Having enjoyed a blistering start to the season, Delhi Capitals emerged as early favorites to challenge Mumbai Indians for the title. They had been living up to the bill before losing their footing over the last few weeks. They have dropped vital points recently. Even though DC lost are on a three-game losing streak, they are still placed third on the log, just two points shy of the summit. This comes to show how solid they had been prior to this decline in form. Every single player can be held accountable for DCs dismal form. The opening pair of Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan will have to perform better, to lay a strong foundation for the side early on. Their bowling unit is currently in shambles, conceding a whopping 219 runs in the previous game. The bowlers will have to up the ante in this upcoming contest.
The “Pirates of the League” wandered once into the elite. Still, this team is perceived as the middle peasant of the Bundesliga 2. After 14th in the last draw, the club decided to bet on Timo Schulz, a 43-year-old ex-midfielder who ended his career with them and had no independent coaching experience. Under his guidance, St. Pauli immediately flew out of the cup, losing to Elfersberg, but had a good start in the championship, taking 4 points in the first 2 rounds. However, then the pirates of the league slowed down, getting defeat and 2 draws. The attack of the team is showing itself well, having already scored 10 goals (3 are on the account of midfielder Kjere). But everything is leveled by the failed defense. They have never managed to arrange a dry match, but this is largely the fault of the defense, which does not particularly help the goalkeeper Himmelmann. We also note that Ukrainian Tashchi has played only three times so far, and has not played a single full duel. It is not surprising that he could not distinguish himself in anything.
