A "knight" to forget

Captain Cool finally had a hot night - a night to forget. It wasn't the CSK that we have seen all through IPL2. For starter, there was no Hayden (and it looks like he will miss the next match too). And then.. even though they posted 188 runs, it did not look like a convincing target. As KKR chased, the bowlers erred. Tyagi and Jakati who have successfully played second fiddle to Morkel and Murali respectively suddenly lost it completely. Balaji who has been escaping punishment somehow finally got what he deserved. While bringing on Raina against KXIP a few days ago looked like a tactical move, this time it looked more like a desperate move. And to top it all, Dhoni lost his cool. He was so stunned by the KKR assault that he let Parthiv take over wicket keeping and tried motivating his players by being on the field. Even that did not help. Macullum and Hodge were determined not to let another match slip by. And as deserving as it may be, KKR finally got to win a match off the last ball.
I had written a few blogs ago that KKR might set someone's semifinal hopes on fire. CSK could turn out to be the team that will be on the receiving end of that blaze. With 15 points and 1 game against KXIP in hand, CSK must win that match. And as fate would have it, KXIP (14 points) also have to win that match to stay alive. Imagine what could happen if CSK lose and RR (13 points but lower NRR that CSK) beat KKR. Distant possibility, but in T20 anything is possible.
What all this means is that if RCB beat DD in today's match, the final league match between RCB and DC will go on to become a virtual quarterfinal just as I prophesied yesterday.
All the off field fun from yesterday came from "what you call" Kris Srikanth as he came on as "what you call" expert commentator and shared a few "what you call" jokes with Mandira. The best "what you call" moment was when he had to refer to the IPL and put a "what you call" in front if it.