Sam Billings smashed a quick-fire half-century against KKR. AFPMohali: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will look to continue their winning streak when they lock horns with Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Sunday.
It will be the third game for both teams.
After opening their campaign with a stunning win over Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener, Chennai Super Kings pulled off yet another thrilling chase to beat Kolkata Knight Riders.
The likes of Dwayne Bravo and Sam Billings are in red-hot form for the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led team.
CSK have enough depth in their batting line-up with Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Billings and Bravo in their ranks.
The spin trio of Harbhajan Singh, Jadeja and Imran Tahir can be a potent force as they are complemented by medium-pacers Deepak Chahar, Watson and Shardul Thakur.
On the other hand, KXIP are coming into the match after Friday's loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore.
They tarted the season on a resounding note, beating Delhi Daredevils by six wickets.
K L Rahul, who fashioned the victory with the fastest-ever fifty in IPL, justified why the franchise spent Rs 11 crore for him.
Rahul smashed a 30-ball 47 against RCB and had Punjab not lost wickets in quick succession, they could have notched up a bigger total than the 155 they managed while batting first.
A cause of concern for KXIP is the form of their top batsman Yuvraj Singh, who has made 12 and 4 in the two games, while in the bowling department, Mohit Sharma looked off colour against RCB.
Ashwin has been in good form with his bowling and has contributed with the bat as well.
Ashwin has also been marshalling his resources well.
In the batting department, there are high expectations from Aaron Finch, who failed against RCB.
Punjab's bowlers are doing a fine job with 17-year-old spinner Mujeeb-ur-Rahman surprising the batsmen with his unconventional deliveries. He was even rewarded with the prized scalp of RCB skipper Virat Kohli.
