Mumbai Indians vs. Deccan Chargers

Today’s IPL focus is the cracking encounter between the Mumbai Indians and the Deccan Chargers at Centurion. Evenly matched, both sides are in wane and have struggled to maintain consistent form. However, both can also be brutally efficient with both bat and ball. Cricket betting tips: With the average opening innings score at the ground just over 150 runs to date, anything less will be near impossible to defend. Make your cricket knowledge count, you can bet live in the run on all IPL matches at Canbet.com.

IPL match preview:

Mumbai Indians

IPL 2009 so far: Played – 7, Won – 3, Lost -3, N/R – 1

Win one, lose one – this is the disturbing form pattern has developed for the sometimes sublime, sometimes mediocre Indians in the Indian Premier League 2009. It’s an alarming sign of inconstancy and quick repair work is needed. Both Tendulkar and JP Duminy have been pillars of strength with the bat for the franchise, but evidently two players can’t carry the team. It’s time for a united effort before it’s too late.  

Best Bet for Mumbai Indians:                                  

Sachin Tendulkar – 9/10
Sanath Jayasuria -9/10
Harbajan Singh – 8/10
Dhawal Kulkarni – 7/10
Dwayne Bravo – 7/10

Deccan Chargers

IPL 2009 so far: Played – 7, Won – 4, Lost – 3

With their tremendous start to IPL 2009 erased by three straight defeats, the Deccan Chargers are struggling to arrest the slide and keep themselves in contention. Once again, the performance of their openers along with Rohit Sharma will be pivotal to their chances – apart from this trio their batting has been disappointingly brittle, in spite of the heroics from Dwayne Smith in last game. In the absence of the fast and furious Fidel Edwards, Vaas’s experience will come in handy to counter Mumbai’s veteran openers.

Best Bet for Deccan Chargers:

Adam Gilchrist – 9/10
Rohit Sharma – 8/10
Herschel Gibbs – 8/10
Pragyan Ojha – 8/10
TS Suman- 7/10

Wanderers may not Host IPL Matches

South Africa’s premier cricket stadium, The Wanderers in Johannesburg is unlikely to host any Indian Premier League matches after a rift between IPL organisers and the local cricket association over VIP suites.

The organisers have asked that all the VIP suits in the main pavilion be made available to accommodate its VIP guests, including Bollywood stars; however the Gauteng Cricket Board (GCB) has cited contractual obligations in their refusal of the request stating, “We have considered the IPL’s request, but we regret it is not possible to release all the suites.”

The Wanderers is the biggest stadium in South Africa with maximum capacity of 32,000 seats. The first IPL match in the venue will be between Chennai super Kings and Delhi Daredevils on May 2 allowing considerable time to solve the dispute.

The venue is set to host eight matches in total including one semi-final and the final.