Been toying over whether to bet in tomorrow's semi final as I'm on Delhi outright anyway but 5/4 is too good for me to turn down I think.
10pts Delhi to beat Rajasthan 5/4 Sportingbet
Rajasthan only lost 3 matches in the group stage but significantly one of them was to the Delhi Daredevils. I've heard the argument that Delhi only just made the semis but given they were the worst affected by the weather I wash that argument away tbh.
Delhi have matchwinners throughout their side. The whole match could hinge on Virender Sehwag. If he bats for 10 overs this one is over such is his scoring rate. Gautam Gambhir is another matchwinner and their leading run scorer is going to be out for more runs here. Delhi are likely to play all 3 international bowlers so Glenn McGrath, Mohammad Asif and Farveez Maharoof will bowl 12 of the 20 overs and could all be hard to get away. Young leg spinner Amit Mishra will provide the spin.
Rajasthan have rested players in their last couple of matches and may just have lost an ounce of momentum. Smith, Tanvir and Warne will all return here although Warne's gone for over 10 an over without taking a wicket in the two matches between these two so far. Shane Watson has been Delhi's problem though and it was only his sensational 74 off 40 balls which stopped Sehwag's men doing the double over Rajasthan. A lot will depend on how the likes of Trivedi and Patel bowl as to how this match goes.
I don't think there's a great deal between these two and if both sides are on top form this will be an epic. I look at Delhi's bowling attack though and I see difficulty in scoring runs. Glenn McGrath has only conceded 33 runs in 8 overs between these two so far. Sehwag's men have basically played a knockout match in their last match with Mumbai which they came through and I think they'll come through this one too.