Group A - India, Bangladesh, Ireland

[Naumaan]

India scores 180
it will be so difficult for bangladesh to chase it

 

[ret]

India's most dangerous T20 player, YP, gets just 1 ball to play

In the end, India manages a decent score [against some stronger teams this may have been just about par on a pitch like this and dew factor] but it could have been much more with proper planing

Gambhir and Dhoni played like India was 40/3 or something at the end of power-plays

 

[pasag]

Go to bed Pasag.

Got exams this sem?

Pretty sick so body clock is all over the shop. Exams don't start till the 25th so pretty sweet there. When do yours start?

 

[Jono]

Pretty sick so body clock is all over the shop. Exams don't start till the 25th so pretty sweet there. When do yours start?

My first is the 12th, last is the 23rd.

Don't Monash normally end before Melb Uni?

 

[pasag]

My first is the 12th, last is the 23rd.

Don't Monash normally end before Melb Uni?

Dunno, I know my mate in Law has already started with the take-home exams.

 

[ret]

I don't have much confidence in Zak as a T20 bowler but let's see how he goes

 

[GIMH]

Decent first over from Bangas

 

[Uppercut]

C'mon India!

Not convinced by the Indian attack though.

 

[Jono]

Lift your game Zaheer, none of this ****.

Why is Irfan bowling the second over, rather than Ishant?

 

[Uppercut]

Lift your game Zaheer, none of this ****.

Why is Irfan bowling the second over, rather than Ishant?

Because if it doesn't swing Irfan's pure fodder, whereas Ishant's useful with the ball in any state.

Batting second really looks like the option so far.

 

[Cruxdude]

Ishant bowls in the middle over when the field is behind. Yusuf to Bowl. Interesting.

 

[ret]

you just need a couple of guys to get quick 30-40 to make a game out of this and BD bats deep

 

[R_D]

Yusuf strikers

Love this guy..

 

[Cruxdude]

Dhoni might have lost his hitting skills but he is still good in making bowling changes

 

[Uppercut]

@ Nass on the commentary.

"Clever batting from Bangladesh! Not going to go down the ground, he knows Pathan's only going to bowl darts."

Next ball tries to go down the ground and gets bowled.

 

[Prince EWS]

@ Nass on the commentary.

"Clever batting from Bangladesh! Not going to go down the ground, he knows Pathan's only going to bowl darts."

Next ball tries to go down the ground and gets bowled.

He probably expected him to toss one up after what happened the previous ball. Over-rating his armoury it seems.

 

[AaronK]

Common Bangs.. finish this and win this..

 

[Naumaan]

Common Bangs.. finish this and win this..

aren't u expecting too much from them???

 

[Uppercut]

He probably expected him to toss one up after what happened the previous ball. Over-rating his armoury it seems.

Probably.

I reckon India have messed up by batting first. All three teams batting first so far have lost, and they've put their bowlers under pressure. On the other hand i'd fancy their top-class batting lineup to chase down anything really, especially against the Bangladesh attack.

 

[R_D]

If not for Dhoni and Gambhir's one day innings approach during the middle overs.... india would've goten close to 200 runs.
Anyway... i expect India's spinners to put the breaks on middle overs like the Bangladeshi ones.