Qualifier 2 IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
Date – Friday, May 30, 2014
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Toss – Chennai Super Kings elected to field
Result – Kings XI Punjab won by 24 runs
Man of the match – Virender Sehwag

It was the scintillating batting of Virender Sehwag which powered Kings XI Punjab to the final of IPL as they defeated Chennai Super Kings by 24 runs. Now King XI Punjab will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL final to be played on June 1, 2014.

Chasing 227 to win, Chennai Super Kings lost Faf du Plessis on the second ball of the innings when the team score was just 1. Suresh Raina and Dwayne Smith then set the ball rolling as Raina hammered KXIP bowlers to all corners of the ground. Suresh Raina played a stunning innings of 87 in 25 balls and it looked that he will take the match away from Punjab. The spectacular Raina innings came to an end in the form of a run out which brought the much needed respite for Punjab. With this wicket, Punjab bounced back into the game and tightened their grip on the match. Though Ravindra Jadeja got a start but Awana’s double blow in the1 13th over ended CSK hopes. MS Dhoni was the only hope for Chennai but the run rate was way over his control. Chennai Super Kings gave them a good reply and eventually managed to score 202/7 and thus lost the match by 24 runs. With this defeat, Chennai are now out of IPL 2014.

Earlier Chennai Super Kings won the toss and invited Kings XI Punjab to bat first. Virender Sehwag and Manan Vohra gave KXIP a dream start as the duo added 110 runs in 10.4 overs for the first wicket stand. Pandey got the first breakthrough for Chennai as he got the wicket of Vohra (34 off 31 balls). Sehwag was at his devastating best today as he scored his half century in 21 balls. Though Maxwell failed yet again today but it was Sehwag who continued his scintillating batting from the other end. Watching him play was a pure delight for all Kings XI Punjab fans as he smashed every bowler out of the ground. Sehwag completed his century, his second in IPL but still there was no stopping. Eventually Sehwag got out for 122 but a cameo from David Miller ( 38 off 19balls) helped KXIP post a huge total of 226/6 in 20 overs.

Qualifier 2 IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings Scorecard

Qualifier 2 IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
Date – Friday, May 30, 2014
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Today in the second qualifier of IPL 2014, Kings XI Punjab will take on Chennai Super Kings at 8 pm Indian Standard Time.

This is a do or die situation for both the teams as the winner will move to the finals to take on Kolkata Knight Riders on June 1 and the loser will have to pack his back and go home. All the efforts so far will go in vain for the loosing team today. Ironically both these teams remained Number 1 and Number 2 for most of the season till KKR turned the fortunes and displaced Chennai from Number 2.

Kings XI Punjab who had the best season so far are coming into this match with a humiliating defeat at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders in the first qualifier. KXIP who are considered to be the best chasers lost the momentum in the last match but would be hoping to come back strongly against Chennai today and take revenge of their two defeats at the hand of CSK in league stage.

On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings are coming into this match by defeating Mumbai Indians and also have an edge over KXIP as they have defeated them twice in the league stage. CSK will be hoping to repeat the performance and move to the finals of IPL 2014.

Players to Watch out for
Kings XI Punjab
George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Virender Sehwag and Rishi Dhawan.

Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Suresh Raina and Mohit Sharma.

Kings XI Punjab Team For IPL 2014
George Bailey (captain), Anureet Singh,Parvinder Awana, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Rishi Dhawan, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Beuran Hendricks, Mitchell Johnson, Karanveer Singh, Murali Kartik, Mandeep Singh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Patel, Thisara Perera, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha, Sandeep Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Shivam Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Manan Vohra.

Chennai Super Kings Team For IPL 2014
MS Dhoni (captain/wk), Baba Aparajith, Ravichandran Ashwin, Samuel Badree, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, John Hastings, Matt Henry, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ravindra Jadeja, Brendon McCullum, Mithun Manhas, Ronit More, Pawan Negi, Ashish Nehra, Ishwar Pandey, Suresh Raina, Vijay Shankar, Mohit Sharma,Dwayne Smith.

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Match – 58 IPL 2014 – Eliminator IPL- Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Date – Wed May 28
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Brabourne Stadium, Cricket Club of India, Mumbai
Toss – Chennai Super Kings elected to field
Result – Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets
Man of the match – Suresh Raina

Chennai Super Kings continued their superb performance in crucial matches and defeated Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets to qualify for the second qualifier which will be played against Kings XI Punjab. The winner of that match will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the final to be played on June 1.

Chasing 174 to win, Chennai Super Kings got off to a flying start as openers Dwayne Smith and Faf du Plessis added 60 runs for the first wicket stand. A twin blow by Harbhajan Singh in the 7th over raised some hopes for Mumbai but Suresh Raina once again came to the team’s rescue. Brendon McCullum fell cheaply and CSK were placed at 87/3 in 9.5 overs. Suresh Raina and David Hussey then made sure that CSK continue the run chase without any more hiccups. The duo played excellent cricket shots to make sure Chennai qualifies for the next match. Suresh Raina remained unbeaten on 54 off 33 balls where as David Hussey remained unbeaten on 40 in 29 balls as they chased down 173 with 8 balls to spare.

Earlier Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field first. Mumbai Indians got off to a superb start as openers Lendl Simmons and Michael Hussey added 76 runs for the first wicket stand. Jadeja got the first breakthrough for Chennai as he bowled out Michael Hussey (39 off 33 balls). Star of the last match, Corey Anderson scored a quickfire 20 before falling to Ashwin. Mumbai were well placed at 99/2 in 12.1 overs and were looking at a huge total. Ravindra Jadeja got the priced wicket of Lendl Simmons and turned the fortunes of the match. Mumbai who were cruising at one stage suddenly lost the momentum and the wickets started to fall as pack of cards.Finally Mumbai were able to post 173/8 in 20 overs.

Eliminator IPL 2014 – Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Scorecard

Match – 57 IPL 2014 – Qualifier 1 – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date – Wednesday May 28
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Toss – Kings XI Punjab elected to field
Result – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 28 runs
Man of the Match – Umesh Yadav

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab to enter the finals of Pepsi IPL 2014. It was a superb all round performance by Kolkata which saw them beat the might Kings XI Punjab. KXIP’s strong batting line up crumbled under pressure today and thus lost the match by 28 runs. KXIP will now play in the second qualifier against the winner of Chennai vs Mumbai match to have one more shot at the finals.

Chasing 164 to win, Kings XI Punjab got off to a poor start as they lost Virender Sehwag for just 2 but Manan Vohra and Wriddhiman Saha built the innings and took the score to 45 at which Morkel got rid of Vohra. This wicket gave KKR the much needed break and they capitalized it. Umesh Yadav got rid of the dangerous Glenn Maxwell for just 6 and Piyush Chawla removed Killer Miller for 8. Wriddhiman Saha also got out to Morkel for 35 off 31 balls and KXIP looked in all sorts of problem with 87/6 in 13.3 overs. Captain George Bailey and Rishi Dhawan then raised some hope and hit few boundaries and sixes to keep the hunt on. But Al Hasan got rid of Dhawan and KXIP were 117/7 in 17.3 overs. Needing another 47 to win from 15 balls, George Bailey and Mitchell Johnson tried to hit few balls out of park. Eventually KXIP needed 30 to win from last over which and they could manage to score 135/8 and thus lost the match by 28 runs.

Earlier Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field first. Kolkata Knight Riders lost captain Gambhir in the second over when the team score was just 2. But Robin Uthappa once again came to team’s rescue as he along with Manish Pandey gave KKR the momentum to score big. The duo was getting dangerous for KXIP but the 9th over change the whole scenario. Akshar Patel first got the priced wicket of highest run scorer in IPL Robin Uthappa and then three balls later that of Manish Pandey. KKR were reduced to 67/3 in 8.5 overs. Shakib Al Hasanand Yusuf Pathan then slowly built the innings but again twin strike by Karanveer in the 15th over pegged KKR back. Finally some good hitting by the lower middle and tail helped KKR post a decent total of163/8 in 20 overs.

Qualifier 1 IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders Scorecard

Match – 58 IPL 2014 – Eliminator IPL- Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Date – Wed May 28
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Brabourne Stadium, Cricket Club of India, Mumbai

Today in the Eliminator match of Pepsi IPL 2014, Chennai Super Kings will take on defending champions Mumbai Indians at 8pm Indian Standard Time.

Chennai who were placed at number two spot for most of the league stage was displaced to number three spot by stunning Kolkata Knight Riders. CSK who have 9 wins out of 14 matches lost few matches in a row before bouncing back with a win against RCB in their last league match.

On the other hand, Mumbai who had a spectacular change of fortune, thanks to the superb batting and bowling combination will know that all their hard work will go wasted if they lose today. Mumbai who lost all their 5 matches in UAE leg were written off by many but the team revived its chances and qualified for the playoffs by beating Rajasthan Royals in a thriller.

Chennai Super Kings Team For IPL 2014
MS Dhoni (captain/wk), Baba Aparajith, Ravichandran Ashwin, Samuel Badree, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, John Hastings, Matt Henry, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ravindra Jadeja, Brendon McCullum, Mithun Manhas, Ronit More, Pawan Negi, Ashish Nehra, Ishwar Pandey, Suresh Raina, Vijay Shankar, Mohit Sharma,Dwayne Smith.

Mumbai Indians Team For IPL 2014
Rohit Sharma (captain), Corey Anderson, Jasprit Bumrah, Marchant de Lange, Ben Dunk, Chidhambaram Gautam (wk), Shreyas Gopal, Harbhajan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Michael Hussey, Zaheer Khan, Lasith Malinga, Sushant Marathe, Pragyan Ojha, Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu (wk), Krishmar Santokie, Jalaj Saxena, Pawan Suyal, Aditya Tare (wk), Apoorv Wankhade.

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