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Medium Pace Bowler Manpreet Gony who played for Chennai Super Kings in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) has been selected to play as a replacement for Sreesanth who dropped out for back injury.

IPL was Gony’s first exposure to International Cricket and the Bangladesh Tri Nation Series will be his debut in International ODI.

Gony had an impressive run in the IPL and played an important role in the journey of Chennai Super Kings to the IPL Final. Gony played a Total of 16 matches in IPL and bagged 17 wickets conceding 443 runs at an impressive economy rate of 7.38. His best was 3/34 against Bangalore Royal Challengers.

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Editorial: Mohit Goyal

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Deccan Chargers Vs Chennai Super Kings

It’s the last league game for both these teams. Hyderabad are languishing at the bottom of the table and this is their last chance to win a game at home. For Chennai, this is an extremely important game. A victory here and they will progress to the next round. Though Chennai start as favourites, they haven’t been in the best of form of late: A shock defeat at the hands of Bangalore, when they failed to chase a meagre 127 was followed by a 10-run defeat against Rajasthan.

What if Chennai lose today? If Chennai lose today and Mumbai win tomorrow, Mumbai will advance on account of better net run rate. (Chennai’s current NRR is -0.241 while Mumbai’s is +0.531). Should Mumbai lose tomorrow, Chennai will go through to the semis(Chennai are on 14 points, Mumbai are on 12)

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Editorial : Mohit Goyal

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Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab at Chennai

Last time these two teams met, it was an absolute run feast. The pitch at Chennai is expected to be even better. Expect some fireworks.

Men at the Helm

Dhoni and Yuvraj have been pretty good at their jobs. Dhoni edged out Yuvraj last time round. Lets see who dodges whom this time.

We have the bat

Both are good batting teams with Punjab having the advantage of batters being in form but injury to Sangakkara comes as a jolt to them. Fleming came good for Chennai in the last match and Morkel seems in thrashing form.

We have the ball

Punjab look a better bowling side but barring Pathan, other bowlers are not that reliable and may yield under pressure. Gony has been bowling well for Chennai. They dearly need Murali to make an impact on the tournament.

Patrolling Party

Both are very good fielding sides. Punjab have a slight edge as Yuvraj and Marsh can pluck catches out of thin air. But then Raina can emulate too..

High on betting meter

Punjab are high on most betting meters courtesy their 5 match winning streak. They fetch a 8 on 13 while Dhoni’s men 6 on 5.

Who gets the tick?

Punjab seem to start the race from a step ahead but we all know what giant leaps the likes of Dhoni and Morkel can make.

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