2011 Champions League

[Jim05]

Warner another ton. 123*

Wasnt enough though
NSW made 2/203
Bangalore chased it down with 9 balls remaining

[smac]

What? Lost to that lot? Bunch of hacks, sack them all.

[Phantom Gossiper]

What? Lost to that lot? Bunch of hacks, sack them all.

Should've been SA that beat NSW!

[Jim05]

The Indians love doctoring the pitches to favour the batsmen
NSW 2/203
Bangalore 4/204
Cummins took all 4 Bangalore wickets.
That was basically teeball last night, bowlers had no hope on that deck

[NFC]

Ruining cricket a bit IMO.

Ridiculous pitches, plus the outfield is so small. Bowlers have no chance, who'd want to be a bowler these days?

[Media Park]

I do not like Warner and the opportunities he has been afforded because of his (until now) reasonably limited successes in T20 cricket, but watching highlights packages of the last two knocks, it's hard not to be impressed.

However, Afridi-like, he certainly can do sweet eff all really quickly...

[brod]

Royal Challengers Bangalore v New South Wales
Bangalore

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE WON BY 6 WICKETS (with 9 balls remaining)

NSW 2/203
DA Warner 123* (68 balls)
DLR Smith 62 (42 balls)
TM Dilshan 1/10 (4 overs)
S Aravind 1/55 (4 overs)..follwing on from 69 off 4 overs last match
DP Nannes 0/51 (4 overs)
Bangalore 4/204 (18.3 overs)
CH Gayle 92 (41 balls)
V Kohli 84* (49 balls) MAN OF THE MATCH
PJ Cummins 4/45 (4 overs)

[Squids]

Seriously how did Kohli get motm and not Gayle or Warner?

[brod]

Seriously how did Kohli get motm and not Gayle or Warner?

No idea..was dropped twice as well (a sitter by Cummins too)

[wycbloods]

MOM in that game for me was Dilshan. 1/10 off four on that deck is amazing.

[Jim05]

Ruining cricket a bit IMO.

Ridiculous pitches, plus the outfield is so small. Bowlers have no chance, who'd want to be a bowler these days?

Agreed, my 13yo son plays cricket on bigger grounds than that.
Stuff being a bowler

[brod]

Mumbai Indians v Somerset
Chennai

MUMBAI INDIANS WON BY 10 RUNS

Mumbai 5/160
AC Blizzard 54 (39 balls)
R Sathish 25* (12 balls)
Somerset 7/150
C Keiswetter 62 (46 balls)
JC Hildreth 39 (33 balls)
SL Malinga 4/20 (4 overs) MAN OF THE MATCH
JEC Franklin 2/16 (3 overs)

[brod]

All-Indian Final

Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore

[jackpot jim]

You're either supporters or not. What is it?

Just because we are supporters, doesn't mean we can't criticise their performance.. especially when they cough up a win like that!

Interesting to read the article in todays mail, Berry was quoted as saying that the ball Christian bowled that lost the match was against team stratedgy in that situation. Team rules calls for a yorker outside off stump. Also Berry is not interested in honourable losses as he does NOT coach to lose so maybe a few of us that were critical of them losing were justified in out comments.

On a positive note, i will say that the batting of Harris & Fergusson was brilliant and i share Berrys' frustration that they havent been reconised by the Bogus Australian selectors.

Also to all those knockers of Taity, hope you're all satisfied that he wont been seen in Redbacks colours again.

[Phantom Gossiper]

Also to all those knockers of Taity, hope you're all satisfied that he wont been seen in Redbacks colours again.

Its not the knockers fault Tait wont be seen in Redback colours again, its because he has a heart the size of a pea.

[Jim05]

Mumbai are champions after Bangalore choked badly.
Mumbai only made 139 and Bangalore were 0/38(4) before a massive collapse saw them rolled for 102

[Gozu]

Congrats to Redbacks/Strikers Aiden Blizzard & Kieron Pollard.

[brod]

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
Chennai

MUMBAI INDIANS WON BY 31 RUNS

Mumbai 139
JEC Franklin 41 (29 balls)
AC Blizzard 3 (4 balls)
RR Bhatkal 3/21 (3 overs)
DL Vettori 2/30 (4 overs)
DP Nannes 1/14 (4 overs)
Bangalore 108 (19.2 overs)
TM Dilshan 27 (20 balls)
DP Nannes 0* (1 ball)
Harbhajan Singh 3/20 (4 overs) MAN OF THE MATCH
SL Malinga 2/23 (4 overs)


Player of the series - SL Malinga