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Mitu_Pappi
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Couldnt see a thread to discuss IPL so here is one. All matches are on Sky Sports so i suppose exposure in UK will be diminished. Who are the presenters? ITV4 had a great studio panel, lively, funny and informative.
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Hope my team - Kings XI - can go one better than last year!
They are just advert breaks to earn money for the organisers/broadcasters. It was a good match today with Delhi pushing Chennai closer than it looked like they would with a couple of overs to go.
I wonder if we will see them introduced in international and domestic T20 games outside India as well.
Just 'Dil-Scooped' Ishant Sharma for six
65* off 40 with 6 sixes (so far....)
BMac finishes on 100* off 56 balls with 9 sixes
Looking forward to seeing him over here this summer:)
Kohli and Gayle opening with AB at 4 and Darren Sammy at 5
Having said that, it looks like they may lose
A great win in the end for Bangalore with an over to spare. I'd love them to win the IPL this year. Gambir doesn't come across as the most inspirational or flexible captain for Kolkata though.
Came together at 59/6 after 13.4 overs chasing 177/5
One over to go and they have added 89 in 5.2 overs so 30 needed off the last over
Not likely to win but some terrific striking
Kings win by 18
Chasing a large total of 210, he is out after scoring 10 from 24 balls
Worth tuning in to
41* off 10 balls so far
EDIT: Caught on the boundary off the next ball he faced:(
But Chris Gayle can always catch up with any innings. In fact, these days he sometimes starts off a bit slowly before moving into fifth gear.
On a slightly different topic, I must admit, IPL seems a little dodgy. There was a case last week one of teams didn't seem to make an attempt into chasing down the opposition total. I am going to give the benefit of the doubt and credit the fielding team for tight bowling. But usually in T20s you never die wandering. And last year, there was a match where one of the batters was run out after three attempts. The player didn't attempt to get in. The fielding team missed throwing down the stumps two times before getting them at the third attempt. The batter could have easily made it after the first failed attempt. It looked so dodgy.
I wouldn't be surprised if news of a lot of betting irregularity in IPL breaks in a year or two that may be currently transpiring. While international cricketers won't be involved, lot of domestic Indian players could be easy target for the betting men, not to mention the Indian cricket board seems to be full of dodgy characters.
Indian bookmakers have often been behind match fixing in the subcontinent. If they haven't approached some of the domestic level cricketers at the very least with regard to spot fixing or match fixing I'd be very surprised.
Fantastic catch by Faf Du Plessis
Running back at mid off and takes a stunning one hander. Magnificent
RCB 45/0 after 3 overs
He just took 20 off Mitchell Johnson, the most he has ever conceded in an over:)
100* off 46 balls and still 6 overs to go
11 x 6 and 5 x 4 with a S/R of 217
Last year the batting unit was on fire and could chase pretty much anything down so it didn't really matter what the bowlers did, this year it seems that nobody can get any runs!
102* off 47 balls
Still 3 overs to go
Kohli on 54* being totally overshadowed
ABV with 133* off 59 balls with 19 x 6 and 4 x 4
Kohli finishes on 82* off 50 balls
Wow
ETA There was also a maiden over.....