IPL 2018

[DanDango]

FFS, missed my prediction and now down to 4th place.

:crylaugh:

 

[3WA]

Well done Faf! That was amazing. I soiled four pairs of pants as that match swung back and forth.

 

[Dan C]

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Eliminator

Rajasthan Royals opt to bowl

Kolkata Knight Riders
Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Javon Searles, Piyush Chawla, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav

Rajasthan Royals
Rahul Tripathi, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Sanju Samson, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Krishnappa Gowtham, Stuart Binny, Jofra Archer, Ish Sodhi, Jaydev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Ben Laughlin

 

[Luke7777]

RR looking decidedly weaker w/o the 2 poms there

/update - and has just leveled the playing field ..by getting rid of both Narine and Utha cheaply...

 

[Creag]

RR looking decidedly weaker w/o the 2 poms there

/update - and has just leveled the playing field ..by getting rid of both Narine and Utha cheaply...

They're off to a solid start though. Will need wickets to make this interesting.

 

[Creag]

Can Klaasen do a Faf?

 

[Creag]

The pressure applied by the KKR spin trio paying dividend now.

 

[Dan C]

RR looked good at one stage ...

 

[Creag]

RR looked good at one stage ...

They only have themselves to blame. They are stealing defeat from the Jaws of Victory.

 

[3WA]

Worst finishing ever.

 

[Creag]

KKR were never really in the lead in this match. Even while they were batting, they were mostly behind. RR lost the chase in the third wicket partnership.

 

[WaxLyrical]

KKR were the better team throughout the tournament.

 

[Dan C]

Let's see what happens on Friday ...

 

[Creag]

GG to KKR.

Picking a winner from SRH & KKR won't be easy. My heart says SRH. Will have to think this through a bit.

 

[3WA]

Klaasen looked out of sorts. I hope he gets another chance next year and some time to settle.

 

[AirWolf]

Klaasen looked out of sorts. I hope he gets another chance next year and some time to settle.

Jos Butler is not there. What other wicket keeper options do they have?

 

[3WA]

Jos Butler is not there. What other wicket keeper options do they have?

Sanju Samson.

Jos Buttler may be unavailable next year due to World Cup training camp, but in the future he may be available the whole season depending on whether he plays tests or not.

 

[Dan C]

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Qualifier 2

Kolkata Knight Riders opt to bowl


Sunrisers Hyderabad
Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson(c), Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Deepak Hooda, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Carlos Brathwaite, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Siddarth Kaul, K Khaleel Ahmed

Kolkata Knight Riders
Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi

 

[Dan C]

Unfortunate run out ....

Hit straight back to the bowler and fingertips onto the stumps...

SRH 113/4 (15.1 Ovs)

 

[Creag]

Unfortunate run out ....

Hit straight back to the bowler and fingertips onto the stumps...

SRH 113/4 (15.1 Ovs)

Not going well for SRH.

5 down now. Yusuf at the crease has been woefully out of form. Too much pressure on Big Carlos to get them a semblance of hope.

Then again, if any team is capable of defending a small total, SRH can.