Another big day - predictions?

1. Chennai vs Bangalore: Big game for Chennai. They have to , have to win. And i think they will. Their batting will fire. Perhaps i say this with  optimism and hope so as to open up the draw and not have Mumbai/Bangalore be runaway winners - even though they are my semi nominations. The other reason i think this is the case is that Bangalore have (i) had a long break & (b) have a problem of plenty with the arrival of KP and White. The  temptation to play both will mean that Uthappa will probably keep wickets and  it may change the lineup.  If they succumb to trying too many changes then they will confuse the team and Chennai will capitalise.

2. Rajasthan vs Delhi: All of Shane Warne's twitter messages notwithstanding (rodddick and hair salons while maintaining optimism for the  Delhi game) - this one will be a tough one to crack for him. 4 in a row is good , 5 is probably asking for too much. Then again, it depends on who Delhi plays in their batting lineup - a team that benches AB and Dilshan (woeful form as may be the case) and still wins so easily needs  to be feared. If any one of their top 3 fire then thats that. Nannes, Nehra (he'll be back) and Yadav will do the rest and Mishra will come on after Yusuf has departed.  Again, to be clear , i hope Rajasthan wins but just think it unlikely tomorrow (though they'll probably come back and beat the Mumbai Indians in a few days).