IPL | Bangalore vs Chennai | Bangalore | 28/04/08

[Saj]

Around 45 minutes before play starts in the next episode of IPL.

Bangalore Royal Challengers squad

R Dravid, Abdur Razzak, B Akhil, KP Appanna, J Arunkumar, MV Boucher, S Chanderpaul, B Chipli, SP Goswami, W Jaffer, SB Joshi, JH Kallis, Z Khan, V Kohli, P Kumar, A Kumble, Misbah-ul-Haq, AA Noffke, DT Patil, DW Steyn, LRPL Taylor, R Vinay Kumar, CL White


Chennai Super Kings squad

MS Dhoni, VV Kadbe, P Amarnath, S Anirudha, R Ashwin, S Badrinath, L Balaji, N Einstein, SP Fleming, M Gony, ML Hayden, MEK Hussey, SB Jakati, Joginder Sharma, AB Karthik, SS Kumar, JA Morkel, A Mukund, M Muralitharan, M Ntini, JDP Oram, PA Patel, SK Raina, S Vidyut

 

[Saj]

Surely Misbah has to play today.

 

[Lara400]

Come on son get in there

 

[SameerM]

Chennai - undefeated ... look like the ManUtd of the ipl world!

 

[volcyz]

Chennai - undefeated ... look like the ManUtd of the ipl world!

Loved it when Chelsea beat them last weekend

 

[Lara400]

Whats Kallis doing out there

 

[Dhonifan]

having a hard time deciding who to cheer for

 

[TruSachFan]

Toss: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and Chennai Super Kings will bat first.

 

[Dhonifan]

wonder if Fleming will get a look in today

 

[shabs100]

damn... misbah not playing!

 

[Sufian84]

misbah isnt playing today either
im shocked and angry issed:

 

[SameerM]

do a baaji and find a sree to slap up

 

[volcyz]

Bangalore will get thrashed....

 

[Showman]

Are Bangalore TRYING to lose? Steyn and Misbah both not playing.

 

[Lara400]

Do they still get paid for not playing

 

[Sufian84]

do a baaji and find a sree to slap up

that will be dravid

 

[PlanetPakistan]

damn... misbah not playing!

Bangalore deserve to lose by an innings

 

[Sparhawk]

Are Bangalore TRYING to lose? Steyn and Misbah both not playing.

Looks like steyn is in.. but they aren't doing themselves any favors by excluding their best bat. Dravid, kallis and chanderpaul are half as useful as misbah in T20.

 

[Dhonifan]

Aamir sohail saying that Wasim Jaffer is going to be the key man for Bangalore today...

 

[Indiafan]

Do they still get paid for not playing

Yes

 

[Sparhawk]

Steyn cranking 145 kph

 

[Dhonifan]

steyn just bowled an amazing over to Hayden

 

[P4K1 #1]

im so suprised misbah isnt playing.. again he misses out

 

[Sparhawk]

Hayden was toying with Zaheer but so far hes showing a lot of respect to Steyn.

Billy doctrove just gave 2 incorrect wide calls.

 

[Dhonifan]

zaheer vs hayden
dot dot dot dot streaky inside edge for 4 bowled

 

[Indiafan]

Hayden was toying with Zaheer but so far hes showing a lot of respect to Steyn.

Billy doctrove just gave 2 incorrect wide calls.

One proper shot for 4 is toying?

 

[Dhonifan]

One proper shot for 4 is toying?

yeah, hayden looked in a self destructive mode today, swinging at everything

 

[Lara400]

What a snore

 

[Perth93]

awesome start.
the first watchable game so far - steyn showing what pace can do.
gwann bawana

 

[SameerM]

wots latest on the scores? any top shots or is Hayden ready for his OAP buss pass outta India!?

 

[Sparhawk]

One proper shot for 4 is toying?

He was walking down the wicket at him and still pulling a short ball. Opening bowlers don't like to see that.

 

[Indiafan]

He was walking down the wicket at him and still pulling a short ball. Opening bowlers don't like to see that.

Oh ok, am not watching live, just cricinfo

 

[pakistani pride]

zaheer gets him !

 

[Indiagem]

zaheer gets him !

r u getting a very delayed streaming...zaheer is not even bowling now.

 

[12thMan]

Dhoni batting at SR of 200
86-3

 

[shabs100]

any links pleaz?

 

[12thMan]

Hussey with 2 sixes to midwicket
114-3 after 15.2

 

[The Chaudrey]

Good over for Chennai - 16 coming off that Kallis over

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

164-3 off 19 overs

Dhoni getting himself a quick 50

He gave Steyn a bit of a hammering in that last over

 

[Mohsin]

Dhoni smaking 24 runs of that Steyn over

164/3 1 over to go!

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Zaheer Khan will bowl the last over

 

[12thMan]

Dhoni hits 4 4 6 4 4 and reaches 50
Super Kings 163-3 after 18.5 overs

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

swing and a miss from Dhoni

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

a 4 from Dhoni

 

[OZGOD]

Dhoni punishes Steyn

End of over 19 (24 runs) - Chennai Super Kings 164/3
MS Dhoni 51* (25b 7x4 2x6) DW Steyn 4-0-40-0
MEK Hussey 47* (36b 3x4 2x6) P Kumar 4-0-29-1
18.6 Steyn to Dhoni, 1 run, full on middle and leg, he creams this straight to long-on,. that's 24 off the over!
18.5 Steyn to Dhoni, FOUR, and now we have a misfield! Dhoni drives that firmly down to Chipli at long-off but he mistimes his dive and the ball slips past him
18.4 Steyn to Dhoni, FOUR, pitches this one a lot fuller and Dhoni drags that from outside off and beats deep midwicket, the timing wasn't the best but it was the power which sent the ball scorching
18.3 Steyn to Dhoni, SIX, the carnage gets worse for Steyn as he stays back to a pitched up delivery and slogs it across the line over deep midwicket, that was brute power
18.2 Steyn to Dhoni, FOUR, fires in a screeching full toss and Dhoni swings and gets a thick outside edge which races down to third man
18.1 Steyn to Dhoni, FOUR, Bang! Steyn pitches it up and Dhoni stays at the crease and clubs it over his head, that sends the ball scorching down to the boundary
18.1 Steyn to Dhoni, 1 wide, now this is certainly a wide, he slides down lwg

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Short delivery and it goes for a 6

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

another 4 from Dhoni

Thats 0, 4, 6, 4 so far from this over

 

[tmac4real]

what a demoralizing over for Steyn. I've never seen him hit like this.

And India's ODI-2020 captain finally places his mark on the tournament. 61 of 28 so far.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Dhoni OUT!!!!!!

very good innings

 

[OZGOD]

Dhoni on fire

 

[Mohsin]

Another thrashing on the cards for Bangalore? Oh well, if you drop one of the T20 star players...

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

65 runs off 30 deliveries from Dhoni

Hussey to face the last delivery

 

[Mohsin]

4, 6, 4 OUT from Dhoni excellent innings of 65

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Hussey on 47 from 37

can he get his 50?

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

He cant - He is caught out

 

[12thMan]

Dhoni with 0 4 6 4 out in final over
178-4 after 19.4 overs

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

178-5 off 20 overs

 

[Mohsin]

Alas another wicket, Hussey goes caught by the skipper. Bangalosre will need 179 for a (unlikely!!) win

 

[TruSachFan]

wat was steyns speed in that over?

 

[jackal786]

wat was steyns speed in that over?

all above 140s but one ball (slower ball) . It was brute power.

 

[Lil_weed]

Man none of the free streams are working today on sopcast, did'nt even get the chance to see DHONI madness. Especially the hot stuff agaist Steyn.

 

[pakistanbest]

great looks like dravid and his kids will lose again inshallah.

when will they learn that they need misbah to stand any chance of winning

 

[12thMan]

Chipli and Jaffer doing a good job. Dravid and Kallis to follow to see them home. They will fire today and will have 8-10 balls to spare

 

[f.b.m]

Wasim Jaffer is batting with a beastly strike rate of 50 with an average of 6.50. I dont know about you but I call them tailenders. Now how's his bowling.

 

[OZGOD]

Jaffer motoring along with a SR of 37 and a score of 3. At least he's not out as opposed to the other bloke.

 

[Mohsin]

GOT EM!!!

3.1 Gony to Chipli, OUT, timber! Gony bowls that on a good length and the line is dead straight, Chipli makes room to cart that over the bowler's head but the ball shoots off the pitch and hits the top of middle stump
B Chipli b Gony 8 (11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 72.72

 

[Mohsin]

Wasim Jaffer is batting with a beastly strike rate of 50 with an average of 6.50. I dont know about you but I call them tailenders. Now how's his bowling.

How dare you!! Jaffer along with the likes of Dravid and co are beastly batsmen!! I mean why else would you not play Misbah? Just look at the firepower these batsmen bring

 

[HuZi]

6666666666 good six by taylor ^^

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

That 6 by Taylor was HUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE

 

[jackal786]

That drop was deliberate i think.

 

[Sparhawk]

Jaffer's job is to keep the partnership going at a run a ball.

 

[Sparhawk]

That drop was deliberate i think.

Dhoni didn't look too dissapointed.

 

[HuZi]

66666666666 talyor is the player i like to see

 

[Dhonifan]

good over -14 runs from it. Jaffer looks as if he means business. will he make dhoni rue the dropped catch?

 

[12thMan]

Misbah's team 56-1 - need 123 off 78 balls

 

[Dhonifan]

now Goni drops Jaffer. Dressing room instructions seem to be 'Keep Jaffer on strike till the end'.

 

[Lil_weed]

yes i got a working link but not for a rahul fan.

 

[HuZi]

666666666 jaffer good shot

 

[Sparhawk]

Two sixes for jaffer. I never thought i'd see that in the whole tournament.

 

[Lil_weed]

damn wats the world coming to?

even jaffer gets a 6?