IPL 2012 Discussion Thread

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After winning the IPL for 2 consecutive years, the Chennai Super Kings will be wanting to retain their title but the competition is fierce and it looks like it will be a tightly contested affair.

This season also sees some changes with Kochi Tuskers Kerala not competing. They breached their contract with the BCCI and therefore their contract was terminated.

This season also saw major squad changes as all players were on auction again.

The first match starts on 4 April 2012 with the final on 27 May 2012.


Teams:
Chennai Super Kings
Deccan Chargers
Delhi Daredevils
Kings XI punjab
Kolkata Knight Riders
Mumbai Indians
Pune Warriors
Rajastan Royals
Royal Challengers Bangalore

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The IPL seems to be running for quite an extended period ( almost 2 months). I think the phrase "too much of a good thing is bad for you" is quite apt. I can see interest levels waning after the first 2 weeks as it all becomes a slog fest.

I think that the Royal Challengers Bangalore have an extremely strong squad and I think they will be the team to beat.

[Xmailer9]

ah, baseball shots and guru's, gotta love the IPL

[mikaME]

Kings XI ftw!

[Rosaudio]

Superbru?

[MickeyD]

Indian Premier League 2012: FIXTURES - All times CAT (SA, GMT+2)

April 2012
4 Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians T20 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 16:30
5 Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils T20 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 16:30
6 Mumbai Indians v Pune Warriors T20 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 12:30
6 Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab T20 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 16:30
7 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils T20 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 12:30
7 Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings T20 ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam 16:30
8 Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders T20 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 12:30
8 Pune Warriors v Kings XI Punjab T20 Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune 16:30
9 Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians T20 ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam 16:30
10 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders T20 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 12:30
10 Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings T20 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 16:30
11 Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals T20 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 16:30
12 Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore T20 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 12:30
12 Kings XI Punjab v Pune Warriors T20 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh 16:30
13 Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals T20 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 16:30
14 Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers T20 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 12:30
14 Pune Warriors v Chennai Super Kings T20 Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune 16:30
15 Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab T20 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 12:30
15 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals T20 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 16:30
16 Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils T20 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 16:30
17 Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers T20 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 12:30
17 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors T20 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 16:30
18 Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders T20 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh 16:30
19 Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils T20 Barabati Stadium, Cuttack 12:30
19 Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors T20 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 16:30
20 Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore T20 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh 16:30
21 Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals T20 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 12:30
21 Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors T20 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 16:30
22 Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab T20 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 12:30
22 Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders T20 Barabati Stadium, Cuttack 16:30
23 Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore T20 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 16:30
24 Pune Warriors v Delhi Daredevils T20 Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune 12:30
24 Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers T20 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 16:30
25 Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians T20 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh 12:30
25 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings T20 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 16:30
26 Pune Warriors v Deccan Chargers T20 Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune 16:30
27 Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians T20 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 16:30
28 Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab T20 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 12:30
28 Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore T20 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 16:30
29 Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals T20 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 12:30
29 Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers T20 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 16:30
30 Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders T20 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 16:30

May 2012
1 Deccan Chargers v Pune Warriors T20 Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 12:30
1 Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils T20 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 16:30
2 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab T20 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 16:30
3 Pune Warriors v Mumbai Indians T20 Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune 12:30
4 Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers T20 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 16:30
5 Kolkata Knight Riders v Pune Warriors T20 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 12:30
5 Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals T20 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh 16:30
6 Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings T20 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 12:30
6 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers T20 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 16:30
7 Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders T20 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 16:30
8 Pune Warriors v Rajasthan Royals T20 Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune 12:30
8 Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab T20 Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 16:30
9 Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore T20 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 16:30
10 Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings T20 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 16:30
11 Pune Warriors v Royal Challengers Bangalore T20 Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune 16:30
12 Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians T20 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 12:30
12 Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils T20 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 16:30
13 Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors T20 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 12:30
13 Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers T20 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh 16:30
14 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians T20 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 12:30
14 Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings T20 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 16:30
15 Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab T20 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 16:30
16 Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders T20 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 16:30
17 Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings T20 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium 12:30
17 Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore T20 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 16:30
18 Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals T20 Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 16:30
19 Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils T20 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium 12:30
19 Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders T20 Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune 16:30
20 Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore T20 Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 12:30
20 Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians T20 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 16:30
22 TBA 1st (Qualifier) v TBA 2nd T20 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 16:30
23 TBA 3rd (Eliminator) v TBA 4th T20 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 16:30
25 Winner Eliminator (Qualifier) v Loser Qualifier T20 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 16:30
27 TBA (Final) v TBA T20 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 16:30

[McT]

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[McT]

Kings XI ftw!

(not that means anything) I am throwing my support behind RCB

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I have gone with Mumbai Indians to win tonight. Good first game to kick the compo off.

[Khanya]

Can't wait for 16:30 today! 1st match.

[McT]

Indian Premier League, 1st match: Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians

Preview:

Indian cricket has come a full circle in a year, and the man at the epicentre is MS Dhoni, who's back to leading Chennai Super Kings tomorrow in the IPL opener against Mumbai Indians. Public memory is short, and all it could take is a few victories for his fans to restore their faith. The reshuffling of squads last year didn't affect the defending champions Super Kings. They thrived on a power-packed batting line-up, backed by a competent spin attack. They spent their auction purse in getting hold of a spinning-allrounder in Ravindra Jadeja. Dhoni, unfortunately, found himself shouldering too much burden as India captain, which affected his performances. If Super Kings are to succeed again, this squad, with varying degrees of experience, need to rally around him.

His Mumbai counterpart, Harbhajan Singh, was largely disconnected from India's plunge because he was dealing with a slump of his own. Poor form and injury kept him on the sidelines, but he regained pride by leading Mumbai to the Champions League title last year. He finds himself in the same role this year, after Sachin Tendulkar decided to step down as captain. Mumbai may be missing Andrew Symonds, but the squad's intimidating enough without him. It's fitting that the defending champions are taking on the team to beat in the opener.

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Go Mumbai!!!

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Toss: Harbhajan Singh wins the toss and Mumbai Indians will have a bowl.

The holder of the record for the fastest hundred in Twenty20 internationals, South African Richard Levi, is playing for Mumbai Indians

Richard Levi playing tonight ... and I am hoping for blinder from him.

[McT]

Malinga to Vijay, OUT, a direct hit in the first over, it is Ambati Rayudu running in from extra cover as the batsmen attempt a tight single, a one-handed pick-up and lob finds a diving Faf well short of his crease


F du Plessis run out 3 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

Faf gone. And he's one of the quickest guys between the stumps. Pity for him. Nasty way to go.

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Pollard to Morkel, OUT, another wicket, it is Pragyan Ojha again who is involved, he is at deep square leg, and Albie has swung a length ball off his pads straight to him


JA Morkel c Ojha b Pollard 4 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

Another Saffer goes cheaply

[McT]

CSK having a mare tonight with the bat ... 109/7 in 18.0 overs.