Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals: Match Preview - Mumbai look to strengthen their position
Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals will be up against each other tomorrow, in a crucial fixture of the Indian Premier League at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, on April 29, 2011.
The encounter is extremely important for both teams, as Mumbai is currently leading the points table and Rajasthan is not far behind at number three.
Mumbai Indians, led by batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar are tagged as hot favourites of this edition of the tournament. The side seems to have the most balanced line-up with both, the bat and ball.
Tendulkar has led his young troops from the front, as he is currently the highest run-getter of the tournament and also holds the ‘Orange Cap’. So far, the Little Master has scored 269 runs in six matches, with an astonishing average of 89.66 which includes
a brilliant hundred and a half-century.
The Master Blaster is supported in the batting department by youngsters like Rohit Sharma and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ambati-Rayudu-c1007, as both of them have been extremely impressive in the league. Sharma and Rayudu are brilliant stroke-players, who do not seem to get phased by pressure
situations.
Although http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians have a strong batting line-up, their real strength lies in the bowling department which is led by Lasith Malinga. The Sri Lankan bowler has been outstanding in the tournament so far and is also the top wicket-taker this season, by
a huge margin.
Munaf Patel and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453 give the side’s bowling further boost, as the team has the proper variety to trouble any batting line-up.
On the other hand, Rajasthan stand at number three on the points table. Australian Shane Warne has also led his side from the front, taking nine wickets in this edition of the tournament. Along with Shaun Tait and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Siddharth-Trivedi-c2526, the Royals have put in
an impressive bowling performance on a couple of occasions.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Johan-Botha-c67173, who have put
in notable contributions.
Although Mumbai is going into the match as the clear favourites, Rajasthan can surely challenge their opponents with the strength of the bowling depth the side possesses. A win is important for both teams in this game, as it would help in securing a crucial
two points.
With both teams looking to put up a good performance all that is left to see is which team is able to handle pressure well in the crucial encounter. Let us hope that this encounter lives up to its’ expectations and cricket fans witness a close game of cricket.
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