da heads bet： Unbelievably, on one of the great run-scoring venues anywhere in the world, RCB and DC played out 163 vs 169 game on Thursday
da betcris： Alagappan Muthu11-Apr-20253:17
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On a scale of 1 to 10, for ease of run-scoring, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium probably doesn’t make it. On a scale of paradise to heaven on the other hand…There was a man who called this place his home and by the end of his career he had so many century celebrations – Chris Gayle must have been rehearsing those too. Possibly after getting bored at the nets. It feels like coming up with the helmet on the bat handle thing would have taken more time than figuring out how to hit the ball out of that tiny, park.Bowlers from all over would come and try to beat the odds and then they would leave with important learnings. Like making sure their parents kept the evening free next time so they could call and tell them they were still good boys and did not deserve to be punished like that. Seventeen years into the IPL, they likely have a whole checklist to survive Bengaluru. Overseas players must be tired of explaining to customs officials why their luggage includes a rabbit’s foot.Related
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Because this ground spared no one. Seamers. Spinners. Even those mysterious in-betweeners. Sunil Narine once bowled a Super Over and conceded no runs. Two of that genius’ three most expensive spells in the IPL have come here. The Chinnaswamy only showed him kindness when he wised up and decided to try his hand at batting. Narine hit his first T20 fifty here.So, it didn’t make any sense to see Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Delhi Capitals (DC) playing out a 163 vs 169 game, where batters from both sides had to graft for their runs. Three of RCB’s top six had strike rates lower than 70. Each of DC’s top three fell for single-digit scores. Were those first three overs that produced 53 runs all a dream?Andy Flower, during a groundside interview with the host broadcaster, tried to provide some context between innings. “[The pitch] was slow. It was holding a bit. You know, those length balls were a little up and down. Slower balls were gripping a little and the spinners were turning it.” But the longer he spoke the harder it was to reconcile that it was all happening at the Chinnaswamy. Virat Kohli made a hundred in a 15-over game here. AB de Villiers went full mad scientist here. Batting has never been hard here. Only one stadium in all of IPL history has seen more sixes hit and that’s because Mumbai’s Wankhede has hosted 23 more matches.On Thursday, though, the match-winning innings came from someone who was actively trying not to hit the ball in the air. He would dab and dink and nudge and nurdle. KL Rahul made 93 off 53 and the reason he could score all those runs so quickly was because he was willing to show the bowlers respect. Very few batters have ever been pushed to such extremes in Bengaluru.
Local boy. Big stage. Statement made.
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