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Match 46 Preview: Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils

Deccan Chargers


The Chargers is missing a big-hitter in the lower-order. Figures reveal that the men on whom it was pinning its hopes to come up with huge scores have come a cropper so far. Cameron White has 89 runs from five games at an average of 22.25, J-P Duminy 77 from five games at 15.40, the highly-rated Daniel Christian 121 from nine games at 13.44 and local star Ravi Teja 91 from eight games at 22.75.

So is the case with the bowling. Speedster Dale Steyn and Amit Mishra with 10 wickets are the leading wicket-takers. Unfortunately, though Ishant Sharma has been bowling well in patches he is not getting wickets. If one takes out of the five-wicket haul against Kochi Tuskers Kerala, he has two wickets from seven games.

Key Players: Kumar Sangakkara, Dale Steyn, Daniel Christian

Delhi Daredevils


Delhi Daredevil's story is no different. This despite its three main batsmen Sehwag (303 runs), Y. Venugopal Rao (250) and David Warner (254) scoring well in the nine games Delhi has played so far. Unfortunately not many of them were match-winning knocks. The big problem for Delhi has been the dismal run of all-rounder Irfan Pathan, whose confidence seems to be dented badly.

In bowling, the exception has been South African speedster Morne Morkel. It is obvious that he badly needs support from the other end. It will be exciting to see whether Varun Aaron, said to be the fastest in domestic circuit, will get a chance to play on this wicket which has bounce and carry.

Key Players: Virender Sehwag, Morne Morkel, David Warner