> [IPL-Semifinal]Chennai Super Kings v/s Kings XI Punjab[31 May]

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"Manoranjan ka Baap"

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Chennai Super Kings
Captain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Coach: Kepler Wessels
Franchisee: India Cements
Franchise cost: $$91 Million
Most expensive player: Mahendra Singh Dhoni - $1.5 million[/size]

The Chennai Super Kings created history of sorts when they outbid competitors to have Mahendra Singh Dhoni in their ranks. The highest paid star of the league will also fulfill skipper duties for the team. Owned by India Cements, the franchise has added star value in former cricketer Kris Srikkanth and South Indian actors Vijay and Nayantar appointed as brand ambassadors. The MA Chidambaram Stadium will be the home ground.

Coached by former South African cricketer Kepler Wessels, the team makes up for the absence of an Icon Player by having stalwarts like Matthew Hayden, Stephen Fleming, Michael Hussey, Jacob Oram, Makhaya Ntini and Muttiah Muralidharan lending their participation to the Super Kings. The team's name was chosen as a tribute to the rulers of the golden era of Tamil culture.

IPL Streak
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Probable XI:1.Parthiv Patel,2.Stephen Fleming,3.Suresh Raina,4.Mahendra Singh Dhoni(capt/wk),5.S Badrinath,6.Albie Morkel,7.A Mukund,8.Manpreet Gony,9.L Balaji,10.Muttiah Muralitharan,11.Makhaya Ntini

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Kings XI Punjab
Captain: Yuvraj Singh
Coach: Tom Moody
Franchisee: Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman and Karan Paul
Franchise cost: $$76 million
Most expensive player: Yuvraj Singh - $1,063,750

Lion-hearted, spirited, passionate, hospitable, entertaining and brave - these are the words that the Kings XI Punjab team use to describe themselves. The team has made its mission clear "To be the most successful and entertaining franchise in the league". With Bollywood's Preity Zinta, and renowned industrialists Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman and Karan Paul behind this venture, the franchise has managed to come up with an impressive list of cricketers.

Batting stalwarts Mahela Jayawardena, Kumar Sangakkara and Ramnaresh Sarwan will be expected to deliver alongside smiling assassin Brett Lee, break-dancing S. Sreesanth and Irfan Pathan who will spearhead the bowling attack. Tom Moody is designated as the coach, while local favourite Yuvaj Singh is the captain of the starry squad.

IPL Streak
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Probable XI:1.Shaun Marsh,2.Kumar Sangakkara(wk),3.Luke Pomersbach,4.Yuvraj Singh (capt),5.Mahela Jayawardene,6.Tanmay Srivastava,7.Irfan Pathan,8.Piyush Chawla,9.Ramesh Powar,10.Sreesanth,11.VRV Singh

Venue :
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Match Time:
Saturday, 31st May, 2008
[20:00 hrs IST]

vBet Closes:
Saturday, 31st May, 2008
[19:30 hrs IST]

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