My prediction for the Semi-Final lineup for IPL 2009 would be:
Delhi Daredevils
Chennai Super Kings
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Kings XI Punjab
What is your take? I would love responses in the comments. Let’s have some fun. I will invite the best predictor to blog for this site.
Today a surprising result emerged. The position of Teams in my table is aligned more or less exactly as per my initial prediction:
| Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | Pts |
| Chennai | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Deccan Chargers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bangalore | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mumbai Indians | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Kolkata | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Team |
| Chennai |
| Delhi Daredevils |
| Kings XI Punjab |
| Mumbai Indians |
| Bangalore |
| Deccan Chargers |
| Kolkata |
| Rajasthan Royals |
It actually doesn’t get closer than this!
Well the tournament has begun and looking at first few matches. I would stick my neck out and try and make a few predictions. Well looks like CSK, DD and KXIP are the best bets for semifinals. And a toss up between MI, RCB, and DC for the last berth. However, RR and KKR look weaker in my analysis.
Chennai Super Kings - MS Dhoni, Flintoff, Hayden, Raina - 14.25
(others: Badrinath, Balaji, Fleming, Gony, Ntini)
Delhi Daredevils - Gambhir, Sehwag, Vettori - 13.5
(others: Collingwood, DeVilliers, Dilshan, McGrath, Maharoof, Warner)
Kings XI Mohali - Yuvraj, Brett Lee, Shaun Marsh, Sangkarra - 13
(others: Bopara, Katich, Hopes, Pathan)
Mumbai Indians - Jaysuriya, Tendulkar, Harbhajan, Zaheer - 11.75
(others: Bravo, Duminy, Malinga)
Royal Challengers, Bangalore - Kevin Pietersen, Dale Steyn, Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor - 11.75
(others: Praveen Kumar, Kallis, Virat Kohli)
Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad - Symonds, Styris - 11.5
(others: Gilchrist, Edwards, Gibbs, Rohit Sharma, Vaas, Venugopal Rao)
Kolkata Knight Riders - Brendon McCullum, Gayle - 10.25
(others: Ganguly, Mortaza, Mendis, David Hussey, Ishant Sharma)
Rajasthan Royals, Jaipur - Shane Watson, Mascarenhas - 7.75
(others: Graeme Smith, Munaf Patel, Yusuf Pathan)
Do post your lineups, I would love to hear what others have to say.
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