Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians – A battle between Tendulkar and Galye
Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Mumbai Indians in the second qualifying final of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tomorrow at Chennai.
This has all the makings of a fascinating encounter but Mumbai seem to have gained an advantage ever since they secured a last ball victory against Kolkata in their last league match. That win has given them immense self-belief and now http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 and
company feel that they can beat any team in the competition, be it Bangalore or Chennai Super Kings.
On the other side of the coin, Bangalore’s morale has been dented by Chennai Super Kings in the first match of the play-offs as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JA-Morkel-c1613 snatched the victory from their jaws.
The batting of Royal Challengers is brutal as they have proved in the current season, especially after the arrival of former West Indian captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221. However, their bowling looks very thin even though Bangalore have experienced bowlers in their ranks
like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DL-Vettori-c1384. Their bowlers were badly exposed in the final overs against Chennai as they were struck for sixes at will by Raina and company.
Mumbai on the other hand have a fantastic bowling lineup which is probably the best of the current season. Majority of the cricket analysts are just talking about http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 and his impression in the tournament as he is by far the leading wicket taker
of the event. However, Mumbai have a lot more about their bowling than just Malinga.
The likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453 have been exceptional in the tournament and they have struck at crucial times for their team. Both the Test cricketers have made sure that they add stability in Mumbai’s bowling through their vast experience of
international cricket.
One thing is very common about the two teams; both depend on one of their high profile players to give a proper shape to their innings. Everyone knows how crucial Gayle is for the Royal Challengers and off-late the Indians have also started to rely heavily
on Tendulkar. The two legends have not let their teams down most of the times but both the teams should be careful about relying on a single individual. Cricket is a team game and an individual cannot win the matches for his team all the time and reliance
on individuals could prove costly in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 seem to be in a much better shape at the moment primarily because of their strength in the bowling, however, this crucial encounter may well turn out to be a battle between Tendulkar and Gayle. In any case, be assured that we are going to witness
a breathtaking encounter tomorrow and there will be some emotional fans and broken hearts after the match.
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