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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, May 4\u0964<\/strong> Fresh from two consecutive victories, a rejuvenated Delhi Daredevils (DD) will take on injury-ravaged Rising Pune Supergiants in their last league outing of the Indian Premier League at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With five wins out of seven games, the home side have reached a new momentum after registering consecutive wins against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Gujarat Lions to occupy the second spot in the team standings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On the other hand, having lost key players like Kevin Pietersen, Steve Smith, Faf du Plessis and Mitchell Marsh, the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Pune franchise have struggled to find the momentum going in their favour, managing only two wins from eight outings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Unlike the previous seasons, the Daredevils have approached each game with a horses for courses approach, making the right changes under the watchful eyes of team mentor Rahul Dravid and coach Paddy Upton.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The credit for Delhi&#39;s turnaround also goes to skipper Zaheer Khan, who has managed to take early breakthroughs while opening the bowling and also at the death. The franchise&#39;s decision to invest in the youngsters has also borne fruit in the tournament so far.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Young Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson have been a revelation in the batting order while leg-spinner Amit Mishra and his left-arm partner Shahbaz Nadeem have been impressive in containing the rival batsmen and also picking up wickets at regular intervals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The overseas players have also contributed to Delhi&#39;s success with South African keeper-batsman Quinton de Kock providing decent starts to the team. His Protea teammates -- Imran Tahir, Jean-Paul Duminy and Chris Morris -- have also played a pivotal role in the side&#39;s success.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>West Indian hitman Carlos Braithwate, who was included for the match against KKR, enthralled the Delhi crowd with his all-round efforts -- 34 from 11 balls and three wickets -- to pocket the man of the match award.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On the other hand, with just six more matches to go in the league stage, Dhoni&#39;s brigade will have their task cut out for Thursday&#39;s game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Left with very little to choose from, the team will bank on a good start from the likes of Ajinkya Rahane, George Bailey and Usman Khwaja, apart from Dhoni himself in the middle order.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Even if the batters have done a decent job, the Pune franchise have found it tough to defend with the bowling unit letting Dhoni down.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been a shadow of his previous self while pacer Ashok Dinda and Thisara Perera have been milked for runs by the opposition batters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Agency<\/strong><\/p>\r\n",
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