KKR's 2013 IPL title defence at risk, a struggling Kolkata Knight Riders desperately need a get in opposition to a resurgent Kings XI Punjab here on Friday evening (April 26), so as to revive their fortunes in IPL 2013.
New from the convincing victory around Delhi Daredevils at Feroz Shah Kotla, this resurgent Punjab side will certainly be high on self esteem likely into today’s match against the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. They defeat Gautam Gambhir’s boys the last time they performed against every single other at Mohali this year.
But Adam Gilchrist’s aspect will be fully mindful of your simple fact that KKR is going to be pushing tough for revenge and, additional importantly, will probably be determined to end their getting rid of streak in the IPL this 12 months. Traditionally, KKR happen to be tricky to beat in your house, but their new form may well give Punjab something to cheer about. With Kolkata acquiring the likes of Yusuf Pathan, Gautam Gambhir and Eoin Morgan within their ranks, the Punjab bowlers must be at their best to manage the flow of runs in the top and for the loss of life in addition.
the larger predicament that Punjab may need to encounter is whether or not Adam Gilchrist should fall himself to provide some of the worthy foreigners warming the benches to date an opportunity, or irrespective of whether he really should go on playing even with his bad operate during the IPL. With overseas captains like Ricky Ponting, Kumara Sangakkara and Angelo Mathews dropping themselves for that sake in their respective groups, Gilchrist could possibly be underneath some kind of tension going into your match. Nevertheless, the likes of David Hussey, David Miller and Mandeep Singh make their center purchase glimpse really formidable on paper. With Kolkata stressed to acquire nearly every recreation now on right after successful only two away from the 7 games they've got played, Punjab might be planning to take advantage on the situation. Kings XI Punjab are presently sitting down quite in 5th situation profitable four out of seven online games.
Eden Gardens pitch has been quite slow and reduced in each of the past games performed in this article in IPL 6. It will eventually aid the spinners and the bowlers with clever variations of rate. Punjab will likely be banking on Piyush Chawla and David Hussey as their spin options with Harmeet Singh playing the part of the slow-medium pacer
