IPL #41 | Kolkata vs Chennai | 18/05/2008

[cars112]

You only wish that his bowling was great. I dont think we are watching the same game. I am not expecting him to take any wickets on every bowl. But when you are the strike bowler and your team is defending a small total he shouldnt be bowling wides and spraying bowl all over the place...

Mate Shoaib bowled very well...you can't expect him to get wickets every game, that doesnt happen in cricket. Main problem is the Indian trundlers...they neither look like getting wickets and nor do they.

 

[Shahid A]

Chennai are 3 runs ahead of the D/L par score at this point

 

[ehjaz]

rain delay :3dtard3: chennai will be winners by D/L if play is stopped here

 

[Sparhawk]

The ground looks like a landfill site, the crowd in full party mode )

 

[161]

You only wish that his bowling was great. I dont think we are watching the same game. I am not expecting him to take any wickets on every bowl. But when you are the strike bowler and your team is defending a small total he shouldnt be bowling wides and spraying bowl all over the place...

he gave up one boundary in two overs and bowled faster than any one else in this game.

kindly answer this question - what is PATHETIC about that ?

 

[W63L35]

Shoaib Akhtar - saved by the storm/rain! Does not have to bowl two more overs!

 

[Sparhawk]

Rain delay or wind delay? The wind is blowing strong i think thats the cause of delay.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

No surprises - where there is Shoaib a storm is not far behind

 

[cars112]

The ground looks like a landfill site, the crowd in full party mode )

Didn't this crowd burn down the stadium when India lost a game a few years ago?

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

sharma has been far better than gul in IPL...though on potential it should be sharma along side gul ..........Akthar is a poor T20 bowler , inspite of his spell against delhi !

are you sure about that?

unless im mistaken dont the stats show Gul has been the better bowler?

 

[cars112]

are you sure about that?

unless im mistaken dont the stats show Gul has been the better bowler?

No you aren't mistaken...Gul has been FAR better than Ishant according to the stats.

 

[Sparhawk]

he gave up one boundary in two overs and bowled faster than any one else in this game.

kindly answer this question - what is PATHETIC about that ?

He went for 7 runs per over and did not bowl one delivery over 150. That is beyond pathetic... and i'm not exaggerating, only someone truly pathetic would make things up to make a cricketer look bad.

 

[jackal786]

Sohaib had this constipated look throughout his spell which was are very much used to these days. He was bowling at 135 ks and all. This guy was not fit enough for tests.. not fit enough for ODIs.. now conclusively proved not fit enough for T20 as well. He has one of the worst body for a fast bowler to have.

 

[sohaib17]

yo the covers just took many people with it

very funny to watch

 

[NeVerMind]

20/20 cricket is not made for butt bechara

who ever signed him should be shot!

while we wait for the match to retsart, just thoguht i'd bring this up

 

[dinakar]

hope there is no risk of danger for the spectators and the workers in the middle. storm is quite strong.

 

[NeVerMind]

Had Dinda taken the catch the scores would have been tied...

 

[12thMan]

who won?

 

[Saj]

who won?

Nobody yet, still raining.

 

[Saj]

They've just announced that Chennai have been declared winners on the D/L method.

 

[12thMan]

7.50: Ok it's official. Play has been called off and Chennai Super Kings have won by 3 runs in D/L method. It was inevitable really once the dust storm sent everybody scurrying for cover. A drizzle followed and being a Twenty20 game, there just wasn't enough time for the weather to clear and make the ground ready for play.

Makhaya Ntini is the Man of the Match

 

[W63L35]

Team  	   Mat  	Won  	Lost  	Tied  	N/R  	Pts  	Net RR  	For  	Against
Rajasthan 	10 	8 	2 	0 	0 	16 	+0.876 	1558/184.4 	1439/190.2
Punjab 		10 	7 	3 	0 	0 	14 	+0.475 	1590/180.2 	1553/186.1
Chennai 	11 	7 	4 	0 	0 	14 	-0.175 	1780/205.0 	1711/193.1
Mumbai 		9 	5 	4 	0 	0 	10 	+0.658 	1267/153.1 	1307/171.4
Delhi 		11 	5 	6 	0 	0 	10 	+0.295 	1664/195.1 	1701/206.4
Kolkata 	11 	5 	6 	0 	0 	10 	-0.026 	1523/203.0 	1394/185.1
Deccan 		10 	2 	8 	0 	0 	4 	-0.380 	1589/190.0 	1632/186.4
Bangalore 	10 	2 	8 	0 	0 	4 	-1.577 	1410/195.4 	1644/187.1

Looks like top three team will be through to the semi-final. Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata will fight for the remain 4th spot.

 

[lollol]

I think Akhtar is injured. He certainly didnt look good in his runup and at his speed.

Even 20/20 is too much for him )

His bowling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjZ_sr0QQO8

 

[Savak]

I think Akhtar is injured. He certainly didnt look good in his runup and at his speed.

Even 20/20 is too much for him )

His bowling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjZ_sr0QQO8

I agree he didnt look good at all but it is important for him to be out there and playing. He needs continous excercise, cricket and the rhythem will graduately come back. He needs to work his way up.

 

[12thMan]

I only saw one ball, someone posted the video in the Clips section or in this thread by loll and it looked like Akhtar twisted his ankle. I didn't see the clip after the first ball so I don't know what happened. But do you really need match practice for domestic/club T20 cricket. Where does one get match practice from for this form of cricket