Indian Premier League - General Discussion

[wasteyouryouth]

DK

 

[Till Valhalla]

DK

Can he do it? It's a tough ask but hopefully he does.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Can he do it? It's a tough ask but hopefully he does.

Would be phenomenal if he did. One very big 20+ over would help.

 

[Till Valhalla]

Would be phenomenal if he did. One very big 20+ over would help.

Dream ends.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Dream ends.

Maybe Hazlewood has learned something from Pat Cummins in the nets

 

[Till Valhalla]

Maybe Hazlewood has learned something from Pat Cummins in the nets

Coming below Siraj is not a good indicator.

 

[SaiSrini]

There its done!!! Should've finished it atleast 25 runs earlier, but CSK will take that after the kind of games they've played!

Pack up Mukesh Chaudhary outta the XI! I was surprised when he was given another game today. He has been below average in all games he's played and today, he was astonishingly horrible in a game where CSK were actually in the drivers seat. Might as well play the likes of Rajvardhan or Simarjeet or even KM Asif. I think KM Asif deserves another chance, for all the time he's been with CSK!

 

[Targaryen]

Positives for RCB this season:

• We are not too dependent on Maxi, Kohli or Faf. Youngsters are doing great.
• Bowlers are doing a decent job except for today's match where Patel was missed.
• We have an inform finisher - DK
• Shahbaz is doing very good in middle order.
• New captain with different approach and Kohli being blamed less for his horrible captaincy.

 

[SMMODS]

Positives for RCB this season:

• We are not too dependent on Maxi, Kohli or Faf. Youngsters are doing great.
• Bowlers are doing a decent job except for today's match where Patel was missed.
• We have an inform finisher - DK
• Shahbaz is doing very good in middle order.
• New captain with different approach and Kohli being blamed less for his horrible captaincy.

Harr CB

 

[LiveLoveABD]

I feel RCB will beat CSK tomorrow.

Jinxed it.

 

[AliB]

Jinxed it.

Fancy a Punjab win?

 

[asprin]

Somehow I don't see CSK losing 5 in a row.

cc: MI

Coming to yesterday's match, can we acknowledge that Siraj isn't a death bowler? Seen numerous instances of him leaking runs in fag end of an innings but RCB keep persisting with him. He is, at best, effective in the early stages of a match. I don't even think he is suited for T20s.

Other bowlers that I can't believe keep getting picked in T20s:

• Chris Jordon
• Tymal Mills
• Tom Curran (barring injury, I think he might played this edition as well)

I've never seen them not be economical at all. It's either like I'm their bad omen or they play well only when I'm not following their matches.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

cc: MI

Coming to yesterday's match, can we acknowledge that Siraj isn't a death bowler? Seen numerous instances of him leaking runs in fag end of an innings but RCB keep persisting with him. He is, at best, effective in the early stages of a match. I don't even think he is suited for T20s.

Other bowlers that I can't believe keep getting picked in T20s:

• Chris Jordon
• Tymal Mills
• Tom Curran (barring injury, I think he might played this edition as well)

I've never seen them not be economical at all. It's either like I'm their bad omen or they play well only when I'm not following their matches.

Tymal Mills has the best economy rate in T20s in the last 2 1/2 years for pace bowlers from overs 16.
Tom Curran is rubbish.

 

[asprin]

Tymal Mills has the best economy rate in T20s in the last 2 1/2 years for pace bowlers from overs 16.

Fair enough. So it must just be me. But his IPL career (though relatively short so far - 8 matches, 9.05 economy) paints him as a liability

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Fair enough. So it must just be me. But his IPL career (though relatively short so far - 8 matches, 9.05 economy) paints him as a liability

It is a IPL short career and split by five years because of injury or not getting picked.

Overall compared with players who have bowled the same number as balls (167):

His economy rate is higher than average, but only six (Holder, Ngidi, Harshal, Pawan Negi, Woakes, Rabada) have a better strike rate.

Overs 17-20 his economy rate is better than Harshal Patel, Mustafiz, Rabada, Bhuvi, Malinga, Ferguson, Ngidi, Dwayne Bravo, Natarajan, Shami, Boult and a load of others. He rates in the top third (24th/75) bowlers (42 balls or more). Likewise his strike rate is 25/75 players.

He also has the best strike in the powerplay of any bowler and below average economy rate.

The worst thing he's probably done this season was get Andre Russell's wicket, because Pat Cummins then made Dindafied all the bowlers.