Story IPL vs ICL - First Game To Start Soon - Taking Guard Show Updated

[vaibhav mehta]

WoW..No Doubt IPL gonna win..As Usual Great work Sid..But disappointed Sachin not Playing...Lol..

 

[freddiw]

bowling Symonds....Batting Haddin (easts player - my club !!!!!)

AND WHERE IS SACHIN

 

[SciD]

Awesome idea! Cant wait!
But just one slight correction... Mayaajaal is in Chennai not Hyderabad
Otherwise superb concept and really competitive teams!

Thank You for that. Changes made.

That was a great batting display from Haddin at the top of the order there. Also, great bowling by the spinners.

Great presentation mate. Great story.

Symonds bowled very well. I love this story, gr8 pres. keep it up

Haven't had the chance to look at this story very much, but it's looking good, keep up the good work mate :happy

Thanks for comments. I will make sure the intrest keeps on increasing.

Nice batting by ICL. Haddin killed IPL! Good bowling by Symo, although all the bowlers were too expensive!

Nice presentation! I love the idea of small scorecards

Im learning. One question, can I use flash in here cos im more comfortable in flash than in photoshop.

WoW..No Doubt IPL gonna win..As Usual Great work Sid..But disappointed Sachin not Playing...Lol..

bowling Symonds....Batting Haddin (easts player - my club !!!!!)

AND WHERE IS SACHIN

Youngsters are playing in 20-20. Sachin along with other greats will be back for ODIs and Test Matches.

 

[jarl]

Go Scotland..sorry im mean ICL, I reckon the best match up is between Haddin and Gilly the new and the old, great story mate..

 

[surendar]

That was an excellent batting, but like you have mentioned, they could have scored more and dominated

And, the presentation and writing has been stunning. :hpraise Amazing stuff, Sid :hpraise

 

[Karachi Xpress]

Im learning. One question, can I use flash in here cos im more comfortable in flash than in photoshop.

I am not too sure, although you can make it on flash, then print screen and save it through Photoshop maybe as a Jpeg.

 

[Leggie]

Great Story So Far Sid-Bhai! :happy

Well bowled Lee and Symmo!

 

[Roofrom50]

Great batting from Haddin in the top order. Really set the mood for his team mates. Good bowling from Symo and Cam White. Keep up the good work mate

 

[SciD]

Final update for practice game coming up soon. A world record was almost broken in this game. Keep waiting i'll update it soon today only.

 

[formula1man]

cant wait to see the result, excited about the world record

 

[SciD]

Practice Game Completed

Pitch and Weather Report: The pitch is still in excellent condition. The samll grass covering has helped in binding of the pitch and with some dew on the wicket it would have quicken up a bit. This means there will be pace and bounce available for the bowlers and also batsmen will be able to play shots freely. Although there is some dew on the outfield but it is still not that much to be factor in the match. Chemical was sprayed in between innings to negate any effect of dew as well.

Odds: ICL has good start to their innings but lost their way in the end by throwing wickets away. They have put up fighting total on board but IPL batting line up is dangerous with explosive batsmen Shahid Afridi to be slated to come at number 8. All in all this will be exciting run chase and one the fans will be looking for.

Dangerous Opening Pair

Adam Gilchrist and Virender Sehwag walked out as openers for the IPL team. While talking to Sehwag at the end of ICL innings he said that they will be looking to play positive cricket from outset. Thats probably what happened and Sehwag was out of blocks quickly. The pair put on 55 runs in first 4 over’s and Sehwag had 43 runs of them. Both the batsmen were enjoying the pace of Shane Bond and Shaun Tait. Sahun Tait looked rusty as he had not had much cricket in past due to his sabbatical from game for some time.

Adam Gilchrist who was a spectator at the other end then decided to join in the fun and took 18 runs of Shane Bonds third over. The bowler was looking bemused by what was happening and the crowd was going mad. In next over Sehwag brought up his 50 off just 20 balls. The pair had put on 85 runs in fielding restriction and was looking dangerous with Gilchrist starting to fire now. For some unexplained reasons Collingwood decided to bowl out his opening bowlers and Shane Bond suffered another Gilchrist attack with 16 runs in his last over.

Paul Collingwood was looking a worried man. Even though this was practice game he needed to put up good show to keep morale of his side up. He brought veteran Craig McMillan to slow things up but Sehwag was in scintillating form. He greeted McMillan with a huge six over long off and everyone knew that it was the last dagger in the heart of ICL challenge.

Adam Gilchrist brought up his 50 off just 24 balls in 10th over with a beautifully executed cover drive. After Gilchrist half century Sehwag just got even more aggressive. He played some delicate shots to score boundaries on leg side and then hit brutal six over long off to bring up his century in great style. He brought up his century in just 38 balls and almost broke Shahid Afridis fastest century record in the process.

This was a very comprehensive victory for IPL team which looked more balanced in both batting as well as bowling department. The ICL team will have its work cut out now. They need to strengthen their bowling and spinner like Saqlain Mushtaq would have been handy to slow things up. Andrew Flintoff did not bowl in match as he wanted to give his ankle rest before the start of the series. The IPL on other hand will be boosted with the comeback of Yuvraj Singh and Captain Shane Warne.

For Readers: What should be the playing XI for IPL and ICL?

 

[formula1man]

great update. u have to have Haydos in the IPL side.

 

[gamerkid22]

Terrific batting by the openers. Sehwag was magnificent with his century and i hope that he scores a double hundred. Gilly has also batted brilliantly. This shows that IPL dominates ICL

 

[surendar]

I think current XI for both the teams is looking fine.. Only thing is, IPL team XI has lot of big hitters but inconsistent hitters( Gilli, Sehwag, Gayle, Afridi ) So this might be danger at some point of this series. Some consistent player has to take that no 3 position to control the innings if some collapse occurs in other end.

Regarding this story, the story line and concept have been brilliant. I seriously hated IPL in real life since they have many aged players. But after the entertainments which this story has provided from IPL, it's enjoying to watch. Wonderful storyline, Sid and top class presentation! :hpraise Hats off to you!

 

[Karachi Xpress]

Great batting by the openers. ICL had no chance!

Great presentation!