Bitcointalk IPL Prediction Pool & Discussion

[Haunebu]

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The chase is getting excited as RCB still requires 63 in 32 balls and 7 wickets left. De villers is the man who can take away the game from MI. So most likely if he is on the pitch RCB would win the match unless MI can take couple of quick wickets and make a come back.

De Villers actually doing his job very well. Two six and one four in Malinga's over. I don't think MI have any chance now unless De Villers gone.

Am wrong today,Actually MI won even when AB still on the crease and full credits goes to Bumrah's excellent death bowling.AB will be disappointed today even after giving this much effort to score runs and MI will be a happy team and the begin their count on the points table in early stages.

Looks like I lost my bet once again. Damn. RCB were playing so well, but Bumrah turned it around once again. Mumbai Indians seriously depend a lot on Bumrah and he almost always comes through at the end. This guy is absolute magic.

Bumrah spell change the game and yes Dubey first ball six made the RCB back in the game in the last over. But amazing spell by Malinga as he only conceded single on every ball and the last ball created all the controversy where the umpires miss the no ball and that could have changed the game if umpire would have given it as noball.

Seems like luck favored MI through and through here. If that ball was given as a no-ball, RCB would get a free run and a free freaking hit. Lucky MI. This is why luck plays a big role in any sport.

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[Thanasis]

Don't know if you guys noticed or not but we are seeing the controversy in every match. 4 out of 7 matches are mixed up with controversy and more or less each one of them is a game-changing moment. let's see if we witness more drama in this season.

1. CSK VS RCB     =  Low scoring match=Bad pitch fiasco
2. KKIP VS RR      =  Mankading incident ( Every cricket fan all over the world went gaga including ex-cricketers) Game Changing moment
3. KKIP VS KKR    =  NO ball ( Power Play- Field restrictions) Game changing moment
4. RCB Vs MI        =  Last ball -No ball (Lazy umpiring) could be game-changing last ball

No where in this world is perfect,this is due to match fixing by players or by the whole team since it is hard to believe four incidents in less than a week as coincidence but everything over now and the investigation may happen only after the tournament.

[JSRAW]

Don't know if you guys noticed or not but we are seeing the controversy in every match. 4 out of 7 matches are mixed up with controversy and more or less each one of them is a game-changing moment. let's see if we witness more drama in this season.

1. CSK VS RCB     =  Low scoring match=Bad pitch fiasco
2. KKIP VS RR      =  Mankading incident ( Every cricket fan all over the world went gaga including ex-cricketers) Game Changing moment
3. KKIP VS KKR    =  NO ball ( Power Play- Field restrictions) Game changing moment
4. RCB Vs MI        =  Last ball -No ball (Lazy umpiring) could be game-changing last ball

No where in this world is perfect,this is due to match fixing by players or by the whole team since it is hard to believe four incidents in less than a week as coincidence but everything over now and the investigation may happen only after the tournament.

I agree that betting plays the big part in leagues but I doubt that the following incidents are related to match-fixing somehow for the following reasons. you or someone else are free to counter the following reasons.

1st Match was bad only because of Bad pitch. curators mistake.

2nd Match incident was the result of match scenario- pressure. no one bets on mankading ever. Because its spontaneous act, even bowler cannot predict this.

3rd Match scenario could be fixed but I am willing to give this one "benefit of the doubt" because it turns out the player who was outside of the circle is a debutant in IPL.

4th Match drama was created by lousy umpiring, to be frank, IMHO

When we talking about player involvement in the match-fixing then let me tell you. Dhoni, Virat, Rohit, Ashwin have a very bad reputation among the Bookies. no bookie can dare to talk with Dhoni, Virat and Rohit about fixing the game and Ashwin in real life is a man of honor, one can hate him or criticize his action in the game but when it comes to fixing the match then I can't believe it.

[AB de Royse777]

Guys I don't care about all these controversy however yesterdays one was too bad. The umpires need to be more careful.

Anyway, who will be your pick for today? I think I will go with SRH today (not sure yet by the way). They are my 2nd favourite team.

[Bdstar]

A controversial win for MI, they won Against top favorite team of IPL RCB.The last ball of Malinga was clearly a no ball but umpire didn’t notice anyhow.RCB captain Virat is furious with the decision of umpire.

OTOH, SRH will play against RR tonight.Since I am a fan of Shakib, I would support for SRH.A great match is gonna be enjoyed by audience today.               

[AB de Royse777]

A controversial win for MI, they won Against top favorite team of IPL RCB.The last ball of Malinga was clearly a no ball but umpire didn’t notice anyhow.RCB captain Virat is furious with the decision of umpire.

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I think we need to move on. Yes, it was a big mistake by the umpire but MI team has nothing to do with it. Consider the excellence of Bumrah, cleaver bowling of Malinga, economy bowling of Markande, hard hitting of Pandya, smart captaincy of Rohit Sharma. There were a lot of efforts to win the match. Do not dismiss all these great performances just because of a mistake by umpire.

What if Yuvraj Singh did not miss the catch of De Villiers, what if Villiers did not hit two sixs and one four from Malinga's over. There were a lot of ifs in a match but everything is the part of the game.

I hope I am not sounding MI fans. You can not ignore the fact that MI is not a team depending on one or two team members unlike RCB. Take off De Villiers and Kohli from RCB. The team looks like your local school boys team.

Let's move on and focus on the entertainment and sportsmanship.

[AB de Royse777]

This is interesting :-)

"2 Australians paid the price for crossing the proverbial 'line'. Now the banned duo has returned & there have been 3 instances of people crossing he line - Buttler when he got Mankaded, a Punjab fielder when he triggered a no-ball due to an illegitimate field, and Malinga in the last over yesterday. Ashwin won a game when the opposition player crossed the line, but lost the next game when his player crossed the line. W/ Smith & Warner playing, can RR take advantage of line-crossin karma tonight?"

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1175363/sunrisers-hyderabad-vs-rajasthan-royals-8th-match-indian-premier-league-2019

[Haunebu]

A controversial win for MI, they won Against top favorite team of IPL RCB.The last ball of Malinga was clearly a no ball but umpire didn’t notice anyhow.RCB captain Virat is furious with the decision of umpire.

OTOH, SRH will play against RR tonight.Since I am a fan of Shakib, I would support for SRH.A great match is gonna be enjoyed by audience today.               

Can you blame Kohli? He has every right to be angry because of a bad decision by the umpire (Ravi) who is part of the elite team of umpires.

That single decision could have reversed the game in RCBs favor which is why I can sympathize with Kohli. Bad luck for RCB and good luck for MI at the end of the day.

[AB de Royse777]

Can you blame Kohli? He has every right to be angry because of a bad decision by the umpire (Ravi) who is part of the elite team of umpires.

That single decision could have reversed the game in RCBs favor which is why I can sympathize with Kohli. Bad luck for RCB and good luck for MI at the end of the day.

Although you have not ask me the question but if you would have asked then I would say that, I would not blame Kohli. It's the human emotion like KP said in the interview. We can not take that away. He had reasons to be angry but it's the rules. When it's done then it's done. Let's forget about it and move forward.

There are a lot of excitements are still due in this IPL

Cheers :-)

[JSRAW]

I noticed that this season teams and players are under a lot of pressure, it can be due to the franchise's expectation and because of the ridiculous amount of money poured in the game. the only team playing for fun is CSK.

Some players are already in the pressure, for Ex : KL Rahul, Ambati Raydu, Smith, Warner because they are fighting for World cup ticket.


In today Match, Sunrisers looks tough to beat. In the last match, their bowlers failed to finish the job but this time they must be willing to turn things around.

[Pffrt]

In today Match, Sunrisers looks tough to beat. In the last match, their bowlers failed to finish the job but this time they must be willing to turn things around.

SRH bowlers are best but in their last match, Eden was totally in favor of batsman like as previous. I think today they will come back.

Anyone betting in today's match? I am still thinking for SRH to pick.

[AB de Royse777]

I noticed that this season teams and players are under a lot of pressure, it can be due to the franchise's expectation and because of the ridiculous amount of money poured in the game. the only team playing for fun is CSK.

Some players are already in the pressure, for Ex : KL Rahul, Ambati Raydu, Smith, Warner because they are fighting for World cup ticket.

I think you are right. Not sure about Smith and Warner but it's true for KL Rahul and Raydu.

Anyway, SRH will be chasing. I hope they chase well whatever RR scores. This match will be another entertainment I can feel that. :-)

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Anyone betting in today's match? I am still thinking for SRH to pick.

I made up my mind however not placed any bet yet. Just waiting for a better odd.

[JSRAW]

SRH bowlers are best

Bhuvi looking very good so far!! a nice contest between him and Buttler.

Rashid Khan took bowls in his hands. now Rashid vs Buttler.

and Rashid khan won the battle.  

This is interesting :-)

"2 Australians paid the price for crossing the proverbial 'line'. Now the banned duo has returned & there have been 3 instances of people crossing he line - Buttler when he got Mankaded, a Punjab fielder when he triggered a no-ball due to an illegitimate field, and Malinga in the last over yesterday. Ashwin won a game when the opposition player crossed the line, but lost the next game when his player crossed the line. W/ Smith & Warner playing, can RR take advantage of line-crossin karma tonight?"

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1175363/sunrisers-hyderabad-vs-rajasthan-royals-8th-match-indian-premier-league-2019

Lol this is funny

[AB de Royse777]

SRH bowlers are best

Bhuvi looking very good so far!! a nice contest between him and Butler.

Rashid Khan took bowls in his hands. now Rashid vs Butler.

and Rashid khan won the battle. 

Butlet bowled! His leg stump gone! Rashid got his first wicket of the match. Now another chance was there. Warner just missed it for Sanju Samson. It was tough to reach though.

[Pffrt]

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Anyone betting in today's match? I am still thinking for SRH to pick.

I made up my mind however not placed any bet yet. Just waiting for a better odd.

I'm having 1.58 now for SRH which seems doesn't worth the risk. I would bet if the odd was above 1.70 for SRH. SRH bowlers are doing fine today and it seems score will be below 150 runs.

[AB de Royse777]

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I'm having 1.58 now for SRH which seems doesn't worth the risk. I would bet if the odd was above 1.70 for SRH. SRH bowlers are doing fine today and it seems score will be below 150 runs.

For me I am looking for an odd around 2.00. May be I will go if it's over 1.90 too however seems like it very patience game LOL
The way SRH is playing, it's hard to get it. We need to wait :-)

I missed to bet on Australia too because of the bad odd. Now it's 1.29 there LOL

[Haunebu]

In today Match, Sunrisers looks tough to beat. In the last match, their bowlers failed to finish the job but this time they must be willing to turn things around.

SRH bowlers are best but in their last match, Eden was totally in favor of batsman like as previous. I think today they will come back.

Anyone betting in today's match? I am still thinking for SRH to pick.

SRH bowlers are the best? Seriously? Apart from Rashid Khan, the rest are alright or downright horrible in my opinion.

Their batsmen on the other hand are pretty great overall. They need to improve their bowling if they want to qualify for the playoffs.

[Pffrt]

In today Match, Sunrisers looks tough to beat. In the last match, their bowlers failed to finish the job but this time they must be willing to turn things around.

SRH bowlers are best but in their last match, Eden was totally in favor of batsman like as previous. I think today they will come back.

Anyone betting in today's match? I am still thinking for SRH to pick.

SRH bowlers are the best? Seriously? Apart from Rashid Khan, the rest are alright or downright horrible in my opinion.

Their batsmen on the other hand are pretty great overall. They need to improve their bowling if they want to qualify for the playoffs.

Bhuven and Sakib (although he was replaced today) are also good enough. Not all the team have 3 such kind of bowlers. I don't know how you measured them.

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I'm having 1.58 now for SRH which seems doesn't worth the risk. I would bet if the odd was above 1.70 for SRH. SRH bowlers are doing fine today and it seems score will be below 150 runs.

For me I am looking for an odd around 2.00. May be I will go if it's over 1.90 too however seems like it very patience game LOL

I placed bet on 1.8 and now it turned into 1.93, I think it's good to go now.

[AB de Royse777]

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I placed bet on 1.8 and now it turned into 1.93, I think it's good to go now.

I picked two.
One @ 2.50 and
Another @ 2.07

Very happy with the odd. Now it's time to wait and see if SRH wins the match. It will be a tough match.

[JSRAW]

Oh boy, Sanju punishing bhuvi hard!!!

possibly 2 expensive death overs in Bhuvi 20-20 career.