Mumbai Indians v Pune Warriors: Batsmen to watch out for (Part 2)
The Pune Warriors’ powerful batting line-up includes the captain Yuvraj Singh, Jesse Ryder, Robin Uthappa and Graeme Smith.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, who won the ‘man of the tournament’ award in the recently concluded World Cup, can strike the ball as clean as it has even been hit. With his special quality of batting brutally and sensibly at the same time, the left-hander
looks effortless when he smashes for ball for mighty sixers.
One can remember his 6 sixes in an over against English pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465 in the World Twenty match. Yuvraj, who played last season for Kings XI Punjab, showed a little glimpse of his talent by scoring an aggressive unbeaten innings of 21 runs in the first
game of the season against Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833.
In his 82 Twenty20 games, the classy left-hander has scored 1882 runs at a strike rate of 137.17. His excellent innings in the World Cup 2011, particularly the match-winning innings against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in the quarter-final has brought him among the top batsmen
in the globe.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JD-Ryder-c1679 is a dangerous player with a great hand/eye combination. The left-handed opening batsman loves to dominate from the very first ball of the innings. He is technically strong with a wide range of cricketing strokes. It is always
delight to watch him play his elegant and stylish strokes all around the wicket.
Ryder has shown his magic earlier in the competition by scoring a destructive innings of 60 runs from just 27 balls in the last game. The Kiwi opener has played 42 Twenty20 matches in his career, in which he scored 904 runs at a phenomenal strike rate of
almost 144.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robin-Uthappa-c2356 is veteran campaigner with a lot of international experience under his belt. In his 82 Twenty20 games, the right-hander Indian player holds an average of almost 25 and a strike rate of 132.31. His exceptional hand-eye coordination
makes him one of most blustering and dangerous players in the Pune XI. Uthappa is truly a player who can pace his innings with his masterful stroke-play all around the wicket. The player will definitely take a test of skills of Mumbai’s bowlers and fielders
in the match.
The elegant batsman has been able to show his class so far in the tournament. However, his stunning strike of over 150 in the three league matches shows that how dangerous he can be for the opposition.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians. The former South African captain has not been batting well in the IPL IV, as he has an average of just 12 so far in the competition.
The opening -batsman, who led Proteas to just-concluded mega event, is an extremely good player of spin.
Smith uses his feet well against the slow bowlers, and the powerful hitting is the trademark of 30-years old all-rounder. In his 78 Twenty20 matches, the left-handed batsman has an average of almost 32 with a strike rate of 124.62. With tons of international
experience under his belt, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 has shaped himself into a player who can perform well on big occasions and under pressure.
Comparing the two batting line-ups, it is evident that both teams have experienced and skilled batsmen in their set-up.
The venue, Wankhede Stadium, has a marvellous batting track. Thus, a high scoring match can be anticipated. With some quality batsmen in both teams, the show will definitely be entertaining. Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see that how these batting
masters use their expertise to take their side to the glory.
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