Mumbai Indians eyeing a spot in the Indian Premier League final
Mumbai Indians (MI) overcame the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in a cliff hanger 70th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL), on Sunday, May 22nd, 2011, but the teams will be up against each other once again in the Elimination Final
of the cash rich tournament. The match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in India on Wednesday, May 25th.
Star Indian batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556, will be eager to lead his MI side to the final of the lucrative league and he will have the home advantage as well, which will give him the encouragement. He led the franchise in a very aggressive manner, guiding them
to the tour four of the pool.
At one stage of the tournament, MI were at the top of the table with eight wins in 10 games. However, the team lost momentum in the next few games, losing three on the trot. They played and won their last match against Kolkata and will be hoping for a similar
result in the upcoming Elimination match.
Apart from his leadership skills, Tendulkar will be eying a strong show with the bat as well. He is a big player and needs to lead from the front in the big games. The veteran has been scoring runs with consistency for his franchise and is just two games
away from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820’s first ever IPL title.
The Master Blaster will be eying some support from local star, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309, who has impressed one and all throughout the tournament. The promising right-hander has the ability to time the ball to perfection and sends the ball to the boundary with effortless
ease.
When it comes to finding the boundary, MI have some of the best hitters in the business, who can clear the boundary line by miles. One of the most powerful strikers in modern day cricket, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754, has been a bit inconsistent for his franchise, but
no one doubts his potential. The explosive West Indian can put the field on fire with his thunderous strikes and can take the game away from the opposition very quickly.
The Tendulakar led side had opted for Australian star, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JEC-Franklin-c1684, who proved to be a match winner with his bat and will definitely be
a part of the playing-11 in the upcoming game.
Mumbai’s strength has been their bowling, as they have a very well balanced attack. Sri Lanka’s pace ace, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453.
On the other hand, KKR has also been consistent in this season of the IPL. The team was unable to impress in the previous three seasons, but things have changed this time around.
KKR has been led by promising Indian batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/YK-Pathan-c2815. All these players will need to lift their game in the upcoming
match.
The main concern for KKR has been their inconsistent bowling in the tournament. The spinners have done well in a few matches, but fast bowling has let the team down on a few occasions.
Although the winning momentum is with the home side, Kolkata has the potential to defeat any opposition. The winners of the match will go onto play the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the final of the tournament on Saturday, May 28th.
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