Week 2 - Match 1 - Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Both Teams Submitted

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Form

Delhi Daredevils - D
Kolkata Knight Riders - W


Pitch Conditions: Slow with low bounce, very little in the pitch for bowlers once the batsmen get themselves in and this should be a high scoring affair.

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Pleas post tactics below:

Delhi Daredevil’s Tactics.

Team

1) David Warner (U25)(O)
2) Virender Sehwag ©(I)
3) Aaron Finch (U25)(O)
4) James Taylor (U25)(O)
5) Irfan Pathan (I)
6) Naman Ojha (WK)(I)
7) Ganesh Gaikwad (I) (U25)
8) Shahbaz Nadeem (I) (U25)
9) Raymond Price (O)
10) Morne Morkel
11) Varun Aaron (I) (U25)


Selection News

After
last week’s encouraging draw with Kochi, the Daredevils have opted to
take the Feroz Shah’s slow pitch into account with this week’s
selection. Morne Morkel and Varun Aaron retain their places in the seam
department but will be largely assisted by the Daredevils extensive
spin options in the guise of Ganesh Gaikwad and Shahbaz Nadeem, two
young Indian spinners who will be familiar with the pitch and conditions
and Zimbabwe’s Ray Price, who has taken wickets in all forms of the
game in a plethora of conditions. Batting wise, Tamim Iqbal misses out
at the expense of Aaron Finch, an exceptional t20 batsman with a strike
rate of 130+.

Toss – Bat first.

Batting

If
the toss is won, the Daredevils will bat first with Warner and Sehwag
sharing opening duties. Warner will face from the off, allowing Captain
Sehwag to get a good look at Bresnan and Harris from the other end, the
openers will be tasked with seeing off the new ball whilst scoring
responsibly in the tricky conditions, Warner will rotate the strike
early doors and Sehwag will play himself in before exploding as the ball
loses its purchase. Being an exceptional player of spin, Sehwag’s
attack will force KKR’s spin attack into a more defensive mind set,
playing into Delhi’s hands. 3,4 and 5 are occupied by Finch, James
Taylor and Irfan Pathan, Finch will look to attack from the off no
matter what position the side are in and has proved in the past that he
can find the boundary with ease. Taylor is an adaptable batting asset
and can attack but can also play to the conditions and will stretch the
field whilst scoring quickly with his speed between the wickets whilst
Pathan can also keep the rate up. Naman Ojha and Ganesh Gaikwad at 6 and
7 are also canny operators who have strike rates exceeding 100 and
both average in the mid-twenties, and are also familiar with
surroundings. Should all go to plan, I think a score of 180+ is easily
gettable and pressurise the Knight Riders reply.

Bowling

Kolkata
will have to attack from the off and this may play in to Delhi’s hands
as Morkel and Aaron share the new ball. Morkel’s varying array of
bouncers, Yorkers and nagging accuracy with the hard ball will stifle
KKR from the off, whilst Aaron’s sheer pace will contribute to taking
early wickets before the pitch dictates proceedings once more by which
time the bowling changes will have happened, Pathan coming on with his
knack of getting wickets on Indian surfaces partnered with Ray Price who
will use the slow conditions to stifle the KKR middle order and
restrict the boundary hitting. Price will bowl two overs, whilst Pathan
will bowl through his spell. Gaikwad and Nadeem will then share 3 overs
a piece, utilising the slower pitch giving way for Morkel and Price to
bowl the last 4 between them, seeing Delhi through to a massive win
against one of the more fancied teams.

Over Allocation.
Morkel – 4
Aaron – 2
Pathan – 4
Price – 4
Nadeem – 3
Gaikwad - 3

KKR Tactics

Chris Gayle
Shikhar Dhawn
Gautam Gambhir
Manoj Tiwary
Eoin Morgan(wk)
Yusuf Pathan
Shakib Al Hasan
Bipul Sharma
Tim Bresnan
Ryan Harris
Pragyan Ojha
Toss:Bat First
This is the team which I think is best suited to these conditions.
Since
its a flat pitch,Jacques Kalllis has been left out as I dont think we
need an anchor.He has been replaced by a very capable Indian batsman
Shikhar Dhawan who has got a very good domestic record.He is not a big
hitter but he can score quickly.He will look to bat through while Gayle
will just tee off from the other end and should score plenty of runs
given that he is equally efficient against pace and spin.As always the
rest of the batting order will be floated depending on the situation.In
case of an early wicket,I have the ever reliable Gambhir to bat thorugh
and then hit at the death whereas in case of a good start the likes of
Morgan and Pathan can come in and take the attack apart.Delhi dont have a
quality spinner(from what I remember) and the pitch wont suit their
seamers.KKR on the other hand are going in with only two seamers in
Bresnan and Harris and both are good even on flat pitches as they showed
in the WC and the SL Test Series respectively.My side is also filled
with some high quality slow bowling options.I have got 2 world class
left arm spinners in this form of the game Ojha and Shakib plus I have
got Bipul Sharma who has a very good record.And then a couple of part
timers who bowl off spin i.e.Gayle and Pathan and they are among the
better part timers in the world.

Delhi have got a very good
batting line up and I am looking up to Bres and Harris to get rid of
Sehwag early.Bres did dismiss him early in the WC when he came onto
bowl.I also have Harris at the other end who has proven with his
performance in the SL Test series that he is one of the best seamers in
the world on flat pitches.If we can get rid of Sehwag early it shouldnt
be too much of a problem coz the likes of Warner,Iqbal and Taylor like
the ball to come onto the bat and they wont get that on this slow and
low wicket against a spin heavy attack in the middle overs.
I will
bowl Bres and Harris with the new ball for two overs each at the
beginning and 2 overs each in the slog overs.Ojha and Shakib will then
come onto bowl with Ojha bowling out and Shakib and Bipul Sharma bowling
two overs each with Ojha and then in tandem with each other before
Harris and Bres come back in the last 4 overs.
Obviously I have got Gayle and Pathan (two of the better part timers in the world) to turn to in case something goes wrong.

Do it somewhere else then.

no cos we are discussing this game, therefore it belongs on the match thread, if we are discussing the match which we are, saying about aaron, and the kolkata batsman

Cf
i am off for my classes mate.shall we do this later?

Delhi Daredevil’s Tactics.

Team

1) David Warner (U25)(O)
2) Virender Sehwag ©(I)
3) Aaron Finch (U25)(O)
4) James Taylor (U25)(O)
5) Irfan Pathan (I)
6) Naman Ojha (WK)(I)
7) Ganesh Gaikwad (I) (U25)
8) Shahbaz Nadeem (I) (U25)
9) Raymond Price (O)
10) Morne Morkel
11) Varun Aaron (I) (U25)


Selection News

After last week’s encouraging draw with Kochi, the Daredevils have opted to take the Feroz Shah’s slow pitch into account with this week’s selection. Morne Morkel and Varun Aaron retain their places in the seam department but will be largely assisted by the Daredevils extensive spin options in the guise of Ganesh Gaikwad and Shahbaz Nadeem, two young Indian spinners who will be familiar with the pitch and conditions and Zimbabwe’s Ray Price, who has taken wickets in all forms of the game in a plethora of conditions. Batting wise, Tamim Iqbal misses out at the expense of Aaron Finch, an exceptional t20 batsman with a strike rate of 130+.

Toss – Bat first.

Batting

If the toss is won, the Daredevils will bat first with Warner and Sehwag sharing opening duties. Warner will face from the off, allowing Captain Sehwag to get a good look at Bresnan and Harris from the other end, the openers will be tasked with seeing off the new ball whilst scoring responsibly in the tricky conditions, Warner will rotate the strike early doors and Sehwag will play himself in before exploding as the ball loses its purchase. Being an exceptional player of spin, Sehwag’s attack will force KKR’s spin attack into a more defensive mind set, playing into Delhi’s hands. 3,4 and 5 are occupied by Finch, James Taylor and Irfan Pathan, Finch will look to attack from the off no matter what position the side are in and has proved in the past that he can find the boundary with ease. Taylor is an adaptable batting asset and can attack but can also play to the conditions and will stretch the field whilst scoring quickly with his speed between the wickets whilst Pathan can also keep the rate up. Naman Ojha and Ganesh Gaikwad at 6 and 7 are also canny operators who have strike rates exceeding 100 and both average in the mid-twenties, and are also familiar with surroundings. Should all go to plan, I think a score of 180+ is easily gettable and pressurise the Knight Riders reply.

Bowling

Kolkata will have to attack from the off and this may play in to Delhi’s hands as Morkel and Aaron share the new ball. Morkel’s varying array of bouncers, Yorkers and nagging accuracy with the hard ball will stifle KKR from the off, whilst Aaron’s sheer pace will contribute to taking early wickets before the pitch dictates proceedings once more by which time the bowling changes will have happened, Pathan coming on with his knack of getting wickets on Indian surfaces partnered with Ray Price who will use the slow conditions to stifle the KKR middle order and restrict the boundary hitting. Price will bowl two overs, whilst Pathan will bowl through his spell. Gaikwad and Nadeem will then share 3 overs a piece, utilising the slower pitch giving way for Morkel and Price to bowl the last 4 between them, seeing Delhi through to a massive win against one of the more fancied teams.

Over Allocation.
Morkel – 4
Aaron – 2
Pathan – 4
Price – 4
Nadeem – 3
Gaikwad - 3

an issue i have with this kkr bowling attack, is does any of them have the talent to bowl a team out, are any of them match winners?....

cricketfan90 wrote:an issue i have with this kkr bowling attack, is does any of them have the talent to bowl a team out, are any of them match winners?....

Shakib is a match winner. Harris is definetly a match winner.

cricketfan90 wrote:an issue i have with this kkr bowling attack, is does any of them have the talent to bowl a team out, are any of them match winners?....

Shakib ranked in the top 5 ODI bowlers in the world

Harris match winner for Aus.

Bresnan a match winner isnt he?

Ojha not exactly a match winner for India but has a great IPL record.

Bipul is a containing bowler.

Which matchwinner do Delhi have on THIS pitch?
Aaron?He barely played a couple of matches last year in the IPL for DD.And he hasnt played for India yet although he should.There is nothing that we have seen from him to convince anyone that he is a matchwinner at this level on a flat pitch.
Morkel on a slow pitch?Doesnt he rely on bounce?
this
You very rarely bowl a team out in T20.But I can easily say(I didnt want to say this directly but you are compelling me to) my attack is better than the Delhi attack.

Price?

CF said I don't have a match-winning bowling line-up which contains O'Keefe, Johnson, Jadeja, Kumar, Broad and Mishra so I wouldn't worry about it.

My attack is designed with the intention to shackle the KKR batsman, I don't think any side would be bowled out on this kind of pitch.

Let's not treat this as a foregone conclusion, it's far from it.

180+ plus on this pitch it's a battle of the batters.

i quite like the look of delhi's attack its well balanced.

Liam_Main wrote:CF said I don't have a match-winning bowling line-up which contains O'Keefe, Johnson, Jadeja, Kumar, Broad and Mishra so I wouldn't worry about it.

He also said Gambhir is useless against short pitched bowling despite his success against Steyn and Morkel on bouncy pitches and said that an unknown Indian fast bowler is going to trouble him on a slow pitch despite the guy scoring runs against two of the best fast bowlers in the world on bouncy pitches.
Pathan is also gonna be troubled by that great Indian seamer who was barely considered good enough by DD team management in the past IPL.The same Pathan who scored a 70 ball hundred at Centurion

So what can I say?