PS3: Arjwiz's live commentary thread

[RIZZYX]

Well played guys, @arjwiz you are getting some good form going. Will be an interesting second game between us.

 

[kushari]

well played

You should be proud of your batting, after 08 Wickets down, you didn't gave up..Thats a big achievement..

 

[Solomon]

You too man. Your batting was really very solid. I tried everything, and then just tried to contain you. Had you batted like you did at the end throughout the innings, you could have scored 175.

Your bowling needs a bit more variation, and you definitely need to get your timing right so that you can bowl fast. You were bowling well by restricting it to outside the off after you saw Hussey smash 21 runs to the leg side in the first over, which was very good.

My bowling is a big worry.. I had managed to pick up the first 5 wkts cheaply with the other opponents but couldn't wipe off the tail. Need to work a lot on my bowling. Samuel Badree has been delivering but he hasn't been getting the support from the other end.

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You should be proud of your batting, after 08 Wickets down, you didn't gave up..Thats a big achievement..

@kushari thanks mate. I wanted to bat out the complete 20 overs. Time to take serious calls on few players who are not performing. Ishwar Pandey has really impressed with his batting in his first match but he should concentrate on his bowling

 

[arjwiz]

arjwiz (Mumbai Indians) vs chaman (Bangalore Royal Challengers) IPL tournament match

Kohli calls tails. Rohit Sharma decides to bowl first.

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Chris Gayle caught off a rolling delivery. RCB 0/1

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I have never seen such lag ever before. And this is also causing the run outs. There could be a problem in our connection. Second rolling ball out. This has never happened to me before.

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RCB 5/2 after 1 over.

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12/2 after 2

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DeVillers going for a quick single but gets Kohli run out at the non-strikers. RCB 13/3

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Great fielding to end the over. 19/3 after 3

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Two great cover drives for four by Yuvraj.

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10 off that Zaheer over. RCB 29/3 after 4.

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16 off that Harbhajan over including a ground ball 6! Bhajji looking completely out of sorts.

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Fantastic timing from Yuvraj. Smashing Anderson around.

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56/3 after 6

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Greta ball by Bhajji and he gets ABD out caught behind. Good comeback by Harbhajan. ABD out for 15(13). RCB 60/4 after 6.5

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And the exact same result of the next ball. Sachin Rana out first ball! Bhajji on a hattrick.

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Great over for RCB. 17 off Ojha's first over.

77/5 after 8.

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5 off that Pollard over. 82/5 after 9.

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50 for Yuvraj with a grounded shot for six! What an innings!

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10 off the over. 92/5 after 10.

 

[arjwiz]

Play resumes at 93/5 after 10.3 overs.

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99/5 after 11. Yuvraj Singh into the sixties now.

 

[RIZZYX]

gets pop corn out.

 

[arjwiz]

A Morkel scores 10 off the first 4, then gets bowled off a fuller delivery. First wicket for Ojha.

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6 off Zaheer's over. RCB 116/6 after 13

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8 off that Ojha over. RCB consolidating. 124/6 after 14.

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6 off that Pollard over. 130/6 after 15.

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Yuvraj into the seventies. Smashes a six to long on.

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13 of Bhajji's over. 143/5 after 16.

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Starc playing off the back foot to a yorker and Pollard uproots his off stump. 7 down RCB.

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5 runs and a wicket off Pollard's over. RCB 148/7 after 17.

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Varun Aaron plays onto his stumps from a quicker Malinga delivery. RCB now 8 down as Dinda comes out to the middle.

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6 runs and a wicket off that over. RCB 154/8 after 18.

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And Yuvraj is caught in the deep off Harbhajan. Terrific innings. Gone for 78 runs. He singlehandedly decimated MI.

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What an over by Harbhajan Singh. One run and one wicket off the 19th over.

Malinga on now to bowl the final over of the innings to the last pair.

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14 runs off the last over, with two edges being missed by the keeper, one of which fell just short.

RCB 169/9 after 20.

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@chaman82 save and exit! And let me see the field WTH!

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12 off the first over.

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Saved. Match continuing.

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17 off the second over. 2 overs 29/0

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13 off the 3rd over. MI 42/0 after 3

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50 partnership. 8 off the over. MI 50/0 after 4.

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Hussey clean bowled by Dinda!

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Great over for RCB. 3 runs and a wicket off it.

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MI 53/1 after 5

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5 off it. MI 58/1 after the 6 powerplay overs.

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6 off the over. 64/1 after 7.

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4 off the over. 68/1 after 8

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Rayudu run out! 39(30)

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Direct hit from the deep. Pollard out next.

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Pull shot for 6 by Sharma the next ball!

15 off the over from Dinda.

MI now 83/2 after 9.

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5 off the over. MI 88/2 at the halfway mark, scoring half the runs required. RCV were 92/5 at this stage.

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6 off the over. MI now 94/2 off 11.

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Pollard so unfortunate to be given out strolling back into the non-striker's end, despite the L2 and O buttons being frantically pressed.

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7 runs and a wicket off that over. MI 101/3 after 12.

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8 off the over by Harshal Patel. MI 109/3 after 13.

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11 off the over. 120/3 after 14.

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Oh great wicket of Anderson by Patel. Caught behind. Big wicket. Anderson was looking strong. Gone for 18(11). MI now need 42 off 30. Tare comes out to bat. 128/4 after 15.

 

[RIZZYX]

Ramiz: 50 to get from the last 6, you have to favour the batting side here with 7 wickets in hand. RCB need to keep striking and things can change pretty quick. And just as a say that Anderson is out, big wicket.

 

[arjwiz]

LS: Ramiz bhai how are you?

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Oh another nick and Tare is now gone for 1(3). Great over for RCB. MI 131/5 now.

 

[RIZZYX]

LS: Ramiz bhai how are you?

Am great, just got a new hair do.

 

[arjwiz]

5 runs off the over. 133/5 after 16. 37 required off 24.

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Sharma with a six to bring up his 50 off 34 balls. 57 minutes at the crease for him.

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And Saxena going for the big shot, hauled out in the deep. MI now 6 down. Saxena scored 2(2). Harbhajan out to bat.

 

[RIZZYX]

Ramiz: Just to add, if RCB win here they will take Mumbai's second spot in the table, that will add salt to the wound's of MI as they were sitting comfortably at 94 for 2 from 11.

 

[arjwiz]

Oh my god, what's happening here. Rohit Sharma, Mumbai's only hope, has nicked it to the keeper. Out for 52(36). Mumbai 7 down and in tatters. Zaheer Khan out to bat.

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10 runs and 2 wickets off the over.

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6 off the over. 21 needed from 12.

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Zaheer Khan out in the deep. 5(6).

 

[honu999]

It will be a last ball finish.

 

[arjwiz]

Ojha out t to bat.

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Ojha first ball six.