The IPL Thread

Eddy · 14th May 2009, 18:37

Ya Ya, please go to South. Do not come to Delhi.

After all, teams that you have supported till date are going down one after the other

kannan666 · 14th May 2009, 18:41

Update - 57 for 3 after 10, 73 off 60 should be within our grasp now !

harry10 · 14th May 2009, 19:13

Update-
Royal Challengers Bangalore require another 26 runs with 4 wickets and 18 balls remaining.
Exciting finish on the cards!

hemanthisgreat · 14th May 2009, 19:31

Yipeeee. Royal challengers Bangalore win a thriller.

harry10 · 14th May 2009, 19:32

Bangalore wins!
What a turnaround for them.
But they have to get past Delhi and Hyderabad now if they want to be in semifinals!

gowda79 · 14th May 2009, 19:43

Yipee RCB has done

SilentEngine · 14th May 2009, 19:55

Wow, that was close, almost lost chasing a low score!
Next target Delhi, must win again.

MI vs RR should be close, I am betting on MI to win this

anekho · 14th May 2009, 19:55

well played bangalore! chennai wasn't up to notch at all today, but commendable effort by hayden.

I think rajasthan have the next one.

cheers

deky · 14th May 2009, 20:21

+1 to anekho...Go RR go

karanraheja · 14th May 2009, 22:28

Well Played RCB. If Taylor and their batting had clicked on regular basis they would ve almost confirmed their semi final berth. Anyways they got 2 more tough games. I think CSK badly needs to strengthen its bowling - bring in Ntini and replace Oram. No harm in trying a change.

anekho · 14th May 2009, 23:29

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Originally Posted by karanraheja

Well Played RCB. If Taylor and their batting had clicked on regular basis they would ve almost confirmed their semi final berth. Anyways they got 2 more tough games. I think CSK badly needs to strengthen its bowling - bring in Ntini and replace Oram. No harm in trying a change.

I was thinking along the same lines, why Oram? I remember Ntini performing much better than Oram.

Also the fielding has to improve - right now it's very sloppy.

cheers

SilentEngine · 15th May 2009, 01:41

Mumbai lost today only because of their over defensive tactics. They are playing too much of defensive cricket these days. I didn't understand the point of having Sanath and Sachin at 4 & 5. They are two of the best opening batsmen in the game. At least one of them should have opened if not both.
RR's way to semis is now cleared. They just need to win one game and they will play against KKR in their last match.

Aditya · 15th May 2009, 07:43

Mumbai Indians played like the Indians of yesteryears - extremely slow to start with, let the pressure build and then crack under it. Still, Abhihek Nayar was good. For RR, Munaf bowled a great last over - no extras.

Rocky_Balboa · 15th May 2009, 09:16

The last 4-5 overs were fantastic, thrilling and entertaining to say the least.
ThumbsUp to Warne for the captaincy.

Couple of incidents that made me smile apart from the game itself:
a) Warne telling Smith 'FairPlay', when Smith's throw hit the umpire
b) Warne's 'Comeon Billy Boy' to umpire, when appealing (or rather pounding) for Sachin's wicket.

Way to go Royals.

normally_crazy · 15th May 2009, 09:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eddy

n_c: You still support RR ? Now with Shane Warne out of the equation, things might be tough for them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by karanraheja

@Gautam- Looks like RR might take a big hit with Warne's injury, plans to support other team?

You guys said something about Warnie being out ?

Quote:

Your welcome to come all the way South

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@Eddy- Haha! Good one. Gautam go to Delhi now. Haha

Thanks for the suggestions guys but I ain't going nowhere fellows

14th May 2009, 18:37	#1681
Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 9,387 Thanked: 13,301 Times	Ya Ya, please go to South. Do not come to Delhi. After all, teams that you have supported till date are going down one after the other
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14th May 2009, 18:41	#1682
kannan666 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KA-02 Posts: 1,002 Thanked: 128 Times View My Garage	Update - 57 for 3 after 10, 73 off 60 should be within our grasp now !
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14th May 2009, 19:13	#1683
harry10 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Faridabad/Delhi Posts: 2,713 Thanked: 3,627 Times View My Garage	Update- Royal Challengers Bangalore require another 26 runs with 4 wickets and 18 balls remaining. Exciting finish on the cards!
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14th May 2009, 19:31	#1684
hemanthisgreat BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 594 Thanked: 50 Times View My Garage	Yipeeee. Royal challengers Bangalore win a thriller.
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14th May 2009, 19:32	#1685
harry10 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Faridabad/Delhi Posts: 2,713 Thanked: 3,627 Times View My Garage	Bangalore wins! What a turnaround for them. But they have to get past Delhi and Hyderabad now if they want to be in semifinals!
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14th May 2009, 19:43	#1686
gowda79 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,478 Thanked: 194 Times View My Garage	Yipee RCB has done
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14th May 2009, 19:55	#1687
SilentEngine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KA19,KA04 Posts: 1,167 Thanked: 735 Times View My Garage	Wow, that was close, almost lost chasing a low score! Next target Delhi, must win again. MI vs RR should be close, I am betting on MI to win this
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14th May 2009, 19:55	#1688
anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,995 Thanked: 684 Times	well played bangalore! chennai wasn't up to notch at all today, but commendable effort by hayden. I think rajasthan have the next one. cheers
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14th May 2009, 20:21	#1689
deky Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jaipur Posts: 1,194 Thanked: 1,247 Times	+1 to anekho...Go RR go
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14th May 2009, 22:28	#1690
karanraheja Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 436 Times	Well Played RCB. If Taylor and their batting had clicked on regular basis they would ve almost confirmed their semi final berth. Anyways they got 2 more tough games. I think CSK badly needs to strengthen its bowling - bring in Ntini and replace Oram. No harm in trying a change.
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15th May 2009, 01:41	#1692
SilentEngine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KA19,KA04 Posts: 1,167 Thanked: 735 Times View My Garage	Mumbai lost today only because of their over defensive tactics. They are playing too much of defensive cricket these days. I didn't understand the point of having Sanath and Sachin at 4 & 5. They are two of the best opening batsmen in the game. At least one of them should have opened if not both. RR's way to semis is now cleared. They just need to win one game and they will play against KKR in their last match.
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15th May 2009, 07:43	#1693
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 17,841 Thanked: 77,069 Times View My Garage	Mumbai Indians played like the Indians of yesteryears - extremely slow to start with, let the pressure build and then crack under it. Still, Abhihek Nayar was good. For RR, Munaf bowled a great last over - no extras.
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15th May 2009, 09:16	#1694
Rocky_Balboa BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Namma Bengalooru Posts: 676 Thanked: 358 Times View My Garage	The last 4-5 overs were fantastic, thrilling and entertaining to say the least. ThumbsUp to Warne for the captaincy. Couple of incidents that made me smile apart from the game itself: a) Warne telling Smith 'FairPlay', when Smith's throw hit the umpire b) Warne's 'Comeon Billy Boy' to umpire, when appealing (or rather pounding) for Sachin's wicket. Way to go Royals.
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