Preity Zinta
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Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) co-owner Preity Zinta believes that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will go on to win the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) coveted trophy after her team was knocked out of the tournament on May 20.

The actress further added that she is a big fan of CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

AsMS Dhoni is in fine form in this season, Zinta said that it is good to see him shine.

Meanwhile, Dhoni has once led CSK with aplomb. Men in Yellow won nine matches out of their 14 league fixtures – to finish at the second place in the IPL points table. Thus, the Dhoni-led team was able to secure their playoffs berth.

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Preity Zinta. Photo by Saikat Das /SPORTZPICS for BCCI.

Chennai will be favourite to lift the IPL Crown.

Meanwhile, Chennai is one of the most consistent sides in the IPL folklore. The yellow brigade has had qualified in all the nine seasons of the tournament they have partaken in.

Meanwhile, Preity owned Kings XI Punjab were knocked out of the tournament. Men in Red won just six matches to finish at the penultimate position in the points table.

However, Ravichandran Ashwin-led team had a fine start in the season. KXIP had won five matches out of the first seven but they went on to lose the next six matches in the second half of the league matches.

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Meanwhile, Super Kings will get two chances in the playoffs stage as they finished at the second place. Men in Yellow will take on Sunrisers in the first qualifier at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on (May 22).

Preity Zinta held a Question-Answer session as she gave her choice for the IPL champion of 2018 season.

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MS Dhoni. Photo by: Rahul Gulati /SPORTZPICS for BCCI

A fan asked Preity who is her favourite team to lift the IPL trophy after Punjab was knocked out.

Preity Zinta then replied to the fan as:

Cricket is my first love. I want to be a wordsmith. I want to weave magic with my words.