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Jaipur: Mohit Goyal

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Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians at Jaipur

Indians will have to win this match this match to keep their semi final chances under their own control. Else they will need Deccan who are not in that good a form to beat Chennai. Royals on the other hand would not want this dangerous Mumbai side to advance and would definitely like to make like difficult for them by beating them here.

Men at the Helm

Shane Warne has been simply superb throughout the league and everything he’s touched has turned gold. He would to be looking to try out a few combinations before the knock out stages start. Sachin on the other hand has been calm and cool but not been as sharp and quick as required for such a fast paced game. He mismanaged the distribution of overs in the match against Punjab and the team selection too has lacked thought. He has banked too much on the opponents’ weaknesses rather than his team’s strength.

 

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Editorial: Mohit Goyal

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Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai
The pre tournament underdogs on roll meet resurgent tigers in their den. This is going to be a cracker of a game in the Indian Premier Legaue - IPL.
 
Men at the Helm
It’s a clash of two greats of cricket, Shane Warne and Shaun Pollock, retired from international scene and who have been leading their sides wonderfully well. Warne has had a longer at the helm and that is likely to work to his advantage.
 
We have the bat
Jayasuriya, Uthappa, Bravo and Pollock make a pretty good T20 batting line up and so do Smith, Pathan and Watson. Sachin could have been the difference between the batting of the two sides but in his absence they are fairly balanced but Jayasuriya could be that difference on his day.
 
We have the ball
Rajasthan’s bowling has been very tight with Tanvir, Munaf and Siddharth coming good. For Mumbai, Pollock, Nehra and Bravo have bowled some extraordinary spells. The pan seems to hang in balance here too.
 
Patrolling Party
Fielding of both the sides has been comparable and fairly good. Rajasthan seem to have a slight upper hand on over all athleticism.
 
High on betting meter
Royals are pretty high on most betting meters. Five wins in six matches make them the favorites to pull off this one too.
 
Who gets the tick?
This is a perfect match man to man. The result will be a reflection of which team gels better and may be an odd out of the ordinary performance. It’s Mumbai’s turn probably.

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