Monthly Archives: April 2009

IPL Matches Going Against Form

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Krishna

The last four matches of the IPL have gone against the team that was leading, thus creating a situation where even after 6 matches, every team has a reasonably good chance of making the semi-finals. Only 3 points separate the … Continue reading →

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Rajasthan Finally Win a Chase

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Krishna

Before the match started, I was very curious to know what each team would do if they won the boss. Delhi has a great batting lineup and they have been very comfortable in chasing down scores. They were also able to … Continue reading →

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Poor Matthew Hayden

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Krishna

Last year’s runners-up Chennai Super Kings may end up as the best team not able to qualify for the knock out round. They have lost 3 matches now without embarrassing themselves, giving up by 19 runs, 9 runs and 6 … Continue reading →

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Rajasthan Join Bangalore in the Depths

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Krishna

Another double header today. As expected, Delhi Daredevils beat Bangalore Royal Challengers, but not quite the way they would have liked. The Bangalore bowlers put up a stiff resistance before giving it away in the final overs. With enough wickets … Continue reading →

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The Philosophy of Life and Cricket

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Krishna

[This is a guest blog post by our friend Sundara Ramu Kamakolanu as he takes a philosophical look at life and cricket.] One Day Cricket Match. One Human Life. One Day Cricket has 100 overs. Human life span is 100 … Continue reading →

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Live-Blogging Kings XI Punjab versus Rajasthan Royals – Part Two

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Krishna

My pick for the Man of the Match: Sangakkara. The Punjab bowlers deserve a collective kudos. That’s it for today! Over 20: Kings XI are back in the running after their two rain-affected defeats. Their batting needs some more work, … Continue reading →

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Live-Blogging Kings XI Punjab versus Rajasthan Royals

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Krishna

Over 20: Good final over keeps Punjab down to 139/6. Rajasthan need to score an easy 7 runs an over to win. If there is no repeat of their fiasco against Bangalore, they should win it. Much depends on the … Continue reading →

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Deccan Chargers and Rain Muddy the IPL Waters

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Krishna

When the first IPL tournament began, no one knew what to expect. There were no favorites, except those created by the hype of which team spent the most amount of money. With teams changing form because of international players moving … Continue reading →

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The Graveyard of T20 and IPL Predictions

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Krishna

I sincerely feel sorry for Ron over at cricketanalysis.com. He has been trying very hard to get his predictions for the Indian Premier League matches correct by tweaking the necessary parameters, but he seems to have hit a dead end, one … Continue reading →

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World Record Twenty20 Match on Mount Everest

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Krishna

Ducking Beamers points us to the world record created by two cricket teams who played a Twenty20 game on Mount Everest. They have now officially participated in the “highest game of cricket ever played” at the “highest altitude ever recorded … Continue reading →

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