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General Cricket => World Cricket => India => Topic started by: uknsaunders on April 16, 2014, 03:38:35 PM
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Can't believe we haven't started a topic yet. Here we go, anybody watching it?
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Following it on Cricinfo if that counts?
Has anyone else noticed that they're referring to the franchises by their locations? And calling it the 'Indian T20 League'
Assume they've lost the rights to call it the IPL? Or BCCI wanted an enormous fee from them.....
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Can't watch it on my tablet.
ITV4 is blocked.
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Yes I am watching the first game ad I am off work. I don't know how many more I will catch due to the timing. Sound a timber being hit Malinga gets his second wicket
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Following it on Cricinfo if that counts?
ditto
Can't watch it on my tablet.
ITV4 is blocked.
what's all that about?
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Alive and watching.
Kallis on 72 from 45. Yet the commentators were complaining about his strike rate earlier! Strange.
Did sa miss him in the last wc? Id say so.
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Following the first game on cricinfo.
It's was to be an interesting battle between MI bowling KKR batting but MI bowling has been below expectation.
I still think MI are favourites to win this.
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ditto
what's all that about?
Trying to charge a subscription. Bloke on Twitter signed up and then found IPL blocked!
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Trying to charge a subscription. Bloke on Twitter signed up and then found IPL blocked!
lol - there is a reason why it's been on ITV4 for the last 3 years, nobody will pay to watch it. Can't imagine watching it online will help it's cause.
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It's on youtube for free guys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLNfRTVLdBo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLNfRTVLdBo)
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Trying to charge a subscription. Bloke on Twitter signed up and then found IPL blocked!
I had tv catch up app.
Been off work for a while so not used it. Just checked and it's lost itv 2,3 and 4. Wtf. Not happy what will I do when at work now! Nooooooo
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It's on youtube for free guys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLNfRTVLdBo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLNfRTVLdBo)
Subscribed
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It's on youtube for free guys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLNfRTVLdBo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLNfRTVLdBo)
Thanks mate
Like others I tried the tv catch up app and the itv website with no success
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Thanks Rowan.
Much appreciated.
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A lot of Shrey Helmets being used by the likes of Kallis and Hussey...
They must have struck a deal with teams to supply their helmets...
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One thing about the Youtube comment feed, it's quite a read... Should try to get some of them on here... ;)
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Nice greentop to start with. I bet morkel can't believe his luck.
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One thing about the Youtube comment feed, it's quite a read... Should try to get some of them on here... ;)
Best comment ive seen tonight was " "Umpire look like popcorn seller he got a f*****g big face"
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Does one think that's the actual Vladimir Putin trolling Indians? Lol.
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why isnt rohit sharma opening??
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Kallis on 72 from 45. Yet the commentators were complaining about his strike rate earlier! Strange.
They kept on about his strike rate even though the partnership strike rate was still good. I was really happy when he started up his rate and silencing the commentators.
Morkel's first over was great. Good conditions for the big man first up.
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Glad to see Raydu in the middle. At a very young age he was considered successor to Tendulkar but politics ruined his career, at least IPL provides this youngster opportunity to make something of his talent.
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Surprised how late they've left this chase with the likes of pollard and Anderson being wasted in the shed.
Not going to hit narine for 13rpo of his 3 remaining overs
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Left the big guys too long. NOt enough time to get in.
Mumbai need to change the batting order for next game.
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Anderson and harbajhan gone in quick succession to narine.
This is why i thought hales not been bought in the ipl was strangen every side needs an opener that can go. So they take big overs off the seamers early!
Not plod along and then go right we'll go now. Oh crap narine still has two overs left. We are toast
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Shame that pieterson is going to miss tomorrow's game. Was looking forward to seeing a kp masterclass.
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One thing about the Youtube comment feed, it's quite a read... Should try to get some of them on here... ;)
One of those things that make you less proud to be Indian.
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Daft daft daft coaching and captaincy.
Pollard has just come from a first class century for t and t. Yet the coaches then act like he cant possibly bat more than a few overs in a t20.
Then what happens. Your most destructive player faces 7balls in a 41run lose!!
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Pollard's always come in late for Mumbai. Nothing new there. Season after season same thing. Doubt they'll change.
Steyn and Johnson won't mind bowling on this pitch given how morkel bowled
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One of those things that make you less proud to be Indian.
My feelings are the same.
People can't even watch a game without bringing political, religious or indo-pak discussions/arguments filled with foul language.
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I only caught 15 mins but thought it was strange that morkel didn't bowl 4 straight off with the new ball. Instead they opted for some left arm spinner on a greentop. I think part of the problem is its an Indian tournament and the Indian players to some extent cone first. Who wants to watch Pollard when you can have some Indian born player who is far more attractive to Indian audiences.
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There's an app available on play store called "live now !tv"
Itv works fine on it.
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I only caught 15 mins but thought it was strange that morkel didn't bowl 4 straight off with the new ball. Instead they opted for some left arm spinner on a greentop. I think part of the problem is its an Indian tournament and the Indian players to some extent cone first. Who wants to watch Pollard when you can have some Indian born player who is far more attractive to Indian audiences.
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I don't think they could afford to.. on one end they had Vinay Kumar (lesser said, the better) & a few of the local bowlers (none of them to boast about). The only other bowler who could make a dent was Sunil Narine. I think they wanted to have Morkel bowl when Pollard would come into bat. It's another story that by then the match was as good as over when Pollard came into bat.
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Anyone know if they show highlights in the evening? The mrs probably wouldn't enjoy the TiVo being taken up with hours if cricket!
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I only caught 15 mins but thought it was strange that morkel didn't bowl 4 straight off with the new ball. Instead they opted for some left arm spinner on a greentop. I think part of the problem is its an Indian tournament and the Indian players to some extent cone first. Who wants to watch Pollard when you can have some Indian born player who is far more attractive to Indian audiences.
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That was Shakib from Bangladesh-one of the best all rounders in limited overs at the minute! I highly doubt that was the thinking. Some teams (RCB) prefer to just throw their best players out there and if they come off it's great, but MI have always had this weird mindset that their big hitters can turn a game in the last 5. That probably works in India where it's much better for batting on the T20 wickets, but the way the pitch looked in Abu Dhabi yesterday, you probably needed 20 balls to settle in first!
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No gayle no pietersen.
Kinda of a let down on the bug gun front.
Suppose we still. Have kohli de villiers yuvraj and a morkel to watch! Which makes me think that. Rcb have the batting line up to beat Delhi.
There line up both batting and bowling does not look strong enough to me.
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Clearly a one sided affair at the moment.
Delhi batting falling like a house of cards.
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Not the only team to miss KP this year I fear
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No gayle no pietersen.
I haven't followed the build up, any reason as to why?
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Surprised how late Taylor is batting.
Looks like another 1 sided game
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I haven't followed the build up, any reason as to why?
Pietersen has a broken finger
Gayles back has gone.
Yes deffo one sides, 37for4 of 8. Ross Taylor just trotted in, let's see if he can help.
Karthik proved his 2m bid was worth. Lol
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Karthik proved his 2m bid was worth. Lol
I personally think he is a very good talent and like watching him even when he innovates.
I think he suffers with lack temperament and often throws away his wicket.
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He's very pretty when he's batting, but for 2 million dollars, i'd want someone with a better temprament and someone who doesn't throw his wicket away quite so often, as well as looking pretty whilst he's batting!
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Duminy's bat sounds like it's nearing the end, sounds awful!
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THE cricket event returns huh? The place where those that can't cut it anymore go for a hit for old times' sake and those that are the best in the world get to be multi millionaires lapdogs? Where the commentators are so impartial and understated (TMS it aint!). Still, at least the integrity of the competition is intact...
The irony with KP - hates being controlled, yet sells himself to the highest bidder.
Its a circus and not even one where you see the best cricket - not for me thanks. Me and the good lady painted the living room yesterday, may watch that until it needs a second coat...
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Duminy's bat sounds like it's nearing the end, sounds awful!
Sounds shocking. But was going well!
He had a powerbow in Bangladesh yet is back to the maverick?..
Anyway, Taylor and duminy partnership bought that back well, but I don't think it's enough to trouble rcbs line up.
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I love the ipl think it is a good laugh and chance to sometimes see new bit of kit and as a Asian kit lover good to see the brands and new products from them guys on offer.
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Agreed its not the best cricket that's out there. Artificially shortened boundaries for more sixes.
International stars hitting some unknown Indian first class player all over the park.
More shine and glitter than cricket with too much focus on owners and Bollywood celebrities.
Below par commentary with forced inserts like "DLF Maximum" or "Carbon Kamaal Catch".
Four of eight teams choosing to wear blue as if ppl in India are blind to other colors.
T20 all together a hit or get out format with little room for game plans or strategy, batsman don't have time to pace or set up an innings.
I have always preferred ODI over T20.
But even with all these downs it gives us an opportunity to witness some unknown talent from Indian first class cricket (there is very bad Indian domestic cricket coverage).
The fielding and catches have been phenomenal in past IPLs.
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Just heard KP being interviewed by the commentators during the game. He sounds so relaxed and really seems to be enjoying his T20 cricket. The way he spoke of the team and coach Gary Kirsten sounded genuine, not the normal "we'll give it 110%" type cliches that get thrown around in every interview and press conference in international cricket. I really think England have missed a trick not including him in their plans. Heck, he should be the England captain...
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Agreed its not the best cricket that's out there. Artificially shortened boundaries for more sixes.
International stars hitting some unknown Indian first class player all over the park.
More shine and glitter than cricket with too much focus on owners and Bollywood celebrities.
Below par commentary with forced inserts like "DLF Maximum" or "Carbon Kamaal Catch".
Four of eight teams choosing to wear blue as if ppl in India are blind to other colors.
T20 all together a hit or get out format with little room for game plans or strategy, batsman don't have time to pace or set up an innings.
I have always preferred ODI over T20.
But even with all these downs it gives us an opportunity to witness some unknown talent from Indian first class cricket (there is very bad Indian domestic cricket coverage).
The fielding and catches have been phenomenal in past IPLs.
well said!!
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Looking forward to mitch Johnson on that green top today.
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Crooked Super Kings today... Anyone know when they're going to bowl the first wide?
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Just heard KP being interviewed by the commentators during the game. He sounds so relaxed and really seems to be enjoying his T20 cricket. The way he spoke of the team and coach Gary Kirsten sounded genuine, not the normal "we'll give it 110%" type cliches that get thrown around in every interview and press conference in international cricket. I really think England have missed a trick not including him in their plans. Heck, he should be the England captain...
KP is a consummate businessman. Go brand KP.
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Crooked Super Kings today... Anyone know when they're going to bowl the first wide?
thought its usually the go slow when batting ;). Suppose the opener has moved to DD
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Agreed its not the best cricket that's out there. Artificially shortened boundaries for more sixes.
The commentators were saying they'd moved the boundaries out this year and all boundaries had to be the maximum the ground would allow :o.
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Controversial but......
Has maxwells reverse sweep become better than morgans??
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Johnson wasn't spectacular, shows how luck can differ between formats.
Maxwell showing some serious skill here!
Possible hundred on the cards here?
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I dont know but his hotting has got kings xi jn a position to win here!
When 3 down it didnt look possible.
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With bravo off the field this should be kings 11.
Maxwell is some hitter, makes that reverse sweep look soo easy
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The rate of which Glenn Maxwell scores
If he batted for a day in FC he'd score 500
And if batted 150 balls in an ODI, he'd be close to 300
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Maxwell has improved dramatically in the past 12 months. What's impressed me the most is that he has got bat on ball nearly every ball, makes it look so easy.
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Doh. 95 of 43balls is a great innings but you would still be gutted to be out.
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I talked that up! Smith bowling seam up in sunnies, so village.
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Maxwell batted so well there.
This is a true game of T20 being played as it should, with Power, innovation and skill!
Much better then some of the dull games we get here in England.
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That was one hell of an innings by Maxwell! Also one hell of a drop by Nehra!
Easy now for Punjab, this pitch is an absolute airstrip
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Millar showing his class. Knock ones while maxwell is in. Then when maxwell goes. Hes took over.
Bailey just needs to knock ones.
Cant help feeling both lineups are to batsmen heavy. Whoch jas allowed big scores.
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Cant help feeling both lineups are to batsmen heavy. Whoch jas allowed big scores.
Are any teams in the ipl bowler heavy?
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Are any teams in the ipl bowler heavy?
Kkr
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Just shows the benefit of getting your best foreign players/big hitters in early.
Something other teams don't do
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Beggining to think this tournament should be the iapl.
There's atleast 3 Aussies in most line ups. Only chennai not picking one!
Strange for dhawan show as dropped by India in the wt20 to open instead of Warner. A man in form.
I can understand why finch is ahead of Warner though. Left right combo and all that.
Hyderabad side looks good on paper....... And as I write finch has gone
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What a chase by Punjab..they have an amazing batting line up.
Only if there were no strategic timeouts.
My bet is on RR for the 2nd game of the day as Hyd doesn't have an impressive batting line up except for the top 3.
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Nehra certainly dropped the match win! If Maxi would have been caught (I think he was on 38) then I am doubtful that it would have been chased down.
Just shows how catches win matches.
Nonetheless, that was a massive chase and an impressive one! I would have loved £50 on the chase win during the interval. ;)
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Looks like these 2 teams are playing on a completely different wicket to the first game. Great to see 2 bowlers getting the white ball to move instead of opening with a spinner
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AbD no longer using a kahuna
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AB....Green gloves and orange bat? That simply won't do!!
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Knock the kit, but you can't knock the innings! Surely the most dependable batsman in the world right now?!
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AB would be at the top of my team sheet every week, whatever the format!
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Some serious hitting again by maxwell!
Those reverse sweeps are being smashed.
Pujara looks out of his place slogging, better if he gets out and gets miller in
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Gutted for maxwell. So close to another ton. Some great power hitting though.
Pujara batting 15 overs for less than 30 runs so far. May cost punjab this game
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Game over!
Massive hitting from miller. Miller's already passed pujara. This game would have been over had pujara got out earlier and allowed miller and maxwell to smoke it.
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Take a bow david millar. What an innings.
If him and maxwell stay in form. They have gotta be one of the favourites this ipl.
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Great innings by m&m - maxwell and miller
One does feel like going out and hitting some big sixes , some crazy shots after watching such IPL games
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Take a bow david millar. What an innings.
If him and maxwell stay in form. They have gotta be one of the favourites this ipl.
Reckon they would be stronger if Bailey wasn't captain. Marsh and perera sitting on the bench.
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I'm actually enjoying this IPL
First one in a while, not sure why.
Must say the standard of T20 has certainly jumped up a few notches in the last year or so
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I'll probably make myself unpopular on here - but to me this simply isn't cricket.
Flat decks, tiny boundaries, just mashing every ball out of the park, the dominance of bat over ball.
It just doesn't seem right to me. Whilst there is a skill in all this big-hitting, there seems little finesse, little style - no battle between ball and bat - no cut and thrust, no building of tension.
I just don't get it, and subsequently can't really get excited about watching it.
I suppose I must seem a bit of a dinosaur.
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I watch in the hope of the things you mention happening Fattoush. If the IPL was up to much then more Indian players outside the system would have made lasting impressions.
There's something sad about watching such an accomplished player such as Pujara struggle so that even the IPL commentators/bcci cheerleaders take the Michael out of him. I mean, Simon Doull really needs to get some perspective.
Glenn Maxwell could be a great Test batsman. He's like a cross between Damien Martyn and Punter. Do you think his mannerisms which echo ponting are deliberate? He even has the hairy forearms!
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You're not the only one fattus. It's gained popularity because it's quick and easy which appeals to the new generation as the longer game is too long, too much hard work. Why work for your wickets when you can turn up, bowl random crap and get wickets as the batsmen just tries to slog.
This Saturday was a classic example. Oppos scored 340 (a few youth and 2/3rd team bowlers) and then we batted. At no point did we even bother to try to chase it (it was a friendly so there is no reason to anyway), so if we assumed it was a league game the bowlers couldn't remove either of us openers and we could have plodded to about 300 for 0 off 45. What's the point of scoring 340 if you can't actually bowl a team out??
That's what's wrong with the current structures IMO, no one seems capable of actually getting 10 wickets without batsmen giving it away. If as a bowler you are relying on a batsmen gifting you his wicket slogging g then that tells me you lack the skill required. Hence why draw cricket is actually good for the game but frowned on as people realise that they can't just biff loads of runs and watch teams food trying to chase it.
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Agree, no premium is put on taking wickets and getting people out. While I like win/lose league cricket, the intelligence required to winkle sides out when a draw is a possibility is missing.
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Agree, no premium is put on taking wickets and getting people out. While I like win/lose league cricket, the intelligence required to winkle sides out when a draw is a possibility is missing.
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Definitely, that's what takes away the appeal for me, and I'm hardly old, at 15.
It even diminishes the appeal of ODI cricket, because like you said, there's no drive to get sides out when you can bat down to 8-9 and slog like hell. Takes away the battle between bat and ball, the fight out in the middle which is why I play cricket. I'd rather win by the skin of my teeth than by 8 wickets, knowing I did everything in my power to prevail. That brings real satisfaction.
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Another thing - Not too sure with the quality of cricket. As an example, Stuart Binny plays with ease here in the IPL but struggles in International cricket.
So, even with international cricketers, guess the level of IPL is 0.4x v/s International ???
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Well to be honest it is essentially a domestic tournament with a few international stars. It was never going to rival the World T20 for quality of cricket, and it's probably about the standard of other domestic T20 tournaments in other countries.
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To lift the standard of cricket they need to get rid of the under 24 Indian player requirement and increase the number of foreign players in the 11 to 5 from 4. They also need to add some bowler friendly rules to make this an even contest between bat and bowl.
In fact I am for T20 cricket with a rule where a team can only have 5 or 6 wickets instead of 10 this way they will be forced to choose specialist bowlers instead of bits and pieces players and in turn restore the balance between bat and ball. This would also give incentive to the bowler to be more aggressive and try to get wickets instead of just trying to save runs and batsman will have to put premium on their wickets just as they do in ODI.
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Anyway,
Pujara taking steyn to the cleaners in this overs. By not trying to over hit it.
And Sehwag saying M&M who?
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With the start that Punjab has gotten....no price for guessing the winner in this game.
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They've slowed up quite a bit.
Don't see warner drop too many and maxwell too.
Clever there from Sammy by not going for that pujara catch, keep him in as long as possible.
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He's got a problem on 95 as that maxwell!
In shrot form cricket, that's a problem I'd lie, to have,
Lucky innings though, I strange drop by Warner, massive no ball by Sam. But still 3 time nearly to a hundred at a rate of 200 plus is some great hitting!
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Nice scripted match being played.
Smith's wicket just sums it up, most of the RR batsmen have been giving catching practice.
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Not a great game. D Smith batted awesome. The rest just getting out stupidly.
Steve smith! Your a test batsmen, you could have won this in ones and twos, yet falls trying to go big! Ridicolous batting from people better than this,
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Lol at gambhir.
3rd duck in as many innings. Oh how he has fallen!
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Virat Kohli must be up there as most spineless captain of all time?
Every time wins the toss, 'we'll have a bowl'
Such a one dimensional toss pot
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Lynn looking pretty decent in his first game.
180 looks par at this ground
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What's up with these batsman in IPL?
I noticed this yesterday with Rajasthan Royals collapse and today with KKR that batsman are not even playing to the situation of the match and throwing away wickets.
I miss dear old ODIs and Tests.
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Lynn looking pretty decent in his first game.
180 looks par at this ground
Lynn looked good until theu bogged him down. And he sebt that simple catch to de v.
Pathan failed instantly. Kkr have 2 ex indians in him and gambhir that look so out of touch. It gonna cost them. They need to aquire a indian international to boost there side ibstead of relying on just the overseas.
kallis out to a skier now. This is gonna be a below par score
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Yuvraj cost another game? Don't know how rcb have not finished this game
What a catch by lynn! Massive wicket of AbD
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Chris Lynn with possibly the best catch I've ever seen live ... wow.
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Chris Lynn with possibly the best catch I've ever seen live ... wow.
You got it..best catch ever. Do catches with matches? This one might.
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That is the best catch I've ever seen
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The bend on his back after he had slipped over and to stay inside the ropes ... unbelievable.
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Just don't know how he managed to stay inside the boundary with all the momentum going back.
Amazing catch just won them the game.
Have to say a bit of over confidence from AbD by rejecting the second run and then getting out.
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Game of the season. Absolute thriller.
It comes down to Yuvi playing a slow innings to make it a close game and Lynn taking that crazy catch.
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That catch was unreal!
Real match decider
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http://youtu.be/MoLyVzyZrsc (http://youtu.be/MoLyVzyZrsc)
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Just can't get enough of this catch...watched it a bunch of time.
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I wish it had been Ashish Nehra
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I wish it had been Ashish Nehra
Yup, Only way this can get any better us if it had been Nehra or Malinga.
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Kp playing in this game. That hand doesn't look fully healed the way it's strapped up.
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Kp playing in this game. That hand doesn't look fully healed the way it's strapped up.
Forced to play due to there poor form. If he scores big it's a win, if they lose, it's due to other factors, and if he damages it more, there screwed.
De kock in to(hope I spelt that right for the grammar police), big changed to there line up, so obviously not happy with the way the tournament has gone!
And with us risers being in just as poor form, they see this as a chance to turn around fortunes,
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De kock in to(hope I spelt that right for the grammar police
You did. I shall stay in my box. ;)
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Forced to play due to there poor form. If he scores big it's a win, if they lose, it's due to other factors, and if he damages it more, there screwed.
De kock in to(hope I spelt that right for the grammar police), big changed to there line up, so obviously not happy with the way the tournament has gone!
And with us risers being in just as poor form, they see this as a chance to turn around fortunes,
Also he doesn't get paid his full salary if he's sitting on the bench $$$
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I presume he'd get paid some as he still out there and talking part with the team?
Anyway.
Good innings from sunrisers. Not gonna be easy for Delhi to chase down. Good 88* from finch! Warner 50 was scratch until mid 30s then he seemed to find his form. And dhawan made a nice 33.
Shows that the top 3 is pretty good for sunrisers, but if 2 fail, they haven't got the back up IMO.
Kp time!
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KP time.
Congrats to Ayrtek. Hopefully he makes a few in it and I don't get so insulted by my teammates! ;)
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And the stage is set for kp!
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Kp in his lovely looking ayrtek!,, good exposure.
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Kp costing DD the game here. Jp might have been a better option in hindsight.
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Kp gone, one big six but rest didn't look timed.
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JpD probably would have won DD this game had he been sent in earlier.
Bit bizarre to not keep the left hand right hand combo going after de kock got out, particularly since SRH had the2 leggies
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2 good looking games today :D
Yuvraj hasn't looked up to it recently, not the player be used to be but we can all understand why...
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Such a soft wicket that!
Like I said, Yuvraj isn't good enough anymore
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Bit of a green wicket today.
Probably the best thing that 3 wickets have gone down, least the class of AbD and Kohli get the most number of balls to bat.
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Whoops AbD gone too. Some rubbish shots
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Yuvraj Singh was all ways an overrated flat track bully of medium paced bowling.
He's never had a clue against fast, swing bowling. And is totally rubbish against any half decent spinner.
So much is made of Yuvraj's illness, but someone like Eric Abidal showed a sportsman can return after battling again cancer.
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Don't think Johnson or morkel would mind bowling on this pitch in the second game. Though Johnson has been pretty poor so far
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Anyone watching the RR vs RC? 70 all out!!
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To switch hit Narine you have to have some serious balls!
Maxwell has proved his worth!
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Big wicket of maxwell gone. But reckon sehwag is a bigger danger man given how easily he plays narine. Remember narine saying sehwag's played him best.
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Hussey joins the legands of tendulkar and ponting to embarrass themselves at Mumbai by playing a season too much. About time Ben dunk gets a go
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Nice catch from him though.
I can see a full time retirement at the end of this torunament. Or the end of the next bbl from him.
Kp time. Will he fire or fail today??
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Yeah Hussey is definitely on the way out and seems to have stayed a season too long. KP looks ok today, MI are playing really crap this season though.
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Nice not our form kp and a 100 plus strike ratem easy win though. Mumbai are so so poor this year. CAnt see them winning one!!
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Mumbai should have retained smith, maxwell and Johnson instead of tendulkar's mates. They can only blame themselves. Must be kicking themselves watching smith and maxwell smacking the ball around the ground
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Mcullum and smith are a formidable opening partnership in this form! Bowlers must fear running in at them.
Funny they showed the top run scores chart earlier, and commented that only miller from it was retained from last season, the rest at new clubs,
Was it mistakes from the ex teams to release them? Or has a new challange of a new team upped there game?
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Doubt Maxwell and smith would have got a game for Mumbai anyway. They were bench warmers in the previous years so I think its great that they've moved on.
Is it me or is the "Spartan" bat dhoni is using looks nothing like the ones being sold by Spartan themselves i.e round toe, smaller edges on dhoni's but a bigger spine with minimal concaving
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Rcb seem to be falling again, big man Gayle's out so is kohli and takawale was out of his depth to Johnson ! Superb bowling by sandeep dharma especially
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You know it's a flat pitch when yuvraj looks good batting. Hoping for a AbD special
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Mumbai once again proving to be an expensive out of form bunch.
No way they're chasing down 172 from 13/2 after 3 overs against Steyn and Bhuvi's bowling.
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Mumbai once again proving to be an expensive out of form bunch.
No way they're chasing down 172 from 13/2 after 3 overs against Styne and Bhuvi's bowling.
if Pollard is there, anything is possible.
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if Pollard is there, anything is possible.
Well pollard is good for a quick 30 when setting a target. I don't see him staying there scoring 50+ and completing the chase.
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Well just saw the scores...pollard might just prove me wrong.
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They'll be about 8 short I bet
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The very brainless harbajhan sing has once again cost as game.
Pollard at the other end on 77 off 44 balls. Does he a get a single to out him on strike? Or b ) swing like a melon at 4 balls without connecting then hit a catch they can't cross on the 5th.
Arrr yes he chose b. what a complete and utter brainless idiot. And it's not the first time he's done it!
Why Mumbai bid for him and let the likes of Johnson, maxwell, smith to is beyond me.
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The very brainless harbajhan sing has once again cost as game.
Pollard at the other end on 77 off 44 balls. Does he a get a single to out him on strike? Or b ) swing like a melon at 4 balls without connecting then hit a catch they can't cross on the 5th.
Arrr yes he chose b. what a complete and utter brainless idiot. And it's not the first time he's done it!
Why Mumbai bid for him and let the likes of Johnson, maxwell, smith to is beyond me.
:D :D :D That's really funny. Agree that pollard should have had the control of the game and the strike.
But the game was turned in the 18th over by Steyn.
By the way bhajji only played 3 balls and scored 1.
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:D :D :D That's really funny. Agree that pollard should have had the control of the game and the strike.
But the game was turned in the 18th over by Steyn.
By the way bhajji only played 3 balls and scored 1.
Some wides that were iffy(he swung at them) that dint count as balls faced.
All he needed to do was drop bat on ball and farm strike, dude thinks he's a hero though! He isn't. He's passed it.
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The very brainless harbajhan sing has once again cost as game.
Pollard at the other end on 77 off 44 balls. Does he a get a single to out him on strike? Or b ) swing like a melon at 4 balls without connecting then hit a catch they can't cross on the 5th.
Arrr yes he chose b. what a complete and utter brainless idiot. And it's not the first time he's done it!
Why Mumbai bid for him and let the likes of Johnson, maxwell, smith to is beyond me.
Your last point makes no sense. Harbhajan is Indian and there is no limit on the number of Indian players a team can play. The other three you listed are all overseas so the only way they could bring them in is if they left out one of their other overseas players..
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Your last point makes no sense. Harbhajan is Indian and there is no limit on the number of Indian players a team can play. The other three you listed are all overseas so the only way they could bring them in is if they left out one of their other overseas players..
Who talking player quotas for a game?? Im talking the auction.
they wasted big money on harbajhan when it could have been better spent elsewhere.
Indian he is, but a good cricketer he is not. Mumbai need to stop the sentimentality and buy players who are gonna perform!
Smith won them the ipl final last year.
Johnson has been the liveliest bowler in the last year.
Maxwell, well hes been in form for a while now.
All doing well at there new franchises after mumbai showed no interest in them.
They bought wrongly. Weather indian or not. And there league position shows it.
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Nothing better than steyn vs AbD!
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Wow just wow!!!
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What a knock by AB! Pure class!
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Amazing to watch AB. Some shots defy belief....
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Wow!!! I would pay top dollars to watch an innings that AB produced yesterday!! Outstanding..
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Stac's been pretty disgraceful this ipl, been a right (No Swearing Please).
First time I've seen a batsman throw a bat at the bowler though ;)
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First time I've seen a batsman throw a bat at the bowler though ;)
http://youtu.be/a2YxZe_c7-0 (http://youtu.be/a2YxZe_c7-0)
Fair to say Aussies and windies do not get on.
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Ecb must be loving all the failures from kp.
Stupid running
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Please tell me someone just watched Pietersen - what on earth was the muppet thinking? haha
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He genuinely is a nightmare and I would not like to run with him as I'm sure he is lost in his own world
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Patiently waiting for a vine to come around of it.
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e genuinely does believe his own hype doesn't he? Shame......... could have been a good player ;)
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The M&M show!
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Big talk that Maxwell had peaked too soon and wasn't gonna get his form back.
Well looks like those predicting that where wrong.
Maxwell blasts his 4th 50 of IPL 2014.
In the process and absolutely ripped Ashwin a new one.
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Hopefully he can go on for a 100 this time. Really does deserve one
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If maxwell ever bats 4 in an ODI and bats 25/30 overs, the lad will get 300. No doubts in my mind.
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And it's nice to see Chennai get smashed around.
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And it's nice to see Chennai get smashed around.
Pure joy at them getting smashed around the park. Hopefully 4 more overs of this.
Amazing reverse hits for 6!
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Another score of 90!
Good habbit to have
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Did anybody just see that runout? Striker tried to run a bye and non striker didn't want to. Keeper missed with a throw, bowled had a go and missed then keeper had another go and hit as the striker was strolling back. The worst bit of cricket I've ever seen.
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Got to love boycott! Brilliant
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Did anybody just see that runout? Striker tried to run a bye and non striker didn't want to. Keeper missed with a throw, bowled had a go and missed then keeper had another go and hit as the striker was strolling back. The worst bit of cricket I've ever seen.
It was crazy.I've never seen anything like that before and doubt that I will again
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Got to love boycott! Brilliant
What did boycott say?
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Did anybody just see that runout? Striker tried to run a bye and non striker didn't want to. Keeper missed with a throw, bowled had a go and missed then keeper had another go and hit as the striker was strolling back. The worst bit of cricket I've ever seen.
I don't think that Mishra actually wanted to bat to be honest.
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Vintage KP!
About time he opened
Some amazing shots so far, hope he gets a big one
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didn't last long
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35 of 15 balls wasn't bad, and he was looking like kp of old.
Shame he's out, but a good move for him to open.
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Some spectacular fielding from faf du plessis, did anybody else see that stop on the boundary?
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Enjoyed seeing Pollard looking like a chump again yesterday!
Golden duck
Then 2.3 overs for 43 runs.
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. And particularly Mumbai who are in the running to make the worst defence of the IPL title on history.
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Good to see Yuvi in the runs again
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That was some knock by yuvraj. First time in years he's played a knock like that
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Brilliant from Faulkner and smith.
As usual starc gets smashed, that over changed it
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F and a had to put it away, but it was awful awful bowling,
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Two add, gayle is poor in this tournament, he's out of form, can't run, and is putting to much pressure on the rcb top order to fire with boundaries as there's no singles available, personally I think he is there downfall at mo.
As they have lost nic Maddison to injury, they don't seem to have a replacement. I bet they wish they'd spent some cash on Alex hales to open instead. Or they may wanna phone him know to replace an injured player........ He's in form notts have recalled him.
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Two add, gayle is poor in this tournament, he's out of form, can't run, and is putting to much pressure on the rcb top order to fire with boundaries as there's no singles available, personally I think he is there downfall at mo.
As they have lost nic Maddison to injury, they don't seem to have a replacement. I bet they wish they'd spent some cash on Alex hales to open instead. Or they may wanna phone him know to replace an injured player........ He's in form notts have recalled him.
Mull is inured that's why he has been recalled mate. Agree about white ball cricket shame he is not close with the red.
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60 odd for notts and a 60 odd for worc is much better form than he was on last year fc wise.
But yeah im aware mull is injured. But if hales had have got two single figure innings for worc, do you still think theyd have recalled him?
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68 off 29 with 9 sixes and 1 four for yuvraj to back up his 80 odd the other day, absolutely incredible!
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A lot being made about 'Yuvraj's return to form' but all his runs have been scored at the tiny ground in Bangalore.
The boundaries are 60m all the way around, so a player of Yuvraj's limited talent knows he can slog freely as mishits go for 6 at Bangalore
Let's see this flat track bully score runs away from Bangalore...
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A lot being made about 'Yuvraj's return to form' but all his runs have been scored at the tiny ground in Bangalore.
The boundaries are 60m all the way around, so a player of Yuvraj's limited talent knows he can slog freely as mishits go for 6 at Bangalore
Let's see this flat track bully score runs away from Bangalore...
While bangalore is a small ground especially straight he hit some BIG sixes and a 90m six gonna be a six on any ground...
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While bangalore is a small ground especially straight he hit some BIG sixes and a 90m six gonna be a six on any ground...
You're missing the point I'm making my friend.
Due to the small sized ground, it's not really a risk trying to hit sixes at Bangalore.
And yes 90m sixes is a six on any ground, but on larger grounds you think twice before trying to nail one out of the ground.
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Same pitch for the other 21 players.
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You're missing the point I'm making my friend.
Due to the small sized ground, it's not really a risk trying to hit sixes at Bangalore.
And yes 90m sixes is a six on any ground, but on larger grounds you think twice before trying to nail one out of the ground.
I'll agree with you there but like smiley said it's the same ground everyone else plays on and it's not like they're scoring 300 every game.
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Poor Imran Tahir getting torn apart from Yuvi last night!
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A mixture of rank bowling, poor field placement and top batting from two young Indians has KXIP 85-1 after SIX overs chasing 205. Top watch
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Kings 11 at it again. Some serious hitting. Maxwell starts off with 3 6s.
Making 205 look easy
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Front foot no balls from a spinner are criminal........Maxwell isn't the ideal batsman to give a second life to
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Whatever they're feeding the Punjab players, I wouldn't mind trying the same...
Unreal batting, never seen anything like it. And their all at it now.
Interesting stat about Maxwell. In his first 71 T20s, he'd scored 1195 runs.
In his last 10, he's scored 517 runs. Extraordinary.
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Kp showing signs of his best but here comes left arm spin
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Decent knock by kp, but great ball to get him out
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anyone see brad hodge using the new kookaburra bubble last night?
http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/image/745867.html?object=5674 (http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/image/745867.html?object=5674)
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Great to see cummings bowl. Some delivery to get rid of smith
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Mccullum enjoying him this over though
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Cummins was looking quick!
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Don't know how cooper gets away with that action.
Possibly the biggest chucker going around, up there with ajmal. Even bailey was asking the umpire about the bent arm
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Yusuth Pathan destroying the sunrisers.
Currently 66 of 19balls. Steyn over just went 466442!
Steyn has taken some beatings this tournament!
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Bit of a scripted game to me, Pathan dropped twice. 2 no balls by holder.
Selectors son given a game who use to play for Csk, dropped Pathan. A dolly!
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Looks like Mumbai are going to cause an upset here
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horrible bowling from Faulkner, really does get smashed around.
But what a chase by Mumbai and anderson
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I know it's not sporting and will get abuse for this but why didn't he bowl a wide?!
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Great innings by anderson!! Brilliant knock.
Dire bowling from faulkner though. Gave it them.
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I know it's not sporting and will get abuse for this but why didn't he bowl a wide?!
don't think the wide would have worked, commentators just confirmed that
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Really low quality cricket.. pretty sure was fixed.
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Wide wouldn't work as it's not a legal delivery. So technically it would have been still the 3rd or 4th ball of the over and so can still hit a boundary (actually less one run from the wide) to boost up their net run rate. Crap bowling anyway from Faulkner and Watson. Watto looked lost as captain...
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Watson was the dead weight today with bat and bowl.
Fairplay to young Samson and Nayar.
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Really low quality cricket.. pretty sure was fixed.
don't think it was as bad as England's cricket today!
agreed on possibility it was scripted, what was Watson doing going for that "run out" the ball before. also played out a maiden earlier and bowled pies
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Hodge was effectively controlling the field and whole match it was said the MI should win the match in 14.3 and when they couldn't suddenly it became a boundary of 14.4. Moreover a long hop fulltoss outside legstump to ensure even if the batsman couldn't connect he would get a wide!
I wonder whether the discussions after 14.3 were to put the message across to the batsman where the bowler is going to bowl the long hop!
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Fixed or not...Corey Anderson played hell of an innings.
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Alistair Campbell is an execrable commentator.
He's like a Catchphrase contestant - say what you see, if you see it say it.
Someone should introduce him to Richie Benaud's mantra of only saying something if you're adding to what's going on.
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This is some hitting again by kings 11. Vintage sehwag...chance of a stupid score with miller and maxwell to come
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Say what you want about Virender Sehwag, but the lad has got proper talent.
One of the greatest entertainers in cricket's rich history.
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Love seeing Ashwin get smashed, can't stand his annoying smug face!
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Well batted Sehwag excellent innings,
The last ten took as long(in time) to get as the first 90though!
Kings xi need 220'plus here to win.
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Love seeing Ashwin get smashed, can't stand his annoying smug face!
It's great to see Jadeja get smashed as well, both of them being brought down a peg or two.
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Kings Have a chance to go closer to 240 here. Sehwag having one of his special days.
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I absolutely love watching Sehwag batting.
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As good as sehwag's knock was, raina is just beating his knock. Some serious hitting
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I wish I could ever hit those touch sixes which Raina hits straight over or over extra cover.
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Yeah Raina is on fire here - that 226 doesn't look too safe now, 33 runs off that last over!
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Yeah Raina is on fire here - that 226 doesn't look too safe now, 33 runs off that last over!
Different game now
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Yep, got be gutted to be run out for 87 of 25 balls. He was on fire!
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Was some throw though! If he kept going might have had a shot at the fastest IPL century beating Gayle. Super kings can still win - 90 odd of 50 or so balls is not out of the question.
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Chennai will need something special from Dhoni again to get them through here.
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Lovely Innings by Saha. Some of his footwork and shots reminds me of Jayawardene.
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Saha has a very bright future ahead of him
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Some appalling bowling from the Punjab quicks there, don't understand why you'd bowl short against Pandey who smashed anything not in his half for 4 or 6. What a final though to watch, some unbelievable hitting, never thought KKR could do it