Match Review: The Lions Vs the Old Warhorse

The Lions were shown the bravery,skill,tenacity and passion to fight in a war by an old warhorse that many believed has lost its agility,Yet the cut,the flick,the lofted cover drive had the same venom as it was used to have.The Chennai super kings had no answer to the maul by the bat of Sanath.It was one of those nights that the batsman can tear any attack in the world over and the only thing any opposing captain could do is watch and applaud.Sanath Jayasuriya demonstrated his style of batting and proved why is acclaimed as one of the predecessors of the big hitting game.It was as if seeing him murdering the bowlers in the 96 world cup.

Another important player that is responsible for the win is another veteran and one of my heroes as well ,Shaun Pollock,often he doesnt get the same praise as Mcgrath and he is no less a cricketer than him to me.Add his batting skills,he is a complete 20-20 package.Well,it was a complete disappointment for Sachin fans ,he looked completely out of touch and was looking to give the strike to sanath everytime.Hope we can see him unleash sooner or later.

For the Mumbai Indians

They have still a long way to go before reaching the semifinals
Positives
* Have started well under a new captain hopefully can carry the momentum forward.
* Pollock and Sanath are in their best form as both are the one the team is depending the most in the respective departments.

Negatives
*Apart from Pollock ,the bowling department lacks experience (after loosing Harbhajan) and looks less likely to hold their nerve in crunch situations.
*Sachin looked far from his usual stature as he would always be during his comebacks.

For the Chennai Super Kings

Positives

*Badrinath and Dhoni made a terrific comeback,had there been a better start,the match would ve been a high scoring thriller.
*They can console themselves that no other team could ve done anything better against such a terrific display of sheer skill.

Nagatives
*The unsettled opening pair cannot replace Hayden and Hussey.
*No international class bowlers as they bowled a lot of wides under pressure.