By Gaurang
May 23 2008

Come Saturday The Mumbai Indians take on The Delhi Daredevils in a needle match that is do or die for the Delhi side. If they lose this match, their chances of making the semifinals evaporate. The visiting Mumbai Indians are not in a sudden death situation, and even if they lose the game, they can still make the semifinals if they win their two remaining games.

The pressure is firmly on the Delhi side, and they will be anxious for the weather to cooperate and not wash out the match like it did their previous match against the luckless Kolkata Knight Riders, who saw their shot at a semifinals spot  washed away in a pre-monsoonal burst. 

If the match is washed out and Delhi get only one point from a No-result, the Daredevils will end up with 14 points from their 14 matches and will then have to rely on both Mumbai and Chennai slipping up for them to have a shot at making the semifinals.  Their fate will be entirely out of their hands.   The rain helped the Daredevils last time, will it help them again, this time by staying away, so that they can go for two full points from a win? 

As for the match-up between the teams there is much of a similarity between them.  Mumbai has a dynamic left right opening combo, though a bit more grizzled than the Delhi duo of Gambhir and Sehwag, in Jayasurya and Tendulkar.  In the middle Mumbai has several options including Robin Uthappa, Shaun Pollock and Abhishek Nayar though they will miss the consistency of Dwayne Bravo, with both bat and ball.  Delhi’s middle order will rely on Shikar Dhawan, Manoj Tiwary, and to a lesser extent Farvez Maharoof. 

As for bowling, Mumbai will rely on a miserly veteran in Shaun Pollock, supported by locals Ashish Nehra, and Dhawal Kulkarni, again missing Bravo’s contributions.  The bowling for Delhi will be spearheaded by their own version of a miserly veteran in Glenn McGrath, supported by Yo Mahesh and Farvez Maharoof. 

The teams have much in common, so a cracker of match is in store, if the rain stays away. 

Rain, Rain Stay Away... Little Veeru Wants To Play

Discussion started by Indian Cricket Fever (IP Logged), 23/05/2008 21:10

Indian Cricket Fever
23/05/2008 21:10

Rain, Rain Stay Away... Little Veeru Wants To Play

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amit
23/05/2008 21:42

I hope the stupid rain stays away.
We should really start building indoor stadiums so that all thetournament does not suffer

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Spirit of Cricket
23/05/2008 22:18

Hopefully umpire Shastri will not officiate!

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Birbal
23/05/2008 23:22

Hahahaha... Mumbai Indians lodged an official complaint against umpire Shastri...

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ICL Ko Support Karo Yaro...

BCCI Ko Joote Chappal Maro....

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Birbal
24/05/2008 16:32

Jayasurya taking the Delhi boys to the cleaners...hahahaha

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Indian Well Wisher
24/05/2008 15:57

..in the do-or-die match against MI..

I feel that he will loose this, so MI and CSK will go thru to semis..

That will be fair as well, as MAHA Gambler & MAHA casual captains like Sehwag deserve to go out...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008:05:24:16:00:14 by Indian Well Wisher.

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round rock
24/05/2008 16:24

who is this bret greevs ? he is leaking runs big time. what happened to asif ?

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Indian Well Wisher
24/05/2008 16:25

Quote:

round rock
who is this bret greevs ? he is leaking runs big time. what happened to asif ?

He Meebe Sehwag's new Gamble

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Birbal
24/05/2008 16:28

It is amazing how teams have loaded up on unknown Aussies... to strengthen themselves...

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anu_d
24/05/2008 17:57

Quote:

Indian Well Wisher
..in the do-or-die match against MI..
I feel that he will loose

Pls replace feel with WISH.

When you start wishing other to fail,.....for your boy to look successful....that means your boy is in real problem and you don't think he is good enuf to come out of it

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Indian Well Wisher
24/05/2008 18:03

Who is my Boy btw??

Well Unlike u, I do not get blind in my love or hate for a player..and try to be rational in evaluating them..

Sehwag costed 2 matches to his team purely by his poor captaincy, and thats why he deserves to get out of this, the way he was kicked out of Test team..

Who knows, this way he may become a better captain for the future..

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Indian Well Wisher
24/05/2008 18:39

Back to Match..MI trying their best to loose it by horrible fielding..

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Meet_New_Mr_India
24/05/2008 18:56

and they do it... great knock by karthik and equally bad captainship by sachin..

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anu_d
24/05/2008 18:57

Delhi has been the #2 team...but for two games when raine played against them and a couple of bad gambles.

If Sehwag limits his gambling.....he is a cool captain.

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Meet_New_Mr_India
24/05/2008 19:01

today there was no gamble... batting line up was more predictable one and it paid off... the only gamble was giving greevs bowling...

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anu_d
24/05/2008 19:16

Sehwag has slected the cream of Indian batting for his side.
Sehwag+Gambhir+Dhawan+Tiwary+Kaarthik...could be the top 5 of an Indian XI sometime.


Mahroof has been a gerat selection for him.

Greeves was a waste.....Asif must have been injured?.

I would have still played ABDV

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