Chennai Super Kings will take on Pune Warriors on Tuesday in the 42nd game of the Indian Premier League 2013 season 6. 
30/04/2013
Pune Warriors India vs Chennai Super Kings Match 42 Preview 2013 IPL 6
Pune Warriors would be willing to alter the scenario but they face a gigantic challenge when they take on table-toppers
Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match here on Tuesday night (April 30). Slipping at the bottom of the table,
Pune Warriors would be desperate to continue the performance they gave a fortnight ago against the same opposition, when they defeated them by 24 runs -- that too in an away match. But in the days after that, the Allan Donald-coached side has lost four matches on the trot, including Sunday night`s game against an equally out of sorts
Delhi Daredevils by 15 runs, and the odds are heavily stacked against them. On the other hand,
Chennai Super Kings are in a destructive form. This team most recently defeating defending champions
Kolkata Knight Riders by 14 runs on Sunday night. The
Warriors have been inconsistent in all departments, with the batsmen failing to contribute in the initial matches and bowlers being sent on a leather hunt in the later games. Jamaican
Chris Gayle had clobbered the
Pune bowlers for a record 66-ball 175 at Bangalore, and they conceded 63 runs off their last five overs against a struggling Delhi Daredevils side on Sunday. Pune`s batting has failed to fire in unison in most of the matches with captain Aaron Finch being the only one to have scored half-centuries on three occasions. His compatriot Steve Smith has also made some useful contributions in the middle order. Robin Uthappa, who opens the innings, has got the starts but the wicket-keeper batsman has been able to convert it into lead on them. Senior Indian player Yuvraj Singh is known to change the course of the game and Pune would hope the flamboyant batsman returns to form against CSK, having logged just 135 runs in his six games. Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the key bowler for Pune and he would be eager to rattle the famed Chennai batting with the support of Ashok Dinda and Mitchell Marsh. Despite being expensive, Dinda is the highest wicket-taker for his side with 10 wickets at an average of 31.60. On the other hand, two-time IPL champions
CSK will step out with the twin agenda of revenge and maintaining their leadership position in the tournament. In sharp contrast to the hosts, Chennai have won their last five matches, with opener Michael Hussey in sublime form. Hussey had smashed a stroke-filled 95 against title holders Kolkata Knight Riders in the previous match and the Australian is the second highest run scorer in the series with 445 in eight games. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni too has been in ominous form with the bat, which will be a cause of concern for Pune, while all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has proved his mettle as a finisher. West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo is the highest wicket-taker for Chennai with 15 wickets but the Trinidadian has struggled with the bat in the tournament. Chennai dropped the under-performing Murali Vijay in the previous game and Wriddhiman Saha is likely to continue as the opener with his useful contribution of 39 in the 103-run partnership he shared with Hussey. The Chennai pace attack doesn`t look settled and lacks the required sting. Dirk Nannes has grabbed just four wickets in five outings and South African all-rounder Albie Morkel has picked up just one wicket in his three games. Young Indian bowler Mohit Sharma has done reasonably well, scalping six wickets in as many matches at an average of 18.50 with an economy rate of 6.16.
Pune vs Chennai Match 42 Prediction 2013 IPL 6
Likely Playing Eleven -
Pune Warriors India - A Finch(c), R Uthappa(wk), Y Singh, S Smith, L Wright, M Manhas, A Nayar, M Marsh, W Parnell, K Richardson, B Kumar, R Sharma, A Dhinda.
Chennai Super Kings - MS Dhoni(c, wk), D Bravo, R Jadeja, W Saha, M Hussey, S Raina, S Badrinath, C Morris, R Ashwin, D Nannes, A Morkel, M Sharma.
Key Players
Aaron Finch - Finch has been the backbone of Pune's batting side and his productive opening with Uthappa, in recent games has provided a platform to take over by other team members. He has scored 266 runs in 7 innings and 3 half centuries.
Mike Hussey - Chennai is on a way of winning matches on the back of Hussey's blasts with the bat. Mr. Cricket has made 445 runs on an average of 74 and it's just a matter of chance when the Aussie overtakes Gayle in the orange cap's race.
Who will Win the Toss?
Chennai Super Kings will probably win the toss and will elect to bat first.
Pitch -
Pitch will give an even chance for both bat and ball. A medium scoring match is expected and the seamers can exploit it.
Prediction -
The yellow brigade has won 5 consecutive matches which also includes against some of the big guns of the IPL, so this one is predictable to win this match too.
Squads
Pune Warriors:
Aaron Finch (captain), Angelo Mathews, Abhishek Nayar, Ajanta Mendis, Ali Murtaza, Anustup Mazumdar, Ashok Dinda, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dheeraj Jadhav, Eklavya Dwivedi, Harpreet Singh, Ishwar Pandey, Kane Richardson, Krishnakant Upadhyay, Luke Wright, Mahesh Rawat, Manish Pandey, Marlon Samuels, Mitchell Marsh, Mithun Manhas, Parveez Rasool, Rahul Sharma, R Gomez, Robin Uthappa, Ross Taylor, Shrikant Wagh, Steve Smith, T Suman, Tamim Iqbal, Udit Birla, Wayne Parnell and Yuvraj Singh.
Chennai Super Kings:
MS Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Akila Dananjaya, Albie Morkel, Srikkanth Anirudha, Ankit Rajpoot, Baba Aparajith, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ben Laughlin, Chris Morris, Dirk Nannes, Dwayne Bravo, Francois du Plessis, Imtiyaz Ahmed, Jason Holder, Michael Hussey, Mohit Sharma, Murali Vijay, Nuwan Kulasekara, R Karthikeyan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ronit More, Shadab Jakati, Subramaniam Badrinath, Suresh Raina, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha.
Match starts at 8 PM IST.
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