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[BigCaine]

Funny part is how comms are kissing up to him calling it a bloody captain's innings FFS.

 

[Spark]

you guys do understand that it's team rr not individual strike rate which actually matters right

 

[Shri]

Considering his form, he might nail a few big ones and all this talk will look silly.

And there we go.

 

[Stace]

MI are really bowling him some dross to make him look good now though.

 

[Stapel]

Indeed! He has consumed a quarter of the balls available for a run-a-ball. That is not anchoring an innings, but putting pressure on his team......

Well, he's making up for it....

 

[Spark]

Considering his form, he might nail a few big ones and all this talk will look silly.

And there we go.

it's almost as if you bat in partnerships and trying to match a guy going at 180s/r when you've just come in is stupid

 

[BigCaine]

Considering his form, he might nail a few big ones and all this talk will look silly.

And there we go.

Its not his batting as much as MI's bad bowling last few balls, bowling on his pads with fine leg up is dumb, not to mention half volleys at 120kph

 

[Stapel]

you guys do understand that it's team rr not individual strike rate which actually matters right

Yup

Yet, before Smith commenced to up his own tempo, he did allow the RRR to go over 10. He's making up for it right now, but that doesn't mean, imho, it was a a good thing to start with.

 

[Shri]

Stokes should have smashed Pollard in that over. Weak.

 

[Spark]

Yup

Yet, before Smith commenced to up his own tempo, he did allow the RRR to go over 10. He's making up for it right now, bit that doesn't mean, imho, it was a a good thing to start with.

barely, for like an over.

 

[Spark]

i mean the comms are being ott but it's the ipl, what do you expect

 

[Bijed]

Starting relatively slowly and accelerating a lot when set (in T20 terms) is fine imo as long as you consistently survive the slow-scoring period. On current form, Smith has no worries on that front.

 

[Compton]

The criticism of Smith, like all criticism of Smith, is misguided.

He's absolutely nailed this chase.

 

[Spark]

like it's strange that you've all come out like this when from my pov this seems to me like an absolute cruise of a chase

 

[Shri]

lolPollard. Thats not a dive, thats a stumble ffs Manjrekar stfu.

 

[vcs]

Just checked the scorecard. Rajat Bhatia always seems to be oddly effective in the IPL.

 

[Shri]

Hardik is a meme bowler. Doesn't look like he should take wickets but he does. Dhoni's in though, so yay.

 

[Shri]

A tailor made situation for Dhoni to walk into.

 

[Stace]

Can someone send Smith a boys helmet because he's always having to readjust his every time he moves, surprised he can see the ball with his helmet covering his eyes half the time.

 

[Shri]

Who was that being stretchered off?

Edit: Rayudu.