IPL T20 2009 FULL OVERVIEW

Royal Challengers of Bangalore are pretty well stacked up - Pietersen, Boucher, Bracken, White, Uthappa, Ryder, Misbah (if he plays, which is doubtful), Chanderpaul and Taylor - all of whom can adapt well to this version/have performed well in T20. And backed by the experience and skill of this lot - Dravid, Kumble, Kallis, Steyn, Praveen Kumar - they SHOULD do very well this year.
Chances - 3.5/5

Rajasthan struck gold with Tyron Henderson…he’s terrific with the bat and ball (over 70 wickets in T20s). And then there’s Tait, who will rip apart many a batting order. But without Tanvir, Akmal, Younis Khan and perhaps Langer, they will find it difficult to find as much success again. They’ll just be hoping Watson fit in time, and Morne Morkel is available this year.
Chances - 3/5

Chennai look solid. Period. With Flintoff, Dhoni, Hayden, Hussey, Muralitharan, Ntini, Albie Morkel, Oram, Raina, Thushara available - they can beat any T20 side in the world.
Chances - 5/5

Deccan Chargers are strong, not just on paper. This time backed fully by Gilchrist (captain) and Darren Lehmann as coach, they’ll strive to do better. Afridi unavailable is a big blow, but they’ll manage I think. Bowling looks rather weak though, as RP Singh, Ojha, Edwards, Zoysa, Dwayne Smith don’t seem enough to stop rampaging top orders. Plus, they badly need new jerseys/colours!
Chances - 3/5

Kolkata will rely heavily on Gayle, McCullum and David Hussey. Ganguly is out of cricketing touch, Mendis is untested in T20 and Ponting’s got more on his plate than just IPL. This team, however, has the support, the oomph and surprise factor and that could be enough to take them to the final four.
Chances - 3.5/5

Delhi, in my opinion, should once again be one of the stronger contenders this year, alongside Bangalore and Chennai. Sehwag, Gambhir, Warner, deVilliers, Collingwood, Owais Shah, Dilshan - ideal T20 batsmen. The best batting options in one side, in this year’s IPL. Bowling-wise, backed by McGrath, Maharoof and Vettori, they’ll have Nehra and YoMahesh who shouldn’t fare too badly.
Chances - 4.5/5

Kings XI Punjab are another top side. Yuvraj, Katich, Marsh, Hopes, Bopara and the Sri Lankan duo seem very reliable. They have a fine bowling attach too with Pathan, Sreesanth, Powar, Chawla all likely to play most games and that makes this side purely international.
Chances - 4/5
Mumbai Indians. And IMHO, they seem rather weak on paper compared to Delhi, Bangalore, Punjab, Kolkata. Obviously, they’ll hope Tendulkar, Jayasuriya, Zaheer, Harbhajan, Dhawan, Duminy, Mills, Ashraful are available throughout and that’ll give them a good chance. But importantly, if Bravo and Malinga are fit and available, they could be dark horses to reach the final four, at least.
Chances - 3/5

TOP FOUR (in no order):
DELHI DAREDEVILS
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
KINGS XI PUNJAB
KOLKATA KNIGHTRIDERS

BOTTOM FOUR (in the order I predict):
ROYAL CHALLENGERS OF BANGALORE
MUMBAI INDIANS
RAJASTHAN ROYALS
DECCAN CHARGERS

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