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Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers, 48th IPL
Mohali Friday, May 23, 2008
Start time 20.00 (local), 14.30 (GMT)
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The Big Picture
One can't, however, write off Deccan, who will take heart from the manner in which the Bangalore Royal Challengers - similarly out of knockout contention - beat a complacent Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday. Deccan can only salvage some pride and avoid ending the tournament in last place.
The last time the two sides met, in Hyderabad, Punjab beat Deccan by seven wickets on the back of Shaun Marsh's unbeaten half-century. Though they have missed Kumar Sangakkara for five matches now, Punjab have found an able replacement in Luke Pomersbach, an Australian Twenty20 specialist.
Tournament position
Deccan Chargers: P11, W2, L9, NRR -0.463
Form (last five matches, most recent first)
Deccan Chargers: LLLLW
Watch out for ...
Team news
Despite missing Sangakkara, Punjab have no worries over their batting. In their last four wins, they haven't used more than six batsmen to set or chase a target. However, with a semi-final spot sealed, Punjab may experiment with their batting order, giving Pankaj Dharmani a game over Uday Kaul. But their bowling needs some attention - Sreesanth and Irfan Pathan conceded 34 runs in the first two overs against Mumbai. VRV Singh, who bowled the see-saw final over in that game, went wicketless and for 14 an over. Punjab may think of bringing back medium-pacer Gagandeep Singh for batsman Tanmay Srivastava.Kings XI Punjab (probable): 1 Shaun Marsh, 2 James Hopes, 3 Luke Pomersbach, 4 Yuvraj Singh (capt), 5 Mahela Jayawardene 6 Irfan Pathan, 7 Pankaj Dharmani (wk), 8 Gagandeep Singh, 9 Piyush Chawla, 10 Sreesanth, 11 VRV Singh.
It's been more than two weeks since Deccan won a game but in the Twenty20 format an over can turn the match on its head. Gilchrist and Venugopal Rao are their only batsmen to have fired with some consistency but since they have nothing to lose, Deccan may continue to give chances to their younger players. Herschelle Gibbs, dropped for the previous game against Mumbai for Orissa's 21-year old wicketkeeper Halhadar Das, may find himself excluded yet again. After conceding 37 runs in three overs against Mumbai, Nuwan Zoysa may also be dropped in favour of medium-pacer Sarvesh Kumar.
Deccan Chargers (probable): 1 Adam Gilchrist (capt & wk), 2 Shahid Afridi, 3 Rohit Sharma, 4 Chamara Silva, 5 Venugopal Rao, 6 D Ravi Teja, 7 Sarvesh Kumar, 8 Halhadhar Das, 9 RP Singh, 10 Pragyan Ojha, 11 D Vijaykumar.
Stats and trivia
Adam Gilchrist has aggregated 163 in two innings in the matches Deccan have won and 172 in eight innings in matches they've lost.
One factor to their advantage is that the Kolkata camp is demoralised after three consecutive defeats, virtually extinguishing their semi-final hopes and have had to deal with the distraction created by rumours of a rift between captain Sourav Ganguly and team owner Shah Rukh Khan. Also, Delhi's impressive bowling should relish taking on a Kolkata batting line-up that has failed in four successive matches. However, Delhi should guard against complacency - the last time the two sides met, an incisive Shoaib Akhtar spell sent them crashing to defeat.
Tournament position
Kolkata Knight Riders: P12, W5, L7, NRR -0.167
Form (last five matches, most recent first)
Kolkata Knight Riders: LLLWW
Watch out for ...
Umar Gul - After three games on the bench, his first over was a superb double-wicket maiden against Rajasthan which dragged Kolkata back into the game. His clever variations of length could put the brakes on the rampaging Delhi top order.
Team news
With both Pradeep Sangwan and Rajat Bhatia having had forgettable outings against the Bangalore Royal Challengers on Monday, one of them could make way for legspinner Amit Mishra. With de Villiers having failed to make more than 26 in six innings, he could lose his place to Shoaib Malik. Another option for Delhi is to drop the out-of-form Dinesh Karthik and bring in Manoj Tiwary.Delhi Daredevils
Virender Sehwag (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, Shoaib Malik, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Farveez Maharoof, Rajat Bhatia, Amit Mishra, Yo Mahesh, Glenn McGrath
Kolkata coach John Buchanan has said that they are likely to try out some of their lesser-known players. That could mean Siddarth Kaul getting a game ahead of Ashok Dinda. Local boy Ishant Sharma should get a game at the Kotla while Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis might be preferred to Mohammad Hafeez.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Salman Butt, Debabrata Das, Sourav Ganguly (capt), David Hussey, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Wriddhiman Saha, Ajit Agarkar, Ajantha Mendis, Ishant Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Umar Gul
Stats and trivia
Mumbai Indians Vs Kings XI Punjab 45th IPL Tuesday May 21, 2008 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
The fortunes of both Mumbai and Punjab have changed remarkably since their first meeting in the Indian Premier League. Both teams had lost their first two games going into that match in Mohali, which ended with Harbhajan Singh slapping Sreesanth. Since then, Punjab have moved to second place in the league; Mumbai have strung together six wins in a row; Harbhajan has been banned for the rest of the tournament; and Sreesanth's bowling form has improved considerably.
Punjab have won seven games out of ten but another victory would virtually ensure a spot in the final four. Their top order - especially Shaun Marsh and Luke Pomersbach - has been producing excellent starts, and Mahela Jayawardene, who has had a quiet tournament, came good to clinch a run-chase by the D/L method against Delhi. Their other strength is the ability of their medium-pacers to consistently hit the blockhole during the final overs.
The stakes are higher for Mumbai, though, for they have climbed off the bottom of the table into contention for the semis by moving into fourth place. They have the winning momentum and two games in hand over Delhi and Kolkata, the other contenders for the last semi-final berth. However, they are without Dwayne Bravo, a crucial allrounder in their line-up, and will have to fill his slot with one of the two new arrivals, Dwayne Smith and Andre Nel.
Tournament position
Mumbai Indians: P10, W6, L4, NRR +0.727
Kings XI Punjab: P10, W7, L3, NRR +0.475 Form (last five matches, most recent first)
Mumbai Indians: WWWWWKings XI Punjab: WWLWW
Watch out for...
Sanath Jayasuriya, who has spoilt the Mumbai crowd with his spectacular batting; the Wankhede will expect nothing less VRV Singh, Sreesanth and Pathan. They've ensured that teams haven't been able to accelerate during the final overs with a consistent block-hole length. More consistency from Marsh at the top, setting up the platform for the middle-order to accelerate.
Team news
The vacancy created by Bravo's departure will be filled by either Smith or Nel and Tendulkar said they would make the decision on Wednesday. Both Shaun Pollock and Dhawal Kulkarni missed the game against Deccan Chargers because of injuries and they too will be assessed on match day. If Pollock isn't fit, Nel will almost certainly make his IPL debut.
Mumbai Indians (probable):
1 Sachin Tendulkar (capt), 2 Sanath Jayasuriya, 3 Robin Uthappa, 4 Dominic Thornley, 5 Dwayne Smith, 6 Shaun Pollock, 7 Abhishek Nayar, 8 Yogesh Takawale (wk), 9 Dhawal Kulkarni, 10 Rohan Raje, 11 Ashish Nehra Yuvraj Singh, the Punjab captain, said Kumar Sangakkara was yet to recover fully from his side strain. VRV was also reported to have a back strain. It is unlikely that Punjab will play both spinners Piyush Chawla and Ramesh Powar and the medium-pacer Gagandeep Singh is likely to replace Powar.
Kings XI Punjab (probable):
1 Shaun Marsh, 2 James Hopes, 3 Luke Pomersbach, 4 Yuvraj Singh (capt), 5 Mahela Jayawardene, 6 Irfan Pathan, 7 Gangandeep Singh, 8 Piyush Chawla, 9 Uday Kaul (wk), 10 Sreesanth, 11 VRV Singh.
Stats and trivia
Punjab's 66-run win against Mumbai in Mohali remains second on the list of largest victories in terms of runs.
Andre Nel has conceded 5.25 per over in his two Twenty20 internationals and 5.77 per over in 18 domestic matches.
Tendulkar has scored only 35 runs in three games at a strike-rate of only 92.10.
Eden Gardens on May 2o, 2008
Start time local 20:00 (GMT) 14:30
The Big Picture
Shoaib Akhtar's knee injury and an unforgiving schedule, though, makes their task even harder. For a team who are yet to prove they can compete against the top teams, two of their three remaining games are against the most formidable sides of the tournament - Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab. Kolkata's inconsistent batting remains their main bugbear with the troubles starting at the top - seven different combinations in 11 games have yielded less than 20 runs an innings.
With all their departments firing and comfortably perched at the top of the table, the Rajasthan Royals have no such concerns. A win against Kolkata will guarantee a spot in the final four, and with it an opportunity to give some of their top players a break in the remaining three league games.
Tournament position
Rajasthan Royals: P10, W8, L2, NRR +0.876
Form (last five matches, most recent first)
Rajasthan Royals: WWWLW
Watch out for
The clash of the captains - Shane Warne and Sourav Ganguly had a war of words after Ganguly refused to walk when a catch was claimed at midwicket in their previous encounter.