Interesting battles:

Interesting battles:
1. Muralidharan Vs Sangakkara and Jayawardene.
2. Brett Lee Vs Mathew Hayden and Michael Hussey.
3. Mahendra Singh Dhoni Vs Yuvraj Singh

Chennai Super Kings IPL Team:

Strengths:

1. Most balanced outfit.
2. Mahendra Singh Dhoni- cool captain and big hitter.
3. Jacob Oram is the most dangerous all-rounder in International cricket.
4. Mathew Hayden is the highest scorer in the twenty20 cricket world cup.
5. Muralidharan’s spin magic.

Weaknesses:

1. Makhaya Ntini and Morkel are not available for this match due to domestic obligations.
2. Balaji will miss this match due to lack of fitness.
3. Absence of world class fast bowlers.
4. Absence of all-rounder Morkel is a serious blow to Chennai chances.

Coach: Kepler Wessels.

Franchise: India Cements.

Chief selector: V.B. Chandrasekhar.

Brand Ambassadors: Vijay and Nayantara.

Team probables: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Parthiv Patel (Wicketkeeper), Mathew Hayden, Jacob Oram, Suresh Raina, Michael Hussey, Stephen Fleming, Muttaih Muralidharan, Joginder Sharma, Abhinav Mukund, V. Sivaramakrishnan, Arun Karthik, Anirudha Srikanth, R. Ashwin, P. Amaranath, S. Badrinath and M. Gony.

Punjab Kings Eleven IPL team:

Strengths:

1. Yuvraj Singh is the ideal batsman for 20-20 cricket.
2. Home ground advantage.
3. World number one fast bowler Brett Lee
4. Irfan Pathan all-round capabilities.
5. Young team and good fielding side.
6. Simon Katich’s experience in the twenty20 cricket.

Weaknesses:

1. Piyush Chawla lacks experience in the twenty20 format.
2. Absence of big hitters in the middle order.

Coach: Tom Moody.

Franchise: Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia.

Team: Yuvraj Singh (Captain), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Simon Katich, Kumara Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Pankaj Dharmani, Irfan Pathan, Brett Lee, Sreesanth, Piyush Chawla, James Hopes, VRV Singh, Romesh Powar, Kylie Mills, Luke Pamarbach and Tanmay Srivatsava.