Bitcointalk IPL Prediction Pool & Discussion

[Thanasis]

Russell is going through one of hi best from taking the matches to win single handed fro the KKR. he has stole the show yesterday where at one point it was an easy win for RCB but he came and splash the ball all around the park.

Scoring at 380 strike rate will steal win from anyone's hand,Russel is at his best in this season and one of the contender for orange cap even if he come down the order to bat and big asset for KKR for the last two season.

Let's talk about today's match CSK vs KXIP,I heard that Bravo was suffering from hamstring so there are chances for he will miss out few matches or the remaining tournament such a big blow for CSK.

[Haunebu]

Russell is going through one of hi best from taking the matches to win single handed fro the KKR. he has stole the show yesterday where at one point it was an easy win for RCB but he came and splash the ball all around the park.

Scoring at 380 strike rate will steal win from anyone's hand,Russel is at his best in this season and one of the contender for orange cap even if he come down the order to bat and big asset for KKR for the last two season.

Let's talk about today's match CSK vs KXIP,I heard that Bravo was suffering from hamstring so there are chances for he will miss out few matches or the remaining tournament such a big blow for CSK.

Russell is seriously performing brilliantly currently. What a player. It feels like I am watching a baseball match whenever I watch him play.

Bravo missing out is not such a big deal for CSK since he has clearly been out of form lately.

[Thanasis]

Bravo missing out is not such a big deal for CSK since he has clearly been out of form lately.

Disagree with you bro,Bravo is the best ever Death bowler for CSK and he can also bat very well if needed so if he is missing means there is no better player than him available at the bench for CSK to fill up his space.I think Santner will be replacing Bravo and not sure he can bowl at the death,Dhoni is in trouble from this match and also Watson already mentioned that he is not fit for bowling in this IPL.

[AB de Royse777]

~snip~

But Rusell stole the show, and that was some excellent power hitting.

In the End, apart from bowlers, everyone enjoyed the match here

I am okay with the lose, it's a part of the game but winning gives extra fun :-)

Russell was brutal last night. At some stage when the odd was over 4.00, I was thinking to place a bet for KKR but since I lost too much in the last few days I thought that let it go. If I would placed the bet LOL

I think RCB is done for this season. It's sad to see that team like RCB had to accept this fate but that's the reality.

There are few teams in my head that will play final.

CSK
SRH
KXIP
KKR

This IPL is going to be an excited and unpredictable event. I can sense it.

Bravo missing out is not such a big deal for CSK since he has clearly been out of form lately.

Disagree with you bro,Bravo is the best ever Death bowler for CSK and he can also bat very well if needed so if he is missing means there is no better player than him available at the bench for CSK to fill up his space.I think Santner will be replacing Bravo and not sure he can bowl at the death,Dhoni is in trouble from this match and also Watson already mentioned that he is not fit for bowling in this IPL.

I agree with Thanasis. It was just that over which he gave too much run but Bravo is a match winner and a very dangerous death over bowler.

[AB de Royse777]

Anyone is watching CSK vs KXIP?

CSK needs to score big if they want to win this match. They had a good opening partnership already however after 9 over the score is 64 for 1 wicket.

[JSRAW]

Anyone is watching CSK vs KXIP?

CSK needs to score big if they want to win this match. They had a good opening partnership already however after 9 over the score is 64 for 1 wicket.

Watching but not enjoying much for some weird reason Maybe, because 3 stands are empty

Don't know what BCCI doing, well found the reason.

Reason for the three empty stands
The three stands in Chepauk have been under legal issues since their construction. The High Court in Madras put a stay on the use of those stands as TNCA altered with the assessment report for those stands. In fact, a criminal case was also issued against TNCA by the High Court in 2013.

The main reason for the tussle is the gymnasium of the Madras Cricket Club (MCC) adjoining the stands. In 2015, the Supreme Court ordered the demolition of parts of the stands and asked the TNCA to send out the plan to the Chennai Municipal Corporation. Though the TNCA agreed, they are yet to get the necessary permission from the state’s Heritage Committee to start the process.

This is why you will always see those stands empty during all the games that take place in the stadium.

Solution
There can be only one solution and that is to demolish the illegally constructed stands and make good use of that area so that it doesn't look empty.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/reason-for-three-empty-stands-ma-chidambaram-stadium-chennai

[onrise]

CSK made 160 runs in 20 overs batting first and last 3 overs of the innings CSK made 44 runs. Thanks to Dhoni and Raydu who helped the team to score quickly in that last 3 overs and helped CSK to reach a good total on this pitch.

[AB de Royse777]

~snip~
Maybe, because 3 stands are empty

Don't know what BCCI doing, well found the reason.
~snip~

Not sure what is this all about lol

CSK made 160 runs in 20 overs batting first and last 3 overs of the innings CSK made 44 runs. Thanks to Dhoni and Raydu who helped the team to score quickly in that last 3 overs and helped CSK to reach a good total on this pitch.

KXIP lost their 2nd wicket for 7 runs. Seems like the damaged has been done. They just need to keep creating pressure to KXIP.

The pitch looks spin heaven.

[Pffrt]

What's the chance of Punjab winning the match? I still think the target isn't a big one. Although Punjab lost 2 early wickets, I guess they will chase it and I am thinking of placing a bet for Punjab. Will it be wise to place bet now for Punjab?

[AB de Royse777]

What's the chance of Punjab winning the match? I still think the target isn't a big one. Although Punjab lost 2 early wickets, I guess they will chase it and I am thinking of placing a bet for Punjab. Will it be wise to place bet now for Punjab?

This is very hard to tell at least at this stage.
KXIP scored 35 after 5 over but they lost two wickets. Despite that, this match can go any way although I am favouring CSK.

By the way, I personally did not bet in win lose win market.

[Avirunes]

I think RCB is done for this season. It's sad to see that team like RCB had to accept this fate but that's the reality.

I simply don't understand what went wrong for them. They have so much good players in their lineup and yet they weren't able to win a single match till now. In yesterday's match after watching RCB bat , I really thought they have a good chance of winning it. But in the ending overs KKR stole the game from them.

There are few teams in my head that will play final.
CSK
SRH
KXIP
KKR

I think it is bit early to pick out the teams. I still feel that RR and MI might turn the tables very soon.  

[AB de Royse777]

CSK won!
KXIP could not make it. They wasted too many balls in the middle overs to have the partnership. I was always favouring CSK, feeling that they will win since the pitch was very slow. Good to see they won.

Now RCB and MI starts.
 

[Haunebu]

Bravo missing out is not such a big deal for CSK since he has clearly been out of form lately.

Disagree with you bro,Bravo is the best ever Death bowler for CSK and he can also bat very well if needed so if he is missing means there is no better player than him available at the bench for CSK to fill up his space.I think Santner will be replacing Bravo and not sure he can bowl at the death,Dhoni is in trouble from this match and also Watson already mentioned that he is not fit for bowling in this IPL.

That is your opinion which is why we simply need to agree to disagree. Also, CSK have great replacements available for Bravo and their win against Punjab proves that(No trouble whatsoever).

[AB de Royse777]

~snip~
That is your opinion which is why we simply need to agree to disagree. Also, CSK have great replacements available for Bravo and their win against Punjab proves that(No trouble whatsoever).

I was wondering in today's match where is Bravo LOL
Then I realised he is not playing.
Bravo is a good player but today CSK picked up a good win even without him.

[onrise]

SRH lost its way for an easy match to win against MI where they just required 137 runs to win and playing well and 4th wicket fall on 61 runs and finally got all out on 96. What a fight back by Mumbai Indians to win this well deserved match.

[Haunebu]

SRH lost its way for an easy match to win against MI where they just required 137 runs to win and playing well and 4th wicket fall on 61 runs and finally got all out on 96. What a fight back by Mumbai Indians to win this well deserved match.

MI played extremely well and destroyed SRH by 40 freaking runs and I lost my bet again. Alzarri Joseph is simply amazing. This man created a record on his debut game in IPL by taking 6 wickets for 12 runs.

SRH quality batsmen = Warner and Bairstow at present!

[Pffrt]

By the way, I personally did not bet in win lose win market.

I bet at the odd of 3.1 and lost. I thought they will chase it at the end.
Lucky that used the same strategy on MI match. When they lost early wickets, I bet at 3.3 and luckily won the match. I almost gave up but later things changed.

[onrise]

Today we have RCB vs DC . Both team have not performed well in this tournament well and RCB is yet to open its winning account. DC have won the toss and elected to field and RCB would want to make some big score in order to defend the target.

[AB de Royse777]

Today we have RCB vs DC . Both team have not performed well in this tournament well and RCB is yet to open its winning account. DC have won the toss and elected to field and RCB would want to make some big score in order to defend the target.

Looking at the scoreboard I think RCB is not going to have luck today as well. Rabada was fantastic. Picked up 4 wickets including Kohli's one. 150 runs to chase seems not much for a T20 match unless we see another low scoring match like yesterday between SRH vs MI.

[Haunebu]

Today we have RCB vs DC . Both team have not performed well in this tournament well and RCB is yet to open its winning account. DC have won the toss and elected to field and RCB would want to make some big score in order to defend the target.

Looking at the scoreboard I think RCB is not going to have luck today as well. Rabada was fantastic. Picked up 4 wickets including Kohli's one. 150 runs to chase seems not much for a T20 match unless we see another low scoring match like yesterday between SRH vs MI.

Lost another bet by betting on RCB. 6 out of 6 losses is seriously messed up.

This is easily one of the worst performances by any team in the history of the IPL so far. They need to make some major changes to their team if they wish to compete successfully with other teams in the future editions of IPL.