Will Delhi Daredevils Qualify?
The defeat of Delhi Daredevils in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 28 at Delhi has made it a very tough task for them to get through the knock out stage. Captain Virender Sehwag himself admitted that the 17-runs defeat pushed them to a very precarious situation. Presently they are at the bottom level of the score table.
Though it was a rather easy target of 149 runs, they failed to score much in the middle overs. The starting was good with a score of 40 runs in six overs. But, after the exit of David Warner and Sehwag the run rate dropped drastically since Irfan Pathan was out too early. According to Sehwag it is difficult to decide whether to play normally or opt for bowling when the target is 149 and an error in that decision might be the reason for the team’s failure. The wicket was favorable to batsmen.
Virender Sehwag is still optimistic since anything can happen in cricket. He is hopeful that the team may gain momentum out of the pressure to perform at this crucial stage.
Jacques Kallis of Kolkata Knight Riders described the match as a fabulous game and he too wondered why Sehwag and his boys could not perform. According to Kallis, in T20 match, full awareness of the conditions and perfect assessment of the winning total are the secrets of success. He said that at the prevailing conditions 148 was a competitive score.
Kallis has high appreciation of Manoj Tiwary whose maturity displayed while batting impressed him more.
Kallis was happy to see that his team was among the top four in the score table at the end of the knock out stage and said that their next goal is to make it to the semi-finals.
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