Everytime RR had been categorized as favorites they have lost and every time they were written off they have comeback – the team’s character seems to be an extension of the captain’s. Oh boy did their openers come out blazing today! Where was Naman Ojha all this while? He launched into Ramesh Powar even before the bowler could warm up which set the tone for the match.
Graeme Smith, who’s had a quiet tournament by his standards couldn’t have timed his return to form better. If he played the second fiddle to perfection in the previous match, he was at his belligerent best today. Then Ravinder Jadeja came out and showed us why Shane Warne rates him so high. It was a blitzkrieg that sucked whatever little life was left out of King’s XI.
With the tournament’s highest score to chase, King’s XI badly needed a flying start and once that wasn’t to be, they were going down the hill all the time. Yuvraj provided a bit of fireworks at the end but it was too little too late. And where does Shane Warne scout for fast bowling talent? Amit Singh gave a good account of himself in a quality spell. It’s exciting to see domestic players expressing themselves on such a grand stage.
And the second match of the day had no surprises with KKR looking as clueless on the field as they have been with the bat and ball so far in this tournament. For once McCullum got going and with van Wyk providing the much needed inspiration for KKR at the top of the order, there was some hope of making a turnaround in their fortunes.
But that little hope faded away completely in a hopeless display of fielding. And Delhi were anyways too strong to be overwhelmed by a just about par total. Delhi has looked the best team on paper since beginning and they are doing their reputation no harm by being ruthless on the field so far in this IPL.
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