Having beaten the same opponents twice in the league stage, Chennai Super Kings coach Kepler Wessels said his side would go with the psychological advantage when his side clash with Kings XI Punjab in the semifinal of Indian Premier League here on Saturday. "We had beaten them early in the tournament when we had our strongest team and later on even without the overseas players we still managed to win. It's an advantage to go into the semifinals against them with this record," Wessels said.
The South African, however, said the team would still need to stick to the basics to emerge victorious on Saturday.
Wessels said both the teams will get the chance to assess the Wankhede Stadium pitch from the first semifinal on Friday.
"We will get a look at the pitch during the semifinal today (between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils) and it will give us a fair idea. It should be an advantage for both teams playing the semifinals," he said.
The coach said they had picked a replacement for New Zealander Stephen Fleming who had to leave the team due to personal reasons.
"While I don't want to disclose who the replacement is I can say that all the players chosen for the team are suited for the Twenty20 format," Wessels said, adding that all the remaining players of the team were fit for the semifinal.
The former South Africa captain was all praise for the IPL and said it reminded him of the ODI World Series in Australia organised by Kerry Packer, in which he had played.
"You have a similar vibe here and it is a tremendous tournament. I am sure it will go from strength to strength," he said.
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