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 A must-win situation for Bangalore Royal Challengers
11th May 2008 23:02 IST
Agencies
Down in the dumps after just two wins from eight outings, the Rahul Dravid-led Bangalore Royal Challengers face a must-win situation to keep their semifinal chances alive in the Indian Premier League when they take on the formidable Kings XI Punjab in Mohali on Monday.
Placed at the bottom of the points table with, it's going to be a tall order for Dravid's team, which has been let down by its batsmen who put up a very ordinary batting display throughout the competition.
Skipper Dravid has not been in great form in the competition which includes two ducks, but he can take solace from the fact that his single big knock of 66 came against the Punjab team in their earlier match.
The Bangalore team had been bundled out for 126 by the Yuvraj Singh-led Kings XI in that match played at Bangalore on May 5.
Having lost to Punjab earlier and low on morale owing to their below par performance, the Vijay Mallya owned outfit will need to put an extra-ordinary effort to pull itself out of the dumps.
The Challengers started their campaign on a losing note when they went down to Kolkata Knight Riders by a massive 140 runs and though they won the subsequent match against Mumbai by five wickets, they again lost three matches on the trot before registering a narrow three-run win against Deccan Chargers, another lowly team in the competition.
In their last match against Riders played at Kolkata, batting again let down the Challengers despite the fact that they were asked to chase a modest target of 129 in 16 overs in the rain-affected match. |
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