Delhi Daredevils expected to struggle against Chennai in absence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429
The mighty Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on the struggling Delhi Daredevils (DD) in the 56th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) today, May 12, 2011, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
It is a must win situation for Delhi whereas the hosts are safely placed in the top four of the pool.
CSK have won seven games out of the 11 played and are positioned at third place in the group. They did struggle in a few games, but skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 has kept his cool, guiding his team to some crucial victories.
Things haven’t gone exactly as planned for the DD team, as they managed to win only four games in their 11 outings. Their only focus should be to win all their remaining matches and keep their fingers crossed, as anything can happen in Twnty20 cricket.
However, the chances for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 have gone from bad to worse. Their captain, Virender Sehwag, struggled to score runs in the first few games, but found his lost touch. He started to score runs with consistency for his team and won matches on his own.
The bad news for the team though is that Sehwag will no longer be a part of his franchise in the remaining games of the cash rich tournament. He sustained a shoulder injury and will have to undergo surgery. This development has bruised Delhi’s chances badly.
It will be important for DD to make the most of what they have available in the squad. Everyone will be looking out for Sehwag’s replacement.
The ideal choice would be Australian all-rounder, James Hopes, who also captains his domestic team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601, will also be under consideration for the job, considering his experience and international exposure.
Explosive opener, David Warner, will have to take the responsibility to bat for most part of the innings in the absence of his skipper. Warner is as dangerous as Sehwag and can take the game away from any opposition. He will have to be a bit more sensible
and get his eye in before taking the attack to the opposition. If a batsman like Warner gets set, he can blow away any bowling attack.
Delhi’s bowling has been relatively better than their batting, they will however, need more consistency from star South African pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morne-Morkel-c77722. He will be the key to the team’s chances in the upcoming games.
On the other hand, Dhoni and his men will be confident of a strong show in the match. Their batsmen Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina and the skipper himself have been in terrific form. They also bat deep with some quality all-rounders in the side like Dwayne
Bravo and Albie Morkel.
CSK have been consistent with the ball as well, they have some very good options for seam and spin bowling. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ravichandran-Ashwin-c84208 has been difficult to pick and there has been good support for him from seamers Doug Bollinger and Morkel.
Overall, it will be a tough game for DD and the home team will be dominant on home soil.
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