The Daredevils have dropped from #1 to # 4 out of seven games they have won 4 games, they have lost a few close games and despite posting decent scores on the board are struggling to close the matches, they are missing the fifth bowler, the duo of Shoaib Malik and Sehwag is too easy to score off, Asif is also struggling to stop the runs, in the next game we might see Mahroof coming in place of Malik. The Dare devils are one of the most balanced teams their batting is consistently scoring, they only need to strengthen their bowling. Sehwag also made a critical mistake of bowling out his strike bowlers first, he should have used Malik’s overs or his own in the middle of the innings.
The Rajasthan Royals have been a big surprise for everybody in this tournament, everybody completely wrote them off before the tournament and they have proved everybody wrong, from underdogs they have become the team to beat in the tournament, Shane warne’s leadership has been exceptional, his performance against Deccan chargers was exceptional and inspiring for his team mates and set the tone for the rest of the matches, this is the cheapest IPL team and the franchise mangement didn’t went after high price big name players, in fact they very intelligently selected a bunch of very talented cricketers the addition of Tanvir and Smith have made their combination lethal, their batting mainly depends on Smith and Watson these two players will have to score consistently if the Royals have to fancy their chances for the semis.
After a dismal start the Punjab Kings have moved to #1, probably the hugs by Preity Zinta have done the miracle, the slap by Harbhajan has completely transformed Sreeshanth as a bowler, he should be thankful to Bhaji and maybe he should set up an appointment for the next tune up.
Jokes apart this team is the strongest team in IPL, their batting was not clicking in the first few matches but the induction of SE Marsh have brought stability to their batting, Yuvraj has been uninspiring so far, he has not fired as a batsman, his handling of the bowlers is also not up to the mark, he will have to lift up his game and leadership if he wants to stay at top.
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