Pune Warriors v Royal Challengers Bangalore: Batsmen to watch out for (Part 1) – IPL-4
The Pune Warriors are all set to take on the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Friday April 29.
The Warriors are coming into the game after four consecutive defeats and are looking to put in a good performance for a much needed victory against Bangalore.
Bettor.com takes a glance at key batting figures of two sides, Pune Warriors and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The Pune Warriors’ powerful batting line-up includes the captain Yuvraj Singh, Jesse Ryder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mithun-Manhas-c76414.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, who won the ‘Man of the Tournament’ award in the recently concluded ICC World Cup 2011, can hit the ball extremely hard. With his special mix of brutal and sensible batting, the left-hander looks effortless as he smashed the ball for gigantic
sixes.
One can remember his 6 sixes in one over against English pacer Stuart Broad in the World T20 match. Yuvraj, who played last season for Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833, showed a little glimpse of his talent by scoring an aggressive unbeaten innings of 62 runs in the last
game against Chennai Super Kings.
In his 85 T20 games, the classy left-hander has scored 1978 runs at an excellent strike rate of 135.47. His brilliant innings in the World Cup, 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.
Jesse Ryder is a dangerous player with tremendous hand-eye coordination. 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. He is amazing to watch,
as he plays elegant and stylish strokes all around the wicket.
Ryder has shown a bit of his magic earlier in the competition, but he is yet to produce a massive innings. The Kiwi opener has played 45 T20 matches in his career, in which he scored 950 runs at a phenomenal strike rate of over 140.
Robin Uthappa is a veteran campaigner with a lot of international experience under his belt. In his 85 T20 games, the right-hand Indian player holds a strike rate of over 130. His exceptional hand-eye coordination makes one of most talented 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 ground. The player will definitely take a test of skills of the Bangalore bowlers and fielders in the match.
Mithun Manhas is another excellent batsman who can be quite handy for the Warriors in the game against the Royal Challengers. The middle-order batsman, who has been the captain of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 side in domestic cricket, is a very good player of spin.
He uses his feet well against the slow bowler and his powerful hitting is the trademark of the 31-year-old all-rounder. In his 38 T20 matches, the right-hand batsman has a strike rate of over 100. Manhas has converted himself into a player who can perform
on big occasions under pressure.
In the absence of Graeme http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598, Manhas will be a significant player for the Warriors during this exciting match.
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