**Official* IPL 2016

[CricAddict]

Mitch Marsh now out of the IPL.. That is now 3 of the 4 international players RPSG had in their first game... Rotten luck following MSD and Fleming around I guess... Are there ANY good international T20 players left to be signed?

Make it 4 out of 4. Steve Smith out of IPL now.

 

[Niall]

Bailey earns late IPL call-up | cricket.com.au

"Earns"

Shaun Marsh gone as well.

 

[TheJediBrah]

tbf Bailey is a lot better than most of the overseas players who were getting games

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah, isn't his record in India overall pretty silly good as well?

 

[Niall]

He was okish in 2014, some nice cameos, but was a failure last year thus why he was not retained by Punjab where he was captain and not picked up in the auction. I don't mind him, but he has only been picked up due to the unsold players been a list of chancers and proven IPL flops.

 

[weldone]

Bailey will do well. He (like most batsmen) has a problem on crumbling pitches against good spinners, but none of the pitches in IPL 2016 is of that nature except one pitch in Delhi where I have seen Amit Mishra and Imran Tahir get good purchase.

 

[Burner]

Why is Chris Jordan not playing? Would have thought that he was a walk in given their bowling.

 

[honestbharani]

yeah... either him or Milne should come in for Aravind and they should get in young Sarfraz for Gayle and go back to Kohli opening. It would balance the side out better.

 

[weldone]

superb knocks from Russell and Yusuf

 

[Niall]

113 runs in the last 8 overs!

No idea why Jordan did not play today for Bangalore either.

 

[Burner]

Could have defended the total with some tight death bowling. Too bad RCB don't have any death bowling specialist capable of bowling a number of yorkers...imported from England...proven in a World t20.

 

[weldone]

113 runs in the last 8 overs!

No idea why Jordan did not play today for Bangalore either.

Could have defended the total with some tight death bowling. Too bad RCB don't have any death bowling specialist capable of bowling a number of yorkers...imported from England...proven in a World t20.

Those KL Rahul mistakes behind the stumps turned out to be the turning point...one bye four, followed by 5 wides followed by a missed catch...that's nine extra runs and one less wicket in 2 balls

RCB needs to use AB as keeper - Rahul is absolutely useless behind the stumps

 

[sunilreddy]

RCB's Reputation Vs RCB's Performance

 

[TheJediBrah]

holy **** those are the weirdest bicep insertions I have ever seen

and someone get that kid a sandwich

 

[Jono]

 

[weldone]

This is good captaincy from Zaheer. He recognises Smith and McCullum don't really like sla at the start of their innings and he is saving himself for the left-handed Raina.

 

[duffer]

Heh, potty mouth Billings

 

[91Jmay]

Blogs: Kartikeya Date: How to bring singles back into T20 games | Cricket Blogs | ESPN Cricinfo

Great piece on IPL/T20.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Hmm weird game today. Bowlers taking no wickets in one innings. Then an early collapse before Maxwell makes the chasing team favourite. Then yet another dire Miller innings to swing things the other way.

 

[Niall]

Smasehed around by Axar Pate, lol