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CSK crowned champions of IPL 2023 after a 5-wicket win (D/L) over Gujarat Titans

Which side will win IPL 2023?

  • Chennai Super Kings

    Votes: 2 15.4%

  • Gujarat Titans

    Votes: 3 23.1%

  • Mumbai Indians

    Votes: 2 15.4%

  • Royal Challengers Bangalore

    Votes: 4 30.8%

  • Kolkata Knight Riders

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Punjab Kings

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Rajasthan Royals

    Votes: 1 7.7%

  • Delhi Capitals

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Lucknow Super Giants

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Sunrisers Hyderabad

    Votes: 1 7.7%
  • Total voters
    13
Fenrir said:
IPL is the biggest league is the richest league but it’s durations is too long.Too much T20 has worn off the novelty.T20 is being played around the clock now.Whi has the time to watch IPL for two months?
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Ab Fan said:
Nope man..2 months of IPL is just a lot. It should ideally be a 5-6 weeks competition. Any tournament shouldn't be that long..8-10 league games should be enough.
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Should wait for the ratings/numbers at the end of the season. That will determine if IPL powers have made the right call or not.

From the past seasons I have to say that IPL has gotten it right almost every time. Let's wait and see at the end of this season.
 
Axar Patel is a genuine all rounder now. He has improved so much in batting that his bowling has become his weak suit.
 
Axar Patel is definitely a better batsman than Jadeja probably in all formats now (Only thing to check is overseas tests! Perhaps Jadeja may score over him there... But Axar may not get a chance in overseas tests in the first place! But he deserves a spot in the squad though, and who knows what may happen if he accidentally gets a chance to play due to injuries to some players)
 
I have a feeling Axar Patel can now play as proper No.6 batsman in tests (in all conditions). He should be given the confidence to play in overseas tests. Then we can safely consider him as our lone spinner in overseas tests and play proper 4 seamers. (This would look even more better if Pant is also in the team). Axar Patel is slowly turning out to be a new revelation in Indian Cricket!
 
Justcrazy said:
In most cases that is the case. Usually the bowling suffers.
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Not really! He averages 17 in tests (with the ball) as of now... He may bowl well & continue to pick wickets against weaker teams in home tests (teams apart from England, Australia...)
 
RamLakhan said:
I have a feeling Axar Patel can now play as proper No.6 batsman in tests (in all conditions). He should be given the confidence to play in overseas tests. Then we can safely consider him as our lone spinner in overseas tests and play proper 4 seamers. (This would look even more better if Pant is also in the team). Axar Patel is slowly turning out to be a new revelation in Indian Cricket!
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This will not happen. If you playing only one spinner , you need wicket taking option.

Jadeja , Ashwin , Chahal , Kuldeep etc are ahead of him
 
Justcrazy said:
This will not happen. If you playing only one spinner , you need wicket taking option.

Jadeja , Ashwin , Chahal , Kuldeep etc are ahead of him
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In overseas places like NZ, SA and Aus, Spinner is only there to give rest to pacers and bowl tidy overs. That is exactly what Axar does.

In England, where there can be assitance to spinners on Day-4 and 5, India can play Ashwin.
 
Titans need 68 runs in 53 balls.

The asking rate is not that high , just need sensible batting
 
50 runs partnership between these two here , Gujrat will want one of them to bat through here.
 
If Indian Cricketers are allowed to play in other T20 leagues, then International T20s should be scrapped altogether and restricted only to WCs (which is a good idea though!) Even I am interested in seeing how Indian players fair in other international leagues (and how many are invited)!
 
Wow who's in right mind would want review against Shankar and brings in Miller?
 
Tilak Verma, Sai Sudarshan, etc, can be good prospects for our LOI middle order left hand options! (The issues which we faced recently against Australia) They should be groomed first!
 
RamLakhan said:
Tilak Verma, Sai Sudarshan, etc, can be good prospects for our LOI middle order left hand options! (The issues which we faced recently against Australia) They should be groomed first!
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Both Tilak and Sudarshan are not hacks like Shaw and Kishan. They look solid and play proper shots.

Its good that some players have good upcoming competition to keep them on their toes.
 
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Sai Sudharsan guided Gujarat Titans home with a solid knock against Delhi Capitals.

Chasing 162 to win, GT were reduced to 36 for 2 but Sudharsan (62 not out off 48) dug in his heels and took the side to its second consecutive victory.

Earlier, Rashid Khan and Mohammed Shami took three wickets apiece while Alzarri Joseph scalped one as DC posted 162 for 8 against GT.

David Warner (37 runs) and Axar Patel (36 off 22 balls) made handy contributions for DC.

GT skipper Hardik Pandya had won the toss and opted to bowl first against
 
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Punjab Kings sign Gurnoor Singh Brar

Punjab Kings (PBKS) have signed Gurnoor Sing Brar for INR 20 lakhs as a replacement for injured Raj Angad Bawa for the TATA IPL 2023 season.Raj Angad Bawa who played two games for PBKS last season, has been ruled out due to a left shoulder injury.A left-handed batting all-rounder, Gurnoor made his first-class debut for Punjab in December 2022. He has featured in 5 first class matches and scored 107 runs at a S/R of 120.22 and picked up 7 wickets at an economy of 3.80.
 
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Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings, 8th Match

Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and have opted to field

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal
 
Ashwin 1 for 25 from his four overs , excellent spell considering the pitch and conditions.
 
Jos Butler can give up his opening spot for Ashwin but Babar will never give up his opening spot for Fakhar/Saim and any real opener
 
Royals need 107 runs in 54 balls.

Punjab are ahead in the game , Rajasthan need some exceptional innings here to get back in the game.
 
Banda298 said:
Had jurel and hetmyer come in place of ashwin n overrated fukra parag ...match wud have ended by 16/ 17 over... Neurotic management
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Parag was ok. It was Padikkal that lost the match for RR with his 21(26) innings.
 
PBKS 197/4 (20)
RR 192/7 (20)

Punjab Kings won by 5 runs

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Top knocks from Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh, followed by a four-wicket haul from Nathan Ellis guided Punjab Kings to a victory by five runs in a thrilling IPL 2023 match against Rajasthan Royals.

Asked to bat first, PBKS posted a huge total of 197/4 in 20 overs with Dhawan and Prabhsimran scoring 86* and 62 runs respectively.

For RR, Jason Holder scalped two wickets while Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal scalped one wicket each.

Later, RR lost some early wickets after Nathan Ellis took four wickets and Arshdeep Singh took two wickets.

However, Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel anchored the innings and took the game to the last over. Unfortunately, the duo could not take RR across the line as Sam Curran successfully defended 16 runs off the last over and restricted them at 192/7
 
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Only the 2nd sort of good game so far, that also was due to a late flourish by RR.

4:15 mins to end the game. Almost every game has crossed 4hr mark. Ridiculous.
 
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 9th Match

Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the toss and have opted to field


Teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Mandeep Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Shahbaz Ahmed, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
 
So many useless Indian batsmen in the league

I thought the pacers were average but now the batsmen are so underwhelming too
 
Rana said:
So many useless Indian batsmen in the league

I thought the pacers were average but now the batsmen are so underwhelming too
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Players like Venkatesh Iyer, DDP have regressed into glorifies tailenders. All of the young talent from a few years ago have never progressed since their eye catching debuts.

At the moment, only Gill, Jaiswal, Jitesh Sharma and Tilak Varma seem to be imropving from the young crop from 2018-2019. The rest have either regressed or were never good enough at this level. Bowling is even more horrible. The same old trundlers are still making it merry in IPL. No real talent. This Akashdeep guy bowling shows how bad Indian bowling is in producing new talent.
 
Champ_Pal said:
Nitish Rana used to be good. He does not seem to care much anymore.
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Surprised to see him as captain as well...! I think 10 teams are too many... We are seeing lots of regression in talent and many random captains! Players like Suresh Raina, etc, should be still playing and they can do better than these new guys...
 
RamLakhan said:
Surprised to see him as captain as well...! I think 10 teams are too many... We are seeing lots of regression in talent and many random captains! Players like Suresh Raina, etc, should be still playing and they can do better than these new guys...
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Time to chop off a couple of teams. Too much dilution happened and too many mediocre players have come through the ranks.
 
Champ_Pal said:
Time to chop off a couple of teams. Too much dilution happened and too many mediocre players have come through the ranks.
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Delhi Capitals & Punjab can be scrapped... They have never won titles and also lack of passion in these teams. Also Firoz Shah Kotla is worst stadium. RCB at least has huge fan following and they play with some passion. Better to combine a single team out of Delhi Capitals, Punjab & Lucknow & call it as North Giants or something! I don't mind RCB giving way for a Central Indian zone team (which is missing)...
 
Not a single impressive Indian pacer to break out so far
 
Shardul is the best batsman in KKR lineup. That shows the state of KKR and IPL In general.
 
Rana said:
Not a single impressive Indian pacer to break out so far
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There aren't any. Most pacers are imports. Siraj, Shami, Umran are the best available. Bumrah is injured. Then you have trundlers like Harshal, Chahar and some unknowns. IPL this year looks really boring compared to PSL. Even batting looks horrendous.
 
20 ball 50 by Lord Thakur

Babar’s fastest 50 is 26 balls I think
 
What exactly does Rinku Singh hope to become? Does he intend on playing Test cricket for India?
 
Today Thakur will get wickets as well . but KKR need to finish strong here just 18 balls left
 
In the next game KKR should replace Russell with David Wisse. He is much more consistent than Russell , and can contribute both with bat and ball. No need to play past the prime Russell.
 
RCB have messed this up like Pakistan did in the AC final
 
There are several fillers like that , and bad thing for KKR is that , they have multiple of them.
 
RCB needed this kind of match to test its batting depth... I think they have an issue there...
 
205 for RCB to win. A great comeback by KKR in spite of having club level cricketers in their team. Shardul was in God mode.
 
Champ_Pal said:
Look at their bowling. There is a reason why they never won the IPL tournament. Their bowling has always been a joke.
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They bowled alright in the last match. Yes bowling has let them down a lot of time in their history. But I also feel that their batting is also week this time with not enough depth... (even this was an issue for them in most editions)
 
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