IPL5 – Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians - Preview
Delhi Daredevils will take on Mumbai Indians today in the 36th fixture of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.
The two teams are considered amongst the favourites of the current season and have been doing quite well. When these two teams met earlier in the tournament, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 outplayed Mumbai at its own backyard.
The Daredevils are currently at the top of the points table with 10 points after seven matches. Whereas, Mumbai has eight points after an equal number of games.
Delhi failed to make an impression in the previous edition of the league but has signed some star players for this year who can change their fortunes. Arguably, Delhi has the best batting line-up of the tournament in the presence of game-changing players
like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849.
Jayawardene and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 are yet to fire in the tournament but Pietersen and Sehwag have been at their best. The English batsman has already notched up a smashing hundred earlier in the tournament against Deccan Chargers. Some of the cricket analysts have
rated that innings as one of the all-times best in the shortest format of the game.
The home team’s bowling is also quite impressive and has been supporting their batsmen in an efficient manner. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahbaz-Nadeem-c89339 has also been doing brilliantly
in the current season as he has not leaked too many runs and possesses the ability to pick up crucial wickets at the right time.
On top of that, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601 has regained his rhythm with the ball and has been very economical in the tournament, even though he has not grabbed a lot of wickets, he has made some vital contributions with the bat.
It rained in Delhi last night and as a result, the home team could not hold its practice session. However, the Daredevils’ coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eric-Owen-Simons-c56137, has a lot of confidence on the abilities of his players and does not think that lack of practice is going to be
a big issue in the game against Mumbai.
Simmons expressed, “Today was an optional practice. Ideally, we would have loved to have a few hits. We have three very experienced overseas players. They are all very experienced and know their roles. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HA-Varaiya-c1520 has played some exceptional knocks and Negi is
a very talented player."
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 has been an influential player for Mumbai over the years but has missed the last three matches because
of a back injury. However, chances are high that the fast bowler is going to return to Mumbai’s playing eleven today. If he does so, it will definitely be a massive boost for the visitors.
Another good news for Mumbai has been the return to form of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309, who played an amazing knock in the previous match. The right-handed batsman is a class-act and if Mumbai has to do well in the tournament, he needs to get runs consistently.
Both the teams are filled with match-winners who can single-handedly snatch the victory from the jaws of defeat. Hence, chances are high that we are going to be in for a dramatic encounter.
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