Thursday, May 22, 2008

King's X1 Punjab v Deccan Chargers - Preview

Inspiration ?
The Deccan Chargers need look no further than a few hundred kilometers west for inspiration - Rahul Dravid's team literally came back from the dead to shock a top team and play spoiler and Hyderabad can hope to play the same tomorrow against an increasingly strong King's X1 Team.

With today's washout Yuvi's boys are guaranteed of a semifinal slot, yet they would want to make sure they end up at No. 2 if not the top and will play with full vigor.

Teams
Hyderabad have tried everything and nothing has worked. Expect them to stick to the same lineup as in the last game altho what that guy Das did in the last game I don't quite know. Besides I somehow feel Afridi needs to be dropped and poor Vaas needs to come in.

For the King's X1 this would be an ideal time to experiment. I would like to see Yuvraj promote himself to get a good knock in the middle, as also Jayawardene. Maybe young Tanmay also deserves a knock. Big question - When will Sangakara be fit ?

Revenge Battles (Last time's winners in brackets)
Gilchrist v Pathan (Pathan)
Gibbs v Chawla (Chawla) - Gibbs might not play
Rohit v Sreesanth (Rohit)
Rohit v Irfan (Rohit)
Rohit v Chawla (Rohit)
Rohit v VRV (Rohit)
Rohit v Gagandeep (Rohit) - Gagandeep might not play
Afridi v Gagandeep - (Gagandeep) - Will either play ?
RP Singh v Marsh (Marsh)
Sangakara v Kalyanakrishna (Kalyanakrishna) - Will Sangakara be fit ?
Mahela v Kalyanakrishna (Mahela)

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