MOHALI: They might be set to finish IPL-8 in the last spot but Kings XI Punjab skipper George Bailey feels his side has everything to play for as a win tomorrow against table-toppers Chennai Super Kings can have some bearing on where the other teams finish in the final four.
“I think we can still have some bearing on where the teams finish in the final four,” Bailey said here today.
About the upcoming game against M S Dhoni-led CSK here tomorrow, Bailey said: “We have had a good rivalry with Chennai over the last couple of years”.
“Hopefully, we can knock them off and finish on a high and that can lead into some momentum for next year,” the Australian told on the sidelines of an event here.
Asked what would be the approach for the final game, the skipper said, “Much the same. We have worked really hard over the last couple of weeks and it was nice to finally get victory the other night (against RCB)”.
When asked if the team had analysed what went wrong, he replied, “We will probably do that at the end of the year”.
Even though CSK are virtually assured of a berth in the playoffs, there are other teams which are breathing down their neck vying for the top position.
These teams include Sunrisers Hyderabad which has seven wins from 12 games, Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians both of which have seven victories each from 13 games so far while Royal Challengers Bangalore has 6 wins from 12.
However, a win for KXIP in tomorrow’s last league game will still not help change their position in the points table, though they will like to create an upset. (AGENCIES)
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