Prospects of IPL teams by Bald Head on Apr 18, 2008 12:46 PM | Hide replies
T20 is even more of a gamble than 50 over ODIs and it is difficult to predict outcomes. If Zimbabwe can beat Australia in T20 matches and Bangladesh can beat Australia in 50 over matches, what can one really predict?
Inspite of such uncertainty, no force on earth can prevent me from fancying the chances of various teams and making my own assessments (call it guess or wild guess, doesn't really matter, or does it?).
My gut feeling is that today's inaugural match will be won by Kolkata team.
Also, it is my guess that the semifinalists will be Hyderabad (Deccan Chargers), Chennai (Chennai Super Kings), Mohali (Kings XI, Punjab) and Kolkata Knight Riders. May be, Delhi Daredevils can upset and replace one of these teams.
I see no hope really for the rest, viz. Bangalore, Jaipur and Mumbai teams.
But, as I already said, any team can upset any other in the shorter versions of the game.
