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*Official* IPL 2021

Who wins it?

  • Total voters
    34
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honestbharani

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
Nintendo said:
Yeah theyve got shardul at 10, batting isn't a problem. Don't think berendorf will help much though, they have chahar and Curran for new ball stuff. Need a middle over wickets taking threat.
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That would be Tahir. I think they are waiting to get out of Mumbai before they unleash him though. In Mumbai, I feel Behrendorff will be awesome, coz Chahar can bowl an over or two at the death, and they have Bravo, Thakur and Curran who all do that job too.
 
karan_fromthestands

karan_fromthestands

State Captain
JOJOXI said:
Perhaps, I guess it depends on the bowling balance - with Stokes out perhaps 1 over but at worst I'd say give him the 16th over but the numbers over the last 3 years show of those at the death in the IPL he has the worst economy and takes his wickets relatively expensive (at the death). But if Sakariya keeps playing and they see him as a death bowler there is no real need as you can get Morris, Archer/Mustafizur and Sakariya bowling 2 overs each of RR's last 6 overs. If Unadkat can do well this season bowling at the other phases of the game like v DC then you can ensure your death bowling is secure with 2 of the best few death bowling options in the competition in Morris and Archer having 2 overs each for the death. It also means you can really attack the early middle overs as well, if Unadkat bowls 4 overs straight from the start and can do that job well and if Sakariya is their other new ball bowler then you can be a lot more flexible in how you use Archer and Morris if they still have a combined 7 overs of bowling after the powerplay (Sakariya 2, Unadkat 3, Morris or Archer 1 over in PP).

If RR feel he's not a consistent enough threat you can use him for the middle overs or replace him with Gopal/Tyagi but certainly for the next game I'd set out to bowl him in 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th overs and react depending on how he is bowling any specific matchups you want to exploit but you probably won't want to go spin anyway with Moeen at 3. If he can do well there it should help his confidence too whereas bowling 3 overs early on and then saving 1 for the death there is always the risk that 3-0-20-2 becomes 4-0-40-2 and he potentially loses RR the game. Morris and Archer/Mustafizur and Sakariya could get hit at the death too but at least you've given yourself the best chance bowling at the death going with your better options.

A shame for RR that this is the final year before mega auction as you could just see a bowling lineup coming together - Unadkat early innings specialist - get Stokes to be aggressive for a couple of overs (if needed) after the powerplay along with Archer and Morris, Sakariya bowling at the start and he along with Morris and Archer at the death. Tewatia with wristspin. Deep batting with Tewatia and Morris at 7/8. A couple of class batters with Samson, Buttler and Stokes too. Just need ideally one other batsman to step up and they've got a strong-looking side after a weakish side last season.
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Surely, with the balance of the RR bowling unit, they don't even need him in death overs, but you never know who might have a bad day. Archer isn't around and if one of Sakariya or Morris gets smashed, you need a backup. Having one over of Unadkat for death is important just in case they need him. Again, despite of his bad numbers, I don't think he simply can't bowl at the death, I just don't see him as a bowler who will only bowl difficult overs(like the 6th over of power play + 2-3 at the death). Someone like Archer or Bumrah(who are at the absolute top) can fit in these kind of roles coz they are at a totally different level, batsmen will think twice before going after them even if it's the 6th over of the power play. But guys like Deepak Chahar, Unadkat, etc. will need a crack with a new ball(which is their strength) and from there the captain can decide when they are to be utilised.
 
J

JOJOXI

International Captain
karan_fromthestands said:
Surely, with the balance of the RR bowling unit, they don't even need him in death overs, but you never know who might have a bad day. Archer isn't around and if one of Sakariya or Morris gets smashed, you need a backup. Having one over of Unadkat for death is important just in case they need him. Again, despite of his bad numbers, I don't think he simply can't bowl at the death, I just don't see him as a bowler who will only bowl difficult overs(like the 6th over of power play + 2-3 at the death). Someone like Archer or Bumrah(who are at the absolute top) can fit in these kind of roles coz they are at a totally different level, batsmen will think twice before going after them even if it's the 6th over of the power play. But guys like Deepak Chahar, Unadkat, etc. will need a crack with a new ball(which is their strength) and from there the captain can decide when they are to be utilised.
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You have Mustafizur as that backup until Archer is back (I thought so far at least he was only going to miss the first 4 games?). I think it was more understandable last season where they seemed to lack death bowling minus Archer but now they've got Morris and Sakariya and backup for Archer in Mustafizur. Of course if Unadkat starts awfully he may need to come back for an over later with the other frontline bowlers having to make up for the early overs he didn't bowl but certainly for me at least an ideal scenario is him bowling 4 overs to start with. It also means if someone does get hit at the death you should have an extra over of another bowler available anyway that didn't get bowled earlier . Morris bowling record at the death is also super good so if anyone got hit it would be Sakariya in which case I think an over of Parag in the middle overs to cover for such an eventuality would be more useful given he is less likely to go for 20 runs in the middle overs than Unadkat is to go for 20 at the death and simultaneously lose an over of Unadkat at his best with a newer ball.
 
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