IPL:10th match Shreesanth Crying

Chandigarh, April 18: What does the highest test wicket-taker in the world Muthiah Murlitharan want when he bowls to Sri Lankan team mates Kumar Sangakkara and captain Mahela Jayawardene in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament?
'Try to take them in the first ball,' is the prompt answer that Murlitharan gives with a grin and a hearty laugh.
'There will be no concession now,' Murli added as he explained his preparations for his IPL team Chennai Super Kings for their first encounter scheduled Saturday against the Mohali IPL team, Kings XI Punjab.
The Mohali team coach Tom Moody, who himself was the coach of the Sri Lankan national squad earlier, is eager to see the on-field contest as the Sri Lankans face one another.
'I am looking forward to seeing Jaya (Jayawardene) and Kumar (Sangakkara) play Murli. I want them to be hitting him out of the ground,' Moody said here.
Jayawardene and Sangakkara are in the Kings XI Punjab side led by Yuvraj Singh.
Players from the same national squad in respective countries will be facing one another in an international encounter in a big way in the inaugural IPL tournament starting Friday.
So when Brett Lee comes charging in to bowl at 'big-man' Mathew Hayden, there will be no concession either.
'I am excited about bowling to Mathew (Hayden). I will give my 100 percent to it,' Lee sounded a clear warning to his Australian counterpart.
For that matter, the much-hyped Mahendra Singh Dhoni versus Yuvraj Singh contest will see their off-field friendship take a backseat.
'There will be no let up. We will all compete to win. Whoever plays well will win,' Yuvraj said before his team Kings XI Punjab's first match against Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings here Saturday.
Mohali team coach Moody also does not want to restrict the temperamental S. Sreesanth on the field.
'He needs to stay aggressive. He is an entertainer and it should be like that. We will see if he crosses the line. But he needs to keep the aggression against all,' Moody said.
Despite the T20 format being heavily loaded in favour of batsmen, ace spinner Murli is not too worried.
'The Indian tracks support spinners a lot and I will take advantage of that. The South African tracks (in the T20 world cup last year) were flat and fast. This time, it is going to be different,' the ever-smiling Murli said.

IPL Schedule
· Time
Match
Venue
Friday 18 April


8:00 PM
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Bangalore
Saturday 19 April


5:00 PM
Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
Mohali
8:30 PM
Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals
Delhi
Sunday 20 April


4:00 PM
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers
Kolkata
8:00 PM
Mumbai Indians vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Mumbai
Monday 21 April


8:00 PM
Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
Jaipur
Tuesday 22 April


8:00 PM
Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils
Hyderabad
Wednesday 23 April


8:00 PM
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Chennai
Thursday 24 April


8:00 PM
Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals
Hyderabad
Friday 25 April


8:00 PM
Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians
Mohali
Saturday 26 April


4:00 PM
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Chennai
8:00 PM
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals
Bangalore
Sunday 27 April


4:00 PM
Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
Mohali
8:00 PM
Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers
Mumbai
Monday 28 April


8:00 PM
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings
Bangalore
Tuesday 29 April


8:00 PM
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
Kolkata
Wednesday 30 April


8:00 PM
Delhi Daredevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Delhi
Thursday 1 May


4:00 PM
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Jaipur
8:00 PM
Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab
Hyderabad
Friday 2 May


8:00 PM
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
Chennai
Saturday 3 May


4:00 PM
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers
Bangalore
8:00 PM
Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Mohali
Sunday 4 May


4:00 PM
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils
Mumbai
8:00 PM
Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings
Jaipur
Monday 5 May


8:00 PM
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab
Bangalore
Tuesday 6 May


8:00 PM
Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers
Chennai
Wednesday 7 May


8:00 PM
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Mumbai
Thursday 8 May


4:00 PM
Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings
Delhi
8:00 PM
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Kolkata
Friday 9 May


8:00 PM
Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers
Jaipur
Saturday 10 May


8:00 PM
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Chennai
Sunday 11 May


4:00 PM
Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Hyderabad
8:00 PM
Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils
Jaipur
Monday 12 May


8:00 PM
Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Mohali
Tuesday 13 May


8:00 PM
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils
Kolkata
Wednesday 14 May


8:00 PM
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
Mumbai
Thursday 15 May


8:00 PM
Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers
Delhi
Friday 16 May


8:00 PM
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Mumbai
Saturday 17 May


4:00 PM
Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Jaipur
8:00 PM
Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab
Delhi
Sunday 18 May


4:00 PM
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
Kolkata
8:00 PM
Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians
Hyderabad
Monday 19 May


8:00 PM
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils
Bangalore
Tuesday 20 May


8:00 PM
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Kolkata
Wednesday 21 May


4:00 PM
Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Mumbai
8:00 PM
Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Chennai
Thursday 22 May


8:00 PM
Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Delhi
Friday 23 May


8:00 PM
Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers
Mohali
Saturday 24 May


4:00 PM
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Chennai
8:00 PM
Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
Delhi
Sunday 25 May


4:00 PM
Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Hyderabad
8:00 PM
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab
Kolkata
Monday 26 May


8:00 PM
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
Jaipur
Tuesday 27 May


8:00 PM
Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
Hyderabad
Wednesday 28 May


4:00 PM
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians
Bangalore
8:00 PM
Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
Mohali
Friday 30 May


8:00 PM
1st Semi-final
Mumbai
Saturday 31 May


8:00 PM
2nd Semi-final
Mumbai
Sunday 1 June


8:00 PM
Final
Mumbai