Indian Premier League | Day 43 | Bangalore | May 24, 2016 | Match thread

[Anchorman]

Will ABDV choke?

If RCB lose, are they out?

Nope. They face the winner of the 3rd/4th eliminator.

 

[Belawal2014]

C'mon AB, aram se.

 

[Justcrazy]

Can AB pull this off

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

And I very well remember this Jakati was literally unplayable for CSK back in 2009/10/11 period. Shows what good captains can do

Jakati got useless by 2012/13.

Some players have a shelf life.

 

[Syed1]

Lol AB being a paindu and letting the tailender have the strike..

 

[JaDed]

And I very well remember this Jakati was literally unplayable for CSK back in 2009/10/11 period. Shows what good captains can do

He regressed as a player,even MSD won't be able to utilize him much now.

 

[Justcrazy]

If AB bats through , this will be tight finish

 

[jusarrived]

Lol AB being a paindu and letting the tailender have the strike..

hes actually playing sensibly for a change , hopefully no brain ****

 

[JaDed]

ABd playing his most important KO knock for RCB today!

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Lol AB being a paindu and letting the tailender have the strike..

That's sensible batting.

Target is too far for heroism.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Even though GL is half of CSK and i hate RCB don't know why i'm supporting RCB ,probably coz Virat's efforts in last 4 games.

Probably why I dislike GL since they're half CSK

 

[Belawal2014]

Shoottt! AB.

 

[Anchorman]

I hope I'm not speaking too soon but this is a Kohli-esque innings (chasing under pressure) from AB so far.

 

[HitWicket]

Kohli just wants 2 games to get to 1000 runs instead of only 1 .

 

[rhony]

Reminds me of SA vs Pak ODI in WC 2015. AB standing tall when everybody around him collapsed. The choke's on though. SA players are excellent that way.

 

[Belawal2014]

Lol some dude is watching IPL in the front row of my Cal 3 class.

 

[JaDed]

Sachin baby choking today,they should persist with Sarfaraz not sure why Kohli wants all fit and fine players.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Just choke the other end and ABD will do something stupid. Cmon.

 

[aniket1911]

Ab playing a gem here.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I hope I'm not speaking too soon but this is a Kohli-esque innings (chasing under pressure) from AB so far.

Indeed.

But till now......

 

[JaDed]

Probably why I dislike GL since they're half CSK

happens surely you hated Pune more unless sympathy kicked in

 

[rhony]

And I very well remember this Jakati was literally unplayable for CSK back in 2009/10/11 period. Shows what good captains can do

Also shows that 5 years is too long in cricket

 

[JaDed]

Raina not able to maintain his nerves.

 

[jusarrived]

Sachin baby choking today,they should persist with Sarfaraz not sure why Kohli wants all fit and fine players.

clearly the issue is not just fitness

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

ABd's too sensible today....need to put pressure on the other end....

 

[Belawal2014]

aaaj mahi aaja mahi aah sohneyaaa! Whataaay song, ruined once again by Bollywood.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

happens surely you hated Pune more unless sympathy kicked in

Can't stand the Pune team either

 

[JaDed]

Jadeja's last over.

 

[aman92]

Why do people seem to hate ABD here? He is once again showing that the pitch and conditions are oblivious to him when he is in such form

 

[Syed1]

Pretty sure AB is going to botch this sooner or later.

 

[JaDed]

clearly the issue is not just fitness

He mentioned it in press conference as only fitness don't tell me you think Baby looks better than Sarfaraz in batting ability.

 

[aniket1911]

Need to take this till the end even if the RR spike up. No point trying fancy shots now.

 

[jusarrived]

Why do people seem to hate ABD here? He is once again showing that the pitch and conditions are oblivious to him when he is in such form

cos often hes gifted his wicket in pressure situation , its frustrating supporting the team he plays for

 

[JaDed]

Good effort from Jadeja but now what?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Jadeja quota is over. Need AB to step up now

 

[Indian_Supporter]

Why do people seem to hate ABD here? He is once again showing that the pitch and conditions are oblivious to him when he is in such form

Where do you see anyone hate AB?

He just won a poll here against Sanga

 

[Justcrazy]

Time out

67 from 42 balls

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Why do people seem to hate ABD here? He is once again showing that the pitch and conditions are oblivious to him when he is in such form

Why do people seem to hate ABD here? He is once again showing that the pitch and conditions are oblivious to him when he is in such form

Cos he has gotten out in stupid ways when looking in amazing touch in several main games.

CT 2013 against India
WC 2015 against India
WC 2015 against Pakistan (was no need to rush like a madman at a bouncer)

PLus main games in IPL he never clicked.

 

[Belawal2014]

Guys, tomorrow's game will be at the same time?

 

[jusarrived]

He mentioned it in press conference as only fitness don't tell me you think Baby looks better than Sarfaraz in batting ability.

attitude , commitment , discipline or worse ..Sarfaraz has had issues in the past as well .
As a player , am probably his biggest fan ..hes the next MSD imo

 

[aman92]

People seem to cherry pick examples to prove a useless point...name me 3 innings where he has actually done that. Not scoring a match winning innings doesn't always equate to gifting it away.

 

[Syed1]

RRR climbing rapidly

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Choke the other end.

Get ABD uncomfortable.

 

[aman92]

Huh?....WC 2015 against Pakistan he was virtually playing with tail enders throughout and had no choice but to go through with his shots. The other examples too are questionable

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I just gave you 3 high profile matches.

 

[Abhilash93]

Choke the other end.

Get ABD uncomfortable.

Calm down SIF.

RCBs gonna win today.

 

[jusarrived]

People seem to cherry pick examples to prove a useless point...name me 3 innings where he has actually done that. Not scoring a match winning innings doesn't always equate to gifting it away.

in simple words he hasnt contributed in must win matches , especially when chasing ..all his good/great innings have been batting first .

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Other examples are questionable?

Then no point in discussing.

Moving on....

 

[Hasan123]

All upto Ab

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Calm down SIF.

RCBs gonna win today.

Let's see.

 

[Ab Fan]

Abdullah 7 of 13 won't help..

 

[Justcrazy]

AB has to take most of the strike here

 

[Syed1]

Huh?....WC 2015 against Pakistan he was virtually playing with tail enders throughout and had no choice but to go through with his shots. The other examples too are questionable

Not really. They were going at a runrate of around 8 when the required run rate was around 3 or 4 at that point, but AB shahab was playing like Afridi trying to hit every ball for six and every single Pakistan had this believe that the paindu will sky/edge one sooner or later and that is exactly what happened.

This is why Kohli is a crazy good batsman he knows when to turn the screw and go all guns blazing or just do single-double.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Today ABD looks different.

Gujus should make him get off strike.

 

[Justcrazy]

Abdullah 7 of 13 won't help..

He is decent with the bat , but not a big hitter.

 

[jusarrived]

63 in 6 is easy on this ground , the pitch may not be falt but its easy to hit sixes/boundries here if you bat well

 

[aman92]

I just gave you 3 high profile matches.

I can easily name innings from Sachin too where he failed in pressure situations....if he doesn't deliver every single time, doesn't mean that he cannot handle them. There are several examples where he has single handedly won the game for RCB and SA too but I bet you conveniently ignored that

 

[JaDed]

Lol@ other examples are questionable )

 

[Ab Fan]

He is decent with the bat , but not a big hitter.

He needs to stay there and just rotate strike.

 

[Justcrazy]

Not really. They were going at a runrate of around 8 when the required run rate was around 3 or 4 at that point, but AB shahab was playing like Afridi trying to hit every ball for six and every single Pakistan had this believe that the paindu will sky/edge one sooner or later and that is exactly what happened.

This is why Kohli is a crazy good batsman he knows when to turn the screw and go all guns blazing or just do single-double.

That is how he plays and is successful , cannot change that .

 

[jusarrived]

I can easily name innings from Sachin too where he failed in pressure situations....if he doesn't deliver every single time, doesn't mean that he cannot handle them. There are several examples where he has single handedly won the game for RCB and SA too but I bet you conveniently ignored that

Tendulkar wasnt great under pressure too , but he was much better than AB

 

[aman92]

Not really. They were going at a runrate of around 8 when the required run rate was around 3 or 4 at that point, but AB shahab was playing like Afridi trying to hit every ball for six and every single Pakistan had this believe that the paindu will sky/edge one sooner or later and that is exactly what happened.

This is why Kohli is a crazy good batsman he knows when to turn the screw and go all guns blazing or just do single-double.

Again there were 7 or 8 down pretty quickly and he had no choice but to win it on his own. Even Kohli couldn't have won from that situation

 

[Justcrazy]

Its raining !!!!!!

 

[JaDed]

Raina wants ABD to take this home wth smith??

 

[Syed1]

So now the Bengalurians realized that the match is dead and buried so they summoned the rain Gods. tch tch tch

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I can easily name innings from Sachin too where he failed in pressure situations....if he doesn't deliver every single time, doesn't mean that he cannot handle them. There are several examples where he has single handedly won the game for RCB and SA too but I bet you conveniently ignored that

lol....who said he was a useless bat?

Sachin too used to screw up in some pressure moments but he has high profile innings under pressure and iconic knocks which ABD doesn't have.

He is a flop in T20I and flops in IPL when it matters till date. Today it may or may not change.

Seems like you are taking it personally.....

 

[JaDed]

What's the DL calculation and if its raining in bangalore why isn't it in Chennai damn too hot here!

 

[Abhilash93]

AB rode his luck in that over.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Jakati again.....

sigh.....

Only God can save Gujus.

 

[JaDed]

Once again Jakati ) good win RCB

 

[aman92]

in simple words he hasnt contributed in must win matches , especially when chasing ..all his good/great innings have been batting first .

Against England this year he scored a century while chasing in the final match of the series.
Scored a century while chasing 400 against Australia at Perth.

2 examples of the top of my head.


Anyway he is going to win this game single handedly today and you'll bite your words

 

[TestMatch]

Lots of pressure on ABDV this game. Can he pull off a win?

 

[Abhilash93]

2 overs each of PK & Bravo left.

 

[JaDed]

This is easy win for ABD now,probably his best game for RCB in pressure situation.

 

[jusarrived]

Awesome batting AB , just finish it off now

 

[Abhilash93]

Against England this year he scored a century while chasing in the final match of the series.
Scored a century while chasing 400 against Australia at Perth.

2 examples of the top of my head.


Anyway he is going to win this game single handedly today and you'll bite your words

No doubt about clutch knocks in Tests. He also played a great knock under pressure against India in Johannesburg to take SA to a draw.

 

[Justcrazy]

AB has suddenly exploded here

 

[street cricketer]

Fair enough, every pitch/stadium has its own essence. Just short boundaries and heavy runs doesn't mean that pitch/stadium is bad. New Zealand is full of such stadiums and at times cricket looks more interesting there compared to Australia (Even those NZ pitches can give full array of scores from low score to huge scores)

I think you would have got your answer.

AB today and Kohli and Gayle in that previous match vs Punjab would all have been dismissed if not for the short boundaries.

 

[jusarrived]

Against England this year he scored a century while chasing in the final match of the series.
Scored a century while chasing 400 against Australia at Perth.

2 examples of the top of my head.


Anyway he is going to win this game single handedly today and you'll bite your words

sir am talking extremely high standards here ..am rooting for him here lol

 

[JaDed]

Abdulla hit a ) Jakati is going to have nightmares after this match