The IPL Thread

harry10 · 18th May 2009, 15:34

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Originally Posted by Eddy

Yuvraj almost lost it with Wilkin Mota today. That was a baffling decision !!

Anyways, all is well that ends well.

Where is n_c ? Its him vs me again today

A very stupid decision when they had powar and sreesanth available.
Even brett lee leaked runs in his last over.
Rohit sharma played a rash shot and that costed deccan the match.
However now this makes table very interesting.

2 more chances for Kolkata left. can they spoil anyones party?

Today CSK will win i feel.

Also for daredevils Sehwag and gambhir needs to contribute now. Dilshan and Devilliers are saving them match after match but this cant go on for semifinals.

anekho · 18th May 2009, 17:32

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

CSK is still not convincing. Batting looks very fragile except for Hayden. Bowling & fielding are below par.

Not really. Raina and Badrinath have been batting quite consistently and we always have dhoni and morkel to back them up.

However I agree fielding has been horrible and it is pulling us down.

Bowling has been average - nothing spectacular. IMO, Ntini needs to come in instead of Oram.

cheers

esteem_lover · 18th May 2009, 17:41

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Originally Posted by anekho

Not really. Raina and Badrinath have been batting quite consistently and we always have dhoni and morkel to back them up.

However I agree fielding has been horrible and it is pulling us down.

Bowling has been average - nothing spectacular. IMO, Ntini needs to come in instead of Oram.

cheers

Raina has been progressively declining, Dhoni was good in one match only, Badrinath is also not consistent enough, there is no company for Hayden at the top. Albie has not been able to get the ball off the square. In fact he has not hit a 6 in this IPL. Just hope that all these come together when it matters. Yep, I agree Nitini for Oram. Oram has been pathetic.

harry10 · 18th May 2009, 18:38

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Raina has been progressively declining, Dhoni was good in one match only, Badrinath is also not consistent enough, there is no company for Hayden at the top. Albie has not been able to get the ball off the square. In fact he has not hit a 6 in this IPL. Just hope that all these come together when it matters. Yep, I agree Nitini for Oram. Oram has been pathetic.

Oram has been doing some very good fielding and catching though

Ya Albie has hit some poor form and he is not the same batsman we saw last IPL.
I feel CSK needs to lift their game if they wanna be in finals and win it.

finneyp · 18th May 2009, 19:57

Hoping for a upset today, Go KKR Go!

anekho · 18th May 2009, 20:38

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Originally Posted by finneyp

Hoping for a upset today, Go KKR Go!

I reply with, GO chennai GO!

63 for 1, decent start!

cheers

EDIT: It seems Haydos is not playing today. I guess they are experimenting with different players.

cruiser_1982 · 18th May 2009, 20:47

CSK-83/2 in 10 overs, with openers gone. A decent foundation to build on.

anekho · 18th May 2009, 21:10

btw, where in chennai can i pick up some good CSK wear? I mean like t-shirts, jerseys. caps etc!

cheers

Mission_Safari · 18th May 2009, 21:20

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Originally Posted by anekho

btw, where in chennai can i pick up some good CSK wear? I mean like t-shirts, jerseys. caps etc!

cheers

You can get the tshirts from reebok stores but i am not sure if they sell jerseys and caps.

CSK doing pretty well today. 180 is my bet but 200 is not far

anekho · 18th May 2009, 21:44

188! awesome! what a beautiful last over!
thanks dude, will check out the reebok stores!

cheers

cruiser_1982 · 18th May 2009, 21:44

You can get some stuffs at Reebok outlets and some stuffs can be ordered online. Check in the below link.

The Official Website of Chennai Super Kings - Store

harry10 · 18th May 2009, 21:56

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Originally Posted by Mission_Safari

You can get the tshirts from reebok stores but i am not sure if they sell jerseys and caps.

CSK doing pretty well today. 180 is my bet but 200 is not far

Chennai Super Kings 188/3 (20/20 ov)
Kolkata Knight Riders 10/0 (1.0/20 ov)

Hard to imagine if KKR can win this, only if Brendon can do some magic(i doubt though).
14 matches- one win, simple WOW

karanraheja · 18th May 2009, 22:21

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Originally Posted by finneyp

Hoping for a upset today, Go KKR Go!

Haha, KKR itself will be shocked to pull this off. SRK will fly to SA then !!

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Originally Posted by harry10

Oram has been doing some very good fielding and catching though

Ya Albie has hit some poor form and he is not the same batsman we saw last IPL.
I feel CSK needs to lift their game if they wanna be in finals and win it.

I seriously think Oram should give way to Ntini as already mentioned. Not to worry Harsh we ll meet you in the finals. Now where is Eddy bhai?

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Raina has been progressively declining, Dhoni was good in one match only, Badrinath is also not consistent enough, there is no company for Hayden at the top. Albie has not been able to get the ball off the square. In fact he has not hit a 6 in this IPL. Just hope that all these come together when it matters. Yep, I agree Nitini for Oram. Oram has been pathetic.

Raina clicked today . So did Morkel. Actually i think Morkel should come after Raina to actually start hammering around. Like Dhoni i too think Morkel takes time to start hammering around. Dhoni comes to steady the ship , but no harm in trying to promote Morkel.Overall CSK's bowling needs more strength and i dont think fielding will improve at current rate.

harry10 · 18th May 2009, 22:28

Update - Kolkata Knight Riders 65/1 (8.1/20 ov)
90% of that is smashed by Brendon. All hopes on him only.Ganguly was pathetic!

@Karan - Ya the only other team except CSK which can qualify for finals is Deccan. I dont see anyone else being a threat honestly. CSK, Daredevils,Deccan- Winner will be among these and final between any two of these will be great to watch.

Eddy · 18th May 2009, 22:32

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Originally Posted by karanraheja

I seriously think Oram should give way to Ntini as already mentioned. Not to worry Harsh we ll meet you in the finals. Now where is Eddy bhai?

I am right here Karan. In the finals, Haydos will fail and Viru will fire

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finneyp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,716 Thanked: 319 Times View My Garage	Hoping for a upset today, Go KKR Go!
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18th May 2009, 20:47	#1732
cruiser_1982 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 313 Thanked: 16 Times	CSK-83/2 in 10 overs, with openers gone. A decent foundation to build on.
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18th May 2009, 21:10	#1733
anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,995 Thanked: 684 Times	btw, where in chennai can i pick up some good CSK wear? I mean like t-shirts, jerseys. caps etc! cheers
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anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,995 Thanked: 684 Times	188! awesome! what a beautiful last over! thanks dude, will check out the reebok stores! cheers
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18th May 2009, 21:44	#1736
cruiser_1982 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 313 Thanked: 16 Times	You can get some stuffs at Reebok outlets and some stuffs can be ordered online. Check in the below link. The Official Website of Chennai Super Kings - Store
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18th May 2009, 22:28	#1739
harry10 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Faridabad/Delhi Posts: 2,713 Thanked: 3,628 Times View My Garage	Update - Kolkata Knight Riders 65/1 (8.1/20 ov) 90% of that is smashed by Brendon. All hopes on him only.Ganguly was pathetic! @Karan - Ya the only other team except CSK which can qualify for finals is Deccan. I dont see anyone else being a threat honestly. CSK, Daredevils,Deccan- Winner will be among these and final between any two of these will be great to watch.
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