Indian Premier League - IPL 
/ Richard O’Hagan / 29 April 2011 / Leave a Comment 
Mahela Jayawardene needs to ensure his Kochi side become more consistent
"This game is going to turn on whichever team recovers faster from their terrible midweek game. For Kochi the big problem is largely one of consistency."
A match between two of the bottom three sides might not look very attractive, but with both sides only a couple of wins away from the playoff places, there is plenty of value to be had...if you know where to look.
Kochi
No-one expected the two new teams to find it easy in their first IPL season. For Kochi it has been a truly Jekyll and Hyde experience, with bad losses alternating with convincing victories. In Wednesday's capitulation to Deccan they managed to hold their opponents to a score of 129-7 and still lose. They have to hope that will be the last of the weak batting performances.
Delhi
That Delhi occupy bottom spot in the entire IPL is a mystery to everyone. No side which contains the world's most feared one day batsman in Virender Sehwag should struggle, and two wins out of seven simply isn't enough for a franchise used to success.
Match Odds
This game is going to turn on whichever team recovers faster from their terrible midweek game. For Kochi the big problem is largely one of consistency. Delhi, though, seem to have no idea what their best team is, with Morne Morkel and Agit Agarkar particular looking like weak links. Without any change on Delhi's part, expect Kochi to win comfortably at odds of 2.14.
Kochi Opening Partnership odds
The game against Deccan was the first time that the opening partnership of Brendon McCullum and Mahela Jayawardene has failed. Prior to this, they had put on over 30 every time. Given the bowling problems that Delhi have had, they appear good value to make at least 40 runs at a price of [2.4]
Best Bet
Kochi Tuskers Kerala to win at 2.14
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