Wednesday, March 24, 2010

High on confidence after ending their three-match losing streak, both Jaipur and Mohali would be hoping to carry on the momentum.

As the two teams prepare to clash against each other in their Indian Premier League match on Wednesday, both of them are well aware that they are at the bottom of the points table with just one win out of the four matches they have played so far.

Both teams would be keen to register another victory and keep their slightest hopes of making it to the semi-finals of the IPL-3 alive.

On papers, Mohali look stronger as compared to Jaipur as the former have some big international players in their ranks.

And with Yuvraj Singh's return to form against Chennai last Saturday and Aussie speedster Brett Lee and opener Shaun Marsh joining the team on Monday, Mohali certainly would have the advantage over Jaipur.

On the other hand, Jaipur, who also clicked as a unit against Kolkata last week, however are struggling to put up a good show with a depleted outfit.

In the absence of Australian Shane Watson and South Africa captain Graeme Smith, Jaipur's batting is over-dependent on Yusuf Pathan but he has also failed to impress much, after registering the first century on IPL 3 against Mumbai in their tournament opener.

As far as the bowling attack is concerned, Shaun Tait finally managed to put up a fine show against Kolkata.

But Jaipur would likely to depend more on spin as they rely much on slow bowling.

And they can take heart from the fact that Pathan proved his worth with his slow off-spinners and captain Shane Warne also found his rhythm, against Kolkata in the last game.

Head to Head:

Played: 4
Won by Jaipur: 2 (Winning % 50.00)
Won by Mohali: 2 (Winning % 50.00)

Approaching milestones:

- Yuvraj Singh (699) requires just one run to complete his 700 runs in the IPL.

- Kumar Sangakkara (684) needs 16 runs to complete his 700 runs in the IPL.

- Yusuf Pathan (47) requires three sixes to become the second batsman after Adam Gilchrist (57) to complete 50 sixes or more in the IPL.

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