It was Sachin Tendulkar all the way again on Brabourne Stadium in the game against KKR last night. His super 71 ensured MI went back on the top of the table. Today if RCB wins against Dhoni less CSK, they should be back on top.
KKR now seems to have lost the momentum and were defeated 3rd time in as many matches. Perhaps their failures have to do with their captain’s inability to scale up to the rigors of the format. Sourav does not seem to be loving the format and his form is a cause of worry for KKR. However he has come back infinite times and he would do so too this time. It was not just Ganguly who struggled to score runs, but also Chris Gayle playing his first game. He just could not find boundaries. 100 in 15 overs is very much ODIsqueue batting.
Zaheer Khan was the pick of the bowlers alongside Malinga and add Bhajji to the lot, the MI attack seems formidable.
Sachin later ripped apart Ishant Sharma and showed him a very poor reflection of his indifferent limited overs format form. There were few eye gazes between Zaheer and Sourav. The mentor and the student. And another student of Ganguly, Harbhajan finally scalped him and was joyed.
MI looks to be a different team and provided they select right XI they should be strong contenders to reach the semis.
My predictions for 4 semi finalists given current form :
Mumbai Indians
RCB
Deccan Chargers
Chennai Kings
Kings XI would finish last. And Sangakara would then be sacked as a captain.
