Mumbai Indians look forward to sixth win on the trot
Mumbai Indians look forward to garner some vital points in their IPL clash with hosts Deccan Chargers on Sunday.
By PTI |
HYDERABAD: After their thumping victory over Kolkata Knight Riders, a spirited Mumbai Indians will look forward to garner some vital points in their Indian Premier League clash with hosts Deccan Chargers here on Sunday.
In their last two matches, Mumbai Indians have rode on Sanath Jayasuriya's explosive batting to notch up valuable wins and the Sachin Tendulkar-led side will want to repeat it again against the Chargers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here to move one step closer to the semifinals.
The pitch is expected to be a favourable one for the batsmen and the strong batting line-up of the Mumbai Indians would like to put up a big total on the board by batting first if they win the toss.
Apart from the envious opening pair of Jayasuriya and Tendulkar, Robin Uthappa and West Indian Dwayne Bravo are the other key members of the visitors' batting line-up.
The team's bowling attack also looks decent. Led by South African Shaun Pollock, whose three-wicket haul devastated the Kolkata Knight Riders yesterday, it has bowlers like Ashish Nehra and Bravo in it.
The Mumbai team has won five of their 10 matches it has played so far and now requires at least three wins out of the five remaining matches to book a semifinal berth.
For the Deccan Chargers, led by Australian stumper-batsman Adam Gilchrist, the match is an opportunity to regain some pride as the team has not won a single match at home so far.
In their last two matches, Mumbai Indians have rode on Sanath Jayasuriya's explosive batting to notch up valuable wins and the Sachin Tendulkar-led side will want to repeat it again against the Chargers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here to move one step closer to the semifinals.
The pitch is expected to be a favourable one for the batsmen and the strong batting line-up of the Mumbai Indians would like to put up a big total on the board by batting first if they win the toss.
Apart from the envious opening pair of Jayasuriya and Tendulkar, Robin Uthappa and West Indian Dwayne Bravo are the other key members of the visitors' batting line-up.
The team's bowling attack also looks decent. Led by South African Shaun Pollock, whose three-wicket haul devastated the Kolkata Knight Riders yesterday, it has bowlers like Ashish Nehra and Bravo in it.
The Mumbai team has won five of their 10 matches it has played so far and now requires at least three wins out of the five remaining matches to book a semifinal berth.
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For the Deccan Chargers, led by Australian stumper-batsman Adam Gilchrist, the match is an opportunity to regain some pride as the team has not won a single match at home so far.
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