**Official** Indian Premier League 2013

[Scaly piscine]

Hmm are Mumbai not going choke?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Rubbish over from Ashwin, trying to bowl quick and flat yorkers and just sticking them in the slot instead. He's not that kind of bowler anyway.

 

[Scaly piscine]

There you go, just bowl it on a length and he'll slog it straight up sooner rather than later.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Hmm are Mumbai not going choke?

Well they've another opportunity not to choke in a few days.

I guess things only work for them when they cheat and have another foreign player.

 

[Stapel]

You're having a discussion with you, are you not SP?

 

[Cevno]

Pune


*tries not to s****** at "the future", fails*

Sahar are in deep **** financially with a supreme court ordering them to repay back investor money in some scheme, so no surprises here.

 

[Cevno]

Freaking CSK reaching the final again. Sigh.

 

[Snippie27]

Really happy CSK made it through to the finals again, and with style as well! Absolutely brutal spell from Bravo! They have been one of the more consistent teams this season.

Hoping SRH can pull of an upset over the next few days!

 

[CricAddict]

'No offical word from Sahara' is the major headline in cricinfo today.. Though it is a trivial matter, I am surprised to see cricinfo not correcting the spelling mistake to 'official' for one whole day..It has not yet been corrected..

 

[Scaly piscine]

Part of me wants the Royals to make it through so Twatto and Pollard can exchange some more light hearted banter, probably in the process of another Mumbai choke. Would be quite fun to see whether Pollard can take what he dishes out.

Then again the choke is quite likely against SRH's bowling attack, maybe Steyn could knock Pollard's block off, then a few of his poles. Would also be quite fun.

 

[CricAddict]

Part of me wants the Royals to make it through so Twatto and Pollard can exchange some more light hearted banter, probably in the process of another Mumbai choke. Would be quite fun to see whether Pollard can take what he dishes out.

Then again the choke is quite likely against SRH's bowling attack, maybe Steyn could knock Pollard's block off, then a few of his poles. Would also be quite fun.

I don't think even Steyn can pull it off after a NRR of 4.8 after 13 overs..SRH is batting too slowly..RR's game to lose now..

 

[Scaly piscine]

I didn't watch the game, but this game could be in the back of RR's mind:

68th match: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals at Hyderabad (Deccan), May 17, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Scaly piscine]

Poor shot from Dravid, too short on this pitch to play across it.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Twatto baiting becoming a staple part of the IPL diet.

 

[Scaly piscine]

It's almost as though that Hodge fella with over 5000 T20 runs can bat.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Err yea, of course Perera shouldn't try and throw down the stumps from halfway down the pitch, with all three to aim at, knowing if he hits he saves a run and takes out the last recognised batsman.

Shut the **** up commentators.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Sammy never a death bowler - he should have been bowled out earlier.

 

[social]

It's almost as though that Hodge fella with over 5000 T20 runs can bat.

It's incredible I tells ya

Amazing that the IPL and CA cant recognize the friggin' obvious

Imagine how he would be performing if he wasn't semi-retired and middle-aged

 

[Daemon]

ftr

Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid can tell reliable men when he sees them. Throughout IPL 2013 he has used Brad Hodge, the 38-year-old Australian, low in the order, where he doesn't get many chances. Or so it seems. "He doesn't get many opportunities to bat," says Dravid. "If he bats 3 and 4, there is no doubt he can score 500 runs as well. But there is nobody who can finish the game better than Brad Hodge, especially against quality pace."

 

[Scaly piscine]

Yes but he's not getting a fair shot at finishing games if he's coming in with a few balls left needing to hit 15 an over.

He's got a brain, he knows when to attack and when to calmly play himself in. RR lose nothing if he comes in with 8-10 overs to go, because the other guys coming in are gash and just eat up deliveries that Hodge could use to get in - and he's actually good enough to make it count.