The IPL Thread (Fantasy game league details on pg 255)

ntomer · 1st June 2008, 19:38

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Originally Posted by suman

Go CSK go! Time to make that overweight Aussie redundant!

That overweight Aussie is one of the greatest cricketers ever and a cricketing genius. He has been the best captain in IPL and thoroughly deserves to win.

Anyways CSK has been my second favourite team after RR so today I am going to sit back and enjoy the cricket without being biased.

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ntomer · 1st June 2008, 22:25

CSK made 163, a target of 164 for RR. IMHO, it'll prove to be too much for RR considering the slow pitch, slow outfield and pressure of a final.

My money would be on CSK.

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karanraheja · 1st June 2008, 22:26

RR s batting lies on Asnodkar, Yusuf & watson today. Just hope CSK pull this one off !

snaronikar · 1st June 2008, 22:47

RR 41/2. Watson comes out for batting. It will be interesting to see the match from now on. I still feel RR can do it today.

karanraheja · 1st June 2008, 22:50

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Originally Posted by snaronikar

RR 41/2. Watson comes out for batting. It will be interesting to see the match from now on. I still feel RR can do it today.

Patience my friend ! Now begins the real match. 1 or 2 quick wickets and i back CSK all the way. Go CSK Go !!!

EDIT : Akmal gone ! 42/3 .

Ho0ligaN · 1st June 2008, 22:55

man that guy Dhoni has truckloads of luck, thats all I can say. CSK entered semis because of some hollow(lucky) wins. like the matches against MI, RCB, KKR(one dropped catch). I'll be gutted if Dhoni wins again today :(

ATRONIX · 2nd June 2008, 00:06

YES!!! i had voted for the rajasthan royals and they win.Hurray!! its my win too.

carzy · 2nd June 2008, 00:07

Damn, RRoyals really deserved it. Superkings thoroughly deserved to lose this one with a sub-par fielding display. And what can I say about Balaji, I burst out laughing when he came to bowl the last over with 8 runs needed to win, they could have gotten 16 if they so desired.

Kongrats to da RRoyals.

SumitB · 2nd June 2008, 00:12

Great game! I had a rough rough day and this made my day! The best team won! Warne for President

abhinav.gupta88 · 2nd June 2008, 00:14

Congrats to Rajasthan Royals for winning the IPL

By the way i lost 60000 points on pulse

Hehe

IronWolf · 2nd June 2008, 00:19

Great game !!!

Not to take anything away from the Royals. Chennai lost if cause of :

1) Pathan dropped at 18 and 23?
2) Pathan hitting high into no mans land 2-3 occasions.
3) Morkels No ball in 19th over
4) Balaji bowling the last over?????????
5) Balajis Wide trying to bowl a slow ball. Resulting in 0 ball bowled and 2 runs given.

Good season overall.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 2nd June 2008, 00:50

What a match! What a final! Rajasthan Royals really deserved the tournament!

What was Dhoni thinking giving Balaji the last over?

ntomer · 2nd June 2008, 00:51

Wow, what a match! Surely worthy of a final.

RR tried their best to throw it away, but CSK outdid them.

What a tournament the great man had! Cricket surely missed a great test captain due to his off-field endeavors.

One will have to feel for MSD, he is a cool customer and would have won against any other captain.

Go Rajputs go.

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iraghava · 2nd June 2008, 00:56

It was a good match but unfortunately CSK lost :( .

But all said & done, full credit to Yusuf Pathan for his fabulous all round display today.

Ho0ligaN · 2nd June 2008, 00:59

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Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

What was Dhoni thinking giving Balaji the last over?

Ntini and Balaji had 1 over left each at the end of 18th of over. if he had given it to balaji, then the match could have been over in 19th over itself, also there were wickets tumbling. so he made Ntini bowl, hoping that he will contain some runs and also maybe get some wickets which will super increase the pressure in the last over.

1st June 2008, 22:25	#1202
ntomer BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 647 Thanked: 144 Times	CSK made 163, a target of 164 for RR. IMHO, it'll prove to be too much for RR considering the slow pitch, slow outfield and pressure of a final. My money would be on CSK. \N
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1st June 2008, 22:26	#1203
karanraheja Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 436 Times	RR s batting lies on Asnodkar, Yusuf & watson today. Just hope CSK pull this one off !
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1st June 2008, 22:47	#1204
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	RR 41/2. Watson comes out for batting. It will be interesting to see the match from now on. I still feel RR can do it today.
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1st June 2008, 22:55	#1206
Ho0ligaN BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 38 Thanked: Once	man that guy Dhoni has truckloads of luck, thats all I can say. CSK entered semis because of some hollow(lucky) wins. like the matches against MI, RCB, KKR(one dropped catch). I'll be gutted if Dhoni wins again today :(
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2nd June 2008, 00:06	#1207
ATRONIX BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 181 Thanked: 705 Times View My Garage	YES!!! i had voted for the rajasthan royals and they win.Hurray!! its my win too.
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2nd June 2008, 00:07	#1208
carzy BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mum Ca Mum Posts: 75 Thanked: 0 Times	Damn, RRoyals really deserved it. Superkings thoroughly deserved to lose this one with a sub-par fielding display. And what can I say about Balaji, I burst out laughing when he came to bowl the last over with 8 runs needed to win, they could have gotten 16 if they so desired. Kongrats to da RRoyals.
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2nd June 2008, 00:12	#1209
SumitB BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shillong Posts: 989 Thanked: 265 Times	Great game! I had a rough rough day and this made my day! The best team won! Warne for President
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2nd June 2008, 00:14	#1210
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,090 Thanked: 341 Times View My Garage	Congrats to Rajasthan Royals for winning the IPL By the way i lost 60000 points on pulse Hehe
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2nd June 2008, 00:19	#1211
IronWolf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Benga-loo-ru Posts: 1,569 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	Great game !!! Not to take anything away from the Royals. Chennai lost if cause of : 1) Pathan dropped at 18 and 23? 2) Pathan hitting high into no mans land 2-3 occasions. 3) Morkels No ball in 19th over 4) Balaji bowling the last over????????? 5) Balajis Wide trying to bowl a slow ball. Resulting in 0 ball bowled and 2 runs given. Good season overall.
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2nd June 2008, 00:50	#1212
CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 18,019 Thanked: 78,927 Times View My Garage	What a match! What a final! Rajasthan Royals really deserved the tournament! What was Dhoni thinking giving Balaji the last over?
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2nd June 2008, 00:51	#1213
ntomer BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 647 Thanked: 144 Times	Wow, what a match! Surely worthy of a final. RR tried their best to throw it away, but CSK outdid them. What a tournament the great man had! Cricket surely missed a great test captain due to his off-field endeavors. One will have to feel for MSD, he is a cool customer and would have won against any other captain. Go Rajputs go. \N
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2nd June 2008, 00:56	#1214
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,997 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	It was a good match but unfortunately CSK lost :( . But all said & done, full credit to Yusuf Pathan for his fabulous all round display today.
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