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[Blwe_torch]

IPL 2010 : Match 7 : RC Bangalore vs King's XI Punjab



Bisla off to a flying start!
50 in only 36 balls......................RCB's mediocre show continues.

[Blwe_torch]

Sampling of Cricinfo commentary:


End of over 1 (1 run) Kings XI Punjab 1/0 (RR: 1.00)

1.4  Steyn to Bisla, no run, Another one going away from the off stump and Bisla is all at sea. They have a nice word in hindi for this - Aukat!




and now.....

End of over 8 (5 runs) Kings XI Punjab 60/0 (RR: 7.50)

Aditya slaps me: "you've probably seen the "aukat" now. best you remain within yours!" Ha! Ha ! But it was said in only in the exchange with Steyn... he was in all sorts of trouble against Steyn till the end ..

[Blwe_torch]

Kings XI Punjab 87/0 (10.0/20 ov)

[keep-it-cool]

RCB has a crap bowling attack is crap for these conditions ...we saw that in the Champs League as well, where they were unable to defend that huge total against the Copras.

They can only hope that their batting pulls them through.

CSK's bowling is worse.

[Blwe_torch]

Kings XI Punjab 119/0 (13.0/20 ov)


RS Bopara            38* (31b 3x4 1x6)              
MS Bisla                  72* (48b 7x4 4x6)    

[Blwe_torch]

Fantastic batting by Punjab!

[keep-it-cool]

Looks like Steyn really owned Bisla ...just wasn't able to get him out. I count one ball where he was probably in control

1.2  Steyn to Bisla, no run, The crowd are screaming RCB as Steyn rushes in to bowl. Lovely delivery, shaping away late, and moves past the defensive prod .. and the keeper collects
 
1.3  Steyn to Bisla, no run, Almost ... cleaned up .. it cut away late from the leg and middle line, the batsman is almost squared-up and manages to edge it away to backward point
 
1.4  Steyn to Bisla, no run, Another one going away from the off stump and Bisla is all at sea. They have a nice word in hindi for this - Aukat!
 
1.5  Steyn to Bisla, 1 wide, pushes this down the leg side ... Boucher dives to gather it
 
1.5  Steyn to Bisla, FOUR, fast pacy lifting deliver into the ribcage .. Bisla is in a awkward position, takes the bottom hand of the handle and fends it off in an ungainly fashion .. the ball is i n the air and just wide of the diving Boucher down on the leg side
 
1.6  Steyn to Bisla, 1 run, pushes this short of length delivery to the point region
 
4.2 Steyn to Bisla, 1 leg bye, Almost run out jabbed out to the off side ... and Steyn rushes across, picks the ball and flicks the throw but misses the stumps ... Had he hit the stumps, Bisla, who was diving to get inside the crease, would have been a goner

4.4  Steyn to Bisla, FOUR, Ouch! A nasty bouncer on the m iddle stump line, Bisla tries to duck and get out of the way at the last minute. Too late. The ball kicks up and flies off his helmet ( I think) over Boucher .. Given as runs .. may be there was some gloves involved .. not sure
 
4.5  Steyn to Bisla, 1 run, he is really going after Bisla here. Another short one, into the rib cage this time, stabbed away awkwardly to the on side
 

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Haha again ...

13.5  Steyn to Bisla, no run, moves outside leg stump and Styen bangs it in short ,, Bisla can't connect with his forcing shot .. Bopara gets across to have a chat
 

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Finally, a scoring shot where he is in control

13.6  Steyn to Bisla, 3 runs, fuller, outside off stump, steered wide of third man where Kallis makes a diving save
 

[Blwe_torch]

Steyn's 3 overs cost him 9 runs a piece...................and the reality is Bisla is still batting at 75* in 50 balls.

[Blwe_torch]

this guy sums it up well in Cricinfo( and they consider B'lore their home).........


Kumar: "To say short, Utter trash from bangalore. "

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Another one from Crook....

Rohit: "RCB should drop steyn. He has never been a good limited overs bowler and he continues to show that he hasn't improved despite being no1 test bowler" 

[keep-it-cool]

Look beyond numbers ...even W V Raman once scored a century in SA against the likes of Donald ....of course with some 8-9 lives thrown in. We all know where they ended up respectively.

[Blwe_torch]

Look beyond numbers ...even W V Raman once scored a century in SA against the likes of Donald ....of course with some 8-9 lives thrown in. We all know where they ended up respectively.

Oh....Raman batted brilliantly that day.............have you seen that innings?

[Blwe_torch]

Now, Yuvi will take them to the cleaners

[Blwe_torch]

Another one....

Pakku: "Bouncer ploy applied by bowlers cost them i think...there was enough in the wicket to bowl much fuller length."


probably hinting at Steyn bowling a whole lot of short-pitched stuff...and a whole lot of crap.

[Blwe_torch]

15.1   Steyn to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, fires it in short, Yuvraj singh plays a short-arm-swat pull to backward square-leg boundary

[keep-it-cool]

Look beyond numbers ...even W V Raman once scored a century in SA against the likes of Donald ....of course with some 8-9 lives thrown in. We all know where they ended up respectively.

Oh....Raman batted brilliantly that day.............have you seen that innings?

Yes. But brilliant is not the word that comes to mind. Erratic maybe.

[Blwe_torch]

Look beyond numbers ...even W V Raman once scored a century in SA against the likes of Donald ....of course with some 8-9 lives thrown in. We all know where they ended up respectively.

Oh....Raman batted brilliantly that day.............have you seen that innings?

Yes. But brilliant is not the word that comes to mind. Erratic maybe.

No way..............he adjusted brilliantly on a pitch that was alien to the Indian types......and with others falling in heaps around him, he showed great character.......................and there were hardly one or two chances.

[keep-it-cool]

Finally, just reward for some real hostile bowling.

15.5  Steyn to Yuvraj Singh, OUT, Banged in short again, at the body, Yuvraj goes for that short-arm pull but sends it straight to the fielder at deep square-leg

 

[Blwe_torch]

from CI....

Jimmy: "Steyn and Tait have no place in T20. The likes of Mathews & Maharoof , medium pace and clever , are going to influence results in IPL ; more than batsmen"

Shaun: "Steyn has 49 wickets in 44 matches at an ave of 23 !! Not good in limited overs ?? He is also top 10 in ODI's ?? Really , I don't see other bowlers taking wickets !"


Udit: "Still don't understand the Van Der Merwe conundrum. The man bowled well in the last game and spinners, regardless of the pitch, time and again have been the key bowlers in terms of econ. rate and wickets. If anything Steyn should have been swapped with Boucher. Easy to say that right now though."

[keep-it-cool]

What nonsense.

Look at Tait's recent T20 matches ...he has been awesome. Look at Bond's bowling against the Aussies. Look at how effective Nannes is. Look at how effective Akhtar was in the odd match he played in the IPL.

Sheer pace can be a big asset in any format, if that is not the only thing the bowler has.

[Blwe_torch]

I think Shaun Tait is a good buy for RR..

[keep-it-cool]

Kumble's figures, on the other hand, flatter him big time. He has been totally ineffective so far ..batsmen never looked in trouble.

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Jono: "Tait absolutely demolished Pakistan, West Indies and New Zealand this summer in 20/20 Internationals. I also had the pleasure of watching him send down the 160km thunderbolt live."

Me too!

[Blwe_torch]

What nonsense.

Look at Tait's recent T20 matches ...he has been awesome. Look at Bond's bowling against the Aussies. Look at how effective Nannes is. Look at how effective Akhtar was in the odd match he played in the IPL.

Sheer pace can be a big asset in any format, if that is not the only thing the bowler has.

Yes....but they have to bowl intelligently.....not the regular short-pitched stuff all the time. ............more yorkers, reverse-swing etc.
I feel, Steyn bowled too many short-pitched balls here.

[keep-it-cool]

Not if you look at the commentary ...batsmen never were comfortable ...those were freakish runs. In any case, less than 50% of the deliveries were short and most of them were to Bisla, who remained weak throughout.

[keep-it-cool]

In any case, RCB should have played Van Der Merwe in place of Boucher ...and Goswami in place of Vinay Kumar.

[Blwe_torch]

Well, I hope Punjab takes their score to 200............with Sanga yet to come.

[cricinfo]

In any case, RCB should have played Van Der Merwe in place of Boucher ...and Goswami in place of Vinay Kumar.

I think AK is pissed off with Goswami for dropping Ganguly catch while he was yet to open account

[Blwe_torch]

Punjab reaching 200!

[Blwe_torch]

203................hopefully done and dusted, unless Punjab bowls abysmally crap.

[cricinfo]

203................hopefully done and dusted, unless Punjab bowls abysmally crap.

And they have started doing that 

[keep-it-cool]

Actually Sree is bowling quite well ...some of his deliveries are really unplayable ....sadly even one of those went for 5 runs (1nb + 4 byes)

[Blwe_torch]

Good opening by B'lore!

[Blwe_torch]

Punjab bowling without Bret Lee is poor

[gouravk]

Pandey my man !!!!!!!!!!!!

Btw what are the new rules regarding time outs ?

[ganavk]

this guy sums it up well in Cricinfo( and they consider B'lore their home).........


Kumar: "To say short, Utter trash from bangalore. "

who ? cricinfo ? what is that got to do with this.

[Blwe_torch]

this guy sums it up well in Cricinfo( and they consider B'lore their home).........


Kumar: "To say short, Utter trash from bangalore. "

who ? cricinfo ? what is that got to do with this.

that was just coincidental

[keep-it-cool]

Punjab bowling without Bret Lee is poor

but you were saying pace does not help !