Deccan Chargers versus Kolkata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders: Batsmen hold the key to victory: IPL-4 News
T20 cricket is all about entertainment and the fans world-wide love to see high scoring games. There is no better place for a batsman to play than the Subcontinent, as the pitches are ideal for batting. This is why international stars
have gathered in India to take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The 42nd match of the cash rich tournament will be played on Tuesday between the Deccan Chargers (DC) and the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 in India.
Both teams have a very good batting line-up and will be eyeing a fierce competition on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. KKR are in a better position compared to the hosts at the moment. They have won five games out of the eight played, which
puts them on number two in the points table. The first three editions of the lucrative league haven’t been ideal for the team, but this is their best chance to make it to the final four of the event, possibly winning it.
On the other hand, DC have had a mixed tournament until now. They have performed inconsistently and are ranked sixth in the pool. However, there is a lot of potential in the team and the tournament is still open for them. They have
three wins out of eight games and it is high time for them to get their act together.
KKR is led by Indian star, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s World Cup victory earlier this year. He uses his wrists very nicely and is a very
good timer of the cricket ball. The speciality of Gambhir is his ability to score runs quickly without taking too many risks.
Although many people do not consider Jacques Kallis as a useful player in T20 cricket, the South African class-act proved his critics wrong by scoring bulk of runs in the shortest format of the game. The veteran player is probably
the most correct batsman when it comes to technique and has performed consistently for Kolkata this year.
Australia’s wicket-keeper batsman, Brad Haddin, may not be a permanent member of the KKR playing-11, but he can be destructive at the top of the order against any opposition. He can find the gaps on regular basis and has the ability
to play big shots, when required.
Gambhir’s side has some useful players in the lower-order and one of them is Yusuf Pathan. The flamboyant batsman knows only one way of batting and that is to smash the bowlers out of the park every time. Apart from him, England’s
Eoin Morgan is also a part of KKR this year and he has the ability to finish the games successfully for his team.
Deccan also have some useful batsmen in their side, compared to their opponents. The team is led by Sri Lanka’s wicket-keeper batsman, Kumar Sangakkara. The veteran is almost similar to Gambhir when it comes to timing the ball and
finding the gaps. He can also attack the bowlers and bat until the end, which is a handy thing for the team.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JP-Duminy-c1742 and Cameron White strengthen the middle-order for DC, but both have been unable to make an impact this year. Both are explosive batsmen and can change the course of the match in no time.
There are some useful local players in DC as well like Sunny Sohal and Bharat Chipli, but consistency has been the main issue for them.
Batting will be the key in tomorrow’s game and the team with better batsmen on the day will most likely emerge as victorious.
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