Dhoni and his men too hot for KXIP

MATCH 11:  KXIP vs CSK

The first home game of the season did not go as expected for Kings XI Punjab. The team looked lethargic on the field and was a no match to the formidable CSK who won by 10 wickets here in Mohali, Chandigarh.

Hussey scored 86 of 54 balls to take CSK  home by 10 wickets against KXIP

Opting to field after winning the toss, the men in yellow put in a solid performance. Dirk Nannes looked comfortable with new ball, giving  his team the important  breakthrough at the top of the innings and seems to have taken the place of Bollinger really well. Chriss Morris making his debut in IPL looked a good addition into the team. Bravo was effective with his slower ones, so were the spinners. Surprising to see Ashwin bowl only 3 overs. MSD will have a reason for the same like he has for most of his decisions.
On the other hand, the only time Kings XI looked in the game was when David Hussey and Gurkeerat Singh put in 56 run stand for the 4th wicket but looked a below par  team otherwise. The 19 year old Manan Vohra showed glimpses of his talent but did last long.  

Second Innings did not make for a good contest. Kings XI were poor on the field, the captain seemed  to have lost the spunk that he was known for. There was hardly anything going well for the team in red. Hussey and Vijay looked comfortable in the middle and did a fantastic job chasing the modest but tricky score of 138 with 16 balls remaining. The run rate would come in handy during the later stages of the tournament like it did last year where CSK sneaked through to playoffs based on run rate.

It looked all too easy for CSK. Darren Lehman, coach of Kings XI would be expecting the boys to put up a better show during their  next tie in Rajasthan  on Sunday.