Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will look to settle scores against intimidating former title-holders Chennai Super Kings when the two sides clash in a Pepsi Indian Premier League match here tomorrow.
CSK had beaten KKR in Kolkata not too long ago, and Gautam Gambhir’s men would look to return the compliment in the return leg match.
A stern bowling test awaits the Knight Riders as the Super Kings’s batsmen led by Michael Hussey look in ominous touch.
The left-handed Australian has scored 350 runs, including three half centuries, in the seven matches he has played so far and has provided rapid starts to his side.
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni too looks in great finishing touch, as he guided his side through with a blazing 67 off just 37 balls in the last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Super Kings, however, would be disappointed with the performance of opener Murali Vijay this season.
The local lad has not really fired at the top of the order, scoring just 122 runs in eight games.
Though West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has picked 14 wickets for the CSK in the competition, he has been struggling with the bat.
KKR bowlers, led by Sunil Narine, will look to expose chinks in the CSK’s armour and bolster the visiting side’s chances of finishing in top four.
With four consecutive wins, the yellow brigade would certainly go in as favourites especially in their own backyard.
The Knight Riders, on the other hand, would like to build some momentum after their triumph over Kings XI Punjab yesterday.