Royal Challengers Bangalore take on struggling Pune Warriors India in crucial IPL 4 clash
Pune Warriors India (PWI) are desperately in need of a victory in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). They will face the upbeat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 35th match of the cash rich tournament, at the M Chinnaswamy
Stadium, Bangalore in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on Friday.
RCB were in a very critical situation at one stage, winning just one game from their first five encounters. However, things changed for them dramatically, and they are comfortably positioned in third place at the moment with seven points in total. They will
head into the next match with loads of confidence and will also enjoy home advantage.
Daniel Vettori, who is the captain of the hosts, has led his team well until now. He has shown strong nerves just like he did for his national side before the start of the ICC World Cup 2011, which was played in the Asian Subcontinent.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 had some poor results in the Subcontinent prior to the Mega Event, losing 11 out of their 12 games played in 2010. However, things changed dramatically for the team, as Vettori and his men reached the semi-final stage.
One of the major reasons behind RCB’s success in the last couple of matches has been the inclusion of West Indian star Chris Gayle in the team. The flamboyant batsman made his mark in the lucrative league with a blistering ton against Kolkata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders
(KKR), guiding his team to an easy nine wicket victory.
Gayle is partnered by newly appointed Sri Lankan captain, Tillakaratne Dilshan, at the top of the order. The aggressive right-handed batsman has the ability to take the game away from the opposition in quick time. He has been unable to impress this season
though, and will be eying an improved performance in the next match.
These two explosive batsmen are followed by the stylish http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virat-Kohli-c95424, who has been a terrific find for the Indian team. The promising youngster has the ability to bat steadily in the middle overs and explode in the death.
A player who can bat until the end of an innings for his team is a captain’s delight. Not many teams have such a luxury, but RCB are lucky to have South African class act, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 in their side. One of the finest batsmen in modern day cricket, De
Villiers never looks under pressure and bats with effortless ease under any circumstances.
However, the middle-order of RCB is a little vulnerable and a couple of quick wickets early on could put them on the back-foot.
Bowling is not much of a problem for the home team, as they have some of the most experienced bowlers in their line-up. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zaheer-Khan-c98452 and Vettori lead the attack for their team and have some useful support bowlers like Syed Mohammad, Gayle and Dilshan.
The visitors have only managed to win two of the six matches they have played so far and must start winning from the next game. They do have some big names in their line-up like Graeme Smith, Jesse Ryder, Yuvraj Singh, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915, Wayne
Parnell, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashish-Nehra-c46293 and Murali Kartik, but performance is what counts at the end of the day.
The big guns in the PWI team need to fire before it’s too late for them. Life won’t be easy for them, as they will be up against a confident team.
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