Indian Premier League - General Discussion

[AliB]

Milne replaces injured Cummins at Mumbai Indians

 

[Gopal123]

MOM should be given to akila. He played huge role in DD win.[DOUBLEPOST=1523717449][/DOUBLEPOST]

Milne replaces injured Cummins at Mumbai Indians

Lets hope. He delivers.

 

[AliB]

Frustrated with the performance with the bat, already said Bilal that we are 115-20 short, he was convinced we have a good bowling attack. Except Boom, Fizz and Krunal, everyone were pathetic, Markande can be left as he is a young man but Hardik and Akila were pathetic, hope Milne is available for the next game on 17th, my XI would be:

SKY
Evin
Ishan
Rohit
P
P
P
Milne
Markande
Fizz
Boom

 

[AliB]

Irony, most of the holders are from the wooden spoon holders. :P

 

[Velocity]

Mumbai have been unlucky this season. Three extremely close games, where they could've won all three, but they made big mistakes at the wrong time. They brought this DD win to the last ball, SRH and CSK barely scraped by for a victory. What annoyance this is to the MI fans.

That rain delay may have stopped the rhythm and pace at which KKR were going at. They were 52/1 before the rain delay, and everything fell apart for them.

SRH's middle order needs to prove themselves tonight after that disastrous collapse the other day.

 

[Yash.]

Win! Manish Pandey is the only person who has not impressed me at all till now.

Kane was just too good for the bowlers of KKR. A complete team victory. Saha also looked in good touch, so did Shakib and Yusuf.

 

[Ashutosh.]

Win! Manish Pandey is the only person who has not impressed me at all till now.

He is a very good fielder. Today, he took 2 very hard catches.

 

[SaiSrini]

SRH living up to their hype after the 3 games they've completed so far. They look an all round package, led by a good captain Kane Williamson. Early days but tough to imagine them losing their way in this tournament. For me, they are firm favorites.

He is a very good fielder. Today, he took 2 very hard catches.

He is in the team for his batting. And he has not impressed at all in that area till now.

 

[Velocity]

SRH living up to their hype after the 3 games they've completed so far. They look an all round package, led by a good captain Kane Williamson. Early days but tough to imagine them losing their way in this tournament. For me, they are firm favorites.



He is in the team for his batting. And he has not impressed at all in that area till now.

It's still possible for them to lose their way. SRH have an excellent bowling attack, by far he best in this tournament. They lack a clear big hitter in their top five. Our batting unit looks quite shaky. Hooda has been a standout, but our lineup looks like we are prone to collapses. Pandey doesn't look like a reliable player as well of Shakib, the batting needs to be beefed up. If the bowlers have a bad day and they're facing a target of 170+ , it's going to be very difficult. Warner always carried the team with his aggressive, reliable hitting and the team would do their bit by chipping in and supporting him enabling SRH to get a big score. That's probably the biggest worry, chasing a big total with a weak batting lineup. Sorry for being pessimistic, I don't expect this dominance to last a long time. That game against Mumbai just exposed SRH's batting lineup.

Hope Hales gets a chance at the top with Saha at 4.

 

[Yash.]

It's still possible for them to lose their way. SRH have an excellent bowling attack, by far he best in this tournament. They lack a clear big hitter in their top five. Our batting unit looks quite shaky. Hooda has been a standout, but our lineup looks like we are prone to collapses. Pandey doesn't look like a reliable player as well of Shakib, the batting needs to be beefed up. If the bowlers have a bad day and they're facing a target of 170+ , it's going to be very difficult. Warner always carried the team with his aggressive, reliable hitting and the team would do their bit by chipping in and supporting him enabling SRH to get a big score. That's probably the biggest worry, chasing a big total with a weak batting lineup. Sorry for being pessimistic, I don't expect this dominance to last a long time. That game against Mumbai just exposed SRH's batting lineup.

Hope Hales gets a chance at the top with Saha at 4.

Actually its the opposite thing that haunts me more. We have big hitters in Hooda and Pathan. And the form Hooda has shown clearly gives an indication that he will fire for us.
But when the pitch is a little bit on the bowlers side, our batting tends to get exposed. That is what worries me and not the flat situation.

Also, we can try to bring in Nabi or Braithwaite if we want a big hitter.

 

[Velocity]

Actually its the opposite thing that haunts me more. We have big hitters in Hooda and Pathan. And the form Hooda has shown clearly gives an indication that he will fire for us.
But when the pitch is a little bit on the bowlers side, our batting tends to get exposed. That is what worries me and not the flat situation.

Also, we can try to bring in Nabi or Braithwaite if we want a big hitter.

I was talking about the positions #1-5. We're missing a big hitter in there. Most of the players are natural stroke players. What SRH needs is natural attacking batsman. Warner provided that in the last few seasons at the top. SRH are missing that clearly. Hales should be tried but only opening, with Saha being brought down to four. Saha actually doesn't seem bad, he got a good start yesterday but wasn't able to convert. A big hitter is what's needed in that top five, who can give SRH a good start. I'm saying this because I'm not sure our lineup can chase more than 160. Seems a bit weak in the batting department.

Hooda and Pathan are good in their positions, they are very good finishers and can hit big. Playing Nabi/Brathwaite IMO makes the lineup weaker batting-wise.

 

[Fenil]

That was some unbeliveable hitting by Bravo.

Markande is a good find I wish he gets all the success in the world but he needs to more variety. May be bowling the conventional leg spinner more often and mixing it up with a flipper will make his googly even more effective. I also though Krunal's bowling could have made a bit of difference in the middle overs.

I feel for Kedar. He's done nothing wrong and is out of the Indian T20I team mix and now he's pulled his hamstring.

I've mentioned it earlier and I guess Markande is overly dependent on his googlies which without a doubt are some of the best in the recent times but he definitely needs to add more variety to his bowling or he will soon be decoded and taken to cleaners. It was quite evident in yesterday's match that players are reading him better now and they will get used to his bowling in no time with all the technology and footage available in the world.

 

[ParkedTheBus]

RR should look to open with Short and Tripathi today. The former is a superb T20 batsman but has had awful luck so far this season. Two needless run-outs. Rahane right now isn't dynamic enough to open the innings but he could be a good anchor batsman like Williamson. Stokes should come in at 5 and Buttler at 6 with Samson playing two-drop. That would make their top order extremely dangerous.

SRH's bowling is incredible but their batting can be exploited at times. There's no one to score 70 off 30 balls and that could make a big difference in the latter stages of the league. Dhawan is their only consistent fast-scoring option right now and that isn't good.

 

[AliB]

LOL, WHAT?

 

[Yash.]

LOL, WHAT?
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Afridi is that you?[DOUBLEPOST=1523788876][/DOUBLEPOST]Is there a mid season transfer window this time?

There were articles about that but no official confirmation.