Indian Premier League | Day 39 | Kanpur | May 19, 2016 | Match thread

[#GreenRoars]

Gujarat Lions Squad
SK Raina*, S Ladda, AD Nath, Amit Mishra, DJ Bravo, P Dogra, ER Dwivedi, JP Faulkner, AJ Finch, Ishan Kishan, RA Jadeja, SB Jakati, KD Karthik, S Kaushik, DS Kulkarni, P Kumar, BB McCullum, PJ Sangwan, JN Shah, UA Sharma, DR Smith, DW Steyn, PV Tambe, AJ Tye

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad
G Gambhir*, PP Chawla, GB Hogg, JO Holder, SP Jackson, Kuldeep Yadav, CA Lynn, Manan Sharma, M Morkel, C Munro, SP Narine, MK Pandey, YK Pathan, AS Rajpoot, AD Russell, R Sathish, Shakib Al Hasan, SW Tait, JD Unadkat, RV Uthappa, SA Yadav, UT Yadav

 

[Ab Fan]

Much needed win for both. The winner will come closer to playoffs.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Dale Steyn should get another game, it's ridiculous not to play a bowler with a great economy rate.

 

[street cricketer]

The CEO of Apple is in the house.

Must be really frustrated watching cricket.

"Why are these guys playing the ball on the ground..."

 

[King Kong]

I hope KKR wins today and SRH tomorrow so that RCB can qualify for playoffs even if they lose their last game.

 

[street cricketer]

The likes of UP and Bihar seem to never get to host matches.

 

[Hasan123]

KKR in danger of not qualify looking in poor form

 

[dauntless]

Dissapointing stuff this by kkr

 

[Hasan123]

Dwayne Smith out 1st ball looooool

 

[rhony]

Who is this Rajpoot guy. Never heard of him and he's swinging the ball at 140

 

[rhony]

Who is this Rajpoot guy. Never heard of him and he's swinging the ball at 140

Nevermind. Maybe that's why I never heard of him. He's throwing pies out there

 

[asyed]

I seriously don't understand how all of you find courage to follow such a lengthy tournament.

 

[King Kong]

Who is this Rajpoot guy. Never heard of him and he's swinging the ball at 140

I saw him bowl only one over before this and that was in the last match against RCB. Bowled well against Kohli and ABD.

 

[Hasan123]

Should be a routine win for Gujarat Lions

 

[Justcrazy]

Raina playing a captains knock here.

 

[Justcrazy]

Kolkata may not make play offs , they have been playing poor cricket

 

[Justcrazy]

Just 12 runs required for win , Gujrat can finish in two blows

 

[Muhammad10]

Please stay focused on the topic (IPL) and avoid derailing the thread with irrelevant matters.

 

[hadi123]

Kolkata may not make play offs , they have been playing poor cricket

Can't believe we're bottling it again, just like last season

 

[Justcrazy]

Gujarat Lions' six-wicket win

 

[rhony]

I seriously don't understand how all of you find courage to follow such a lengthy tournament.

Its not courage. Its interest. Same reason why I watch NBA, MLB, NFL and EPL

 

[asyed]

Its not courage. Its interest. Same reason why I watch NBA, MLB, NFL and EPL

Sure but doesn't work for everybody. It's too long.

 

[rhony]

Sure but doesn't work for everybody. It's too long.

It doesnt if you don't have a favourite team. Fans dig IPL because they are loyal to their teams as in any domestic league. Once you start following a team, you can go through the ups and downs with the team. The league is very competitive. Despite being a longish tournament, none of the teams barring SRH are a certainty for playoffs yet. That adds to the drama.

 

[CricFan2012]

Sure but doesn't work for everybody. It's too long.

I haven't watched any match completely but have checked scorecard on cricinfo.

There are still international players and T20 is a fun format. Going to watch most playoffs that air on Saturday and Sunday.

 

[battler]

It doesnt if you don't have a favourite team. Fans dig IPL because they are loyal to their teams as in any domestic league. Once you start following a team, you can go through the ups and downs with the team. The league is very competitive. Despite being a longish tournament, none of the teams barring SRH are a certainty for playoffs yet. That adds to the drama.

RCB deserve to be in the play-offs for the sheer entertainment they provide. Watching the rest of the teams is like a substitute for sleeping pills.

 

[rhony]

RCB deserve to be in the play-offs for the sheer entertainment they provide. Watching the rest of the teams is like a substitute for sleeping pills.

They sure do. SRH used to be a snooze but they are decent these days. A final between SRH and RCB would be great. Best batting vs Best bowling team

 

[asyed]

I haven't watched any match completely but have checked scorecard on cricinfo.

There are still international players and T20 is a fun format. Going to watch most playoffs that air on Saturday and Sunday.

Playoffs are fine but I don't have appetite to following regularly such a prolong event.