Delhi Daredevils (DD) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) - IPL 2009 46th Match

In the 46th match of 2009 Indian Premier League, the Delhi Daredevils team will be on high after a thrilling win over the Deccan Chargers and keep winning by defeating Kings XI Punjab on Friday, 15th May, 2009 at Outsurance Oval, Bloemfontein starting from 16.30 local time (SA), [14.30 GMT, 8.00PM IST.]

The Delhi Daredevils are sitting pretty at the top of the table with eight wins from ten games. Their batsmen have been in top form with Dilshan, AB DeVilliers and Dinesh Karthik all scoring some good runs.

Kings XI Punjab suffered a heavy loss in their last game against Mumbai Indians. So Kings XI Punjab will now have to win all three of their remaining games to stand a chance of making the semi finals. The last 3 games which Kings Xi Punjab will play against the top three teams in the IPL table Delhi Dare Devils, Deccan Chargers and Chennai Super Kings.

Delhi Daredevils (DD) Playing 11 for Today Match

Gautam Gambhir, David Warner, Tillakaratne Dilshan, AB de Villiers, Virender Sehwag(C), Dinesh Karthik(WK), Rajat Bhatia, Amit Mishra, Pradeep Sangwan, Ashish Nehra, Dirk Nannes

Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Playing 11 for Today Match

Sunny Sohal, Simon Katich, Irfan Pathan, Kumar Sangakkara(WK), Yuvraj Singh(C), Wilkin Mota, Karan Goel, Mahela Jayawardene, Brett Lee, Piyush Chawla, Vikram RV Singh

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