Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to put one foot in the IPL play-offs with a win when take on the lowly Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla here on Friday. Bangalore have won seven of their 12 encounters so far and a win against Delhi will do them a lot of good where their play-off chances are concerned. Delhi, on the other hand, are out of the reckoning with nine defeats in 12 matches.
On form and paper, Delhi are no match to their South Indian rivals. Mahela Jayawardene made six changes to the team for their last match against Rajasthan Royals but that failed to bring good tidings as Delhi were pulverised by Rahul Dravid's men. Delhi's batting, bowling, fielding - everything has beggared belief this season. Virender Sehwag, Jayawardene and a host of other players have failed to blow any life into the team.
Bangalore, meanwhile, are in a much-better position despite the hammering they received in their last match against Kings XI Punjab: they failed to defend a mammoth 190 thanks to David Miller's heroics. But that was a one-off instance. On most occasions, Bangalore have been on the money. Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli all are scoring disdainfully. Their bowling led by Vinay Kumar is not as threatening as their batting but neither is it haphazard. Despite a few weaknesses, Bangalore should not have any trouble against a team that looks disinterested.
Surprisingly, Delhi have a better
10:35 PM, May 09, 2013
New Delhi: Normal service was restored for Delhi Daredevils who followed up an excellent run-chase two nights ago with another sloppy batting performance that formed the basis of their seventh defeat in eight matches. Given first use of a sluggish Feroz Shah Kotla surface on Tuesday evening, the hosts made 120 for 7 which Kings XI Punjab chased down for the loss of five wickets to pocket their fourth win...
11:06 PM, Apr 23, 2013
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma is confident of the team staging a comeback after "one bad game" against Delhi Daredevils who thrashed them by nine wickets at the Feroz Shah Kotla here. "We cannot get disheartened because it is just one bad game and we will look forward to putting some good performance in the coming games," Sharma said after his side lost the game on Sunday. The Mumbai...
01:52 PM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils coach Eric Simons heaved a sigh of relief as Virender Sehwag struck a match-winning unbeaten 95 to guide his team to a nine-wicket win over Mumbai Indians to break the six-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Feroz Shah Kotla here Sunday. "More than a touch of relief. We never stopped believing in ourselves. When you have lost six in a row,...
09:18 AM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: Six consecutive defeats into their IPL 6 campaign, the Delhi Daredevils franchise announced that they had signed on legendary West Indies batsman Sir Vivian Richards in the capacity of team ambassador. As per the official terminology, Richards would have an "advisory role" with Delhi. The news did not make many sit up considering Delhi's downward spiral had left them needing to win almost all their remaining matches to...
08:13 AM, Apr 22, 2013
Live updates from Game 28 of IPL 6 between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. With their confidence severely dented after suffering six consecutive defeats, basement dwellers Delhi take on the star-studded Mumbai Indians side in game 28 of IPL 6 at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Sunday. Mumbai come into this match after being humbled by Rajastan Royals in their previous encounter which pushed them to...
02:53 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: In the pulsating closing moments of their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Daredevils seriously thought Amit Mishra should have been given out for obstructing the field while taking a run on Friday. Mishra, who was adjudged man of the match for his one for 15 in his four overs of legspin, and then an unbeaten 15 to steer the Sunrisers to victory from a...
08:40 AM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid on Saturday said David Warner's run-out swung the tide of the match in their favour. Rajasthan narrowly edged past the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League match beating them by five runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla. "The match changed with Warner's run out. Brad Hodge was exceptional on the field today," Dravid said. Dravid commended pacers Kevon Cooper and Rahul Shukla...
10:09 PM, Apr 06, 2013
After losing their season opener to Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils would like to change the tide on their home turf on Saturday. Virender Sehwag will again not feature in this match on account of a back spasm. Delhi is already a depleted side and Sehwag's absence makes it even weaker. Rajasthan Royals, under Rahul Dravid, are playing their first match and they must be looking to start their campaign...
03:06 PM, Apr 06, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils opener David Warner has confirmed that Virender Sehwag will also sit out on Saturday's Indian Premier League match against Rajasthan Royals as he is yet to fully recover from back spasm. "He (Sehwag) is not playing tomorrow as he has not fully recovered. He is a lot better than what was before although his movement has been a bit sluggish," Warner told reporters on the eve...
09:19 PM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: Claiming that he had never faced problems negotiating Indian spinner in the recent Test series, big-hitting Australia opener David Warner said if the opponents have all tweakers in their attack, the wickets will go to them only. "I don't think I struggle against spin at all. I think, the reason why we got out to spin was, in the Tests, they had only spin bowlers bowling. So you...
08:28 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Clarke returned home early from Australia's series in India after being ruled out of the fourth and final Test in Delhi. ...
09:02 AM, Mar 24, 2013
Sparks flew thick and fast between Ravindra Jadeja and David Warner as the two players found themselves involved in an ugly spat during the second day's play of the fourth and final Test at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Saturday. ...
06:56 PM, Mar 23, 2013
The left-arm spinner reached the milestone of 100 wickets in his 22nd Test, third behind Erapalli Prasanna and Anil Kumble, but in terms of days Ojha is the quickest. ...
11:02 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Shane Watson, who became the 44th Australian Test captain, said it was an honour to be appointed. ...
12:40 PM, Mar 22, 2013
India had Australia seven down for 136 before Australia's eighth and ninth wickets added 95 to the total to keep India searching for a breakthrough at stumps. ...
11:37 AM, Mar 22, 2013
By winning the Delhi Test, India have a chance to whitewash Australia 4-0 for the first time. ...
12:07 PM, Mar 21, 2013
With the Australians crumbling under pressure both on and off the field during their tour of India, at 3-0, the Feroz Shah Kotla track will provide MS Dhoni the most opportune setting to send Michael Clarke & Co back whitewashed. ...
10:15 AM, Mar 20, 2013
