{"id":5702,"date":"2012-05-05T11:27:42","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T11:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=5702"},"modified":"2012-05-05T11:27:42","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T11:27:42","slug":"players-who-can-make-the-difference-in-kins-xi-royals-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=5702","title":{"rendered":"Players who can make the difference in Kings XI, Royals match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/cricket\/azhar-mahmood.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Players who can make the difference in Kins XI, Royals match\" width=\"250\" style=\"float: left; margin: 6px;\" \/>Two of the less fancied team will meet in the second encounter of the  day in the ongoing Indian Premier League. Kings XI Punjab will play  host to Rajasthan Royals and both the teams will be desperate to secure  the two points that are on offer in the match. Kings XI have been  playing some fantastic cricket off late and from number eight position  they have climbed up to number five. Though their captain, Adam  Gilchrist is missing from the team, his young troops have stepped up to  the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Rajasthan Royals have a different story all  together. They started the tournament in prime manner but have lost a  number of matches in the recent past. They will be desperate to get back  to the winning ways if they want to have any chance qualifying for the  playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s have a look at some of the players who can make the difference in today\u2019s match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kings XI Punjab<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shaun Marsh<\/strong>:  Marsh hasn\u2019t made an impact that is expected from him. He has been one  of the success stories of IPL and a lot depends on him. He bats fluently  and likes to play big innings for his team. The team from Punjab will  be hoping that this talented Aussie can get his touch back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandeep Singh<\/strong>:  This young Punjab batsman has impressed everyone with his batting. He  has played some good innings at the top of the order and will be hoping  to do the same in today\u2019s match. The best thing about his batting has  been that he has scored his runs at a good strike rate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Azhar Mahmood<\/strong>:  He bowled beautifully in the last match that he played and was awarded  the man of the match for his bowling efforts. He is a very experienced  T20 cricketer and has played in almost all the conditions. He is a very  good batsman as well and that makes him deadly dangerous.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Piyush Chawla<\/strong>:  He has one of the best economy-rates in the tournament so far. He has  bowled some beautiful spells and has played a key role in some of  Punjab\u2019s win. Chawla is mighty effective with the bat as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rajasthan Royals<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ajinkya Rahane<\/strong>:  He is the current holder of the orange cap and he has achieved that  with playing proper cricket shots. Rahane is a class player and never  slogs. His batting is simply beautiful to watch. Rajasthan will be  hoping that this young sensation can play one more match winning  innings, as they really need it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brad Hodge<\/strong>: The mighty  Australian has played some good little innings and will be hoping to  play a big innings for a side that has put so much faith in his  abilities. Hodge is a big hitter of the cricket ball and can clear any  boundary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shane Watson<\/strong>: Watson is a genuine all-rounder  and is mighty effective with both bat and ball. He will know that a lot  depends on him because Rajasthan has a very in-experienced fast bowling  attack. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Pankaj Singh<\/strong>: He is a very experienced bowler in  the domestic circuit and has bowled some good spells in this year\u2019s IPL.  He is very tall and can generate steep bounce from any pitch. Mohali  pitch always has something for the fast bowler and Pankaj Singh will be  raring to have a go at the Punjab batsmen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Gaurav Jha<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indian Sports News<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/cricket\/azhar-mahmood.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Players who can make the difference in Kins XI, Royals match\" width=\"250\" style=\"float: left; margin: 6px;\" \/>Two of the less fancied team will meet in the second encounter of the  day in the ongoing Indian Premier League. Kings XI Punjab will play  host to Rajasthan Royals and both the teams will be desperate to secure  the two points that are on offer in the match. Kings XI have been  playing some fantastic cricket off late and from number eight position  they have climbed up to number five. Though their captain, Adam  Gilchrist is missing from the team, his young troops have stepped up to  the occasion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-ipl-5-2012"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Players who can make the difference in Kings XI, Royals match - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=5702\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Players who can make the difference in Kings XI, Royals match - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Two of the less fancied team will meet in the second encounter of the day in the ongoing Indian Premier League. 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