Will Chargers Shock The Daredevils?
As a supporter of the Chargers and based on where they ended up in Season 1, I havent really given my team chances beyond the Semi Finals. Now that they have "managed" to reach the finals, not in a manner they would personally would have liked to, they have at least given their fans a ray of hope. A shock win will put them in the finals. It is the teams like the Chargers that can win finals if they are allowed by their opponents to sneak into that final game. The reason I am saying this is because self belief is something that comes on that D-Day and someone like Gilly and Symmo know what it is all about playing in the finals. They have been there and seen it many times together as a winning outfit.
After allowing someone like Manish Pandey to get away with 114 runs off the 171 on board, the Charger's on- field performance was left wanting. As Gilly rightly put it yesterday, one man could make the difference on a day and yesterday it was Pandey all over. I am convinced that Chargers are not reading their fan views nor thinking deep about the playing conditions. They should have played Smith and given him match experience which is crucial going into Semi Finals. I would hope sense prevails today when they choose their final 11. Supersport Park and the same wicket that was used yesterday on the offer today will only mean that a combination of slow bowlers can win the game. My views were the same in the preceding blog. If this is not convincing, then rewind yesterday's game and you will see what Kumble did introducing him in the opening spell. Earlier last month when i had the opportunity to watch the 2nd T20 game between Aussies and the Proteas, i wrote off the Proteas when they managed to put less than 160 on the board. That was however a good score to defend with Van De Merwe and Botha in the team and they made the score look daunting. The wickets at the end of the season in South Africa are slower and almost dead. This is one of the reasons why slow bowlers have done exceedingly well. The likes of Raina, Rohit, Murali, Jakati, Ojha can cause havoc. Yuvraj getting hattricks in the season says it all.
Chargers should sit together and talk about the last match they played against the DareDevils. It was one of the losses that was beyond cricketing imaginations. From the jaws of victory they snatched the loss. Sehwag and Co were looking down the barrel and the match was expected to end before the 20 overs were bowled. A tricky spell by Rajat Bhatia finished it all. So, Chargers in a way are lucky that they are facing DareDevils yet again in a big match. In my opinion Chargers have a psycological edge over the Daredevils. They came damn close to a dominating win in their last game and the loss in the semi Finals from Season 1 will also make the DareDevils nervous. These are two edges that Chargers must captalise on. They must decide which batsman would take on which bowler. Danniel Vettori could be a threat today. He excels in big games and today's opportunity is ideal for him to perform. Chargers need to watch out for spells from Vettori and Nannes. They could target others of the likes of Nehra and Bhatia pretty well. Gilly, Herche and Symmo and Rohit hold the trump card today. If these guys dominate, then they can put the game beyond the reach of the DareDevils. Indeed, they could shock the DareDevils, if they get their acts together. A word of caution would be that Chargers havent been successful chasing big scores. So anything over 160 will not be easy at the Centurion!
Chargers have to come up with clear field strategies for Sehwag, Gambhir and above all the dangerman- AB DeVilliers. For a change, the strategy break will also matter for both the teams. A lot of hype would be created in the next few hours as part of the build up. I tend to agree with Dhoni's views that the next 3 hours would matter. And it is true indeed- Gilly and Co, your next 3 hours on the field will be the test of your mental strength. Gilly must inspire his team more than he did until now. All his big match experience together with his tennis ball grip should work for the Chargers today.
Like many Charger supporters, we fans are hoping to see them play at the Bull Ring come Sunday.
All the Best for now....
After allowing someone like Manish Pandey to get away with 114 runs off the 171 on board, the Charger's on- field performance was left wanting. As Gilly rightly put it yesterday, one man could make the difference on a day and yesterday it was Pandey all over. I am convinced that Chargers are not reading their fan views nor thinking deep about the playing conditions. They should have played Smith and given him match experience which is crucial going into Semi Finals. I would hope sense prevails today when they choose their final 11. Supersport Park and the same wicket that was used yesterday on the offer today will only mean that a combination of slow bowlers can win the game. My views were the same in the preceding blog. If this is not convincing, then rewind yesterday's game and you will see what Kumble did introducing him in the opening spell. Earlier last month when i had the opportunity to watch the 2nd T20 game between Aussies and the Proteas, i wrote off the Proteas when they managed to put less than 160 on the board. That was however a good score to defend with Van De Merwe and Botha in the team and they made the score look daunting. The wickets at the end of the season in South Africa are slower and almost dead. This is one of the reasons why slow bowlers have done exceedingly well. The likes of Raina, Rohit, Murali, Jakati, Ojha can cause havoc. Yuvraj getting hattricks in the season says it all.
Chargers should sit together and talk about the last match they played against the DareDevils. It was one of the losses that was beyond cricketing imaginations. From the jaws of victory they snatched the loss. Sehwag and Co were looking down the barrel and the match was expected to end before the 20 overs were bowled. A tricky spell by Rajat Bhatia finished it all. So, Chargers in a way are lucky that they are facing DareDevils yet again in a big match. In my opinion Chargers have a psycological edge over the Daredevils. They came damn close to a dominating win in their last game and the loss in the semi Finals from Season 1 will also make the DareDevils nervous. These are two edges that Chargers must captalise on. They must decide which batsman would take on which bowler. Danniel Vettori could be a threat today. He excels in big games and today's opportunity is ideal for him to perform. Chargers need to watch out for spells from Vettori and Nannes. They could target others of the likes of Nehra and Bhatia pretty well. Gilly, Herche and Symmo and Rohit hold the trump card today. If these guys dominate, then they can put the game beyond the reach of the DareDevils. Indeed, they could shock the DareDevils, if they get their acts together. A word of caution would be that Chargers havent been successful chasing big scores. So anything over 160 will not be easy at the Centurion!
Chargers have to come up with clear field strategies for Sehwag, Gambhir and above all the dangerman- AB DeVilliers. For a change, the strategy break will also matter for both the teams. A lot of hype would be created in the next few hours as part of the build up. I tend to agree with Dhoni's views that the next 3 hours would matter. And it is true indeed- Gilly and Co, your next 3 hours on the field will be the test of your mental strength. Gilly must inspire his team more than he did until now. All his big match experience together with his tennis ball grip should work for the Chargers today.
Like many Charger supporters, we fans are hoping to see them play at the Bull Ring come Sunday.
All the Best for now....
Replies to This Discussion
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Delhi Daredevils SupporterPermalink Reply by Mohit Chauhan on -
Never.....DD will win againest DC bcoz DD is alwayes better than DC....
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Deccan Chargers SupporterPermalink Reply by Kavitha.T.S on -
well said yaar!! wana C the chargers fully charged @ centurion..!! v cant underestimate viru nd co .. but itz gilly who has an edge over thm!!
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Delhi Daredevils SupporterPermalink Reply by KP on -
Valid Point!
Majority you said is right...But i'm a DD supporter & i tend to disagree...DC has no edge over DD.
On his day, Sehwag can be more deadlier than any of the names you mentioned above.
Dhoni said it the best, who plays well for 3 hours should win. I hope its DD.
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Chennai Super Kings SupporterPermalink Reply by ankith on -
s ofcourse dc vil win today.,., want smith to be inn today.,.,
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Mumbai Indians SupporterPermalink Reply by Sreenivasulu on -
definetly dc will win
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Deccan Chargers SupporterPermalink Reply by Leela Ramesh Yemineni on -
We cant say one team is better than other in Twenty Twenty. If Gilly and DC bowlers stikes then the win will be DC side, in the same way Viru&Co is in the same winning flow then win will be DD. Anyway it will be a thrilling match. All the best to DC to post a successful moment in IPL2009 (they already got to that position by entering into Semifinals in this season comparing with IPL2008 edition).
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Deccan Chargers SupporterPermalink Reply by Rajanikanth Reddy on -
In 20-20 Knock Out matches cant be Predicted as one man can make a lot of difference.
What happen in the mtch between DC and KKR few days back. Just a single over and a Single batsman made all the difference.
So expect few more shocks in these 3 days. On their day any Team can beat any Team.
Every Team has a Chance. Hopefully DC will out class DD Today and reach Final.
Hope for the best.
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Delhi Daredevils SupporterPermalink Reply by Ajmer Singh Bains on -
If only a match could be won by arguments and wishes! However the game has to be won on the field. And it is not always the best team that wins. A lucky team sometimes. But mostly it is a team that has self-belief and keeps a cool nerve under intense pressure. Easier said than done. Self-belief breeds cool nerves but from where does it come? Lots of hard work and experience go into generating it.
Its like in a football match. Not just anyone gets nominated to take a penalty. only those who can do it, step up to it. The captain can see it in their eyes and body language. In cricket some people make very difficult catches look easy, and others spill easy ones. Good catchers will shout for leaving a catch to them and they will want every ball to come to them. Bad ones will always hope and pray no balls travel towards them. Remember the T20 WC last year. In the bowl out against Pakistan, Sehwag and Harbhajan were automatic choices. And Pakis, Afridi and Umar Gul failed to score a hit. Remember what an impossible threat had Ajantha Mendis become around the Asia cup. It took a Sehwag to sort him out. And Viru is not technically the best, just the most confident. He showed just how it is done to others.
Visit the Deccan Delhi match where DC snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. 149 for three and all out 12 runs later in 17 balls. It stunned the fans. This type of scenario can revisit them.
We could go on but the simple point is self-belief. Not being afraid of losing helps. So what if you play your best and still end up losing. Soldier goes to war and only the one that is prepared to die earns the right to live. The faint heart loses the battle even before it is joined. Go as if you will never come back. Perhaps you will. You have increased your chances through your body language and the will to carry the fight to the enemy like a man.
I just hope Deccan will not be stopped merely by the fear of failure.
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Deccan Chargers SupporterPermalink Reply by Sayan Malhotra on -
Expect a surprise DD,today DC is going to win.
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Deccan Chargers SupporterPermalink Reply by sunilkumar on -
yes daam sure just charging up the daredevils today.
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Deccan Chargers SupporterPermalink Reply by mazhar mohammed on -
i think shoaib shud back
n instead of jaskaran
mr mohit talk facts not fiction
we dun need back 14 matches
decision is on 2days three hours
sehwag played 1 match in 14 matches so heis back
lolz so gilly is playin in every match n he will BANG BAMG 2DAY
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