***Official*** IPL 2009

[Manee]

Wow, the favourites crash out at the semis, they could not recover after that first over by Harris and that first over by Gilchrist. Gambhir's awful form in the IPL should be an area of concern for Indian fans ahead of the World T20, as he is usually our most consistent T20 batsmen.

 

[Smith]

Delhi get no sympathy for me. They deserve this for not giving a single game to Mcgrath. He couldn't be that bad.

They did not have justification to drop Nannes, did they?

 

[Manee]

They did not have justification to drop Nannes, did they?

Mcgrath > Sangwan more than Warner > Manhas.

 

[pasag]

Watched the whole match on mute, was quite good.

Absolute fairytale for Deccan to be into the final after winning the wooden spoon last year with more or less the same side.

Those Deccan caps are pretty cool as well.

 

[Uppercut]

Gah, Delhi!?

At least Mishy still kicked ass though. Poor call leaving him out of the T20 WC squad.

 

[jondavluc]

They did not have justification to drop Nannes, did they?

Maybe so but they really don't have any justfication of treated a living legand like that .Like Manee said Warner should of missed out before Mcgrath.

 

[Smith]

Mcgrath > Sangwan more than Warner > Manhas.

I don't think batsmen vs bowler comparison is viable there. Warner has done nothing that could put him out.

 

[Smith]

Maybe so but they really don't have any justfication of treated a living legand like that .Like Manee said Warner should of missed out before Mcgrath.

Delhi demolished their way to the semis without the legend's services. They had very good reasons to make him sit out. Unfortunately Nannes messed it for the first time in the semis. Could have happened to McGrath also.

 

[Manee]

I don't think batsmen vs bowler comparison is viable there. Warner has done nothing that could put him out.

Nor did Manhas. He got one duck and he was straight out.

 

[Uppercut]

I don't think we, none of us having seen McGrath's current fitness and reduced ability with the ball, have any right to call Delhi's selectors out for not picking him. But I will anyway, because i really wanted to see him play

 

[Shri]

I was almost certain that McGrath would be used along with Vettori in the finals as some sort of secret weapon. I was wrong.

 

[silentstriker]

Good result, the Gods punished Delhi for leaving out one of their own.

 

[straighty]

All of their pacers- Nannes, Nehra, Sanghvan all were in good nick. That didnt help Mcgrat either. But if Mehroof was given a chance, Mcgrat should have been given one.YoMahesh impressed everyone a lot last year, but didnt play much this year. He should have been in the XI in all the games for any other IPL team this year.

 

[GGG]

Glad Delhi got trashed, teach them for leaving out two of the most experienced and best limited over bowlers in Mcgrath and Vettori.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Serves Delhi right for not playing Vettori (and McGrath for that matter).

 

[JBH001]

Just watched the highlights. Man, what a blitz from Gilly! Just phenomenal!

Wonder if another upset is on the cards tonight.

Those Deccan caps are pretty cool as well.

Their girls are too. They didnt seem to be getting a rest either while Gilly was at it!

 

[Jono]

Three of the four teams which I have family connections to are in the semis. Awesome

Watch Delhi win now and piss me off

But at least Delhi have a cool team.

Whoo

 

[Noble One]

Fantastic innings from Gilchrist. One of the highlights of the IPL for mine. He has threatened a number of times to play that sort of innings, but he really starred this game.

Don't understand the criticism of the Delhi bowling attack. Been arguably one of the best and most consistent of the tournament, without McGrath and Vettori. Gilchrist was just in one of those zones, made all bowlers look like club cricketers.

Loved the bowling of Ryan (Rhino) Harris. Smart bowler.

 

[Smith]

Nor did Manhas. He got one duck and he was straight out.

What? IPL is so important that wasteful experimenting on unproved T20 players like Manhas cannot be prolonged. Grab what you get.

 

[Redbacks]

Funny thing is that it's not all that surprising to see Gilchurch bat like this, one area of his life where self-doubt seems to be absent is opening the batting in big games.