 Clash of the vanquished as Deccan Chargers take on Royal Challengers
24th May 2008 18:02 IST
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On the other hand, the Chargers, who have even started thinking about the next edition of the tournament, would want to register their first win on home turf.
For the Chargers, captain Adam Gilchrist, Rohit Sharma and Venugopal Rao have been playing consistently well but the batsmen like Herschelle Gibbs, Shahid Afridi and Scott Styris have failed to rise upto the expectations.
Afridi has not contributed much with the bat in this tournament though have had a decent performance with the ball. But what must have made captain Gilchrist happy was Gibbs' contribution of 44 runs in yesterday's match against Kings XI Punjab though for a losing cause.
The home bowlers -- like Rudra Pratap Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Afridi and Chaminda Vaas -- will definitely be under tremendous pressure. But they have to keep their cool and deliver the goods in order to see their side through in the important encounter. |
