Punjab crashed out of 2009 IPL, lost to Chennai by 24 runs in a must win game

Kings XI Punjab missed an easy chance to qualify for the 2009 IPL semis as they were unable to chase a low target of 116 runs and bowled out on 92/8 in 20 overs thus giving a 24 runs to Chennai Super Kings, finished 2nd spot in IPL2 points table with 17 points on Thursday, May 19th at Durban.

Chennai similar to Rajasthan Royal's inning in their innings failed to score a big score and managed only 116/9 in 20 overs even though they got a good start by Parthiv Patel and Bailey up the order with 40 runs in 5 overs.

Punjab started cautiously in tough condition's and were never allowed to score heavily by spinners Muralitharan, Ashwin and Suresh Raina, who shared 6 wickets only for 38 runs in 12 overs with 2 wickets each. Pomersbach was the highest scorer for Punjab scoring 26 runs.

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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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