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More IPL Coverage

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Krishna

Dipz Cricket World: Bangalore will have the feeling that they handed victory to Deccan Chargers, it was a match that they if they added an extra 20% in all areas they would have won which would have a fairytale story. … Continue reading →

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IPL Conclusion in the Blogosphere

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Krishna

jrod at CWB: The whole tournament is sort of like watching 300, it is so staged, such a camp comedy, amazingly over the top, and so mind-dullingly entertaining that it doesn’t matter if you forget most of what you have … Continue reading →

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Deccan Chargers Take Honors in Lacklustre Final

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Krishna

So the IPL ends in an anti-climax. Unlike last year’s IPL final, there were no heroics this time. The bowlers called the shots this time, first when Deccan’s powerful batting lineup failed to post a decent score and then when … Continue reading →

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Bangalore Storm into the Finals

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Krishna

An emphatic victory for Bangalore seals the deal with Chennai. Except for a rollicking first wicket partnership of 61 in 42 balls between Hayden and Patel, Chennai were never in the game. After restricting Chennai to 146/5, Bangalore chased the … Continue reading →

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Things I Missed Blogging in Detail About

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Krishna

Wisecandyman has a glossary of the nicknames used by the Fake IPL Player. All we need now is a browser extension that will show the real name on hovering over the fake names. Having the text being replaced is not … Continue reading →

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Brave Predictions

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Krishna

Sriram Veera at Cricinfo: Either Chennai will have a one-sided victory with Hayden, Raina and Co firing on all cylinders or Bangalore will scrape a hard-fought win. Nothing left to chance!

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Gilchrist Comes Good for Deccan Chargers

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Krishna

What is it that makes Adam Gilchrist click in these high-profile matches? We all know his exploits in the three World Cup finals that Australia won. Today, with a stunning display of clean hitting, he lead Deccan Chargers to an … Continue reading →

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IPL Group Stage Results – At a Glance

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Krishna

For archival and reference purposes, here is an easy chart to view the results of the games between the various teams. There are 2 matches between each team. They are the top cell and bottom cell respectively. A win is … Continue reading →

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The Race to the IPL Semifinals – Looking Back

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Krishna

The following graph shows the progression of each team by match. The vertical axis shows the number of points and the horizontal axis shows the matches completed. Some observations: Delhi was ahead from the first day and stayed ahead except … Continue reading →

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South Indian Teams Grab IPL Semi-Final Spots

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Krishna

All the three South Indian teams (Chennai Super Kings, Bangalore Royal Challengers and Deccan Chargers) have qualified for the IPL semi-finals. They join the Delhi Daredevils who completed an extremely competent league phase with 10 wins and are No. 1 … Continue reading →

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