 The match between mighty Mumbai Indians and South African Champions Cape Cobras
will be played in Bengaluru, September 30 at 20:00 IST or 14:30 GMT. This match
is very vital for both teams to qualify for the next semi final round.
Click for Live Score Card of Mumbai Indians Vs Cape Cobras
Cape Cobras started their tournament with a flying start. They literally destroyed
their opponent New South Wales Blues in their first match.
Their second match was against defending champions Chennai Super Kings and
they were beaten by them by four wickets. So, their encounter with Mumbai Indians will be their third encounter and certainly it would be a very crucial
one. Like the first match Cobras started their second match very well. Hershelle Gibbs was alert when he started the innings then he unveiled his blistering
power though it did not last long.
But Cobras should have scored something more than 170 runs but they failed
to do it as their lower middle order Skipper Justin Kemp and Peterson
could not keep the momentum for them. So, they should give more extra time to
think about their batting performance in the last match especially at the death
end of the game. They are professional so they will not make the same mistake
once again but Mumbai Indians might let them do it again.
When it comes to their bowling their main strike bowler Dale Steyn is
still messing around. Nothing impressive came from him even in his last innings.
He must be aware of it and will be desperate to perform for his team in a very
important match. Other bowlers have been performing pretty well.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians are now in superb mood. They started their tournament
with a lot of players missing but their performance did not change.
They are winning like before. But Mumbai Indians should be careful about their
approach to finish off any match because on both occasions they were in trouble.
They won at the very end of the innings. Cape Cobras is a very strong team and
they are very smart too so, they should be aware of Mumbai's weakness and will
try exploiting it as much as possible.
Mumbai do have perfect record but they did not win their match in a convincing
manner. They must be careful about their batting because even when the target
was below 100 runs then it collapsed. They might make some changes to get a win
against Cobras to secure their spot for semi final.
No doubt, both teams will be dying to win the match. Mumbai Indians have been
very lucky throughout the tournament but they have to upgrade their performance
to beat Cape Cobras who is in good rhythm too. Cobras might have the edge as they
are expected to play more all out then Mumbai Indians.
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