IPL 1st Match: Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians

[unknownguys]

Dhoni starting to look ordinary why did he took the single?? 19.2 Malinga to Dhoni, 1 run, hoicks it down the ground to long-on. I think Sharma had no chance to hit 4 sixes the only person who could have done it was him so why did he took the run when it does not matter much??

 

[shantanu_rooney]

Well actually KKR would finish last for sure. Their bowlers are gonna get hammered and I wont be surprise you guys losing the match by either 30-40 runs or 6-7 wickets. You just dont have anyone who could bowl like what Malinga or Bhajji did today. Well dont be surprise if Mumbai bowl out you under 50 this time out.

Abt todays match well Sachin's innings was the key along with Nayar's cameo. Great return by Malinga well why was Raje their?? Dhawal should have played and Pinal Shah was okay behind the wicket but I would prefer Takawale for him as he can bat and slog. Freddie lol is he worth 1.55m when he is hammered by the local boy Abhishek Nayar for 3 sixes in 4 balls?? Well Sachin presence was immense effect on the team and hopefully we keep the run going.

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Dhoni starting to look ordinary why did he took the single?? 19.2 Malinga to Dhoni, 1 run, hoicks it down the ground to long-on. I think Sharma had no chance to hit 4 sixes the only person who could have done it was him so why did he took the run when it does not matter much??

You got your prediction wrong guy..

 

[angryangy]

Well done to Mumbai, but come on now, WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU PICK ASHWIN AND NOT BOWL HIM?!

Surely he wan't picked for his batting; that spot could have been taken by Albie Morkel...

lol, didn't bat or bowl, selection fail. not that albie morkel would have been a legal selection, however.

 

[unknownguys]

You got your prediction wrong guy..

I got it right at one place on cricinfo where i went with Mumbai and i was correct

 

[ZexyZahid]

The biggest change of the match was when Mumbai got the wicket of Hayden.

 

[Pranav]

Woah what a win by the Mumbai Indians. Malinga was sensational and so was Tendulkar. Keep up the work guys. We'll look for another win!

 

[King Cricket]

Well actually KKR would finish last for sure. Their bowlers are gonna get hammered and I wont be surprise you guys losing the match by either 30-40 runs or 6-7 wickets. You just dont have anyone who could bowl like what Malinga or Bhajji did today. Well dont be surprise if Mumbai bowl out you under 50 this time out.

Let's make a bet. I say KKR will go to the semis.

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And superb performance by Mumbai today. Nayar, Sachi, Malinga, and Vajji were just ultra fabulous. And Sachin has again showed the whole world, why he is called a "genius". Why the selectors don't pick Sachi in the T-20 side God knows. He is as fit as ever. And his T-20talent? Extraultrafabufantaamazingbulus. The way he played today! Shaped his innings according to the match situation. Played real sensibly. Just like a genius. In T-20, I will pick him over Sharma, Jadeja and Raina ANYDAY OF THE WEEK.

 

[metallics2006]

And superb performance by Mumbai today. Nayar, Sachi, Malinga, and Vajji were just ultra fabulous. And Sachin has again showed the whole world, why he is called a "genius". Why the selectors don't pick Sachi in the T-20 side God knows. He is as fit as ever. And his T-20talent? Extraultrafabufantaamazingbulus. The way he played today! Shaped his innings according to the match situation. Played real sensibly. Just like a genius. In T-20, I will pick him over Sharma, Jadeja and Raina ANYDAY OF THE WEEK.

He has opted out of International T20s to prolong his ODI and test career. Nothing to do with the selectors.

That one over where Nayar hit 3 sixes was the turning point of the game. If that had not happened, MI would have scored 140 odd and it would have been an easy win for CSK.

Oh, and Hayden is a legend btw. Hayden > Sehwag. I concur.:ninja

 

[deerkick]

He has opted out of International T20s to prolong his ODI and test career. Nothing to do with the selectors.

That one over where Nayar hit 3 sixes was the turning point of the game. If that had not happened, MI would have scored 140 odd and it would have been an easy win for CSK.

Oh, and Hayden is a legend btw. Hayden > Sehwag. I concur.:ninja

You say that now. Tomorrow you'll change your mind after Sehwag's 31 ball fastest t-20 century.

 

[metallics2006]

You got that right. Yes, I will say that too.

 

[SaiSrini]

Not a great start for CSK, but its just the first match of a long tournament. Hopefully we can do a RR (from the first season!) and win the trophy after losing the first game.

Why didnt Albie Morkel play? Keeping both Morkel and Ntini (both local players who know the conditions better than the others) is criminal. Atleast Morkel should come back to bloster the batting (he will bloster the bowling as well). Drop Thushara and bring in Morkel and we should be OK.

 

[shravi]

Not a great start for CSK, but its just the first match of a long tournament. Hopefully we can do a RR (from the first season!) and win the trophy after losing the first game.

Why didnt Albie Morkel play? Keeping both Morkel and Ntini (both local players who know the conditions better than the others) is criminal. Atleast Morkel should come back to bloster the batting (he will bloster the bowling as well). Drop Thushara and bring in Morkel and we should be OK.

No, we need two spinners. Drop Thushara, bring in Murali. Drop Oram, bring in Morkel. Drop Patel, bring in Murali Vijay. Drop Joginder Sharma, bring in Arun Karthik.

 

[King Pietersen]

Why on earth did Dhoni pick Ashwin in the XI? He's a bowler apparently, but didn't bowl an over and didn't bat. Should have replaced him with someone of use, Vijay would have strengthened the batting for example. Flintoff shouldn't have batted at 4 either. Raina was a class act last year, and should definitely be batting ahead of Fred. I'm sure CSK will come good though, not many teams have guys like Albie Morkel and Muttiah Muralitharan on the bench!

 

[shravi]

Why on earth did Dhoni pick Ashwin in the XI? He's a bowler apparently, but didn't bowl an over and didn't bat. Should have replaced him with someone of use, Vijay would have strengthened the batting for example. Flintoff shouldn't have batted at 4 either. Raina was a class act last year, and should definitely be batting ahead of Fred. I'm sure CSK will come good though, not many teams have guys like Albie Morkel and Muttiah Muralitharan on the bench!

He did. He batted at 3 .

 

[King Pietersen]

LOL, whoops Alright then, they should have got Albies kit in in time and had him bat ahead of Fred!