Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, Port Elizabeth - Preview

Port Elizabeth: Kings XI Punjab will come out all guns blazing against bottom placed Kolkata Knight Riders at the St.George's Park on Sunday to get back to winning ways in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Despite being robbed by rain in two matches early on in the league, Kings XI have bounced back well with three wins on the trot before being stopped by Royal Challengers on Friday night.

In contrast Knight Riders are in deep trouble. Having lost five of seven matches, they are lying at the bottom of the league. Things are simply not going their way and despite coming close on the last two occasions against Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians, they had to end on the losing side.

The team management has to do some serious brainstorming to find a winning combination. Knight Riders look like a disjointed lot and skipper Brendon McCullum has done hardly anything to lead his team from the front.

For Kings XI, their skipper Yuvraj Singh's form was a worry. But Yuvraj came out with a splendid performance on Friday night, picking up a hat-trick and a half-century. His efforts were not enough to save Kings XI from a defeat but will send a strong signal to other teams. Even Kings XI's bowling looks good with both Yusuf Abdulla and Irfan Pathan troubling the batsmen.

Match facts
Sunday May 03, 2009
Start time 12.30pm, 10.30GMT, 04:00pm IST

Scores	Upcoming	Results
South Africa vs Pakistan - 3rd ODI 4th Test - Australia v India - December 26-30, 23:30 GMT 1st Test - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan - December 26-30, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining) 3rd T20I - West Indies v Bangladesh at St Vincent Bangladesh won by 80 runs

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