A day ahead of their crucial tie against the Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings XI skipper Yuvraj Singh said he was not very worried about the run of good form the opposition was having over the last six games.
“Mumbai may have won six games on the trot but before that they had lost four matches back to back. I am more concerned about how my team plays,” Singh said here.
Punjab coach Tom Moody also said that their team needed just one victory, hopefully against Mumbai on Wednesday, to be assured of a place in the semi finals.
Punjab who are second in the league table with 14 points take on Mumbai who trail them by two points.
The devastating form Mumbai Indians opener Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya in the last few games would be a cause for concern ahead of Wednesday’s tie, Singh said.
“Sanath Jayasuriya is in form and there are three to four other batsmen in the team who we will have to watch out for.
In Twenty20 one batsman can change the game and we will have to look to get them out early,” he said.
The team has made plans to tackle the Mumbai opening combination of Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar, Singh said.
“However, I am more worried about what will happen to the Mumbai Indians if our players Shaun Marsh and James Hopes form a partnership,” Singh added in a lighter vein.
The Wankhede pitch, which has aided pace bowlers so far, was unlikely to do so tomorrow since the match was to be played in the late afternoon and would not have too much bounce, he said.
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Shaun Pollock
South Africa
Full name Shaun Maclean Pollock
Born July 16, 1973, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province
Current age 34 years 266 days
Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Dolphins, ICC World XI, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Warwickshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
108 |
156 |
39 |
3781 |
111 |
32.31 |
7198 |
52.52 |
2 |
16 |
412 |
35 |
72 |
0 |
| ODIs |
303 |
205 |
72 |
3519 |
130 |
26.45 |
4059 |
86.69 |
1 |
14 |
248 |
58 |
108 |
0 |
| T20Is |
12 |
9 |
2 |
86 |
36* |
12.28 |
70 |
122.85 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| First-class |
186 |
267 |
55 |
7023 |
150* |
33.12 |
|
|
6 |
35 |
|
|
132 |
0 |
| List A |
434 |
296 |
91 |
5476 |
134* |
26.71 |
|
|
3 |
24 |
|
|
153 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
22 |
18 |
4 |
331 |
59 |
23.64 |
222 |
149.09 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
16 |
4 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
108 |
202 |
24353 |
9733 |
421 |
7/87 |
10/147 |
23.11 |
2.39 |
57.8 |
23 |
16 |
1 |
| ODIs |
303 |
297 |
15712 |
9631 |
393 |
6/35 |
6/35 |
24.50 |
3.67 |
39.9 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
| T20Is |
12 |
11 |
243 |
309 |
15 |
3/28 |
3/28 |
20.60 |
7.62 |
16.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
186 |
|
39067 |
15508 |
667 |
7/33 |
|
23.25 |
2.38 |
58.5 |
|
22 |
2 |
| List A |
434 |
|
21528 |
13090 |
573 |
6/21 |
6/21 |
22.84 |
3.64 |
37.5 |
18 |
7 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
22 |
19 |
429 |
485 |
21 |
3/28 |
3/28 |
23.09 |
6.78 |
20.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
South Africa v England at Centurion, Nov 16-20, 1995 |
| Last Test |
South Africa v West Indies at Durban, Jan 10-12, 2008 |
| ODI debut |
South Africa v England at Cape Town, Jan 9, 1996 |
| Last ODI |
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Feb 3, 2008 |
| T20I debut |
South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Oct 21, 2005 |
| Last T20I |
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 |
| First-class debut |
1991/92 |
| Last First-class |
South Africa v West Indies at Durban, Jan 10-12, 2008 |
| List A debut |
1992/93 |
| Last List A |
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Feb 3, 2008 |
| Twenty20 debut |
Western Province Boland v Dolphins at Cape Town, Apr 7, 2004 |
| Last Twenty20 |
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 |
Natal debut 1992/93
Warwickshire 1996
Education: Northwood HS, Natal Univ (Dbn)
Junior Representative Cricket: Ntl Nuff 1991, SA Scho
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2003
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