IPL (2025) - Discussion Thread

[Justcrazy]

Today's pitch is gripping and no dew till now.Seems 170 is a winning score in case of no dew.

Hyderabad should bring in Rahul Chahar as impact player. Also only Head can bowl part time spin.

 

[Vikram1989]

Hyderabad should bring in Rahul Chahar as impact player. Also only Head can bowl part time spin.

They can sub out ishan .hyd needs every spinner/bowler on that pitch

 

[Justcrazy]

Hyderabad finding it very difficult to accelerate here.

 

[Prince of Dorne]

Pandya is the most important player for India in white ball cricket right now, he gives a crucial balance , I do not think any other team has a seam bowling all rounders like him right now. He gets wicket almost every time he bowls , and with bat he can hit at any stage , also can also play restrained innings.

He is one of the two most important white ball players that we have, the other being Bumrah.

 

[Prince of Dorne]

SRH needs to find ways to accelerate, their bowling is nothing to write home about.

 

[Justcrazy]

SIXXX

Finally Klasen connects something

 

[BDfanforever]

Deepak Chahar getting smashed to bits by Klassen.

 

[BDfanforever]

It takes Bumrah just one delivery to get rid of Klassen. They just can't deal with his awkward action and angle.

 

[BDfanforever]

Oh now Pandya got smashed in the last over.

 

[shariqnoor]

Never really understood this 1 short rule.

Batsmen run 2 but because they run short, they are only given 1 run. But if you have run the 1st run short, aren't you automatically running the 2nd run short? So technically you shouldn't be allowed even a single run. It should be a dot ball.

 

[Justcrazy]

163 for Hyderabad to defend , Shami and Cummins need to pick early wickets.

 

[Justcrazy]

Shami to Sharma , good contest.

 

[Justcrazy]

Four of the first over.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

 

[OldWarHorse]

SRH have the worst bowling attack. They deserve to be at the bottom

 

[Kianig89]

BCCI has warned IPL regulators be wary of suspicious events

 

[The Bald Eagle]

MI won after Pat Cummins shone with ball for SRH

Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma hold the key for MI, following a middle-order collapse. Earlier, a late blitz from Heinrich Klaasen and Aniket Verma powered SRH to 162/5. SRH were struggling at 115/4 at the end of the 17 over before Klaasen shifted the momentum, slamming Deepak Chahar for 21 in the 18th over. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Klaasen to pull SRH back slightly, but Aniket and SRH captain Pat Cummins combined to collect 22 runs off the final over from Hardik Pandya. For SRH, Abhishek Sharma top-scored with a 40 while Will Jacks (2/14) was the standout bowler for MI.

Source: NDTV

 

[The Bald Eagle]

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[charlie007]

Never really understood this 1 short rule.

Batsmen run 2 but because they run short, they are only given 1 run. But if you have run the 1st run short, aren't you automatically running the 2nd run short? So technically you shouldn't be allowed even a single run. It should be a dot ball.

Lol I know! Maybe the other guy ran two and they take pity on him?

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Ryan Rickelton’s 21-run innings was initially over, caught by Cummins, but a Klaasen keeping error led to the dismissal being overturned and resulted in a no-ball and free-hit.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Yesterday, watching travis head bat was disappointing. That guy was just missing everything. Could not middle anything.

 

[RamLakhan]

Today's RCB match could be a rain washout OR shortened game!

 

[BouncerGuy]

CSK signed Dewald Brevis for the injured Gurjapneet Singh.

Trying to make thier batting strong.

 

[Devadwal]

CSK signed Dewald Brevis for the injured Gurjapneet Singh.

Trying to make thier batting strong.

Good for them. Now dropped Conway and play bravis. Rachin and Bravis - great opening combo

 

[Ball Blazer]

Will RCB vs PBKS Be Abandoned Due To Rain? M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru Weather Update
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are all set to play their third home match of IPL 2025 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. They will take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) on April 18 in what promises to be a thrilling encounter.

RCB and PBKS Are In Great Touch

RCB, now led by Rajat Patidar, are currently placed third in the points table. PBKS, captained by Shreyas Iyer, are not far behind at fourth. So far, both sides have won four out of their six matches, making this clash an exciting one as they’re neck-and-neck in the standings.

In their last matches, both teams showed impressive performances. PBKS created history by defending the lowest total ever in IPL - just 111 runs - in a game played at Mullanpur. RCB also looked dominant, defeating Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets in their recent match in Jaipur.

However, there’s some concern about the weather possibly affecting the match. According to sources and videos shared by users on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the ground in Bengaluru is currently covered, which usually happens when there is a chance of rain.

Clouds have been seen hovering near the stadium, raising doubts about whether the game will go ahead without interruptions.

As per the latest weather report, the conditions at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium are partly cloudy. The temperature is around 25 degrees Celsius, with winds coming from the south-southwest at 13 km/h and gusting up to 28 km/h. The chances of rain are currently at 22 percent, with cloud cover at 28 percent and humidity levels around 60 percent.

Although the weather seems a bit gloomy and the ground is covered, the chances of rain spoiling the entire match appear low at the moment.

There might be short delays or temporary interruptions if the clouds bring light showers, but for now, fans can stay hopeful for a full game between RCB and PBKS.

Source: https://cricket.one/match-hub/will-...aluru-weather-update/680239a310a03cca0efa3e03

 

[Devadwal]

Heavy Rain at Chinnaswamy.

 

[Rajdeep]

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Heavy Rain at Chinnaswamy.

Wanted to watch this game bro. Any chance of a shortened game?

 

[Devadwal]

Wanted to watch this game bro. Any chance of a shortened game?

Chinnaswamy stadium drainage system is one the Best in the world so if rain stop then match will Start very shortly.

 

[Devadwal]

RAIN HAS STOPPED AT CHINNASWAMY STADIUM

 

[RamLakhan]

Its raining again

 

[Devadwal]

Still drizzling .

 

[Devadwal]

Good news - Covers are coming off.

 

[Devadwal]

the toss is at 9:30 pm( 5 minutes later) with the match starting at 9:45 PM

It'll be a 14 overs game

 

[Devadwal]

The drizzle is back and so are the covers.

 

[Devadwal]

Wow Match is started. Finally I can watch good cricket

 

[Devadwal]

T20 player of the year(2024) Strikes and Salt is gone

 

[Devadwal]

9/1 in 1st over .

 

[Rajdeep]

What support for RCB man..electric atmosphere.

Is it because RCB has won multiple IPL trophies that fans love them so much?

tsk tsk

 

[Rajdeep]

Who is this Xavier Bartlet? Looks very good bowler

IPL finds more Australian rising talent than Cricket Australia themselves

 

[Devadwal]

Tullebaaz salt and Livingston score tonight - 4 runs each .

 

[Justcrazy]

Punjab on top here , beautiful bowling.

 

[RyanRyan10]

Tullebaaz salt and Livingston score tonight - 4 runs each .

Livingstone is a waste of an imp overseas spot

 

[Devadwal]

Brilliant bowling by Punjab

 

[Justcrazy]

29 . 3

RCB has 54 more balls to go.

 

[Justcrazy]

Livingstone is a waste of an imp overseas spot

They using him as bowler also.

 

[RyanRyan10]

Who is this Xavier Bartlet? Looks very good bowler

IPL finds more Australian rising talent than Cricket Australia themselves

he has already made debut for Australia in Odis and T20Is

Cricket follow kiya karein Chacha Ji

 

[Devadwal]

Great captaincy by Iyer

 

[Devadwal]

Chahal Bhai strikes and Jitesh Sharma is gone. PKBS on the top

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

four down RCB

 

[Justcrazy]

Punjab under Pointing looks a different beast this year.

 

[Devadwal]

Another one bite thd dust .33/5

49 all out score is in danger

 

[Justcrazy]

RCB tried to go too hard because of a shortened game. and that failed them.

 

[Justcrazy]

Patidar needs to bat through.

 

[Justcrazy]

Punjab has been on fire this year , Rajasthan left chahal , what a big mistake.

 

[Devadwal]

Punjab has been on fire this year , Rajasthan left chahal , what a big mistake.

Not just chahal but Boult and Buttler also .

 

[Justcrazy]

RCB need to bat full 14 overs

 

[Devadwal]

RCB 42/7. 49 record is still in danger

 

[Justcrazy]

Not just chahal but Boult and Buttler also .

Yes , but I mentioned chahal because he is ATG in IPL , you cannot ignore such a bowler.

 

[Champ_Pal]

RCB will never win an ipl title until Kohli learns to speak in Kannada

 

[Justcrazy]

47 . 7

24 balls to play.

Tim needs to take majority of strike here.

 

[Justcrazy]

RCB will never win an ipl title until Kohli learns to speak in Kannada

That is too far , the first target for teams is to make playoffs. RCB still has a good chance to get there.

 

[Justcrazy]

Tim David has given RCB some target .

 

[Justcrazy]

Poor bowling by Brar here , 23 runs given in the final over

 

[Justcrazy]

Punjab need 96 to win this game.

 

[Justcrazy]

There we go , can RCB make a game out of this.

 

[Justcrazy]

12 from two overs , not much RCB can do now.

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

RCB get first wicket.

 

[Justcrazy]

PBKS need 48 runs in 45 balls.

 

[Kianig89]

Ryan Rickelton’s 21-run innings was initially over, caught by Cummins, but a Klaasen keeping error led to the dismissal being overturned and resulted in a no-ball and free-hit.

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Bookies dream these type of errors are , AcSU must look into it

 

[Kianig89]

Is Pretty Preity in the stadium too boost up PBKS

 

[Justcrazy]

PBKS need 33 runs in 28 balls.

 

[Justcrazy]

A wicket here will spice up the game.

 

[Justcrazy]

PBKS need 15 runs in 15 balls.

Can RCB make some match here

 

[Justcrazy]

sixxxxxx

That may be final blow to kill RCB

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Nehal Wadhera, Bowlers Impress As PBKS Beat RCB In Rain-Curtailed IPL 2025 Clash​

Chasing 96, PBKS are four wickets down against RCB in their rain-curtailed IPL game. Earlier, Tim David smashed an unbeaten 50 as RCB survived a batting collapse to post a challenging 95/9. David went berserk despite wickets falling at the other, collecting 21 runs off the final over bowled by Harpreet Brar. For PBKS, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Brar and Yuzvendra Chahal all picked a couple of wickets. Rajat Patidar was the next best scorer for RCB with 23 as eight batters got out for a single digit score. Earlier, PBKS had won the toss and opted to bat after rain delayed toss.

Source: NDTV

 

[jnaveen1980]

decent match despite the shortened overs. Some thrilling moments were there

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Latest Points Table (18-04-2025)

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Rajat Patidar now scored over 1000 runs for the franchise, making him the third Indian to reach the feat after Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal.

 

[Devadwal]

Pakistani People's watched IPL during PSL match at the stadium .

 

[Bhaijaan]

Back in Top 2

I hope we secure a Top 2 finish. Its crucial, as 3-4 teams have to then go on a 3 match winning streak to lift the trophy.