Guys I would never have thought that a T20 tournament that too one that was taken with as much skepticisim as the DLF Indian Premier League would produce so many magical unforgettable moments. Here at about more than halfway through, let's try to enumerate as many as we can remember. You are welcome to update and comment ! Some of these are genuine moments of special cricket, some farcical, some ironic, but they are memorable nevetherless.
1. Match 1: BRC v KKR - Bangalore - Brendon McCullum's stunning attack - what an opening to the event
2. Match 4: KKR v DC - Kolkata - The lights go off at Eden at a tense moment ! What drama !
3. Match 6: RR v KXP - Jaipur - Warne performs his first magic - 3/19 with the wickets of Yuvi & Sanga
4. Match 7: DC v DD - Hyderabad - Rohit Sharma arrives on the scene - 66(36)
5. Match 7: DC v DD - Hyderabad - Viru goes berserk smashing Symonds for 464646 in his 94*(41)
6. Match 9: DC v RR - Hyderabad - Symonds thrashes fastest 100, Warnie gets his revenge - with the bat !
7. Match 10: KXP v MI - Mohali - Bhajji loses cool, slaps Sreesanth who bawls like a baby !
8. Match 12: BRC v RR - Bangalore - Warne The Captain Shines, Innovative Fields gets Dravid first ball
9. Match 14: MI v DC - Mumbai - Gilchrist smashes unbelievable 100, fastest of the series
10. Match 15: CSK v BRC - Bangalore - Dhoni launches massive assault on Steyn
11. Match 15: CSK v BRC - Bangalore - In same game, Dhoni engineers dramatic BRC collapse to win
12. Match 16: KKR v MI - Kolkata - Bravo displays Calypso glimpses
13. Match 18: RR v KKR - Jaipur - Asnodkar rises from middle of nowhere to destroy KKR bowling
14. Match 20: CSK v DD - Chennai - Sehwag launches blistering assault to end Chennai's winning run
15. Match 21: BRC v DC - Bangalore - Kumble bowls BRC to dramatic last over win on home ground
16. Match 23: KXP v KKR - Mohali - Hussey & Saha's valiant try in vain; Piyush's batting heroics win day
17. Match 24: RR v CSK - Jaipur - Sohail Tanvir demolishes Chennai with a scarcely believable 6/14
18. Match 25: BRC v KXP - Bangalore - Smarting under slap Sreesanth reproduces his Wanderers heroics
19. Match 25: BRC v KXP - Bangalore - Amidst collapsing ruins Dravid erects a masterpiece 66(51)
20. Match 28: DD v CSK - Delhi - Badrinath, Gony clinch last ball thriller !
21. Match 29: KKR v BRC - Kolkata - Ganguly the bowler wins Man of The Match !
22. Match 31: CSK v KXP - Chennai - The folkhero Balaji rocks Chennai with 5 wickets including hattrick
23. Match 32: DC v KKR - Hyderabad - Ganguly turns the clock back 8 years !
24. Match 34: KXP v BRC - Mohali - Shaun Marsh firmly establishes himself as a future star
25. Match 35: KKR v DD - Kolkata - Shoaib returns from the dead, redefines bowling in T20 !
26. Match 36: MI v CSK - Mumbai - Sanath Jayasuriya 10 sixes and all demolishes Chennai
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Moments From The IPL
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