Deccan Chargers vs. Delhi Daredevils: Bowlers to watch out for – IPL 4
The Deccan Chargers are all set to take on the Delhi Daredevils in their exciting Indian Premier League match at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 on Thursday, May 5.
Bettor.com takes a glance at the key bowling figures of two teams.
Deccan Chargers have some brilliant bowlers like Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra and Dale Steyn in their line-up.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kerala-c803 by picking up a five-wicket haul earlier in the tournament, will be the Chargers’ key bowler in the game against Delhi. With a smart physique and good height, Ishant
is the master of delivering the ball consistently in the right areas.
Along with his seam and swing, Ishant holds the ability to restrain good batsmen from scoring easy runs. In his 54 T20 games, Ishant has picked 39 wickets at a strike rate of 29.10. In the game against the Daredevils, the Indian pace-man will aim to pick
up a few wickets with the new ball and put the opposition under pressure.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Amit-Mishra-c44030 is an aggressive and attacking leg-spinner who has the quality to pick up wickets at critical times of the game. With his big leg-breaks and unexpected googly, Mishra becomes impossible to play when in full rhythm.
The 28-year-old spinner uses dry conditions very well and he will be a dangerous bowler against Delhi’s batting line-up. Mishra has picked up 84 wickets in his 62 T20 matches at an excellent strike rate of a little over 16.40.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-c52110 Steyn is another classy bowler that the Chargers will be relying heavily on. One of the quickest bowlers in the ongoing competition, Steyn is striving hard to demonstrate a good performance in the ongoing season. Pure pace, pinpoint
yorkers and swing are some of the qualities of the gangly South African pacer.
Steyn is considered as one of the masters of the shorter format of cricket as he has established himself as the most-promising bowler in the young Proteas lot. Steyn has participated in 79 T20 games in which he has 84 wickets to his credit.
On the other side, Delhi Daredevils’ bowling attack includes stars like Irfan Pathan, Morne Morkel and Ajit Agarkar.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234. The left-arm pacer has proved himself as a master of swing and seam. Within a couple of years of his international career, Pathan was thought
of as a possible successor of Dev.
Although, Pathan has lost some of his speed due to injury problems, he is still capable of knocking the stumps with his excellent in-swingers. Apart from his huge Test and One Day International experience, Pathan has played 78 T20 matches in which he got
84 wickets at a fabulous strike rate of under 20.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morne-Morkel-c77722 has been the most dependable bowler for Delhi so far in the tournament. The South African pacer, brother of Albie Morkel, is a class player who can trouble the best with his height and pace.
With an ability to extract bounce from the pitch, Morkel will be a dangerous bowler for the Deccan line-up. His T20 career consists of 53 games and he has 57 wickets to his credit.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajit-Agarkar-c972 is another experienced bowler in the Delhi line-up who can create problems for Kumar Sangakkara and company. He is one of the few Indian bowlers who understands the art of reverse swing. His huge experience of international
cricket helps him perform well in the league matches and the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 team will be relying heavily on him.
Although, the lanky fast bowler has represented his county in 191 ODI’s, Agarkar has participated in just 45 T20 games so far in his career. He has picked up 37 T20 wickets at a fine strike rate of 22.70.
Comparing the two sides, it is quite evident that both teams have some experienced and talented bowlers in their line-up. It will be interesting to see how these bowlers use their expertise to take their respective side to the glory.
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