PunterPolls Prediction – Match 22: Pune Warriors v Sunrisers Hyderabad at Pune, 17 April

September 18, 2020April 17, 2013 by PunterPolls

Can Pune build on Chepauk success? | PunterPolls Prediction

Pune Warriors against Sunrisers Hyderabad might not be one of the most high-profile matches of the IPL, but both teams have played better than expected already in this competition. While Sunrisers have already recorded wins against Royal Challengers Bangalore (holding their own in a Super Over) and (a much-fancied but underperforming) Delhi Daredevils, Warriors pulled off a huge upset on Monday, beating Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk.

The biggest plus for Warriors is that, ever since they broke their 11-game losing streak with a seven-wicket win against Rajasthan Royals on April 11, their batting has managed to put together moderate totals at least. After being bowled out for 104 and 99, they've scored over 140 in their next three games. There is still a lot of work to do though; against Super Kings, they looked on target for a lot more than the 159 they ended with, but the middle order, bar Steven Smith, could not build on Aaron Finch's blitz at the top. Sunrisers will draw confidence from the fact that one of Warriors' batting flops came against them: when the teams met three days into the tournament, Sunrisers managed to defend 126 at Uppal, with Amit Mishra causing trouble with turn and loop, and Dale Steyn making short work of the lower order.

Both teams have decisions to make about their playing XIs. Warriors' Yuvraj Singh had to sit out of the Super Kings match due to a recurrence of a back problem, and will not be fit in time for Wednesday's match either. Full-time captain Angelo Mathews - who had to sit out in Chennai due to the ban on Sri Lankan players there - should return, but with Finch, Smith and Mitchell Marsh all doing well, it could be at the expense of stand-in leader Ross Taylor. Warriors must be mulling whether they want to disturb their winning combination at all. Sunrisers have the option of playing the West Indies captain, allrounder Darren Sammy, who arrived from the Caribbean a couple of days ago after the birth of his daughter. However, with Kumar Sangakkara and Dale Steyn being sure starters, they would have to pick between Thisara Perera and Cameron White if they want to play him.

PunterPolls Prediction

Pune had played few good games, especially against the mighty Super Kings and that too at their home ground. Pune confidence is on high, team is on roll and now playing at their home ground. So to keep in mind all these factors, our experts believe Pune Warriors should win this game.

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PunterPolls Prediction – Match 21: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils at Bangalore, 16 April

September 18, 2020April 16, 2013 by PunterPolls

Can Daredevils avoid fifth straight loss? | PunterPolls Prediction

Four matches played, four matches lost. Blink. A fourth of their season is already over, and Delhi Daredevils have drawn a blank. An IPL side plays a 20-over match roughly every three days. In between, they have to get around a huge country like India, factor in time for sponsor events and also squeeze in time for training. It is possible to get into a rut with all the stuff that goes on and off the field. Before you know it, the season is drawing to a close. Various IPL sides have gone through such periods where nothing seems to go right, Daredevils being the latest.

They have been outclassed in a couple of games, fought but failed to come back in one, and lost one which they had no business losing. The absence of Jesse Ryder and Kevin Pietersen is being felt more and more with every loss. Top-order batsmen will tell you that 20 overs only seem short, but you actually have a lot of time. Mahela Jayawardene might be wondering that three hours is too little to turn around his misfiring side.

Daredevils' opponents and the venue of Tuesday's game will make their task still harder. Royal Challengers Bangalore have won all three home games this season at Chinnaswamy Stadium. It is the two that got away that will make them even more dangerous against Daredevils. A Super-Over loss in Hyderabad followed by RP Singh's last-ball incredible meltdown in Chennai only reinforce what many have come to expect from Royal Challengers over the years. That for all the big names in their side, their bowlers will regularly fall apart at the death, and their fearsome batsmen will do the same in crunch matches. The IPL is into its sixth season, and Royal Challengers are yet to shake off that reputation.

PunterPolls Prediction

Please stay tune.......

Here goes prediction for the match. Banglore playing at the their home ground, Delhi's batting is not upto the mark. But today's our experts are in mood of supporting the weaker teams. So, according to them Delhi Daredevils should win this game.

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PunterPolls Prediction – Match 20: Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders at Mohali, 16 April

September 18, 2020April 16, 2013 by PunterPolls

Kings XI batsmen need to step up | PunterPolls Prediction

On paper, Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab appear mismatched on one count- the batting. Kings XI were not tested in their opening game, chasing a paltry 100, but in their next two managed under-par scores of 138 and 124, losing both. A look at their batting line-up explains their apathy. Their captain Adam Gilchrist is struggling for runs, and in trying to break free played a poor shot on Sunday against Rajasthan Royals. Their middle order comprises uncapped Indian players in Manan Vohra, Mandeep Singh and Gurkeerat Singh and expectations from them will always be low, though all have potential. It leaves a heavy burden on David Hussey, who, not surprisingly, was their top scorer in their last two games. Azhar Mahmood is their most experienced player after Gilchrist, but Kings XI cannot afford to leave everything to their middle order and below to bail them out. The top order needs to step up, and give their bowlers a decent total to defend.

Knight Riders in contrast have a stronger top order and it makes a difference when the captain fires. While Gilchrist has been under par, his counterpart Gautam Gambhir hasn't, already piling on 175 runs from four matches. Jacques Kallis' experience is unmatched, and with Brendon McCullum fit, Knight Riders will find it hard to leave out either Kallis or Eoin Morgan to accommodate him. Having piled on 180 in their last match, against Sunrisers Hyderabad, and winning by 48 runs, it is unlikely they will want to tinker with their line-up, unless they have to.

PunterPolls Prediction

Our experts get another shocker yesterday when CSK beaten by Pune Warriors. Warriors have won comprehensively against the strong opponent and this kind of turn-around forced you to think twice before predicting anything. M. Hussey didn't play from Chennai, Methew the Pune captain stepped back for Smith and Taylor has done an incredible job as far as captaincy is concern.

Now the time for Kings XI to show some good performances in front of their home crowd and to make this tournament much more interesting. We have seen quite an ordinary team efforts by Kings XI and our experts expecting a lot from the Gilchrist and his team.

Our experts are taking chance in this particular match and would like to stick with the home team Kings XI. Especially if they will be chasing in this contest.

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PunterPolls Prediction – Match 19: Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors at Chennai, 15 April

September 18, 2020April 15, 2013 by PunterPolls

Pune Warriors in need of tonic | PunterPolls Prediction

Pune Warriors' campaign is in need of a tonic - they lost three of their first four matches - but they are now in Chennai, which means the tonic is placed on the highest shelf. Chennai Super Kings, the big boys of the IPL, are perhaps the hardest team to beat in their home conditions and they reconfirmed it last night by snaffling a last-ball win against a strong Royal Challengers Bangalore.

The inclusion of Aaron Finch briefly kindled hope as Warriors recorded their first win of the season, against Rajasthan Royals, but a pedestrian outing in Mumbai pulled them back to the familiar zone of mediocrity. Finch was bowled first ball by a Mitchell Johnson bolt and the rest of the batting crumbled without much resistance. Angelo Mathews, the Warriors' new captain, had also appeared listless with his use of bowlers against Mumbai Indians. He removed Bhuvneshwar Kumar from the attack after an impressive first over, allowing Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting to get away, then let Ashok Dinda, who bowled the most expensive spell in the IPL, finish his full quota though there were options still available. The camera often panned to a lost Mathews, and sometimes to Steven Smith, who had been the spark of Warriors' 2012 campaign, in the dugout.

However, Mathews won't be available in Chennai and in his absence, Ross Taylor will lead the side. Yuvraj Singh, is unlikely to take the field*.

On the other hand, Super Kings, after giving Mumbai Indians a scare in the first match, continue to live up to their reputation. They demolished Kings XI Punjab and left Royal Challengers in a confused state. In Chennai, where the crowd gets behind them, there isn't anything they are incapable of doing.

PunterPolls Prediction

Its been very risky to predict the winner upfront before the match, especially in T20. But if Chennai is playing at their home ground and been ask to chase (Our experts believe, Dhoni would have chosen to bowl first if would have won the toss). Their no other option to go with.

Our experts choice CSK. They have to play very very badly if they wanted to loose this match. Smith is in to the Pune squad and we may be able to see some fight in this match. But 90% is CSK all the way.

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PunterPolls Prediction – Match 18: Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab at Jaipur, 14 April

September 18, 2020April 14, 2013 by PunterPolls

Rajasthan face Kings XI pace challenge | PunterPolls Prediction

With fitness concerns to key players and a controversy dredged up from the past, Rajasthan Royals have a lot on their plate as they take on Kings XI Punjab on Sunday. Both teams were beaten convincingly in their last game and while they may seem evenly miatched, Kings XI hold a slender advantage over Royals.

If their dismal bowling against Pune Warriors is anything to go by, Royals missed Rahul Shukla and Shaun Tait and, on a home track that had pace and carry in its first game, the absence will be more acute. James Faulkner bowled well against Warriors but it is Sreesanth's inconsistency that will worry Royals. Moreover, the fast-paced wicket in Jaipur will favour the Kings XI bowlers, with their line-up of Praveen Kumar, Ryan Harris, Azhar Mahmood and Parvinder Awana. They stifled Warriors in the first game and on a responsive pitch, with their varying styles, can be an effective attack.

Their collapse in the last game aside, Royals have a relatively settled look to their batting line-up. Rahul Dravid, Ajinkya Rahane, Brad Hodge and Stuart Binny have been among the runs, making up for the absence of a big-hitter. Their most significant weaknesses are the opening combination - in three games, their highest opening stand is 22, between Rahane and Kusal Perera - and the tendency to lose wickets in clusters towards the end, as was evident against Warriors. With two important bowlers missing from their ranks and Shane Watson injured - though Owais Shah said on the eve of the game that they should have a fully-fit squad to pick from come match day* - they will need to post a substantial total to challenge the Kings XI batsmen Adam Gilchrist, David Hussey, Mandeep Singh and Manan Vohra.

PunterPolls Prediction

Rajasthan is one team who always creats doubt in our experts mind, and if they are playing against the Kings XI or Pune Warriors, situation is more difficult. Rajasthan playing at their homeground does have extra advantage, moreover they have shown better performace so far in the tournament. But in this particular match our experts are in favour of Kings XI punjab.

Kings XI have got a flyer start against the CSK in Chennai and if they will be able to repeat that performance they will be right at the top of this particular game.

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PunterPolls Prediction – Match 17: Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad at Kolkata, 14 April

September 18, 2020April 14, 2013 by PunterPolls

Will Sunrisers continue to surprise? | PunterPolls Prediction

Sunrisers Hyderabad have been the surprise team of the tournament so far. Widely expected to be one of the whipping boys, they have begun with three wins out of four matches, mainly due to their exceptional bowling spearheaded by the best bowler in the world, Dale Steyn. The batting is clearly the weaker link in the side, but with the bowlers limiting the opposition to smallish totals in most games so far, that chink hasn't been exploited much yet. On Friday, the bowlers chipped in with the bat as well, as Amit Mishra and Steyn kept their head to successfully complete a tense chase.

While a share of the top spot will be a huge boost for the Sunrisers, there is still a long way to go in the tournament. Last season's cellar-dwellers, Pune Warriors, also began with three wins in their first four matches, but soon after they embarked on a 11-match losing streak which they only snapped earlier this week.

While the West Indies captain, allrounder Darren Sammy, is flying in for Sunrisers, whether he'll be ready in time for this game is uncertain. Sammy had missed the start of the tournament for the birth of his child. He tweeted in the early hours of Sunday that he was on his way: "Two more flights to @SunRisers. #IPL6 soon begin for me.. Can't wait."

Sunrisers are up against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, who have made an indifferent start. They began well enough, with their trump card Sunil Narine bamboozling Delhi Daredevils, but were then undone on a pacy pitch in Jaipur. They could do little to change the result in their third match as Chris Gayle, as he has so many times at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, led a demolition job.

With opener Manvinder Bisla getting single-digit scores in each of the three matches so far, Knight Riders will be toying with the idea of bringing in Brendon McCullum at the top of the order, perhaps in place of England batsman Eoin Morgan.

PunterPolls Prediction

Surprising Sunrisers boosted with the confidence will take a charge against the defending champions KKR at their home ground. KKR team is not in very good shape. Their top order is doing good but middle order is not that great. Gambhir captaincy is not looking very impressive, they had litterly tourtured by RCB, especially C.Gayle.

Our experts are bit confused about predicting the winner of this game for time being. So, please stay tune and will try to update this post asap. Register members will be notify via email about the same. So, please keep and eye on your mailbox.

Finally, our experts has decided which team has better chances to win this game. If we look into the history of this seasons, teams are playing well at their home ground. This pitch is very friendly for spinners and by this time KKR have won the toss and elected to bat first. Everything is going in KKR favor and if they loose, they will loose because of one reason. And that is, they have to play really badly today.

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