http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Keith-Warne-c89672 has one last chance to lead Rajasthan Royals
Shane Warne will get one last chance to bowl at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556, as Rajasthan Royals (RR) face the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 66th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday, May 20th, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This
will be Warne’s last game in the cash rich tournament, as he has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket at the end of this season.
Rajasthan has already been knocked out of the tournament, as they only managed to win five games out of the total 13 played. However, they will be looking for a victory in their final match of the season, in order to end the season on a positive not and
give a good farewell to their skipper.
Warne will also be eying a strong show for one last time and all eyes will be on him and the Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar. Both players have served cricket for a long time and will be remembered amongst the greatest players ever. The latter is still
playing international cricket though, but will be ready for the battle against one of the best spinners in the history of cricket.
The start to IPL was fairytale for Warne, as he managed to lead a very young and inexperienced side to a title win in the inaugural season. Before the start of the tournament in 2008, no one predicted RR to be the champions. However, the charismatic leadership
of the Aussie legend proved to be the main strength of the franchise.
The 41-year-old would have liked to end his career on a high, but things didn’t go his way exactly. He was unable to guide his team to the play-offs and was also involved in a feud with the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sanjay-c88566 Dixit.
This led to a $50,000 fine on Warne, but he escaped a ban, which could have finished his campaign in a disappointing manner.
However, the wily leg-spinner will be a part of his team and will be looking forward to trouble the batsmen with his wizardry. Star players, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/J-Botha-c1610 will be determined to give a good send-off to their outgoing
skipper.
On the other hand, MI will not make things easy for Warne and his men. The biggest challenge will be poised by Tendulkar, who has been scoring runs consistently for his franchise. He will also be looking forward to the competition with Warne.
Mumbai have eight wins from 12 matches and a win in the match against RR will ensure them a spot in the play-offs. They have a very good mix of specialist and all-round cricketers and are one of the strongest teams in the competition.
The major strength of the Tendulkar led side has been their bowling. Sri Lankan pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453, who has
been effective in the middle overs.
Other than that, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754 can change the complexion of the match very quickly.
The hosts are much stronger on paper, but will certainly not take things lightly in order to confirm a spot in final four.
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