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Interesting battles:

Interesting battles:
1. Muralidharan Vs Sangakkara and Jayawardene.
2. Brett Lee Vs Mathew Hayden and Michael Hussey.
3. Mahendra Singh Dhoni Vs Yuvraj Singh

Chennai Super Kings IPL Team:

Strengths:

1. Most balanced outfit.
2. Mahendra Singh Dhoni- cool captain and big hitter.
3. Jacob Oram is the most dangerous all-rounder in International cricket.
4. Mathew Hayden is the highest scorer in the twenty20 cricket world cup.
5. Muralidharan’s spin magic.

Weaknesses:

1. Makhaya Ntini and Morkel are not available for this match due to domestic obligations.
2. Balaji will miss this match due to lack of fitness.
3. Absence of world class fast bowlers.
4. Absence of all-rounder Morkel is a serious blow to Chennai chances.

Coach: Kepler Wessels.

Franchise: India Cements.

Chief selector: V.B. Chandrasekhar.

Brand Ambassadors: Vijay and Nayantara.

Team probables: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Parthiv Patel (Wicketkeeper), Mathew Hayden, Jacob Oram, Suresh Raina, Michael Hussey, Stephen Fleming, Muttaih Muralidharan, Joginder Sharma, Abhinav Mukund, V. Sivaramakrishnan, Arun Karthik, Anirudha Srikanth, R. Ashwin, P. Amaranath, S. Badrinath and M. Gony.

Punjab Kings Eleven IPL team:

Strengths:

1. Yuvraj Singh is the ideal batsman for 20-20 cricket.
2. Home ground advantage.
3. World number one fast bowler Brett Lee
4. Irfan Pathan all-round capabilities.
5. Young team and good fielding side.
6. Simon Katich’s experience in the twenty20 cricket.

Weaknesses:

1. Piyush Chawla lacks experience in the twenty20 format.
2. Absence of big hitters in the middle order.

Coach: Tom Moody.

Franchise: Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia.

Team: Yuvraj Singh (Captain), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Simon Katich, Kumara Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Pankaj Dharmani, Irfan Pathan, Brett Lee, Sreesanth, Piyush Chawla, James Hopes, VRV Singh, Romesh Powar, Kylie Mills, Luke Pamarbach and Tanmay Srivatsava.

Lessons from IPL T20 teams

Indian Premier League already witnessed some exciting contests and wonderful performances from world cricket stars. But teams like Hyderabad surprisingly lost both matches due to lack of proper planning. Everyone can learn cricket/real life lessons from these IPL T20 matches.

Lessons from Indian Premier League cricket matches:

1. Hyderabad Deccan Chargers: This is a classic case of fall from grace.
A. You need a motivational leader to win a contest. A weak leader like Laxman is a minus point.
B. You need proper planning and unbiased selection to win in any sport.
C. You need a team which is strong in all departments. Hyderabad bought 4 hard hitters and forgot about other departments.
D. You need bench strength in case of emergency. What will they do when Symonds will not available in the last weeks of May?

2. Kolkata Knight Riders:
A. It has exciting passionate owner like Shahrukh Khan (He is like Mark Cuban of NBA).
B. It has inspirational leader like Sourav Ganguly who will not settle for second place.

3. Jaipur IPL: Shane Warne is doing magic both on and off the field with his bowling, inspiring captaincy and tactical coaching. A genius leader like Warne can spot ability in young cricketers and raise their game level.

4. Delhi Daredevils: They believed in true world class players but not bits and pieces. Bowlers like Glenn McGrath and Mohammad Asif are giving superb starts with their accurate bowling. Class is permanent.

5. Bangalore Royal Challengers: They too believed in world class bowlers like Dale Steyn, Anil Kumble, Nathan Bracken and Zaheer Khan. True all-rounder like Praveen kumar is an additional bonus. But they picked world class test batsmen for Twenty20 cricket games.

6. Mohali IPL: They picked players for advertisement needs. Yuvraj picked wayward bowler like Sreesanth because of friendship which cost them both matches.

7. Mumbai Indians: When a real icon like Sachin Tendulkar will not play, their game plans will not work and team members will miss that “some thing”. But they tried their best in both matches. Return of Sachin will change the fortunes of Mumbai Indians.

8. Chennai Super Kings: What you will need when you have a cool, glamorous and inspiring captain like Dhoni in your team? What you will need when you have talented and committed players like Hayden and Hussey in your ranks?

Most awaited matches:

1. Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders.
2. Delhi Dare Devils Vs Chennai
3. Kolkata Vs Delhi IPL.

We will learn new lessons after seeing the results of above match. Mathew Hayden will miss Man of the tournament award due to Australia's tour of West Indies.
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Labels: Hyderabad Deccan Chargers, IPL Cricket Matches, IPL T20 Cricket, IPL Team Analysis, IPL Teams, Kolkata Knight Riders
SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2008
Chennai SuperKings take on Punjab Kings
Chennai Superkings IPL team will take on Punjab kings eleven IPL team at PCA ground in Mohali. This is a twenty20 IPL match between kings of same strength. Unlike Bangalore IPL match, this match will go to last over to decide winner. I am routing for youthful vibrancy of Mohali IPL team. Chennai’s lack of world class fast bowlers will become its major Achilles heel. If Brett Lee fails, Mohali will succumb to big defeat. Pitch: It helps fast bowlers. It is interesting to see how Mathew Hayden will tackle Brett Lee on this fast track. Mohali may elect to field if it wins the toss.

Stadium: Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) ground, Mohali.
Match timing: From 5 PM live on Set Max channel.

Must watch:

1. Bhangra dance by Punjab dance group.
2. Preity Zinta.

Strange thing: Punjab Ranji fast bowler Manpreet Gony is playing for Chennai IPL team.

Delhi Daredevils crush hosts Deccan Chargers by nine wickets in the seventh match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament.



Delhi Daredevils beat Deccan Chargers by nine wickets
IANS
Published: April 22, 2008, 21:56


Hyderabad: A brilliant unbeaten 94 off just 41 balls by skipper Virender Seh-wag helped Delhi Daredevils crush hosts Deccan Chargers by nine wickets in the seventh match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here yesterday.

The Daredevils reached the target of 143 in 13 overs, losing Gautam Gambhir (12). Shikhar Dhawan was the other not out batsman for Delhi Daredevils with 25.

Earlier, Rohit Sharma's 66 propelled Hyderabad Deccan Chargers to 142 for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.

Barring Sharma, none of the other Deccan Chargers batsmen managed to make an impact. Pakistan's Shahid Afridi failed to shine for the Deccan Chargers in his first match as he was dismissed for 2.

Fraveez Maharoof, Rajat Bhatia and Mohammad Asif picked up two wickets each for the Delhi side.

Indian Premier League (IPL) team owners, from left, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actor Preity Zinta and businessman Ness Wadia attend a press conference at the end of the auction of cricket players for the Indian Premier League in Mumbai on February. 20, 2008.

Movie stars and moguls reached ever deeper into their pockets as the world's best cricketers went under the hammer at the player auction for the upcoming Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition. AP

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