IPL 2018: 5 Epic Clashes to be witnessed in this IPL Season

#4 Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings

One of the prime reasons for high excitement levels in this season is the return of Chennai Super Kings. The MS Dhoni lead side has been out of action for 2 years and this year they will be back on the field in their yellows. Chennai has retained the likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo and Faf du Plessis who were part of the 2015 season. But the real surprise came, when they let go of Ravichandran Ashwin, who was their linchpin in the previous seasons.

Surprisingly Ashwin will be leading Kings XI Punjab and it promises to be a mouth-watering contest when Dhoni and Ashwin will be playing against each other in the field. Although Dhoni would miss the spin bowling of Ashwin, he would have the services of Harbhajan Singh and Imran Tahir, who would be playing for Chennai Super Kings this season.

The Kings XI Punjab squad have a well-balanced side with a mix of youth and experience. Chris Gayle, Yuvraj Singh, David Miller and Aaron Finch are the experienced lot, while K.L Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Marcus Stoinis form the younger lot.

Chennai Super Kings clearly have an upper hand with 11 wins out of 18 games in the head to head statistics. But with a much better side composition, Kings XI Punjab would want to turn the tables around this season.

The 2 teams would first clash against each other on 15th April at Holkar Stadium and the next faceoff to be played at M.A Chidambaram Stadium on 20th May.