IPL 2016: Part II

Bolan did not have a good Debut : no wickets

Axar in the previous match got a HAT trick.

I was surprised to learn that Axar's was the 14th hat-trick in IPL history. That is a lot more than I would have expected given the nascent history of the IPL. For comparison, there have been 25 ODI hat-ricks and just four instances in T20I's.

Hat-trick hero: How do you celebrate dismissing Dwayne Bravo for a Duck ?

6.6
AXE to BraBits. Caught on the crease, as he prods and drags it back onto the leg stump

Axar celebrates the wicket with the "Champion" jig.  ::LOL::

         
                               

Is Gayle playing our Tri Series versus South Africa on June 3 2016

1.3
Morkel to Gayle, OUT, six and out. Gayle goes. Big big wicket..           

Partnership: 96 runs, 7.2 overs, RR: 13.09 (Pathan 45, Russell 39)

Andre Russel has become quite a specialist T20 all rounder !

Total transformation from [size=11pt]Bits and Pieces[/size]

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets(with 5 balls remaining !..

Russell really has been in some rich vein of form. Another brilliant all round performance. 

With 6 over to go, I thought that was going to be too much for KKR to chase down. Pathan with a stunning innings. Brilliant to watch.

It was nice to hear Sammy's dulcet tones in the commentary box with Pommie and Ramiz Raja during the Kolkata Knight Riders/Kings XI match. Soft spoken as ever and judging by his Twitter feed, he enjoyed every minute of it. I recall him commentating during the CPL last year after he fractured his hand. Maybe that is where his future lies someday.

Him and Pommie look like long lost brothers 

Uncanny !

Bravo is playing his 100th IPL match today

[size=1.35em]Mustafizur, Bhuvneshwar topple Lions[/size]  (click)


cant believe this : 2 of my favorites are in the same team !

I would not like to face 'em in Tandem