IPL5: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals vs Delhi Daredevils - Match Preview
Just a day after facing a narrow one-run defeat at the hands of Delhi Daredevils in an enthralling IPL contest at Feroz Shah Kotla, the Rajasthan Royals are all set to host Sehwag and his men in their return-leg of the Indian Premier League match. at Sawai
Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.
The previous match played between the two sides was an evenly poised contest, but Royals kept dominating for the most part of the game, before a clinical penultimate over from Morne Morkel snatched the game away from the tourists by conceding just three
runs in six balls besides accounting for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brad-Hodge-c1184.
After failing to make an impression last season, the Sehwag-led Delhi Daredevils have been in epic form right from the start of the season five and find themselves at the top of the points table with seven wins in nine outings.
Daredevils’ confidence must be sky high after clinching the thrilling one-run win on Sunday. After having defeated their metropolitan rivals, Mumbai Indians, in both the legs, Sehwag’s men will be looking forward to defeat the Royals as well in their return-leg
game. Their batting has been the most formidable this season, with Sehwag and Pietersen both performing at the top of the order. After struggling to perform in the first few matches, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 also seems to have gained form after scoring a half-century
against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 last week.
Their bowling has been equally impressive all through the tournament, with South Africa’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umesh-Yadav-c94625
and Ajit Agarkar. Spinner Shahbaz Nadeem turned out to be a surprise finding for the Daredevils this season.
On the other hand, Shilpa Shetty’s Rajasthan Royals, after kick starting the latest IPL instalment in an emphatic style, have been off the boil in the last three matches and are currently struggling in the bottom half of the table with four wins in an equal
number of matches as their opponents, Delhi Daredevils have played.
Rajasthan’s batting has been outstanding this season, with Rahul Dravid and Ajinkya Rahane scoring runs at will. But their bowling has been a major cause for concern. Sans experienced Australian import, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Siddharth-Trivedi-c2526,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 batting line-up.
Whilst the Royals will look to redeem themselves in the home conditions, Daredevils will be eager to maintain their dominance in the ongoing season five of the lucrative Indian Premier League, when the two sides clash in Jaipur tomorrow.
Rajasthan would have to win Tuesday’s match against Daredevils if they want to enhance their chances of qualifying for the tournaments’ final fours. On the other side of the coin, Sehwag and his men are just a win away from qualifying for the tournament
playoffs.
Probables XIs:
Delhi Daredevils: 1 Mahela Jayawardene, 2 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajit-Agarkar-c972
Rajasthan Royals: 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pankaj-Singh-c80701
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