Hyderabad Deccan Chargers who lost the thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders will try to prove their mettle against Delhi Daredevils. It is a match between world class batting line up of Hyderabad Deccan Chargers and superb bowling attack of Delhi daredevils. This match under floodlights will surely entertain 40,000+ Hyderabad crowd with run feast by batting giants.
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad. Team who wins the toss will bat first. Any score below 200 can be easily achievable. Hyderabad team with many big hitters has slight advantage.
IPL T20 Match live: From 8 PM onwards on Set Max.
Watch live streaming on web at www.iplt20.com (Offical website of Indian Premier League)
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Favourite: Hyderabad Deccan Chargers.
Crucial players: 1. Andrew Symonds who played patient knock in testing conditions at Eden Gardens will explode on this batting track.
2. Gautam Gambhir: He is the best Indian cricketer in T20 and One day matches from Twenty20 Cricket world cup. He is scintillating form.
3. Shahid Afridi: How many sixers will he hit? Count on. He can change match course with both bat and ball.
4. Mohammad Asif: His combination with Glenn McGrath is a nightmare for any batting lineup. We have to see how Gilchrist will attack them on batting paradise?
Hyderabad IPL squad analysis:
New players available: Shahid Afridi and Herschelle Gibbs.
Strong points:
1. Adam Gilchrist & Andrew Symonds – Good form.
2. Big hitters like Gibbs and Shahid Afridi. Afridi will also strengthen bowling Attack.
3. Ravi Teja is to Hyderabad what Shikhar Dhawan is to Delhi.
4. Home ground and audience support.
Weaknesses:
1. Weak bowling attack.
2. Lack of world class spinner. Shahid Afridi may help in this regard.
3. Selection politics.
4. Rohit Sharma – poor form.
Probable squad:
VVS Laxman (Captain), Adam Gilchrist, Raviteja, Andrew Symonds, Shahid Afridi, Sanjay Bangar, RP Singh, Rohit Sharma, Chaminda Vaas/Kalyan Krishna, Pragyan Ojha and Gibbs/Styris/Venugopala Rao.
Coach: Robin Singh.
Delhi Daredevils:
New players available: Md. Asif, Shoaib Malik and Abdur Razaaq.
Strong points:
1. Glenn McGrath – Superb nagging spell against Jaipur.
2. Shikhar Dhawan – Attacking underrated batsman.
3. Virender Sehwag – Match winner on his day.
4. Daniel Vettori – World class spinner and useful batsman.
5. Shoaib Malik in the middle order – cool customer.
6. Maharoof – Man of the match against Rajasthan Royals.
Weaknesses:
1. Absence of big hitters in the middle and late order.
Probable Squad:
Virender Sehwag (Captain), Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, Shoaib Malik/Mohammad Asif, Maharoof, Dinesh Karthik, Daniel Vettori, Glenn McGrath, Manoj Tiwary, Rajat Bhatia and Mithun Manhas.
Coach: Gregg Shipperd.
Hyderabad is looking strong in batting while Delhi has world class bowling attack. Match result will depend on how Hyderabad big hitters will tackle Glenn McGrath, Asif and Daniel Vettori. Hyderabad management should not indulge “selection politics” to win this match and need to play their best local players. Hyderabad should open with Gilchrist- Raviteja to build a solid platform while Delhi’s hopes will depend on Sehwag-Gambhir opening pair
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