1. Delhi Daredevils
2. Mumbai Indians
3. Deccan Chargers
And now, Mumbai is down and out, and I have to choose between two teams I like.
Delhi is looking awesome. No problems anywhere.
1. Now with Sehwag and Gambhir firing yesterday, they can get Vettori in for Warner.
Bowling will look good; Nehra, Vettori, Amit Mishra, Nannes ... I would have McGrath rather than Nannes, but making him play out of the blue just like that isn't a good idea.
2. They are lucky to have a keeper whose Bat is firing; Karthik. Does wonders for team balance.
3. The terrific in-form opening pair will be followed by Dilshan and AB de Villers ... the two share more than 700 runs between them.
I believe the key for Delhi would be the Opening pair. If they fire, half the game is won then and there.
Deccan chargers started with a bang, but what worries me is that they don't have the momentum.
They were done in yesterday by Manish Pandey.
Their middle order isn't so compelling; barring Rohit Sharma of course.
Also, this is the second time they will be playing back to back games.
The thing in their favour is having match winnng players who love the big stage, important games.
Gilchrist's bat was silent all the way to the finals during World Cup 2007 in West Indies, and then he blasted Sri Lanka in the finals and made it a no contest.
Ditto with Gibbs. He is already in runs, scoring 60 yesterday.
It really doesn't matter, coz I know I will be both Heart-Broken and Euphoric when the game ends. All I really wish is that it is not a one sided game, and it doesn't rain.
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By the way, does anyone knows What does "AB" stand for in AB de Villiers ??
It's Abraham de Villiers
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