Chargers vs RR, 2nd match at Hyderabad, IPL, Apr 09 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Simon: "Good job Botha, proved the sneering doubters wrong."

Anantha: "Well Ojha indeed bowled the last over after all!"

Amruth: "it will be good to see shilpa huggin the shy dravid :0"

Johan Botha: "Some gap there at the top with Watson not being in. So warnie asked me to go up. We are very excited. in the previous IPLs, we started with a loss. Good to start with a win this year."

Sandy: "Where were u botha against the kiwis.."

Samuel: "The legacy is secure. DC have never won a match in Hyderabad. They blame it on the Vastu of the stadium!"

Aparna: "I feel bad for the poor spectators at Hyderabad. Coming year after year. Never seen a win!"

XYZ: "In an effort to immitate Dhoni by not showing any emotions Warne may have gone too far. Madame Tussauds sculptures look more human than Warne. Is he going to advertise Botox and Diuretics like he does with Advanced Hair Studio? Aah the vanity..."

Prashant: "Strange team this deccan chargers, they didnt win one at home with names such as Symonds Gilchrist and didnt win it names such as Jaggi, Chipli . What a pity"

Vishal: "Romesh Powar wore shorts once... once. They snipped them down the middle and now use them as sight-screen on either ends."

Sanga: "We were about 20 runs short. We lost couple of wickets at crucial times and we didn't manage to rotate the strike. good rear-guard action from the lower-order batsman and some positives to take. It was a great pitch, some bounce, bit of carry and it will keep the bowlers interested. We need to tighten up a few things, be clearer in how we bat and keep bowling in the right areas. "

Warne: "Previous three we were smashed in the first game. So it was good. We bowled and fielded pretty well. They were 20 runs short. It;s the first game and every one is a bit nervous. Some young guys were very excited but all credit to Botha and Taylor who remained calm. Botha promotion was a plan before the game. I suppose all teams do that strategy and plans. He grabbed the opportunity and took it beautifully. Couple of Young guys were waving to the crowd and need to look at the captain more! "

Man of the match is Siddharth Trivedi: "The pitch had that moisture and I was getting bounce. I didn't use much slower balls as length balls were carrying a bit. So I struck to my basics. Playing in Indian domestic circuit, we hardly get these kind of tracks to bowl on. So when you get opportunity you want to do your best. I have been working my length deliveries. Shane Warne and co are backing me a lot."

That's it from us. Good bye. Hop on to the second game.

Sagar: "@Anon: Sanga trusts the game will not get into the 20th over"

Anon: "What is sanga doing here? Will he make Ojha bowl the last over to Ross Taylor? "

Jim: "@Stunnerbond: Come On, This is IPL!"

Siva: "Great op for Ishant to learn from Steyn's operating manual and rediscover lost talent."

Laura with the law of life: "Yes but all but the blessed few look stupid in shorts. This is life."

Stunnerbond: "These are the worst comments I have ever seen on Cricinfo during any match. About colors, dress and etc." Tsk tsk ..

Meanwhile Ishant to bowl

Vishal: "Fielding team wearing shorts under the lights in India... cue lots of trips by 12th man to apply mosquito repellent, another excuse to show commercials. Hmmm... don't be surprised if that actually happens."

Damien: "The national one day game in Australia already trialled shorts for one summer. The players looked stupid."

Schwartz: "..and skirts for the umpires? Just kidding. Wanted to rhyme with the others."

Strategic time-out on.

PKD: "Chipli is no Justin Kemp, why can't TV commentators understand!

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