Catching at 34-1.
Hayden is playing around all over the place, along with Hussey. It seems so interesting to see Lee bowling at own mates. Its WAR!! CSK seems to be a well placed team. Hayden, Hussey, Dhoni, Fleming, Ntini.. and budding players like Suresh Raina (who incidentally has very good feedback from Greg Chappell).
42-1 - Lee to Hussey. Yuvi seemingly is doing a good job at fielding. Quite a big job on the shoulders , is'nt it. Sangakkara on the wickets, Lee on the track, wow!! It gives a very different feeling. At least, rooting for each other is in fray. Chennai is rooting for Hayden :)
More so.. listen to the cheerleaders - Nagada - Nagada (Jab we met) - the popular indian numbers are playing in this format.. and a huge 6 by Hayden.. , and again Nagada.. He he !!
52-1 RR is 9.75 , a good one, but not as good, as the Kolkata Knight Riders, Brendon McCullum. He was superb yesterday.
Its a huge one and dropped. Hayden dropped twice. I dont see a lot of strength in the stadium. Why is that?. These ads! Quite annoying, specially, when are trying to live the feeling of the wicket or the catch or the 4 or the huge six..
Chappel!! wow! Munching along, and commenting.. Irfan Pathan coming into action.. after 6 overs.. Lee, Sreesanth, Pathan - its also quite formidable, i would say. Its an overall performance which will matter. Unlike the Royal Challengers, who were crushed yesterday.
BOWLED !!!! - Hayden by Pathan.. at a score of 57 - He went for the huge hit, but off stump in the grass.
Who's in... DHONI !!! hmm! lets see now. Pathan to Dhoni, interesting.. He goes off the mark, but I believe batsmen have to be doubly careful when they go for the huge hits.. Timing is very important for the bat and ball to connect till the ropes.
Edging along, and singles and twos.. Wont help, I feel. They really need to touch the stands..
62-2.. will be back, after grabbing a grub.
158-4 Match runs so fast.. a huge six, straight out of the grounds. Fantastic 4 by Jacob. I could see Preity Zinta biting her lips.. It happens, Preity, this is cricket - by definition , unpredictable.
167-4 now Hussey cruising along at 74, and thats a clean bowled wicket by Pathan and I can see Zinta dancing.. At least the precious smile is back.
CSK is putting up a good performance, and still good number of balls to go. 200 would be a tough one to beat. Hussey is still there, Oram went.
* The standard predicament, and the technicalities of cricket go away in this format of the game *
The way Hussey is going, 200+ is in the sight and At 12/over, they can do it now. Wow! A massive six by Hussey again. Bowling at length is just not working for Hussey. If Punjab needs him out, they need to york, and that's again a 4. Sreesanth also being expensive. - 183 - 5 now.
Pathan now.. A good scoop directly to the ropes. I love this song - Nagada - Nagada. Pathan has been impressive but it takes a lot to control runs in this format. 188 - 5 now, with Hussey at 87 N.O.
Oh man!! another Six. A century on the cards, second in this tournament. Another four in the next very ball, and CSK reaches 200 (Two hundred only ..) :)
Two more overs to go, and the bowlers of Punjab are finding it difficult to contain runs. They are flowing all over the place. Badrinath is giving good support to Hussey. Lee to Hussey and that's four more. It surely going to get difficult for Punjab to match this performance. 11.23 RR ticking..
HUSSEY AT 99 now.. lets see if he can score a fast 100 today, and there is his century in 50 balls flat. He looks so comfortable cruising along. You can sense, that the feeling for the nation has changed to feeling for the team now.
Punjab not able to put up a strong and compelling performance in the field. Another huge six on the ball of Lee by Hussey. Screwed !! Punjab.. Yuvi and Sangakarra need to fire up all cylinders today, if they want to match up this performance. 4, 1, 1, 6 in Lee's over to Hussey.
And you know what !! They drop Hussey and the score touches 215 - 5. 1 more over to go, and matching yesterday's KKR score at hands distance.
Last over by Hopes. God!! That should be called a 8. Its a Six by Badri, and the partnership of 50 comes up for these two batsmen.
Another 6, and they cross KKR's score - highest score by any IPL team as of now
Man! and the third ball results into a 4. This is pure, and dreadful massacre of Kings XI.
232 - 5 now.. I think team's score this in 50 overs, if I am not wrong. Gosh!! Another six by Hussey. This is a treat to the eyes.
6 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 1 = 25 runs from the last over
240-5 is the final score, with Hussey at 116 *, and Badrinath 31 *. It was a clear devastation of Kings XI in the field by CSK.
Intermission Thoughts..
The Pitch is a batting one, the ropes are shorter than you think, so no wonder Kings will make CSK slog as well. Let the players have their grub, and I will be right back to liveblog this fantastic match.
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Kings XI batting.
28-0 The ball is really being smashed very hard. Hopes and Karan Goel. Both seem to be doing good.
Goni is bowling, and Zinta seems perplexed. Huge Six by Goel. Are we doing a discovery now.
Did Goel try for the Indian team anytime? Readers, do let me know. Quite a few sponsors for this new realm of Indian Cricket. Fantastic Four again, and the score touches 43 for no loss. Are the Kings in for surprise, because the score of 240 is not a small deal. God !! Another one to the boundary.
Shoved above the boundary - 5o Partnership done, and A Superb, really superb catch attempted by Muralitharan. It was smashed like hell, but Murali made a very valiant effort. 56 for no loss in the 6th over.
Mr. Goni giving away quite a lot of wides. Still the RR is quite high I would presume, and its CAUGHT!! Goel goes home. Chomp Chomp!!
Goni is trying very hard, and in this kind of a game, you don't know, how it can turn the tables for you. Its all about the psyche, more than the real game, and as I say it - Its a Four.
Champ in action now - Murali bowling and he can make a difference. 177 needed in 80+ balls.
I never could understand how Murali twists his fingers and wrist around the ball. It seemingly looks so impossible. Murali to Sangakkara. (Lankan against the Lankan) -
The most mystique feeling about this tournament is the team to team batting and bowling.
Yes, the batsmen are finding it hard to negotiate the bowl now, and as each ball is important, Dhoni would be really happy to contain withing singles and twos.
We do have Yuvi yet to come to bat, but Sangakkara and Hopes can make a difference, and there goes a Four again. I feel, there should be contests for Fours and Sixes only. Cricket League has arrived.
Another Four, and the score touches 77-1. Who is bowling is really immaterial, its the bat which counts in this format. Lot more sixes are needed still.
Another Four, Another Six. No time to pen in between, as the Fours and Sixes are coming so fast. All Aussies are making a mark. Hussey, and now Hopes. 93 for 1, and Hopes at 63.
Is'nt Irfan Pathan also going to bat. Yep, with Yuvi and Pathan still to come, there is a lot of batting to be seen, and a spirited contest.
Crackle... expected but a series of wides is not doing good for CSK. Dhoni trying to set the field as per Jogi, but as I said, bowling doesnt matter. Its all about 'krrraaack and shatter'. The ball has a very tough day in T20.
I am sure Glenn McGrath or any other conventional bowler also might not really bring up the pressure on the batsmen. Another Four, and the contest becomes more spicy..
Kings manage to get the RR to 10+, and another Four. They seem to be beating the shit out of Murali as well. Today both the sides carry the tag of Kings !
113 - 2 Yuvi IN with Dhoni behind the Wickets. A straight Drive, and Sangakkara to bat. Did Hopes manage to get a hundred? Let me wait to check the score.
Slowed down score. I must say chasing is amazingly difficult for a score of 200+ in the T20 format.
Kings XI have to play on the frontfoot, as the Ball is rising on to the body, and not giving enough room to manoeuvre
21 Sixes so far in this match, and a fantastic Four again. KXP is 126 - 2whereas CSK was 118 at the same spot in the 20 over timeline. Jogi seems frustrated with the sixes all over the place. His attempts to dot the ball are going in vain in front of Sangakkara.
I feel T20 and Street Cricket are the same.
140 - 2. 13 runs in this over already on the ticker, and 3 more balls to go. So difficult to bowl in these conditions. 100 runs in 42 balls needed to clock this match in the favor of KXP.
Every wide is costly Murali. SIX by Yuvi on his home ground. 150 up. 11 off the over, and Murali ends with a dot ball. Magnanimous effort needed by Yuvi and Sangakkara to win this match.
Third umpire at 152-2. A direct hit could had been out and yes, its a not-out. Sangakkara back in action. 153 - 2.
Aha !! A well needed wicket, and Yuvi heading home. A good catch right before the ball could touch the ground. KXP in imminent danger, and CSK comfortable. 158 - 3
Simon Katich on the ground, has a good strike rate. Sreesanth mulling the fate of the game, and looking at possibly the towering score setup by Hopes.
Another Six and 76 needed in 30 balls. POSSIBLE. yes.
Finally CSK beat Mohali by 33 runs.. Could'nt fill in the last bit, as guests had come over.
Wait for the next liveblog from me..
Hayden is playing around all over the place, along with Hussey. It seems so interesting to see Lee bowling at own mates. Its WAR!! CSK seems to be a well placed team. Hayden, Hussey, Dhoni, Fleming, Ntini.. and budding players like Suresh Raina (who incidentally has very good feedback from Greg Chappell).
42-1 - Lee to Hussey. Yuvi seemingly is doing a good job at fielding. Quite a big job on the shoulders , is'nt it. Sangakkara on the wickets, Lee on the track, wow!! It gives a very different feeling. At least, rooting for each other is in fray. Chennai is rooting for Hayden :)
More so.. listen to the cheerleaders - Nagada - Nagada (Jab we met) - the popular indian numbers are playing in this format.. and a huge 6 by Hayden.. , and again Nagada.. He he !!
52-1 RR is 9.75 , a good one, but not as good, as the Kolkata Knight Riders, Brendon McCullum. He was superb yesterday.
Its a huge one and dropped. Hayden dropped twice. I dont see a lot of strength in the stadium. Why is that?. These ads! Quite annoying, specially, when are trying to live the feeling of the wicket or the catch or the 4 or the huge six..
Chappel!! wow! Munching along, and commenting.. Irfan Pathan coming into action.. after 6 overs.. Lee, Sreesanth, Pathan - its also quite formidable, i would say. Its an overall performance which will matter. Unlike the Royal Challengers, who were crushed yesterday.
BOWLED !!!! - Hayden by Pathan.. at a score of 57 - He went for the huge hit, but off stump in the grass.
Who's in... DHONI !!! hmm! lets see now. Pathan to Dhoni, interesting.. He goes off the mark, but I believe batsmen have to be doubly careful when they go for the huge hits.. Timing is very important for the bat and ball to connect till the ropes.
Edging along, and singles and twos.. Wont help, I feel. They really need to touch the stands..
62-2.. will be back, after grabbing a grub.
158-4 Match runs so fast.. a huge six, straight out of the grounds. Fantastic 4 by Jacob. I could see Preity Zinta biting her lips.. It happens, Preity, this is cricket - by definition , unpredictable.
167-4 now Hussey cruising along at 74, and thats a clean bowled wicket by Pathan and I can see Zinta dancing.. At least the precious smile is back.
CSK is putting up a good performance, and still good number of balls to go. 200 would be a tough one to beat. Hussey is still there, Oram went.
* The standard predicament, and the technicalities of cricket go away in this format of the game *
The way Hussey is going, 200+ is in the sight and At 12/over, they can do it now. Wow! A massive six by Hussey again. Bowling at length is just not working for Hussey. If Punjab needs him out, they need to york, and that's again a 4. Sreesanth also being expensive. - 183 - 5 now.
Pathan now.. A good scoop directly to the ropes. I love this song - Nagada - Nagada. Pathan has been impressive but it takes a lot to control runs in this format. 188 - 5 now, with Hussey at 87 N.O.
Oh man!! another Six. A century on the cards, second in this tournament. Another four in the next very ball, and CSK reaches 200 (Two hundred only ..) :)
Two more overs to go, and the bowlers of Punjab are finding it difficult to contain runs. They are flowing all over the place. Badrinath is giving good support to Hussey. Lee to Hussey and that's four more. It surely going to get difficult for Punjab to match this performance. 11.23 RR ticking..
HUSSEY AT 99 now.. lets see if he can score a fast 100 today, and there is his century in 50 balls flat. He looks so comfortable cruising along. You can sense, that the feeling for the nation has changed to feeling for the team now.
Punjab not able to put up a strong and compelling performance in the field. Another huge six on the ball of Lee by Hussey. Screwed !! Punjab.. Yuvi and Sangakarra need to fire up all cylinders today, if they want to match up this performance. 4, 1, 1, 6 in Lee's over to Hussey.
And you know what !! They drop Hussey and the score touches 215 - 5. 1 more over to go, and matching yesterday's KKR score at hands distance.
Last over by Hopes. God!! That should be called a 8. Its a Six by Badri, and the partnership of 50 comes up for these two batsmen.
Another 6, and they cross KKR's score - highest score by any IPL team as of now
Man! and the third ball results into a 4. This is pure, and dreadful massacre of Kings XI.
232 - 5 now.. I think team's score this in 50 overs, if I am not wrong. Gosh!! Another six by Hussey. This is a treat to the eyes.
6 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 1 = 25 runs from the last over
240-5 is the final score, with Hussey at 116 *, and Badrinath 31 *. It was a clear devastation of Kings XI in the field by CSK.
Intermission Thoughts..
The Pitch is a batting one, the ropes are shorter than you think, so no wonder Kings will make CSK slog as well. Let the players have their grub, and I will be right back to liveblog this fantastic match.
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Kings XI batting.
28-0 The ball is really being smashed very hard. Hopes and Karan Goel. Both seem to be doing good.
Goni is bowling, and Zinta seems perplexed. Huge Six by Goel. Are we doing a discovery now.
Did Goel try for the Indian team anytime? Readers, do let me know. Quite a few sponsors for this new realm of Indian Cricket. Fantastic Four again, and the score touches 43 for no loss. Are the Kings in for surprise, because the score of 240 is not a small deal. God !! Another one to the boundary.
Shoved above the boundary - 5o Partnership done, and A Superb, really superb catch attempted by Muralitharan. It was smashed like hell, but Murali made a very valiant effort. 56 for no loss in the 6th over.
Mr. Goni giving away quite a lot of wides. Still the RR is quite high I would presume, and its CAUGHT!! Goel goes home. Chomp Chomp!!
Goni is trying very hard, and in this kind of a game, you don't know, how it can turn the tables for you. Its all about the psyche, more than the real game, and as I say it - Its a Four.
Champ in action now - Murali bowling and he can make a difference. 177 needed in 80+ balls.
I never could understand how Murali twists his fingers and wrist around the ball. It seemingly looks so impossible. Murali to Sangakkara. (Lankan against the Lankan) -
The most mystique feeling about this tournament is the team to team batting and bowling.
Yes, the batsmen are finding it hard to negotiate the bowl now, and as each ball is important, Dhoni would be really happy to contain withing singles and twos.
We do have Yuvi yet to come to bat, but Sangakkara and Hopes can make a difference, and there goes a Four again. I feel, there should be contests for Fours and Sixes only. Cricket League has arrived.
Another Four, and the score touches 77-1. Who is bowling is really immaterial, its the bat which counts in this format. Lot more sixes are needed still.
Another Four, Another Six. No time to pen in between, as the Fours and Sixes are coming so fast. All Aussies are making a mark. Hussey, and now Hopes. 93 for 1, and Hopes at 63.
Is'nt Irfan Pathan also going to bat. Yep, with Yuvi and Pathan still to come, there is a lot of batting to be seen, and a spirited contest.
Crackle... expected but a series of wides is not doing good for CSK. Dhoni trying to set the field as per Jogi, but as I said, bowling doesnt matter. Its all about 'krrraaack and shatter'. The ball has a very tough day in T20.
I am sure Glenn McGrath or any other conventional bowler also might not really bring up the pressure on the batsmen. Another Four, and the contest becomes more spicy..
Kings manage to get the RR to 10+, and another Four. They seem to be beating the shit out of Murali as well. Today both the sides carry the tag of Kings !
113 - 2 Yuvi IN with Dhoni behind the Wickets. A straight Drive, and Sangakkara to bat. Did Hopes manage to get a hundred? Let me wait to check the score.
Slowed down score. I must say chasing is amazingly difficult for a score of 200+ in the T20 format.
Kings XI have to play on the frontfoot, as the Ball is rising on to the body, and not giving enough room to manoeuvre
21 Sixes so far in this match, and a fantastic Four again. KXP is 126 - 2whereas CSK was 118 at the same spot in the 20 over timeline. Jogi seems frustrated with the sixes all over the place. His attempts to dot the ball are going in vain in front of Sangakkara.
I feel T20 and Street Cricket are the same.
140 - 2. 13 runs in this over already on the ticker, and 3 more balls to go. So difficult to bowl in these conditions. 100 runs in 42 balls needed to clock this match in the favor of KXP.
Every wide is costly Murali. SIX by Yuvi on his home ground. 150 up. 11 off the over, and Murali ends with a dot ball. Magnanimous effort needed by Yuvi and Sangakkara to win this match.
Third umpire at 152-2. A direct hit could had been out and yes, its a not-out. Sangakkara back in action. 153 - 2.
Aha !! A well needed wicket, and Yuvi heading home. A good catch right before the ball could touch the ground. KXP in imminent danger, and CSK comfortable. 158 - 3
Simon Katich on the ground, has a good strike rate. Sreesanth mulling the fate of the game, and looking at possibly the towering score setup by Hopes.
Another Six and 76 needed in 30 balls. POSSIBLE. yes.
Finally CSK beat Mohali by 33 runs.. Could'nt fill in the last bit, as guests had come over.
Wait for the next liveblog from me..
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