RCB too hot for CSK

How much does a team depend on one individual can be gauged by last nights RCB vs CSK encounter. Be it Dhoni's calming influence, Haydos failure to fire @ top or Raina's outrageous shot. CSK is going from bad to worse, none would had seen this coming from a team that was the finalist in 1st & semi finalist in the 2nd edition. Is it all coz of Dhoni's injury well I don;t think so.

I agree that Dhoni is a shrewed captain with great cricketing brain but he is no super man, Chennai's problem lies in their team selection. Why is Bailey in the team & not Ntini & what is he doing batting ahead Raina, these are some questions that confuse me.

Last night CSK had the match in their grasp until Utthapa storm hit them. He never performed for the MI but the way he is batting for RCB shows the brutal power he hits his shots with. It wouldn't be wrong to call him the Haydos of RCB without the 'Mangoose' mind you. RCB showed yesterday that without Kallis firing @ top of the order they can still manage to put up a good score; I think it was good for them coz now they know they don't depend on only one man.

CSK's bowling seems to be toothless apart from the master Murali, they badly need someone to put his hand up & perform may be give Ntini a chance. Speaking of bowling Steyn's got his rhythm back & is the most consistent bowler in terms of clocking 145km/hr and above. With Kumble's great control & Vinay Kumar's awesome luck Banglore has an attack that challenges that of MI. These are the two team I put my money on for the top 2 spots this year.

Super Sunday ends with Super Over

Well what can I say, I was having a rough day till 7 pm but suddenly the luck changed. First ManU won against Liverpool & went on the top of league table & then Chelsea drew, giving ManU lead of 1 point with ManU Vs Chelsea @ Old Trafford yet to happen. And then the best match of IPL 3; Kings XI registering their 1st win of this season with a come from behind win in a super over. CSK were cruising till the time Raina ran himself out & Kings XI started turning the tide. A special mention here for Theron the lanky South African bowler; who bolwed with good aggression & kept a tight leash on CSK. Has Kings XI got a replacement for Lee, too soon to tell. This was one match where CSK missed Dhoni's finishing abilities & showed why Parthiv Patel is rated as a very poor cricketer. He could have easily chased down the score with singles but tried to do a Haydos & result a tied match.

Super Over: I am not a very big fan of this format as it is unfair to the bowler who will bowl that over for his team. In IPL 1 Mendis paid the price & this time around it was the turn of Murali. Haydos couldn't manage anything with his special 'Mangoose' & CSK set 10 runs for Kings XI to chase. Sending Jayawarenda to face Murali was the best decision Moody took & it paid rich dividend when he hoiked him for a six but then Jaya made a blunder & did a parthiv patel. Yuvi had to finish things off but he was like a fish out of water against Murali; but soon sense prevailed & with unorthodox cricket Kings XI got their frst win of IPL 3.

Can they sustain this momentum & make this IPL interesting; lets wait & watch...