***Official*** Indian Premier League 2018

[CricAddict]

Anyone playing fantasy league? Almost everyone has put Pant today. Should put Short tomorrow or Lungi if Short is not available. Worried about Saturday. De Kock shouldn’t get out.

 

[Daemon]

Pant's so angry at himself for running two guys out that he's decided to go at everything. Good viewing lol.

 

[vcs]

Anyone playing fantasy league? Almost everyone has put Pant today. Should put Short tomorrow or Lungi if Short is not available. Worried about Saturday. De Kock shouldn’t get out.

Pant may not be a good fit for everyone. Looks a bit tight today.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Hope he makes a century today

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Maxwell rehearsing for a test match

 

[Daemon]

Reverse sweeping Rashid twice and then reverse scooping Bhuvi three ****ing times. Kid is ballsy as ****.

 

[srbhkshk]

Delhi scored 89 runs in the last 6 overs, Pant scored 79 of those.

 

[vcs]

What a knock.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Unbelievable. I have never seen someone reverse scooping or whatever that shot was doing it consistently like this

 

[Daemon]

That's one of the most fun innings I've ever seen. He really puts everything into his big hits. Does the whole Raina thing where his bat ends up going over his shoulder and hitting his bum every ball.

 

[Daemon]

Lol he didn't even end up getting motm

 

[Starfighter]

Pant scores 128, Delhi still lose. Seems about right.

 

[Athlai]

Williamson is in the zone

 

[vcs]

When I look at Delhi's team this year, it looks quite OK to me. But they're always at the bottom. Seems like being crap is in their DNA.

 

[Starfighter]

https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/...e-has-stopped-practising-batting-1740023.html

"I am not doing anything (different). It is just that someday it comes off. I have stopped practising (batting). I am someone who thinks differently. I am actually just being positive. It's all about one hit, to be honest. You score one six and all of a sudden the momentum shifts and everything changes," Pandya said when asked about his batting.

 

[Daemon]

It works for some people. AB has 20 minute throwdowns for training while Amla gets hours and hours of drills in. Much of the game is played in the head. It's not like he'll never practice batting ever again.

 

[karthikind]

Can the umpire call noball if some close-in fielders shout/talk after bowler bowls and the batsman is half way into the shot? If the batsman feels distracted and apeals...

I am often having a debate with my friends... My friends are saying it will be a dead ball and I am saying it will be a no ball... I felt that the fielding team always speaks something if there is no penaility

 

[Jack1]

Can the umpire call noball if some close-in fielders shout/talk after bowler bowls and the batsman is half way into the shot? If the batsman feels distracted and apeals...

I am often having a debate with my friends... My friends are saying it will be a dead ball and I am saying it will be a no ball... I felt that the fielding team always speaks something if there is no penaility

Far as I’m aware If batsman hit boundary nothing happens. But it batsman gets out and umpire felt he was distracted then it will be dead ball and not out.

 

[cnerd123]

Can the umpire call noball if some close-in fielders shout/talk after bowler bowls and the batsman is half way into the shot? If the batsman feels distracted and apeals...

I am often having a debate with my friends... My friends are saying it will be a dead ball and I am saying it will be a no ball... I felt that the fielding team always speaks something if there is no penaility

Far as I’m aware If batsman hit boundary nothing happens. But it batsman gets out and umpire felt he was distracted then it will be dead ball and not out.

This falls under Law 41 - Unfair Play, under the latest set of MCC Laws

Basically if you attempt to distract the batsman before the batsman receives the ball (Law 41.4), the umpire should
> Call and signal Dead Ball
> Award 5 penalty runs to the batting side
> Report it

If you attempt to distract the batsman after he has received the ball (Law 41.5), the umpire should:
> Call and signal Dead Ball as soon as it happens
> Make it clear the batsman is not to be dismissed off this delivery (so if he was bowled, or caught, or anything else, it doesn't count)
> Award 5 penalty runs to the batting side
> This ball won't count as one for the over - make sure the scorers and players know this
> All runs completed before the offence + runs in progress (regardless of if the batsmen cross or not) are credited to the batting side
> All other relevant penalty runs apply
> The batsmen in the middle get to decide who takes strike
> Report the incident

The full laws (41.4 and 41.5) can be found on the MCC website.

 

[Daemon]

Must be every umps dream to pull that one out