Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab - Important Match for Punjab

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There has been a huge shuffle in the points table in last couple of days. Kolkata Knight Riders have clinched the top position from Delhi Daredevils. Today's win for Rajasthan Royals against Pune Warriors take them in top four and Chennai Super Kings slides down to fifth position. Following is the current points tally:-

If Royal Challengers Bangalore or Kings XI Punjab manage to win their next match, Chennai will further slide down in the points table. One of these two viz. Kings XI Punjab plays Deccan Chargers today.

Deccan Chargers have won just two out of their eleven matches but their batting has been outstanding so far. Thanks to Cameron White, Shikhar Dhawan and Kumar Sangakkara, this batting line up has piled up loads of runs. But their major problem is bowling department and hence they have failed to defend big totals. Plus playing at home tonight will add more pressure to the Deccan's team.

Kings XI Punjab on the other hand has a more balanced side. Batting relies a lot on Shaun Marsh, David Hussey, Mandeep Singh and Azhar Mahmood. Inclusion of Ryan Harris to the bowling line up has boosted the team's confidence. Piyush Chawla, Parvinder Awana and Praveen Kumar are already doing a good job for Kings XI Punjab.

CSK vs KXIP & RCB vs KKR - Another IPL Super Saturday

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Here comes another super Saturday from IPL 2012! We call it super Saturday because we have two matches lined up today and they both are going to be absolutely mouth watering contests! Chennai Super Kings play against Kings Eleven Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore takes on Kolkata Knight Riders.

We are sure every one has a constant eye on the points table status so far. Here it is:-

Now let us analyse where do the four teams stand who are featuring in the Super Saturday of IPL 2012:-

1st Match:- Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab

MA Chidambaram Stadium hosts the 37th match of IPL 2012 between CSK and Kings XI. CSK who are the defending champions have lacked lustre this year but as we all know they are the best team when it comes to bouncing back! They bounce back really hard just to clinch the finals! They are currently placed on the third position with four wins out of eight matches and a rain wash out against Bangalore. A win today can take them to the second position if Kolkata losses against RCB.

Chennai Super Kings has been benefited with some good wins against Rajasthan Royals and Pune Warriors in the last week. The batsmen in good form for CSK are Badrinath and Faf du Plesis. Suresh Raina is a star batsman for CSK and once he finds his lost form, the batting line up would look more dangerous. Albie Morkel, Dhoni, Bravo and Dhoni add up to the strength of this batting line up. Kulasekara, Bollinger, Morkel, Ashwin, Jakati, Jadeja and Yo Mahesh provide a huge inventory of bowling options to the skipper MS Dhoni. This team can still be considered as one of the favourites to go ahead and life the trophy.

Kings XI Punjab has had a miserable start to this year's league. But slolwy they are trying to gain the momentum. Although they are lagging behind on the second last position of points tally, but they are narrowly seperated from Mumbai Indians or Pune Warriors. A couple of wins can help them topple few teams on the points table. The pillar stones for Punjab's batting line up has been the Australian duo Shaun Marsh and David Hussey. Praveen Kumar couldn't clinch notable wickets so far but he can trouble Chennai batsmen with his swing bowling. Piyush Chawla was too expensive in his last match otherwise he is a good leg spin bowler to have in the team.

If we think of a prediction for today's match it seems Punjab would provide a good resistance playing away but finally Chennai will clinch a win here.

2nd Match:- Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Royal Challengers Bangalore are undoubtedly the most royal team amongst all. They have a royal batting line up which consists of match turners like Kohli, Gayle, AB de Villiers and Dilshan. This team has regained its form after a bad start to IPL 2012. They can't take things easy from hereon as even they are narrowly separated from other teams in the points tally. 

The Eden Gardens will observe a clash of heavyweights as both these teams have 9 points and a better net run rate keeps Kolkata above Bangalore. If rain doesn't play a spoil sport we all would enjoy a flurry of runs when batsmen like McCullum, Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Kallis, Gayle, Dilshan and Kohli would play to entertain the crowd.

Will this again be a day for Chris Gayle - the powerhouse or will it be someone like McCullum who would play a swashbuckling innings to take Kolkata home? Or will it be a day that would belong to bowlers like Brett Lee, Narine, Shakib Al Hasan, Vettori or Zaheer Khan. We all need to wait and watch!

Mumbai vs Punjab & Bangalore Vs Chennai - Two Big Matches Today

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The top 3 teams in the points tally right now are Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. Mumbai Indians got a flying start to their IPL 2012 campaign but now after couple of losses they find themselves on the seventh position. Couple of wins on the trot can bring them in top four very soon. Kings XI Punjab is on the eight position. The other two teams which would compete tonight will be Royal Challengers Bangalore (6th position) and Chennai Super Kings (5th position).

1st Match: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab

Mumbai Indians would love to be back on the winning track if they could defeat Punjab at Mohali. It has been observed in this IPL that teams are winning more when they play away from home. So this could be a golden opportunity for Mumbai Indians to keep their play offs hopes alive. James Franklin would play better as an opener with Sachin Tendulkar. Powerful hitting from Pollard can help Mumbai's winning wish. Biggest plus point for Mumbai has always been the bowling. But it looks a bit vulnerable in the absence of Malinga. Munaf Patel, Harbhajan and RP Singh need to bowl accurately today.

Kings Eleven Punjab defeated Mumbai on 22nd April in Mumbai. They clinched a win by 6 wickets. Shaun Marsh has played the biggest role in Punjab's wins. He has scored 199 runs so far. Some notable performances came from Azhar Mahmood, Nitin Saini and Mandeep Singh. David Hussey needs to click today with his bat. Also a good bowling performance is expected from Praveen Kumar and Piyush Chawla.

2nd Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings

This is going to be an outstanding face off. Whenever these two teams have played against each other, we have seen a flow of runs! Last time they played each other, we saw a mouth watering contest with Chennai chasing 200 plus runs to beat Bangalore.

Chennai Super Kings had a bad start this year but they managed to get on track. Francois Du Plesis is in exceptional form as CSK's opening batsman and he stands second on highest run scorer's tally. He is very much alive in the race of the 'Orange Cap' which is currently held by Rajasthan Royals' Ajinkya Rahane. Chennai has a long batting line up comprising of Raina, Dhoni, Bravo, Morkel and Badrinath. They also have a good bowling department consisting of Bravo, Bollinger, Ashwin, Jadeja and Jakati. Chennai still looks one of the favourites to clinch this year's IPL.

Royal Challengers Bangalore has a powerhouse called Chris Gayle who can be destructive today. He gets a very good support of another quick scorers like AB de Villiers and T. Dilshan. Once Virat Kohli would hit form, this team would look the toughest to beat.

Pune Warriors Vs Delhi Daredevils - Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Deccan Chargers

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It hasn't been too long when Sourav Ganguly bowled Pietersen and took another wicket to change the track of Delhi Daredevils towards a loss. Within very few days both these teams will play each other, but this time at Sahara Stadium in Pune. The other match to be played would be Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Deccan Chargers.


1st Match - Pune Warriors India Vs Delhi Daredevils


This promises to be a mouth watering face off! Delhi Daredevils have been the most impressive team so far in IPL 2012 and for them currently Pune Warriors is the team to beat. Simply because they are itching for a revenge. Delhi was looking good in their chase till the time Sehwag was on crease. Once he was out, things changed drastically. Match swinged towards Pune Warriors and the credit goes to Jesse Ryder and Sourav Ganguly.


Pune batting seems to be in good form with Ganguly, Ryder, Angelo Matthews, Uthappa and Steve Smith. Bowling looks fine with the likes of Ashish Nehra, Ashok Dinda, Angelo Matthews, Alfonso Thomas, Murali Karthik and Rahul Sharma. A couple of overs from Ganguly can come in handy.


Delhi Daredevils have to dare here at Pune to clinch a win to stay on the top. They are currently at the apex of points tally and they would love to stay there for which they need a win here at Pune. Morne Morkel leads the most wicket taker chart in IPL 2012 and holds the key in Delhi's bowling department. He is well supported by Umesh Yadav and Irfan Pathan.


Delhi's batting looks formidable with Sehwag, Pietersen, Jayawardene, Ross Taylor and Naman Ojha. Virender Sehwag's firewords at the start will be one of he key factors which would decide the match's result. Pitch here at Subrata Roy stadium will offer true bounce for good strokeplay.


2nd Match - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers


Kolkata Knights Riders have four wins out of seven matches and Deccan Chargers have none out of their five matches. Couple of days ago KKR registered a pretty professional win against Deccan Chargers. These two teams meet again for an IPL face off at the Eden Gardens. 


KKR is slowly gaining the winning momentum and climbing up the points tally. Bowling is going well with Brett Lee, Balaji, Sunil Narine and Rajat Bhatia. As far as the batting is concerned, Gambhir looks in good touch with 200 plus runs in IPL 2012. KKR would be tempted to pick Shakib Al Hasan as the nature of the pitch would support his kind of player. McCullum and Yusuf Pathan's bad batting form still remains a worry for KKR.


Five losses in a row leaves Deccan Charges in loads of worries and the most desperate team looking for a win. For the first time their bowlers did well in the last match, but the batsmen failed to capitalise. Nothing is going right for the Deccan Chargers and they need to pull up their socks before its too late. KKR look favourites in this match but an inspiring win for DC can change the fortunes.