Topic: Bitcointalk IPL Prediction Pool & Discussion - page 41. (Read 17725 times)

What happened in the last game? I missed it everything. Did RCB really bowl that well or KKR's batsmen shit the bed one more time? Mo. Siraj is man of the match so bit confuse, his figures looking juicy tho.

Very true. RCB holds the record for the lowest IPL score of 49 runs against KKR in 2017 and look at how the tables have turned now.

Honestly, KKR have been lucky on multiple occasions in recent matches. For example, Punjab literally handed them a win in their recent encounter when everyone expected Punjab to win. Also, they barely won against SRH in the superover.

Kolkata Knight Riders was having a good run and they won three of their last three matches and having a good run before this match and i was expecting RCB to win the match but i did not anticipate this kind of domination. The toss was crucial as the wicket was fresh but the KKR captain choose to bat and it was helping the bowlers a lot and if RCB was batting first they would have struggled too.

Oh yes, this can also be a problem. But I think there is some politics involved around Rahul too. He was selected in the playing XI until Anil Kumble was the head coach of the team and once Kohli had some skirmishes with Kumble I haven't seen Rahul and Virat together. But I would like to see KL Rahul in squad no one can beat him in consistency. Pant bats pretty irresponsibly if you compare him with Rahul.
Haha I think it's the first time that RCB is on the bowling side most of the time they were the side making the lowest total Lol

I am not watching matches just checking score card so have no idea what happen in KKR today because this is surely thrashing win for RCB and big boost for their NRR and really shocking and worst defeat for KKR which can bring them down because now they are going to face DC and KXIP which is not good for their qualifying chances.

Looks like KKR received the honor for the lowest total in this season so far and this will most likely be the lowest score of the season overall. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw them getting picked out like dominoes.

It looks like RCB may thrash them or win easily. Whoever bet on KKR must be pretty pissed right now. As I mentioned earlier, KKR are not at the top of their game this season just like CSK.

KKR has some changes in the team which I think they should go with long ago and that would make them more strong in the point table. Ferguson has proved that last match. Anyway, I think they need 180+ to have a win tonight.

The biggest competition is for the spot of wicket-keeper batsman. For now, KL Rahul is the first choice, and Rishabh Pant comes next. Sanju Samson was impressive during the initial matches, but then he proved that he is inconsistent. The same can be said about Ishan Kishan. Since KL Rahul is a part-time keeper, I would not be much surprised if Pant gets included in the playing XI. But as of now, the chances for Kishan/Samson doesn't look very bright.

Yeah I personally love Chris Gayle but he definitely isn't a reliable batsmen. So obviously he wasn't the first choice in the squad but after repeitive losses I don't know why KXIP still kept him outside. Talking about Glenn Maxwell I think he is retaining his spot merely due to his bowling. He is not a great addition to bowling I would say but he is more like a Jadeja or Krunal pandya in making. Won't give you much turn but a good line and length to just stop flow of runs. Although not much capable of taking wickets. Moreover he is lucky that KXIP don't have any other big overseas batsmen in their side which also is a reason why he hasn't been replaced so far.

He actually has ended the expectations of all those young openers who were thinking of getting that opener spot in the Indian Team. Lol. Now once again the confusion for the selectors would be to choose between Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. Dhawan and Rahul are in best form but you don't generally see Rohit Sharma on bench if he is in the squad because of the reputation he carries. Once again I think KL Rahul would have to play two down maybe. Because Rishab Pant is surely not getting in the team anytime soon. The other youngster like Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson too have not performed after couple of first matches.

It is a very surprising statistic. Shikhar Dhawan scored 106 from 61 balls (strike rate of 174) against the Kings XI Punjab. The remainign batsmen scored a total of 54 runs from 59 balls (strike rate of 90). The difference is so stark. Every other batsmen (Shaw/Pant/Stoinis) scored at less than one run a ball. During their last match also (vs CSK), it was similar. Shikhar scored 101 from 58, while the rest of the team (excluding extras) scored 80 from 62 balls. But in that match, the difference between Shikhar and the rest of the team was not this large.

^^Yeah, last 3 game changed his strike rate and average drastically, if not wrong then his recent SR and average are his career best in his IPL history. Before these innings he was not impressing anyone much or contributing anything meaningful from the bat. His young partner Prithvi Shaw looking bad now.

Shikhar has gone beyond expectation to be honest. I didn't think he will come back with such performance. He got some runs in most matches but not as expected as a opener. Here's his stats-
vs KXIP- 0(2)
vs CSK- 35(27)
vs SRH- 34(31)
vs KKR- 26(16)
vs RCB- 32(28)
vs RR- 5(4)
vs MI- 69(52)
vs RR- 57(33)
vs CSK- 101(58)
vs KXIP- 106(61)

You can't say this such bad although. He had bad strike rate at the beginning but in last few matches, his SR has totally changed. Well, he is now 2nd highest run scoree so far in this season.

Sikhar scoring back to back 2 century is all good but i am looking at differently, possibly from KL Rahul, Mayank and all other youngster's perspective. Sikhar was struggling at start of the IPL and majority of Indian openers were piling runs or at least fairly good job. In background some were chit chatting about Sikhar's form and competition from other Indian openers but after these 2 tons Sikhar is not moving anywhere from the T-20 Indian team for at least next T-20 WC. 

If Kings XI Punjab can pick the best team then they are a force to reckon, i think Chris Gayle was their lucky charm and game changer he was brought into the team in the last three matches and they started winning and he is making valuable contribution and even though Glenn Maxwell is not in the best of batting form in this IPL they are utilizing him as an opening bowler and he is doing wonders and these changes are helping them big time and they have the momentum by winning against MI and now DC the top two teams in this edition and with the confidence they have now they can challenge the rest of the teams.

I think this is the best performance so far by KXIP they have beaten up the top 3 teams of the standings consecutively in 3 matches. Today it was the real test of all the weak points of KXIP and they passed all of them with flying colours. Their death bowling was excellent and despite of a failed top order their middle order batted so nicely which was their core weakness so far. They definitely are going to give a tough fight to rest of the teams now. It looks like a complete team. While DC performed miserably apart from Dhawan batting was a complete failure. I think they shouldn't loose the momentum they were in. Giving unnecessary rests to core players can prove to be fatal.

Even match is in completely KXIP control but DC bowlers are not giving up and fighting hard for their cause 18 runs from 25 balls with 5 wickets in hand is nothing special but bolwer like Rabada can change things as he is also very exciting bowler and have some good spells in this season.

DC had such a good start but surprisingly they ccouldn't score much. Shikhar played 61 balls and scored 106 runs. Others played the rest 59 balls but scored 54 runs only. I thought the score is going to be at least 180 but it wasn't. And the match has now turned into KXIP favor unless. anything miracle happens.

Back to back centuries in IPL is a big feat and Shikhar Dhawan is the only player to do that and i picked Kings XI Punjab to win the match and with the way they are batting it is possible for them to win the match as they need 53 runs in 54 balls and considering how  Kings XI Punjab take the match closer i am expecting a narrow win even though they are in a good position now  .

Dhawan's last four innings for DC 69* (52) 57 (33) 101* (58) 106* (61) right now he is on top of form and can change any situation of match with the magic of his bat.

I have changed the pick at the last moment to KXIP, two minutes ago from the match start. Seems like I have made wrong decision picking KXIP although I have placed bet on DC lol.
Dhawan is back, probably we are going to see back to back century from him while at early matches, he was having hard time scoring.