IPL 2017

Well I tried my best for Kings by selecting Pune to win , wonder if it would have been different if they had their South Africans
 
Four wins in a row :)

Hope DD wins tonight ... then it's a fiver :p

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'Foreign players did not take responsibility' - Sehwag
http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1097822.html
"I'm very disappointed," Sehwag said in the post-match press conference. "I can say that none of the foreign players took responsibility and at least played 12 to 15 overs. Their role was at least one of the top four should bat for 12 to 15 overs, but none of the batsmen took the responsibility.

"I think they were complaining that the wicket was a bit slow but when you play international cricket so much, you should get used to playing on difficult or good wickets. There are very rare occasions when you get a good wicket to bat on but whatever wicket you get, you have to play at least 20 overs for your side. But Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Guptill and Morgan [were all disappointing]."

"We missed Hashim Amla, for sure," Sehwag said. "The kind of consistency he showed, none of the other players could do that, an individual couldn't take responsibility. Saha played one [good] innings, Manan Vohra played one innings but apart from that none of the others played responsibly.

"He [Amla] is an experienced player and has played more than 100 Test matches and averages close to 50 in Test cricket and also one-day cricket. He knows how to score runs immaterial of the format. And he takes very few risks. Whatever risks he takes, it is always after 12 or 15 overs, when he knows that he has completed his role and there's a need to score quick runs. Otherwise, for the first 10 overs he takes less risks and remains on 30-40 and converts them into big scores. The two hundreds that he scored were brilliant. The other players in the team have a lot to learn from Hashim Amla, be it international players or Indian."
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I love the idea of a playoff round to decide the finalists. I wish they did it in football

Would ensure the best 2 teams actually reach the final. And it's technically only 1 extra match
 
AirWolf said:
+1

Though in football, if I'm not mistaken, 1 plays 3, and 2 plays 4?
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The teams often originate in different groups in the group stages, and end up in the knockout stages. Two teams that qualify in the same group will only meet in the final.

But because of the nature of the draw, one of the matches in the semis might consist of better teams than the other semi. A playoff stage will better ensure that the 2 best teams are in the final.
 
^, after the semis (normal mode), you've got 2 teams in and 2 teams out. Who plays in the playoffs you're proposing? If the 2 losers play, then you've got 3 teams to sort into a final (after one of the losing semi-finalists beats the other losing semi-finalist and joins the 2 actual finalists).

How does 3 go into 2, 'panji?

In IPL, this qualifier works because it's league all the way to the knock-out stages and you can make it second place plays third place. There is no second and third place in knock-out mode...just losing semi-finalists and finalists.
 
Neoprod said:
^, after the semis (normal mode), you've got 2 teams in and 2 teams out. Who plays in the playoffs you're proposing? If the 2 losers play, then you've got 3 teams to sort into a final (after one of the losing semi-finalists beats the other losing semi-finalist and joins the 2 actual finalists).

How does 3 go into 2, 'panji?

In IPL, this qualifier works because it's league all the way to the knock-out stages and you can make it second place plays third place. There is no second and third place in knock-out mode...just losing semi-finalists and finalists.
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I dunno exactly . Winners play losers?
 
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders at Bengaluru

oh no !!

We can wait until 12.58 am to start a five over game, for which KKR's target will be 41, and 1.20 am to get in a Super Over. If none of that is possible, Sunrisers win on account of finishing higher on the points table
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Heavy rain has settled over the grounds in the 2nd eliminator.
 
It must rain all bloody night! Hyderabad can't defend that 41 in a 5 over game
 
sox63 said:
It must rain all bloody night! Hyderabad can't defend that 41 in a 5 over game
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I'm afraid this semi-final is being decided on 6 overs. This hugely favours the sde chasing. Damn lunacy! Normal match time would have long been over. There should have been a replay the following day.

It is now confirmed as a six-over chase starting at 12.55 am with KKR's target adjusted to 48.
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McT said:
I'm afraid this semi-final is being decided on 6 overs. This hugely favours the sde chasing. Damn lunacy! Normal match time would have long been over. There should have been a replay the following day.
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If Sunrisers had scored more, it would have been loaded in their favor. They deserved to lose, if they played tomorrow it would have meant that one team played 2 days in a row and a single day break before the final
 
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