Delhi Daredevils vs Perth Scorchers – Match Preview – CLT20 2012
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils and Perth Scorchers will be up against each other today in a Group A fixture of the Champions League T20 (CLT20) 2012 at the Newlands, Cape Town. This is an extremely important encounter for both the teams, if they are to enhance their chances
of qualifying for the semi-finals; hence, a fierce battle is expected.
Heavy showers are predicted in Cape Town today and chances are slim that the cricket fans will witness a full 20-over a side match. If the game is hampered by rain, it will be a huge misfortune as the tournament has already been disturbed by the poor weather
conditions in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
The Daredevils won their initial match against a strong Kolkata Knight Riders side, but their second game (versus the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766 Aces) was abandoned due to wet conditions.
Led by Sri Lanka’ captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, Delhi are an extremely formidable unit, having immense depth in all three departments of the game. They were among the pre-tournament favourites and did display a champion-like performance in their only match
of the tournament so far.
In the presence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301, the Daredevils have one of the most destructive batting line-ups any team can ask for. Each one of them is a true match-winner in his own right, having
the capacity to change the course of a game within a short span of time.
Pietersen has made a return to the English side and will be high on confidence. The right-hander relishes extra bounce on the South African pitches, being brought up in the country; therefore, the Scorchers will have to get rid of the lanky batsman quickly,
before he takes the game away from them.
It is not just about batting for Delhi as fast bowling is also one of their strengths, with the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472heir ranks.
Delhi’s mentor, T.A Sekar is extremely delighted with Yadav’s form and thinks that the Test fast bowler will be very handy at Cape Town, where the seamers get lateral movement off the pitch as well as in the air.
"Yesterday in the nets he [Umesh Yadav] was coming in smoothly and was able to generate a lot of pace and he was swinging the ball away from the batsman, which is a very good sign, which he was not doing a couple of months back," Sekar said.
On the other side of the coin, Perth have not had an ideal start to the event, losing both their opening matches. In case of a loss against Delhi, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-North-c1982 and company will be effectively out of the event.
In order to beat some of the major franchises like the Daredevils, Perth’s most senior player, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SM-Katich-c2543, understands that the side needs contributions from every single member of the squad. The discarded Test opener wants the seniors as well as the youngsters
to take the responsibility on their shoulders and help their team do well.
Katich expressed, "The enthusiasm of youth is important in this format and the guys making their way up the ranks have a big role to play. But you need some older guys, not only from the performance point of view but also tactically."
Let’s hope that rain stays away and we witness a high-quality match. One can safely categorize Delhi as clear favourites of this encounter.
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