Viru was in high spirits after his team snatched an unlikely win against Deccan Chargers on Wednesday. The probability of Kings XI Punjab repeating last season's performance of making the semifinal is extremely low. They are currently second from the bottom in the second season of the IPL.
Symonds has made the batting look even more powerful, but the bowling minus RP Singh and P Ojha is a concern. A brutal 60 in just 36 balls marked an excellent debut for Symonds in second season of the Indian Premier League.
Amit Singh unfortunately has been reported for a suspect action for the second time this season and second bowler form Rajasthan Royals after Kamran Khan to come under scrutiny.
Herschelle Gibbs has made 204 runs this second season of the Indian Premier League, but only 22 in his last five, including three ducks.
Royal Challengers Bangalore seemed to be improving till their bating fell part in the last few games, but they're still prone to collapsing as they showed against Rajasthan Royals thus putting far too pressure on the bowlers.
Mumbai Indians seem to be hitting a new low with every game. Goofed up by leaving out Sanath Jayasuriya in the last match against Delhi.
Sachin Tendulkar's form with the bat has dipped lately, and his last 5 innings have only fetched 63 runs. In his first 3 innings he scored 163 runs.
The last time this rematch of first season of the Indian Premier League final happened, both the teams were languishing in middle-and-lower part of the points table. Chennai Super Kings want Orange cap leader Matthew Hayden and Suresh Raina to play as many overs as possible. Rajasthan Royals want get Matthew Hayden, Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni early.
Deccan Chargers will be happy with this score 168 loss of the five wickets, considering those quiet overs in the few overs either side of the time out. But Symonds changed everything with some savage shots make 89 runs off 58 balls (8 x 4, 6 x 6) and Rao supported him well with some boundaries off his bat.
Mumbai Indians had themselves to blame for the collapse against Deccan Chargers which deprived them of a spot in the semi final.
Deccan Chargers too started off with a bang, but have experienced a roadblock in the middle stages in second season of the Indian Premier League. But their caption Adam Gilchrist seems to be enjoying every moment of this up and down race.
"It’s not much about a six hitting competition, it's a game of steel between bat and ball which has been pretty exciting to watch. When you have got 8 teams with such world class players and exciting talent form India in such even conditions, it's bound to be a real cliffhanger," Gilchrist said.
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