Champions League T20 - IPL teams fail to adjust? – Statistical Analysis - Opinion - Part 1
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When that did not materialize, they knew that they will be playing an inconsequential game, where all they could salvage was some self-respect. Nonetheless, their clash arguably remained the highlight of the tournament, with both sides showing class, and that too in abundance.
For the first time, the crowd made their presence felt. The wet conditions had ensured that fans stayed away from the venue and when the weather did not intervene, the dead-rubber clash between the former and reigning champions arguably turned into a marquee one, as it should have been, had the IPL teams started the tournament purposefully.
It was the first victory for CSK in the competition, and only second for an IPL team (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils beat Kolkata Knight Riders), but on a larger note, all four franchises had failed to record a win against the other six teams playing in the competition.
In an event, which had highly favoured them, they simply failed to adjust. To what exactly remains an important question – same format but different event, a different surrounding, playing in front of small crowds where intensity needed to come from player’s own individual thought process or simply underestimating the strengths of their opponents.
On a collective basis, all suffered due to the poor outings from most of the Indian members of their team. KKR skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals. Balaji ended the tournament as their leading wicket-taker but suffered a beating in the opening game against Delhi, going at over 15 runs per over.
As for the Mumbai Indians, the biggest disappointment was the performances of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556. In a time where his longevity has been questioned, a good showing in the competition would have eased fears over his evident lack of runs in recent times. However, his failures had a detrimental effect on the team where he managed just 47 runs at 11.75. Another discomforting stat was his strike rate which stood at a lowly 71.21.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 to carry the major bowling workload.
CSK had identical problems, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 looked in neat touch while Dhoni also offered handy contributions with the bat.
To be continued....
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