Sachin Tendulkar vs. Shane Warne: IPL-4
The fourth edition of the Indian Premier League will see Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals fighting against each other on April 29, 2011.
The 34th match of the competition is expected to be eye-catching, as two strong teams will be looking to secure important two points.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils in their opening match. Their only defeat came against debutant
Kochi Tuskers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kerala-c803.
Mumbai, during all their matches played in the tournament so far, have maintained a consistent bowling and batting performance.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders derailed
their form and handed them with two defeats in their consecutive encounters.
However, in their last game against Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Rajasthan came back with aggression and earned an eight-wicket victory.
Tendulkar has proved to be the best captain in the League so far. The veteran, who just turned 38, used his experience brilliantly in lifting Mumbai to the top position in the IPL.
The right-handed batsman holds plenty of batting records, as he has hit the most centuries both in Tests (51) and in One Day Internationals (48). The International Cricket Council World Cup 2011 winning star is one of the three batsmen, who have crossed
11,000 runs in Test cricket. He is also the only Indian cricket to enjoy the feat. Playing 50 T20 innings, Tendulkar has scored 1785 runs at an average of 42.50, including one century and 12 fifties.
The Master Blaster is the only cricketer, who is awarded with the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna’, the highest Indian sporting honour. Earlier, he had been leading the Indian cricket team as a captain. The right-handed batsman played a significant role in the
recently concluded mega event.
The batting maestro is leading Mumbai Indians since the inaugural season of the IPL and the legend still has much to offer in the upcoming matches.
On the other hand, Warne is performing dual duty for Rajasthan, as he is also the Head Coach of the team. Being coach-captain, he has really worked hard in polishing the talents of his side and helped bringing anonymous players, into the limelight. The legendary
player is considered to be one of the most remarkable leg-spinners in cricketing history.
During his international career with the Australian team, Warne has picked over 1000 wickets. Warne also plays as a useful lower-order batsman, scoring more than 3000 runs in Test matches.
In 51 T20 innings, he has claimed 55 wickets at an average of 24.98, including his best, 4/21.
Prediction
The game is expected to be a tough clash, as both teams are equally equipped with a variety of talented players. Although the win-loss comparison shows that Mumbai Indians may dominate the match, Rajasthan Royals are also likely to show some resistance because
they have regained momentum since their last victory.
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