IPL | Bangalore Vs Mumbai | Bangalore | 28/05/08

[Saj]

Delayed start.

The match is due to start in about 25 minutes.

Neither team of course can qualify for the Semis after Chennai's win yesterday.

Bangalore Royal Challengers squad

R Dravid, Abdur Razzak, NC Aiyappa, 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

Mumbai Indians squad

SR Tendulkar, LL Bosman, DJ Bravo, AA Chavan, SD Chitnis, G Dhiman, CRD Fernando, Harbhajan Singh, ST Jayasuriya, MA Khote, DS Kulkarni, AM Nayar, A Nehra, A Nel, M Pandey, RV Pawar, SM Pollock, AG Prince, AM Rahane, RR Raje, L Ronchi, P Shah, DR Smith, Swapnil Singh, YV Takawale, DJ Thornely, SS Tiwary, RV Uthappa, VS Yeligati

 

[Saj]

Bangalore 32 for 0 from 4.4 overs in an 18 overs per side match

 

[cars112]

Misbah out first ball

Conditions were seaming, though

 

[Dhonifan]

come on mumbai!

 

[jusarrived]

misbah's technique getting exposed there.......its all dravids fault , playing him inspite of knowing he has no technique to play on seaming tracks !

 

[cars112]

misbah's technique getting exposed there.......its all dravids fault , playing him inspite of knowing he has no technique to play on seaming tracks !

Yeah, one ball really exposes a technique. Indian batsmen are really technically brilliant on seaming pitches, aren't they.

 

[jusarrived]

Yeah, one ball really exposes a technique. Indian batsmen are really technically brilliant on seaming pitches, aren't they.

watverer dude ...I just hope we get better players for next season !

 

[jusarrived]

Cameroon white .........looks like sweet timer of the ball !

 

[Master Blaster]

CRD Fernando 2-0-3-3 !!

 

[jusarrived]

wow wat a shot....first ball four for akhill !

 

[Dhonifan]

Yeah, one ball really exposes a technique. Indian batsmen are really technically brilliant on seaming pitches, aren't they.

Misbah played away from his body. if he'd kept a straight bat he wouldnt have nicked it

 

[Dhonifan]

watverer dude ...I just hope we get better players for next season !

Will be interesting to see what Mallya does. wholesale changes? or just remove Dravid from the team and get a more dynamic captain while retaining the rest?

 

[cars112]

watverer dude ...I just hope we get better players for next season !

Care to tell me a better T20 batsman in the world than Misbah?

 

[Dhonifan]

come on bangalore make 150. lets have a proper match

 

[Master Blaster]

666666666666666666666666666666 !!

To Suryaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!

 

[Master Blaster]

Styen is bowling some hot stuff !!

Sachin and Surya are hoppin !!

 

[cars112]

Sachin and Surya are hoppin !!

Tendu can't play pace! Remember how he voluntarily walked despite not hitting the ball against Shoaiby back in 2006 at Faisalabad?

 

[Indiagem]

Misbah out first ball

Conditions were seaming, though

Best player of 20-20 ) )

 

[A-Man]

30 sixes in the tournament for Sana - legend.

 

[Master Blaster]

Tendu can't play pace! Remember how he voluntarily walked despite not hitting the ball against Shoaiby back in 2006 at Faisalabad?

G,day Cars. You a great posterz, perfectly
suited for this place !!

Btw Tendy didn't hit quite a few ballz in this match too. Waiting for him to walk any time soon !!

 

[Master Blaster]

Surya goings bang bang !!

 

[Master Blaster]

49 needed off 51 balls !!

 

[Master Blaster]

Surya 53 off 35 !!

Great Goings !!

 

[f.b.m]

Misbah, the best player of 20-20.

All I can say is: hah!

 

[Perth93]

Will be interesting to see what Mallya does. wholesale changes? or just remove Dravid from the team and get a more dynamic captain while retaining the rest?

from the averages, dravid seems to have really done well.

 

[jackal786]

from the averages, dravid seems to have really done well.

Don't think 20/20 is about average. You can have average of 50 by scoring 10 not out in 5 innings. Strike rate and runs are more important.

 

[the Great Khan]

i see the indians have started their Misbah bashing..lol..pathetic..when the green shirt comes on he'll be a different player...mallya can pay the money thank you very much...Misbah's record is there for all to see..a few bad performances dont make him suddenly rubbish...but then he's not an Indian who are the bestests of the bestests players in the whole wild world!!

 

[Dhonifan]

better to watch the other match
Marsh going ballistic

 

[Dhonifan]

i see the indians have started their Misbah bashing..lol..pathetic..when the green shirt comes on he'll be a different player...mallya can pay the money thank you very much...Misbah's record is there for all to see..a few bad performances dont make him suddenly rubbish...but then he's not an Indian who are the bestests of the bestests players in the whole wild world!!

all Indians will agree that he is a very good player, just not the best. its an opinion, nothing to do with Pak bashing. this is IPL and no one's judging a player by the country, but by performance

well I certainly hope he perks up after he wears the green, or he wont have either of the greens in future

 

[jackal786]

all Indians will agree that he is a very good player, just not the best. its an opinion, nothing to do with Pak bashing. this is IPL and no one's judging a player by the country, but by performance

well I certainly hope he perks up after he wears the green, or he wont have either of the greens in future

Ya Misbha is a good player but not the Best. Currently Gambhir is the best. He made 3 fifties in T20 world cup. He has already made 5 fifties here missed his 6th fifty by just few runs.

 

[Indiagem]

i see the indians have started their Misbah bashing..lol..pathetic..when the green shirt comes on he'll be a different player...mallya can pay the money thank you very much...Misbah's record is there for all to see..a few bad performances dont make him suddenly rubbish...but then he's not an Indian who are the bestests of the bestests players in the whole wild world!!

We will see in Asia Cup and see the value of green for Misbah and other hyped players of Pakistan.

Akthar is good...but he is injured horse.

 

[Dhonifan]

Ya Misbha is a good player but not the Best. Currently Gambhir is the best. He made 3 fifties in T20 world cup. He has already made 5 fifties here missed his 6th fifty by just few runs.

awesome Gauti. i want to see him play tests i think he has the temperament like sehwag

 

[12thMan]

better to watch the other match
Marsh going ballistic

They left Tanni Tiger out. He could have reached 24 wickets. But they are playing YK Cheetah today

 

[maamrut]

PLus Gauti has a better technique to boot.

 

[jackal786]

They left Tanni Tiger out. He could have reached 24 wickets. But they are playing YK Cheetah today

I guess it is for strategical reasons. More you see Tanvir more you get used to him which probably Warne didn't want. Since it is an inconsequential match, they could have gone after him.

 

[12thMan]

Even Warne is not playing. I think only 3 overseas player this game

 

[Dhonifan]

They left Tanni Tiger out. He could have reached 24 wickets. But they are playing YK Cheetah today

they're probly resting him along with warney and smith

RR getting a royal hiding from marsh. only one to stop the Queens 11 is DAREDEVILS

 

[Dhonifan]

Even Warne is not playing. I think only 3 overseas player this game

younis and akmal both playing. younis will get a chance to show his stuff today, score looking like going past 200

 

[jackal786]

is there a match thread?

 

[f.b.m]

What Misbah bashing? He's a very good player but not the best batsman in the world in this format. The über sensitiveness coming out there.

 

[12thMan]

is there a match thread?

no one made one

 

[cars112]

i see the indians have started their Misbah bashing..lol..pathetic..when the green shirt comes on he'll be a different player...mallya can pay the money thank you very much...Misbah's record is there for all to see..a few bad performances dont make him suddenly rubbish...but then he's not an Indian who are the bestests of the bestests players in the whole wild world!!

Well said

 

[the Great Khan]

We will see in Asia Cup and see the value of green for Misbah and other hyped players of Pakistan.

Akthar is good...but he is injured horse.

over hyped?? you mean unlike teeli sharma and sreethe bootysanth?? please ..the amount of overhype by India for its "gods" is well known and acknowledged the world over!!...us poor jahil pakistanis cant come close!

 

[jackal786]

over hyped?? you mean unlike teeli sharma and sreethe bootysanth?? please ..the amount of overhype by India for its "gods" is well known and acknowledged the world over!!...us poor jahil pakistanis cant come close!

When it comes to hyping players. Few can match pakistan fans. You only have to look at th beastly threads. They would hype about players who is yet to play first class game. Sreesanth won a test in South Africa by bowling them out for 84 runs. He got the attention. But definitely that was not hype like Sohail khan gets here.

 

[the Great Khan]

When it comes to hyping players. Few can match pakistan fans. You only have to look at th beastly threads. They would hype about players who is yet to play first class game. Sreesanth won a test in South Africa by bowling them out for 84 runs. He got the attention. But definitely that was not hype like Sohail khan gets here.

well the beast threads are a good laugh and fun, coupled with support for a unique type of player..i wouldnt take them that seriously..as for sohail khan, lol...the hype is nothing compared to the hype teeli sahib got and is getting and probably will get!!...so i beg to differ...most fans on here have been quite circumspect in their analysis, just read the posts again...

unlike indian fans who use the words like "worlds best bowler" quite flippantly and then proceed to rub it in pakistan fans faces to garner a response...