We are down to the final now...
By coolmailraj
@coolmailraj (2460)
India
May 23, 2009 1:31pm CST
Now we know the finalist of the IPL2. They are Bangalore Royal challengers and Deccan Charges.
So whom do you think has a better chance of winning this edition of IPL.
I feel it would be Bangalore Royal Challengers as it is more balanced as I see it.
Whom do you think will win tomorrow's final?
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6 responses
@Srini_Jana (230)
• India
23 May 09
I think that Bangalore Royal Challengers will win this season. The team which was dubbed as a test match team will prove their mettle. Always remember a good test player can become a very good ODI and T20 Player and the reverse does not happen too often.
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@coolmailraj (2460)
• India
24 May 09
Hi.
That was said only last year dear.
With Kevin Petersen ans Jesse Ryder joining the team for this season it wasn't a test match team from any point of view.
@Srini_Jana (230)
• India
24 May 09
I dont think Pietersen and Ryder changed the fortune of RC. It is still the old warhorses who have played better!
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@coolmailraj (2460)
• India
24 May 09
Not only the old war horses but players like Merwe and Manish have contributed immensely as well.
@sanuanu (11235)
• India
24 May 09
I will raise my hands for RCB. They were down and out last year and even this year also they were at second last place for most of the time. It was a superb performance by them. This is so satisfactory that the legandry Anil Kumble did the trick for this team. I am very happy because I am a very big fan of RCB.
Go Bangalore go, they have to make only 144 in the 20 overs. They have bowled well and now it is upto the batsman!
@coolmailraj (2460)
• India
24 May 09
and somehow they couldn't manage it.
Rahul Dravid's wicket to me was the turning point of the match and though the match was not over till the last two balls, Ross Taylor's wicket took it in the Deccan chargers court.
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@coolmailraj (2460)
• India
26 May 09
Indeed there was something that stopped the team Royal Challengers from winning the final and it might be something to do with the entities off the field.
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My heart really cried as I wanted them to be a champion this year. May be Mr. Malya's bad luck did the trick. Rembmer he is not doing good in F1 race too!
@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
24 May 09
Well my son thinks its got to be the Deccan Chargers...he's got great hopes from Gilly, Symonds and Rohit Sharma
We'll know in a few hours though...I think a lot many parts of India will come to a standstill from 8pm onwards
We'll know in a few hours though...I think a lot many parts of India will come to a standstill from 8pm onwards1 person likes this
@coolmailraj (2460)
• India
24 May 09
To me the craze of cricket is not that much now. If it will be a standstill then it will be because of a final and not because of the cricket only. I mean the cricket is too much. It is a overdose of t20. Remember we have icc t20 world cup in a few days time.
@Beertjie (976)
• South Africa
24 May 09
First of all, I am proud to live in South Africa and that the IPL is hosted here, thank you India, it means a lot to us.
I supported the Rajastan Royals but they just seemed to fall out the bus - bey-bey. The Dare Devils did very wel but they lost an important game, bey-bey. Seeing that we have some great SA cricketers in the Bangalore Royal Challengers team, I will be supporting them.
What an amazing tournament it was. Exciting batting, bowling and excelent fielding. I noticed a lot less 100' this year, only two that I know of - AB de Villiers and that young guy, forgot his name.
Any predictions for a score in the finals?
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@coolmailraj (2460)
• India
24 May 09
Hi.
Other centurion is AMnish Pandey for Royal Bangalore Challengers.
I think it will be somewhere in the rage of 140s. The big games, more often then not, have small scores when the teams are well matched.
@veejay19 (3589)
• India
24 May 09
I also feel that the Bangalore team will win the final. Yesterday too before the match betwen them and chennai started i had this gut feeling that Bangalore would make the semis and they did too and quite comfortably too. Today also i have the same feeling that they will win. Well, the 2 bottom teams of last years IPL are at the top this time. Will the 2 bottom teams of this year go to the top next year? Only time will tell.
@coolmailraj (2460)
• India
24 May 09
The bottom two teams of this season are Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders and to be really frank these two teams are really good and I won't be surprised that they turn the table around in the next season. But that all is a distant away.
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
24 May 09
Good luck to your favorite team! I hope you will have something to celebrate when the contest is all over!
@coolmailraj (2460)
• India
24 May 09
Hi.
I am not much of a fan of any of the team in the competition. I'll celebrate more if I can see a real fight in the final match irrespective of the fact that who wins.
