Chennai super kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders - IPL Final

Now the waiting hours of IPL season 5 count down starts. The IPL cricket event of 2012 season will end by today with the final match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata knight riders. The cricket lovers are patiently waiting to watch the final war between two teams. Yes the fire flowing final match between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Goutam Gambhir.

The final match of IPL Season 4 will be started at 8 pm at Chithambaram Stadium, Chennai Tamil Nadu. Chennai team seems the occasion as to get win a Hat-trick  final trophy of Indian Premier League. 

At the opposite end there is Goutam Gambhir and his team, yes the Kolkata Knight Riders to get their first trophy of IPL cricket tournament. Whether they can fulfill the dream of their team owner Shahrukh Khan.

Really nothing can be predicted in the case of Cricket match especially in twenty 20 cricket match. The overall suspense may lead to the final ball of the match. It is hundred percent sure that there will be a great war between these strong team members.

Chennai Super Kings under the captain ship of Mahendra Singh Dhoni coming in 3rd time in the IPL final. The other two times previously they came to final match and succeeded in winning the trophy.  Will the Chennai Super Kings will be able to maintain the cup of IPL season 5.

Both the teams came in the final are highly strong with the players form and confidence level. But there are some priorities for Chennai super kings. They used to won the IPL final trophy for last two years. By their last match with Delhi Dare Devils, the confidence level of Chennai team has doubled. Their score card of 222, the highest team total. They have already own these kinds of records in previous seasons of IPL. So the team is currently one step prior to the Kolkata Knight Riders.

If we compare current performance of KKR, they have only lost 5 matches in this tournament so far. Kolkata has a good batting line up and the best bowlers in the tournament. Moreover the captain Goutam Gambhir has is well experienced by his match winning strategies and good captaincy. One of the drawback of KKR is their lack of experience in playing a final. They are coming in the final for the first time with the whole hearten prayer of all Bengalis and its owner Shahrukh Khan.

The Chennai super kings team has super batsmen like MS Dhoni, Micheal Hassey, Suresh Raina, Ravicharan Ashwin, Bravo. Murali Vijay who was not at all able to back to his peak form in group matches became the main storm in qualifying match number one against Delhi Dare Devils with his century. 

Kolkatha Knight Riders batting strength starts with the ever best all rounder in the world and most experienced Jacques Kallies. Wicket keeper cum pinch hitter batsman Brendon McCullum and top class bowler in the world Bret Lee. The main strength and stamina of the team KKR is better role playing captain Goutham Gambhir. His career in Indian cricket starts with test matches and opening batsman of Indian test team and got opening seat at one day matches and now shining in the Twenty 20 matches. His role in getting better score cards for India in world cup Twenty 20 matches can never forget to any cricket fans of India.

Goutham Gambhir really succeeded in leading in KKR team with senior world class players like Kallies, McCullum and Bret Lee. The team Kolkata has also got a golden player as Yousaf Patan. The new spin magician Sunil Naraine can make any batsmen dance in the crease with his magical spells. 

Previous match between CSK and KKR

In the last match between Channai and Kolkata, Kolkata lost the match. In which CSK made 160 runs from 20 over.  Dhoni won the toss and send KKR to bat first in their match held on May 14. KKR scored 158 runs from 20 overs loosing 6 wickets. In their second batting Chennai Super kings scored 160 runs from 19.2 overs loosing only 5 wickets.

The maim batting person Goutam Gambhir has already scored 588 runs from 16 matches. Kallis got 340 runs from 16 matches and  he has achieved 14 wickets.

Suni Narine got 24 wickets from 12 matches and he is the second highest wicket taker in IPL season 5.