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Post by gangsta on Sept 23, 2020 9:25:27 GMT -8
KKR leaving all the heavy lifting to Dre Russ. What's new......
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Post by agantuk on Sept 24, 2020 11:37:43 GMT -8
What a start. Terrible terrible bowling from the international picks. On the positive side, the batsmen appeared to be in good nick, but kept nicking or playing catch practice. Someone tell them it's "all reals".
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Post by gangsta on Sept 24, 2020 11:57:34 GMT -8
^ Haha. Blast from the past with the "all reals". First match and all, so I will cut them slack for being rusty. But this team is not that good on paper, so they have to punch way above their weight. And if you're not going to make Morgan captain, why even pick him. He can't make the side as batsman alone.
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Post by clochette on Sept 26, 2020 10:22:03 GMT -8
Lost the toss, won the match  |
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Post by agantuk on Sept 26, 2020 16:47:02 GMT -8
First match this IPL won by the chasing team I guess? Today's bowling was disciplined, also helped that Sunrisers have looked lost so far. This should help the team gain some confidence. The batsmen sure are in decent touch
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Post by agantuk on Sept 26, 2020 16:48:28 GMT -8
^ Haha. Blast from the past with the "all reals". First match and all, so I will cut them slack for being rusty. But this team is not that good on paper, so they have to punch way above their weight. And if you're not going to make Morgan captain, why even pick him. He can't make the side as batsman alone. Was a good day for Morgan today. I wasn't aware he was back in the squad; last he was in was under Ganguly's captaincy perhaps? He does bring options to the team, though my cricket exposure today is so limited I don't even know if he's actively playing international cricket and is anywhere near the force he was a few years back. |
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Post by gangsta on Oct 1, 2020 5:40:30 GMT -8
^ Haha. Blast from the past with the "all reals". First match and all, so I will cut them slack for being rusty. But this team is not that good on paper, so they have to punch way above their weight. And if you're not going to make Morgan captain, why even pick him. He can't make the side as batsman alone. Was a good day for Morgan today. I wasn't aware he was back in the squad; last he was in was under Ganguly's captaincy perhaps? He does bring options to the team, though my cricket exposure today is so limited I don't even know if he's actively playing international cricket and is anywhere near the force he was a few years back. Nowhere near what he was, say, 5 years ago. But he has been the captain of the England limited-overs teams for close to those 5 years now, and he has been phenomenal at it. Which is why I am surprised they didn't give him more responsibility. Nice to see him get into some runs though, makes a huge difference. And so does Pat Cummins' bowling. |
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Post by agantuk on Oct 3, 2020 11:43:32 GMT -8
Morgan had a special knock yet again, seems to be getting comfortable. On the other hand, Karthik and Narine's batting is concerning. Neither is scoring and they can make an impact in their own way.
The bowling is laughable though. They might as well pack in 11 batsmen
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Post by clochette on Oct 4, 2020 1:52:59 GMT -8
The bowling may have been "laughable" for you this time... I really admired the fighting spirit of KKR...facing a target of 229 usually could have been discouraging but even with this score they gave DC fear to lose...that's great - in a certain way. There, I see a lot of ShahRukh's spirit...
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Post by abhijacko on Oct 6, 2020 2:34:44 GMT -8
The bowling was actually total tripe, schoolboy bowling and the on field decisions by DK were highly questionable
I think Narine is completely out of form and needs to move down the order. The pinch hitter thing is not working. Maybe another 1-2 games he can be tried, because atleast he doesnt waste deliveries. Morgan needs to bat up since he is in form
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Post by clochette on Oct 6, 2020 6:38:59 GMT -8
I agree with you about the need to change something in the batting order...and maybe let other talents play instead of Narine... We will see tomorrow.
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Post by gangsta on Oct 7, 2020 5:37:18 GMT -8
Agreed. Time to try Tripathi at the top of the order. If he goes early, you can still send Narine in and you don't lose much. These pitches aren't the slow and low Indian ones, where Narine comes off without being too troubled by the short one. Horses for courses and all that.
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Post by gangsta on Oct 7, 2020 6:47:13 GMT -8
The move with Tripathi has worked well so far. But what in the world is Narine doing at #4? lol, this KKR management providing us with plenty of headscratchers...
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Post by abhijacko on Oct 7, 2020 7:08:47 GMT -8
I dint mind Narine at 4 in such a situation, with the pacers being preserved for the death overs - he is always more comfy against spinners and medium pacers. Definitely gave a push to the innings and did his job
I think now he will play a floater role which is better than pushing him as an opener where he is struggling
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Post by gangsta on Oct 7, 2020 9:59:54 GMT -8
Credit where due. This was an excellent bowling performance. The move to bowl Cummins out early worked well. And Dre Russ did a tremendous job in the death. Oh, and thank you Kedhar Jadhav!
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Post by agantuk on Oct 9, 2020 12:47:07 GMT -8
Agree on the bowling, came good. CSK is looking a pale shadow of their previous seasons; time for a squad refresh, they can't have the same troupe for decades.
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Post by agantuk on Oct 10, 2020 13:46:44 GMT -8
What just happened! KKR was in control for 10 of the 40 overs - last 5 of each innings, and that was quite some nerve holding on to hope. Maxwell did well, but I can't figure why they felt it was OK to have him in the dugout till the very end. Had that last ball landed a few inches ahead, this could have been a very different result.
Close to midway, it appears the top 4 and bottom 4 are looking like 2 distinct groups each pulling away from the other.
All royalty is languishing at the bottom of the table.
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Post by agantuk on Oct 17, 2020 11:11:26 GMT -8
That was a facepalm back to back
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Post by agantuk on Oct 18, 2020 13:24:05 GMT -8
That was delightful fast bowling from Ferguson; was wonderful seeing some good old fashioned clever pace bowling. Bravo! More than made up for what was otherwise another mediocre bowling performance from KKR.
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Post by gangsta on Oct 21, 2020 6:45:59 GMT -8
And KKR back to old shananigans today. RCB isn't really a team to be losing 4 wickets in the powerplay to. Terrible performance from the youngsters. Get Narine and Russell fit for the rest of the tournament. Turns out, we need them both more badly than we ever thought.
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Post by gangsta on Oct 21, 2020 6:52:39 GMT -8
Oh this guy Ravi is one of the most terrible umpires in the world. India's very own Asoka De Silva.
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Post by agantuk on Oct 21, 2020 19:36:01 GMT -8
WTF was that.
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Post by abhijacko on Oct 22, 2020 22:41:07 GMT -8
Yikes, that was just awful from KKR (I dont mind since i am an RCB supporter first  ) - but that has to be the lowest point. The bottom half is breathing down their necks and their NRR is awful if it comes to TIED points at the end of the group phase. They need to win atleast 3 of heir next 4 matches and win big Can take inspiration from ex-KKR star Manish Pandey's knock from last night. That was some fearless batting |
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Post by clochette on Oct 24, 2020 8:32:25 GMT -8
The Knights are good for "up & downs" ... and the "ups" are really special ones |
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Post by agantuk on Oct 24, 2020 20:15:06 GMT -8
Saturday's performance was as good a team performance as it gets. Wonderful recovery from Narain and Rana, and then some clever bowling from Chakravarthy! Well done!
We are still not out of the woods, and need to keep our distance from KXIP who we play next.
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Post by gangsta on Oct 26, 2020 7:34:39 GMT -8
Back to the terrible. KKR does not have enough bench strength, gotta fix it next year. And if Dre Russ comes back next match, it may be a different game. But they were awful today, the top order. But Eoin Morgan's knock was just so damn impressive. Came in at 10/3 and started a beautiful counterattacking quickie.
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Post by agantuk on Oct 28, 2020 10:49:27 GMT -8
This has been the year of mediocrity, not just for KKR for multiple teams. The fact that with 80% of the league phase done, we are still not sure of the top 4 shows how close all teams are. CSK once again is a standout from the rest, if only in a very unfamiliar spot.
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Post by gangsta on Oct 30, 2020 6:43:39 GMT -8
Just a terrible performance against CSK. They should have accounted for the dew factor, but they bowled terribly to Jadeja. The man has only one shot really, and they kept feeding it to him. Terrible terrible season, more depressing than even the Brad Hodge one we had way back. Got to bulk up the bench.
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Post by agantuk on Oct 30, 2020 10:40:08 GMT -8
In so many ways this season reminds me of KKR in the first three seasons - flashes of brilliance, and an overall mediocre performance. The bowling is oh so terrible. We have always (across seasons) been poor in the bowling department, with the notable exception of those where Narine - on his previous bowling action - and Russell were able to turn matches around for us.
Ferguson yesterday was a high speed train wreck. While the scoreboard may have indicated otherwise, we were never really in control of the second innings.
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Post by agantuk on Oct 30, 2020 10:41:33 GMT -8
I also think that about wraps up this IPL for us. There's only a mathematical chance to make it to the play offs and that's a lot riding on how the other teams play. Well, it got me watching cricket after 18 months, if that's a win for the sponsors
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) - but that has to be the lowest point. The bottom half is breathing down their necks and their NRR is awful if it comes to TIED points at the end of the group phase. They need to win atleast 3 of heir next 4 matches and win big