Group A - 12th Match Ireland v India

[ZoraxDoom]

My loyalties are clear.










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[Howsie]

India are batting first, and there is still no Sehwag.

 

[SaiSrini]

India is batting first, and so the match is starting on time. Maybe we could get a truncated game like the NZ vs SCOT one, but I would love it if its a full game.

Come on India! Dont take these boys lightly plz! We have seen two upsets already (England and Australia have lost in the last 2 days).

 

[surendar]

Come on India! Dont take these boys lightly plz! We have seen two upsets already (England and Australia have lost in the last 2 days).

Definitely India won't take Bangladesh as a light threat because it WAS Bangladesh which made India to exit from WC2007 in the similar preliminary rounds. So definitely India can't take it light irrespective of whether Aussies or English loose/win.

 

[King Pietersen]

Interesting decision to bat first, not 1 side batting first has won a game in this tournament as of yet. That could change though, I can see India winning this, with some big runs for Sharma and Raina.

 

[Chetan0304]

We can't predict in this format, Netherlands beating England in the opening match.


We got to score our best, 8.5-9.00+ RR per over, can't take Bangladesh lightly

 

[SciD]

Champs are here. :banana2

 

[Gurjot95]

Great six by Rohit.

Great hitting by both openers. We want above 170!

 

[SciD]

Lazy Sharma is trying too hard. Play normally man.

 

[surendar]

Lazy Sharma is trying too hard. Play normally man.

still fortune favoring the brave! As long as India's RR is good, it's fine. I am keeping my fingers crossed till 15 overs. That might correctly say where India is going to go

 

[SciD]

5 overs off Yousuf from 15-20 overs is what we need.

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Dhoni = boring run rate blocker
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Where is Raina? Indias best T20 batter.

 

[Themer]

Bangladesh have done well to slow the run rate a bit after Sharma's opening burst.

As I'm saying it big Six good shot.

India to make 194-4 from here on in is my guesstimate.

 

[SaiSrini]

5 overs off Yousuf from 15-20 overs is what we need.

scion_sid added 10 Minutes and 39 Seconds later...

Dhoni = boring run rate blocker
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Where is Raina? Indias best T20 batter.

Dhoni just hit a six.... He can still play those booming shots. I think Raina is going to give the finishing touches to the innings at the end (also since Rohit has assumed the role of an opener). Its a smart move from Dhoni to get rid of himself early so that the better big hitters stay for the end part of the innings. If Dhoni gets stuck too, its curtains for the opposition.

Also Dhoni keeps the run rate ticking always with his super running (he runs two's on balls where he should get only one).

saisrini80 added 0 Minutes and 58 Seconds later...

Bangladesh have done well to slow the run rate a bit after Sharma's opening burst.

As I'm saying it big Six good shot.

India to make 194-4 from here on in is my guesstimate.

194 is asking for too much. I would be happy with 175-180.

 

[surendar]

Dhoni should use his natural hitting talent rather than trying to be more responsible. If latter was the case, then Raina should have come in. : But, I reckon that Dhoni wanted Right/Left combination to carry on the momentum.

 

[SaiSrini]

Raina should be the next guy to come in before Yuvraj. I am clearly not so confident of Yuvraj. Push Raina in early and let him take the big hitting over. But if Dhoni gets out before Gambhir, we could even see Yusuf Pathan come in (for the righ-left combo)... We need 180 here.

saisrini80 added 0 Minutes and 31 Seconds later...

Dhoni should use his natural hitting talent rather than trying to be more responsible. If latter was the case, then Raina should have come in. : But, I reckon that Dhoni wanted Right/Left combination to carry on the momentum.

Dhoni is showing far more urgency here in this innings (he is stepping out a lot more) and that is good!