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chiskop said:
Okay, own up. Who had Macullum in their team?
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Just checked the match score card:eek:

McCullum's record 158 leads rout

The Bulletin by S Rajesh

April 18, 2008

Kolkata Knight Riders 222 for 3 (McCullum 158*) beat Bangalore Royal Challengers 82 (Agarkar 3-25) by 140 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out


The opening ceremony was a spectacular affair, but was followed was even more breathtaking, as Brendon McCullum destroyed the home team in the inaugural match of the IPL. In what was a brutal one-man assault on the Bangalore Royal Challengers, McCullum blasted an unbeaten 158 from a mere 73 deliveries, the highest score in a Twenty20 match, to propel Kolkata Knight Riders to an imposing 222 for 3. The punch-drunk Bangalore team was in no condition to fight back after that battering, and collapsed limply to 82 to lose by an embarrassing margin of 140 runs, the fourth-largest margin of defeat in a Twenty20 match.

Chris Gayle was expected to be the aggressive opener for Kolkata, but McCullum's stunning knock ensured Gayle's absence wasn't felt at all. In an innings which was reminiscent of Gayle's blistering knock in the World Twenty20 opener - he had scored 117 from 57 - McCullum gave the Bangalore bowlers no chance. Pace and spin were both treated with equal contempt, and the crowd were treated to an innings of rare explosiveness.

The start, though, was deceptive. Six balls into his innings, McCullum didn't have a single run against his name as Praveen Kumar bowled an excellent first over. Four deliveries later, McCullum had blazed to 18, flicking and pulling Zaheer Khan for four, and then miscuing a flick which, quite incredibly, soared over third man for the first six of the tournament.

Zaheer was quickly pulled out of the attack, but his replacement, Ashley Noffke, fared even worse. His first ball was so wayward that neither McCullum nor Mark Boucher, the wicketkeeper, had a chance of getting to it. When the ball landed within McCullum's reach, the result was even more devastating: a pulled six over square leg and another over extra cover. Twenty-three in the over, and Noffke off the attack as well.

McCullum allowed himself a breather after that, going 17 deliveries without a boundary, before the floodgates opened again. Sunil Joshi was slog-swept twice - with the bottom hand coming off the bat once - for sixes, before he turned his attention to Cameron White and Jacques Kallis. Line, length, and pace mattered not a jot, as balls disappeared over the ground with ridiculous frequency. When Zaheer returned for another spell, McCullum manufactured the stroke of the evening, going down on one knee and scooping the ball over fine leg for six.


Praveen, who bowled superbly in his first three overs, had escaped the McCullum onslaught for most of the evening, but he too suffered in the last over of the innings, as the first two balls vanished over midwicket, before McCullum put the final seal on his innings, depositing the last ball on the innings over long-on. That brought his sixes' tally to 13, the most number of sixes in a Twenty20 innings.

Shahrukh Khan, the owner of the franchise, had danced through the McCullum innings, and he had even more reason to celebrate as his bowlers then got into the act with equal gusto. Rahul Dravid, under immense pressure facing an asking-rate of more than 11, lasted three balls, losing his middle stump while attempting a heave. The loss of the captain started the slide, and it went downhill quickly thereafter.

Kallis mounted the briefest of challenges, lofting Ajit Agarkar over extra cover for a huge six, but fell next ball, pulling tamely to mid-on. The pitch offered some pace and bounce, and Ishant Sharma, especially, exploited it, getting the ball to zip at a fair pace. Agarkar also prised out White, who had held the record for highest Twenty20 score till a few minutes back. Bangalore's only chance was if he produced a similar stunner, but by the time he nicked one off Agarkar the contest was already over. The end came soon after, when Joshi fell to a miscued pull with 29 deliveries still left in their innings.

The match may have been over long before the last ball was bowled, but McCullum's stunner has given the IPL, and Kolkata, a dream start. With Ganguly's team playing their next match at the Eden Gardens, this result should ensure that Sunday's clash against the Deccan Chargers draws a full house, and more. The IPL extravaganza has well and truly begun.
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Alright, busy approving a couple of new entries to the league, but cricinfo appears to be taking strain. :o

Sorry for the delay, but I've been having too much real-life fun this weekend to be online much. :)
 
Okay -that's a relief. The new teams are in the league, and have been scoring points, though they will only be added in the league rankings after the next match.

Don't worry though. I, chickop, will manually add them now.

Current standings:
  1. gauravkenkre juggernaut2 1054
  2. stepper The steppers 941
  3. uriah MacKillopColts 578
  4. amolarora Bulldozers 549
  5. rishi896 The performers 326
  6. LegspinCricket Legspin XI 300
  7. chiskop The Sudo Intellectuals 282
  8. stefan9 Sloggers 272
  9. arfness The Masters 130
  10. cricket4lyfe921 Seargant Samosa 127
  11. Saule Flaming Sky Dogs 98

Couple of tactical adjustments to be made to the Sudo Intellectuals (like choosing a Trump Player who is actually playing :o).
 
chiskop said:
Okay -that's a relief. The new teams are in the league, and have been scoring points, though they will only be added in the league rankings after the next match.

Don't worry though. I, chickop, will manually add them now.

Current standings:
  1. gauravkenkre juggernaut2 1054
  2. stepper The steppers 941
  3. uriah MacKillopColts 578
  4. amolarora Bulldozers 549
  5. rishi896 The performers 326
  6. LegspinCricket Legspin XI 300
  7. chiskop The Sudo Intellectuals 282
  8. stefan9 Sloggers 272
  9. arfness The Masters 130
  10. cricket4lyfe921 Seargant Samosa 127
  11. Saule Flaming Sky Dogs 98

Couple of tactical adjustments to be made to the Sudo Intellectuals (like choosing a Trump Player who is actually playing :o).
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Last place seems to be my permanent residence for the moment:o.

Edit: I've move one place to second last:p
 
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Updated standings:

  1. gauravkenkre juggernaut2 1154
  2. stepper The steppers 998
  3. amolarora Bulldozers 713
  4. uriah MacKillopColts 583
  5. LegspinCricket Legspin XI 450
  6. chiskop *LM The Sudo Intellectuals 374
  7. stefan9 Sloggers 371
  8. arfness The Masters 347
  9. rishi896 The performers 326
  10. Saule Flaming Sky Dogs 315
  11. cricket4lyfe921 Seargant Samosa 252
 
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01 gauravkenkre juggernaut2 1236
02 stepper The steppers 1228
03 amolarora Bulldozers 912
04 LegspinCricket Legspin XI 856
05 stefan9 Sloggers 777
06 uriah MacKillopColts 632
07 chiskop *LM The Sudo Intellectuals 614
08 rishi896 The performers 457
09 arfness The Masters 354
10 cricket4lyfe921 Seargant Samosa 350
11 Saule Flaming Sky Dogs 327
 
Thanks Saule. Damn, thought I'd score more in that game. I have Yuvraj, I Pathan and Piyush Chawla scoring for me tonight. Couldn't decide between Yuvi and Pathan as trump player, settled on Pathan - damn again. :D Damn Pathan missed that catch, would've been another 30 points.
 
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