Saturday 19 April 2014

IPL 2014 Preview: Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Delhi Daredevils

Delhi Daredevils
After losing to Royal Challengers Bangalore, the Devils have a tough task against inform Kolkata Knight Riders. All eyes will be on Kevin Pietersen's availability and if he is able to play in this match, it will be a big boost for Delhi Daredevils. Murali Vijay, Dinesh Karthik and Manoj Tiwary has performed exceptionally well in the past seasons of the Indian Premier League but their performance in the first match was disappointing. The team management should promote JP Duminy and Ross Taylor up the order as these played well and took their team to a respectable total. The Delhi based franchise had problems in the bowling department as well. Mohammad Shami was the sole performer from the side while rest of the lot just filled numbers. They need massive turn around in today's match.
Kolkata Knight Riders

  1. The Knight Riders batted with a plan. After losing Gautam Gambhir early, the veteran Jacques Kallis and Manish Pandey played smartly. They built their innings and then went on rampage, which took Mumbai Indians bowlers by a surprise. Robin Uthappa and Shakib-al-Hasan couldn't score but it was due to the less availability of balls. Yusuf Pathan is not in the team for this match as he has gone to be with his wife, who has given birth to their baby boy. However, there are enough players in the team who can fill in his position. The Gambhir led team was clinical in the bowling department, restricting Mumbai batters easily. Morne Morkel, Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla are the bowlers who could cause problems for the Devils batsmen.
Verdict
The match is looking in favor of the Knight Riders because of better resources and an experience captain.

Teams
Delhi Daredevils: Kevin Pietersen (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), JP Duminy, Ross Taylor, Mayank Agarwal, Murali Vijay, Manoj Tiwary, Saurabh Tiwary, Milind Kumar, Jimmy Neesham, Mohammed Shami, Jaydev Unadkat, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Shukla, Wayne Parnell, HS Sharath, Laxi Ratan Shukla, Kedar Jadhav, Siddharth Kaul, Rahul Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Nathan Coulter-Nile.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ambati Rayudu, Pragyan Ojha, Aditya Tare, Jasprit Bumrah, Jalaj Saxena, Pawan Suyal, Sushant Marathe, C.M. Gautam, Apoorv Wankhade, Shreyas Gopal, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Michael Hussey, Corey Anderson, Josh Hazelwood, Marchant de Lange, Krishmar Santokie, Ben Dunk.
After losing to Royal Challengers Bangalore, the Devils have a tough task against inform Kolkata Knight Riders. All eyes will be on Kevin Pietersen's availability and if he is able to play in this match, it will be a big boost for Delhi Daredevils.

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