Rajasthan Ready For Delhi Battle

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Ist Semi-Final at the Wankhede Stadium Mumbai.

Rajasthan Royals are set to play the Delhi Daredevils in the first of two cracking IPL Semi-finals. Ironically Delhi have Rajasthan to thank for their admittance into this game as Shane Warnes team beat Mumbai in the final game to knock them out of the competition, putting Delhi through.

Both Sides possess quality in the bowling department. Rajasthan have the on form and leading wicket taker Sohail Tanvir as well as Munaf Patel, Shane Watson and of course Shane Warne, whilst Delhi have Mohammad Asif, Farveez Maharoof, Amit Mishra and legendary Glenn McGrath who’s economy rate in the IPL has been terrific so far.

Both sides also have some explosive batting in Graeme Smith, Virender Sehwag and Shane Watson. Both sides beat each other in the league games with Delhi being slightly the better of the two. This is a match not to be missed.

Watch out for …

 

 

Tanvir against Delhi’s openers, Sehwag and Gambhir.  

 

Glenn McGrath. Rajasthan were able to score only 33 runs off his eight overs in the league games.  

 

Yusuf Pathan and Shane Watson, who form the mainstay of Rajasthan’s power-hitting arsenal.

 

IPL Youngsters, Should They Be Considered?

There have been some big surprises from some unknown youngsters so far in the IPL but whether these youngsters should be considered to play for their international teams is open to debate. The question remains whether the performances from some of these youngsters in the IPL is proof they will be good enough to survive in the international arena.

Indian stalwart and Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag believes they should: “IPL performances should matter. Everyone is watching it,” he said. “I think the selectors should take IPL performances into account when they select the Indian squad.”

Some of the notable performances have been from youngsters such as Sohail Tanvir and Shane Watson who have already played for their prospective nations Pakistan and Australia so for these guys it is about proving they are good enough and should be considered in the future. So for these guys the IPL has provided a platform for them without the pressures to perform that are put upon them in international cricket. Incidentally, Tanvir tops the IPL wicket taking list with 21 wickets for leaders Rajasthan Royals.

Shaun Marsh is one who was almost unknown to those outside Australia before the IPL but his batting performances for Kings Xl Punjab must have opened not only cricket fans eyes but the Australian selectors, scoring 478 runs in just 9 IPL innings.

We are open to opinion and encourage your comments. Let us know what you think below.

 

Young Stars: Marsh & Tanvir

 

 

Watson Shines As Rajasthan Win

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Shane Watson hit 76 from 49 balls as Rajasthan Royals overcame Mohali at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

It was the Australian’s Shane Warne and Shane Watson which were the heroes for Rajasthan, as Warne recorded figures of 19-3 off his 4 overs which restricted Mohali to 166-8 from their 20 overs. Yuvraj Singh hitting 57 from 34.

Then It was Watson’s turn to provide the heroics with his blistering innings, which included 5 boundaries and 5 sixes. Watson and Ravindra Jadeja (36) pushed Rajasthan over the finishing line for the teams first win of the tournament. Brett Lee, Chawla, Hopes and Pathan bowled tight for Mohali but the total was too small to defend.

Final Result: Rajasthan Royals win by 6 wickets