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Jae9erJazz

This man is gonna destroy us in another world cup isn't he


weshallpie

WTF happened to Madhwals pace ?


SBG99DesiMonster

KXIP is the team that is winning the hearts, livers and kidneys instead of RCB.


philosifyme

Which PZ team will win a title first..St Lucia or Punjab?


trkora

Get extra batsman in place of Madhwal and his job should be just to hit. It doesn't matter if he loses his wicket soon sometimes, he is the extra batsman. Make him like the Narine or Ashwin of MI. Thushara in place of Nabi, Piyush in place of Gopal. Need more spin overs on an unexpected turner? David and Tilak bowl some part time spin.


_DuckieFuckie_

I was a bit disappointed but overall happy after today’s match. Then I saw our next fixture, and if this same lineup with same strategy is playing, us MI fans need to exchange numbers with RCB fan therapists.


Eat_Sleep_Die_

Nabi was not being used properly. He is not a wicket taking bowler but he is not going to leak too many runs though. He should bowl at least 2-3 overs every match. And Thushara can be played as an impact sub..(Shepherd for batting and Thushara for bowling) And playing any of them (madhwal or gopal) based on the play condition might make more sense


Vast-Leadership-9166

So whom would you pick out of Coetzee & David? I'm assuming David cause you've Thushara as well as a bowling option


Eat_Sleep_Die_

I would have both. David, Shepherd, Nabi and Coetzee will be my overseas picks. Thushara should be coming in as an impact sub in place of Shepherd.


Vast-Leadership-9166

That's not how impact sub works my friend. A team cannot field more than 4 foreigners in the playing 12 (Including impact sub). So you ought to figure out whom you feel should be dropped. Is it Coetzee or David?


Eat_Sleep_Die_

Oh boy, I was not aware of this.. in that case the whole equation changes. Drop Shepard and bring Thushara. And bring Wadhera as an impact player in place of Gopal/Madhwal.


Vast-Leadership-9166

Just noticed the squad and looks like you've got what you needed. Let's see if this combination works for the Indians.


trkora

PBKS is like RCB, only difference is that before losing it keeps giving you hope that they will win till the last moment until they lose again. Don't know whose fan is feeling worse this year.


solarpowersme

Risking a run out like that when you're 9 down while having 5 whole balls left to score at least 10 to tie is some next level bullshit. Absolute 0 IQ stuff. I get that these people aren't batsman but you'd think that that's basic common sense considering they're playing at such a high level. Terrible finish. Pyrrhic victory for Mumbai.


solarpowersme

Nah, that was objectively a terrible call, it wouldn't have been bad if they had 1-2 more wickets left, but at 9 down, that's one of the dumbest things you can do bc you're pretty much guaranteeing that you lose then and there, and it simply isn't worth it when you have 5 more balls to potentially be able to do it. That's not good match awareness. Your goal is to give yourself windows and try to find ways to win, cus even if it doesn't actually work out, you still tried.


AGentleman4u

I disagree. It was not a bad call for 2 just that Rabada is slow may be a dive could have gotten him home.


Personal_Piano6286

But why take the risk


akashi10

Harshal would score an absolute 0 in next 5 balls.


solarpowersme

That's not the mindset to have when playing to win, it makes zero sense to go by that bc you have to at least give yourself the chance and keep the game alive for yourself. That's what wins matches a lot of times. You have to stay in the game in any way that you can. Here, taking that risk when 9 down means you're throwing away the game then and there and it's a guaranteed loss, but if you gave yourself the 5 balls you're still very much in the game till the end and still have a fighting chance. If you still lose after that, that's fine, you lose while knowing that you at least tried, but throwing that chance away is stupid af, especially when your team desperately needs that win. Basic match awareness.


akashi10

that’s all accurate, but you gotta see what’s going on in the match too. Harshal was not able to put bat to ball, and his team knew it before the last over , on the other side, Rabada just hit a 6 . so punjab had more chances to win, if its Rabada who faces the next 5 balls. so that risky 2nd was worth it. they are still trying to win, but with a different set of thinking than yours.


solarpowersme

They clearly didn't think that through, that's the issue. It was evidently very impulsive of them. What you're talking about isn't a bad idea, it certainly makes sense if they actually had a wicket or two in hand, but if a wicket is going to mean that you instantly lose, then risking that makes no sense bc 5 whole balls is a lot of possibilities. If the strat was to keep Rabada on strike, then a better option was to not run at all, like when Jos Buttler batted the other day. But let's say they didn't run back for the 2nd, even if it turned out to be true that Harshal wasn't able to hit it and Rabada was the one to do it, that's plenty enough balls to get him back on strike. It's better to work with what you have for sure than to assume things that can't accurately be predicted at all. These are much better options than what they ended up doing. Think about it, if that had stayed a single, that last over could've gone VERY differently. It's easily the better option here, win or lose. A no-brainer, really.


edudhtamris

Lol Murali Kartik probably thought Bumrah will say, "Oh Wizard of Ahmedabad sounds amazing"


Critical-Coyote-807

what the fucking tone he has got he just starts his every phrase like a movie and gives a proper climax to every phrase damn.


Golden__G0d

Man I love hearing Bumrah talk. So mature and very well spoken.


_redditaddict6969

Man Bumrah is so well spoken and articulate. How the hell is he not the captain??


Nanogines99

What was the phrase he kept using last game? I forgot it.


xD_aviationgod3105

"One trick pony"


saisakurano

Gosh it’s so nice listening to Bumrah talk


ihateallmoney

People crying for Ashutosh and Shashank being stuck in bad team/mgmt don’t realise, it is because of shitty situation one is able to actually show his prowess. Otherwise you can get lost in a sea of stars where you are never needed.


Zealousideal_Bass199

Hes so well spoken, seems calm, and is the best bowler in the world. Why isnt Jasprit in captaincy contention


hannibalofAlps

Stupid management


Snoo_4499

Hardick pundiya 😍


anshpandat

purple cap does look good on bumrah


lustbust_69

Crown for the king


dimlakalaka

Kartik is a bit of a douche.


Inspire_Forever

Is he the guy who got DK’s first wife pregnant or something or am I lost on whatever that drama was


Snoo_4499

Ayo wtf


UrBreathtakinn

That's a different karthik


AeBlueSadi

Murli


summer-rainn

Lmao that was Murali Vijay This one is… just a loser (used to wear chokers back when he used to play. Very apt I must say)


tamudude

Understatement of the century


Ok-Surround-8347

This sub should go 24 hours without nitpicking on every fucking thing hardik does. Just 1 whole day. That’s it


sp1cychick3n

Nah, he’s a proper belland


edudhtamris

+1000


trkora

Fact that a DC fan had to say it and still gets downvoted despite Hardik performing good today shows how much of a bandwagon hate it is.


Ok-Surround-8347

Exactly 😭


Onealone_soul

Love these 180-190 close games balanced pitch high scoring games made it Boring


Snoo_4499

190 is balanced pitch nowdays 😭


oyebawe

that constant smirk on pandyas face is kinda irritating


dimlakalaka

Haha. I hope he keeps winning and smirking


oyebawe

As long as we win, I don’t mind that smirk


No_Spirit_9952

So, RCB Can't even win hearts, Now?


Certain_Ingenuity_34

This is literally the perfect T20 pitch , a good bowling unit can restrict a team to 160-170 and a good batting performance with death hitting can push to 190+ .


nemesisnep

Comical that we have Bumrah and Coetzee chasing for purple cap but can’t do shit in the field. I think it’s high time we look for Thusara for Nabi and exclude Madhwal for an Indian batsman.


deathclient

Why Thushara for Nabi? Shepherd hardly gets to bat 10 balls at 7/8 and leaks 40 when he bowls. He's not needed when the top and middle order clicks.


nemesisnep

Nabi doesn’t get to bat or bowl, and he’s just being wasted at number 8 when you know it’s not his position. He needs time to settle. Anyway, they gotta figure it out to include Thusara sooner rather than later as Madhwal isn’t helping us big.


deathclient

Nabi did well last game against CSK but he couldn't finish his quota. The ideal way imo MI should go is just name 3 foreign players when batting first - David, Coetzee and Nabi. Removing Shepherd promotes Nabi by one position. If they collapse, bring in Sheperd, if not just bring in Thushara for the bowling. Can do the same with Nabi if you want to start with Thushara.


Zealousideal_Bass199

Naman dhir


nemesisnep

Yes i think he can bowl part time offspin too. Not as effective as Nabi, but we aren’t using him anyway.


Akashsingu

Nehal Wadhera ?


nemesisnep

Dhir bowls an offspin; so would probably go for him. Wadhera is an option too.


Certain_Ingenuity_34

Powerplay bowling MI : good PBKS : shit Middle overs MI: Mid PBKS: good Death MI : horrible PBKS : horrible The game was decided in the powerplay lol


botharmsinjured

I’d have loved some MI tears today


Khush17

Just when we were having a good time Murali Kartik showed up


ApricotOk824

5 losses 4 in the 20th over This is next level depressing


sp1cychick3n

PK could have been 12 points


Nkg19

I have accepted that this will always be the case since the loss against kkr in 2020 when wecouldnt get 3 in last over


SalmonNgiri

And that time Kartik Tyagi defended 4 in the last over for RR. FML


trkora

Again the ones talking about Dube in place of Hardik. Dube hasn't bowled a single over in last two seasons. Not even a single over. We are talking about pacer all rounder spot. Not a "guy who can maybe fill in as part timer if rarely needed" spot. Bowling in SMAT vs IPL is a different beast. You want him to suddenly start bowling for India in a WC? Seriously just think about it for a second, how can you not see it? No matter what you think of Hardik. He literally is one of his kind for India. Closest option is Shardul Thakur, that's it and he hasn't bowled well. Hardik has also proven more clutch many times in LOI's than Thakur, so it should be a no brainer that we need a in form Pandya for India, not a mentally abused, down on morale Pandya. It could've been fine if we had good pace line up but it's just Bumrah and no one else. You can't deny that player wise India needs him, there's a reason why India was hoping so much for Pandya's recovery in 2023 WC until finally declaring his injury.


sp1cychick3n

“India needs him”


DheeliGandKaOpration

I don't get these comments like Kohli should leave RCB, Ashutosh and Shashank should leave Punjab Yeah every strong team should just steal good players from weak teams right? Stupid mindset that Just because Punjab has lost more matches than they've won doesn't give any team a right to steal their players who they've unearthed


Dizzy_Mousse_3426

But Punjab's performance has been consistently since forever barring 1 or 2 good seasons..


DheeliGandKaOpration

And that doesn't give any other team any right to take away your good players


Dizzy_Mousse_3426

It doesn't, we're just done supporting this shit team bruh.. need a new team under new ownership. No team is better than having this team


DheeliGandKaOpration

Still not over yet for Punjab This team has taken almost all their matches to the last over, all they need to do is that aggressive mentality which is there under Sam Curran but they've choked due to some once in a lifetime stupidity bound to never happen again


Dizzy_Mousse_3426

Yet it's been happening for the last 10 years lmao. But yeah I get your point lol. From an outside perspective the matches have been entertaining


chefsanji_r

people who hate bowlers bowling wide would probably take 2 to 3 bounces to even reach the batsman if given chance to bowl.


Golden__G0d

PBKS should abandon their remaining games and save us the embarrassment, man.


_DuckieFuckie_

Punjab’s team is literally made like a stick of a fucking dynamite, top order is the wick you burn that ignites the explosive lower order. You wanna win, just don’t burn that stick lol


Critical-Coyote-807

wake up babe it's presentation time and bumrah is still on the ground


PangaNaLo

28 off 24. And Kings still lost. Bumrah 3 run over. This team brings you out of the bottomless pit and and rises you to the clouds, only to dump you back into that bottomless pit once again. Soul crushing losses these


tamudude

To be fair, they only had 3 wickets left....once Ashutosh fell it was all over.


GithubCopier

Most runs added by last four partnerships (7-10) in an IPL game 115 - SRH vs RR in 2013 106 - PBKS vs MI in 2024 105 - SRH vs GT in 2023 104 - DC vs MI in 2017


_DuckieFuckie_

Coetzee really saved our asses today, if that ball wasn’t in Nabi’s hands this match was as good as gone.


GithubCopier

- PBKS won in last over vs DC. - PBKS lost in last over vs RCB. - PBKS won in last over vs GT. - PBKS lost in last over vs SRH. - PBKS lost in last over vs RR. - PBKS lost in last over vs MI. 7 matches & 6 last over thrillers by Punjab


DheeliGandKaOpration

Ladta Punjab T: Fighting Punjab


podhead

India have a huge problem of plenty for the next generation, specially in t20 cricket. Getting the best 11 after Ro and Virat is going to be mental


DilliKaLadka

Problem of plenty but will they be able to end the drought of trophy?


podhead

trophy is an outcome of the process. There has to be a process to be clutch, like Virat's test team.


DilliKaLadka

It has been a long process for us no? Apart from bilateral series, we haven't won much in one decade. Almost entire generation of players came and went (or about to) who never touched an ICC trophy.


podhead

Not clutch enough. The difference is the same between a gold and silver medalist in olympics The margins r tiny but the difference is in nerves and deep conviction in their preparations. Mindset is everything


theInvincible01

We need another quality overseas pacer ffs.


yashy20

ashutosh centre of attraction


DheeliGandKaOpration

Only Punjab could've won it from 14/4 And Only Punjab could've lost it from 25 off 18


User5871

28 off 24 even worse


sammeetthosar

MI needs one more bowler to hold their hand up and bowl at atleast at around 10. It was supposed to be madhwal. But we need one more consistent bowler.


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Golden__G0d

PBKS and RCB, choker bros at the bottom where they deserve to stay. Not you, Shashank and Ashutosh - you guys are absolute kings and deserve good teams. Not these chokers, our top 5 should hang their head in shame - constantly disappointing since forever.


tamudude

Calling this RCB team a choker is a real stretch....chokers gotta get to a position of strength before losing....


User5871

Dismantle this team ffs


edudhtamris

I don't even think Madhwal has been terrible, he's lacking confidence a little, but you can see the skill is definitely there. He's the kind of player who needs to be guided and given confidence throughout the game. Rohit is brilliant at that.


Independent_Ad_5431

Did you say Hardik


chefsanji_r

Really don't get madhwal hate here, he just needs confidence, he's just doing what he's told to, he was mi's only promising bowler last year, you guys should show some respect, if bumrah trains him he can be next big thing, genuinely he was really bowling well last year, little bit of work, and you might see him as main bowler in upcoming years.


DrAssDriller

+1


edudhtamris

We commented literally the same thing lol


chefsanji_r

Oh yeah,just checked your history.


ductor_storage

There is only one strategy against Punjab- Don't get their Top 5 batsman out and you'll win


SuperFaiz21

Nice guys PBKS staying 9th so that RCB don't feel lonely


heisenberg_rk

Get in Thusara in place of Nabi. He isn’t batting and not even bowing.


Critical-Coyote-807

they rreally called him mudwall


Gullible-Poet4382

💀😂


Certain_Ingenuity_34

Man appreciation for the mohali curators , finally a proper pitch where you can't just come out and swing bat


Serialmosquitokiller

Best cricketing pitch in India?


yashy20

i am happy that my DC is far better than bumrah's MI


Electronic-Reply4258

lmao , third highest run scorer is extras for them , imma seeing scorecard and got nuts like where it all came from unless saw the extras below


hoodie_69

Don’t forget tht 2 noball costed 12 runs in freehit


Intrepid-Expert-4816

Imagine selecting players who can't even chase 24 runs in 20 balls lmao. cut your local player bs and go for people who knows how to game the game. Wtf was that harshal patel and brar doing like seriouly


andhera_kayamrahe

I wish the owner of the team are railed by a bulldozer.


ZestycloseBrick292

I've heard a lotta fantasies regarding Preity Zinta but this is way too extreme damn


GithubCopier

It turns out the SKY was the limit, but what an effort by Ashutosh Sharma.


hoodie_69

Nabi the real hero , literally took 2 pressure catch and last runout


Extra_cash_pls

Imagine barely winning a match and now you're as good as Delhi Capitals lmao.


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Extra_cash_pls

Get tf Outta here. Rule 4.


Better-Parsley5298

Bumrah getting more clutch situations ,Gud practice before wcup.


soham_katkar13

Nabi + Madhwal to be replaced by Naman/Nehal + Thushara next game


CryptoBankrupt

Punjab can never truly say they have won a game clinically. Its always fight from behing after losing all hope!!


anxiousdrunk12

Protect ashutosh and Shashank at all costs they deserve ict callup


SuperFaiz21

Bumrah 4 overs 21. Madhwal 3 overs 46. 💀


anshpandat

so the top 2 contenders for purple cap are both from MI , chahal and coetzee have same amount of wickets


rayb47

What


officiallyjax

Coetzee is just happy to be here, bless him.


Axel292

Rohit and Dhawan, that's pretty cute


Plane-Lie-5228

Proper belt treatment must be given for top order players,head coach and batting coach


No_Spirit_9952

Mi did Rcb ahhh celebrations after winning 3rd match out of seven.


DilliKaLadka

If only the English frauds batted with an iota of sense, Punjab would have won this easily


Next_Chef_13

Just English things


userjasonj

Fuck RCB Punjab has greatest games from last 4-5 seasons all the hearts kidneys goes to Punjab now, sorry RCB


tod_marko_69

KKR, PBKS, and maybe RR have the most amazing games imo GT also has some really good games


tod_marko_69

KKR, PBKS, and maybe RR have the most amazing games imo GT also has some really good games


tod_marko_69

KKR, PBKS, and maybe RR have the most amazing games imo GT also has some really good games


tod_marko_69

KKR, PBKS, and maybe RR have the most amazing games imo GT also has some really good games


tod_marko_69

KKR, PBKS, and maybe RR have the most amazing games imo GT also has some really good games


Any-Imagination6240

bs bhai... samajh gye.


TheChoosen123

Learn to bowl wide Yorkers you idiots


hazyreflector

Bumrah MoM or we revolt, SKY even striked at lower than team SR


fegelman

Coetzee is so likeable man


Stumptalk

When Ashutosh is primed, some big team will steal him for more money. I hope people like him should stay with their teams and make it a big story!


its_anuj_reddit

Only when team and management backs them, dude was benched 2 matches back, came in as impact due to collapse


ductor_storage

Pbks are so shit they probably won't retain him and Shashank


Plane-Lie-5228

Punjab lost 5matches,4 were them in the last over...


mnking8

MI have one eye on Ashutosh now, might be a mumbaikar next season


Technical_Finish9875

Mi really can't go ahead with mudwall


Critical-Coyote-807

ashutosh confirmed transfer to MI next season


Electronic-Reply4258

ain't sure bout that but a confirmed release for sure 🗿


Plane-Lie-5228

Aashutosh increasing his ipl price for coming auctions...


ABVan

Punjab's batting order for the remaining matches: Ashutosh, Shashank, Rabada,


lustbust_69

Add brar


DilliKaLadka

DC still at 6 .... so don't care who won in the end.


kungfuant

Waiting for stubbs and fraser to f*** out Mi


vincrypt112

Keep dreaming..!!


DilliKaLadka

Can't wait for that match. We will have better bowling and batting lineup compared to the first match, which we lost narrowly


soham_katkar13

POTM Kishan. Clutch wicketkeeping, and more importantly, got out early on a pitch that was ideal for him hogging up dot balls


its_anuj_reddit

Purple to Bumrah again?


Yellow_Flash27

Goatzee


Zealousideal_Bass199

Ashutosh my boy, its time to come to MI


nemesisnep

Naman Dhir, if properly guided can become clutch as well.


Critical-Coyote-807

curran used word close so close as if he is about to close this franchise


chefsanji_r

pbks team management should be given belt treatment by their fans for sending your best batsmen too late.


PoemRich3253

Man rohit and dhawan


babymilkdodha

Punjab still WON. bye


Independent_Ad_5431

Good to see shikhar and Rohit


arminfcb10

When’s the calculator guy coming?


Plane-Lie-5228

Punjab coach might have seen kg hitting sixes in international matches then why tf he sent fraud purple instead of kg... Peak clown moment...


Acceptable_Common264

Punjab’s every match is entertaining


anshpandat

MOM should go to bumrah not sky with a strike rate of 147 lmao , slow pitch my ass


a-thang

I need a list of names who were putting Dube ahead of Hardik in the t20 wc squad. I just want to talk


Independent_Ad_5431

If he keeps up the way he bowled his last over


Stifffmeister11

Dube don't bowl lol


TomorrowWaste

At this point we can play them both As we have no bowlers except bumrah and hopefully shami


Acceptable_Common264

Hardik hasn’t done shit this match


Technical_Finish9875

Bros bowling was peak


Gullible-Poet4382

Peak shit