Daredevils vs Kochi, 36th match at Kochi, IPL, Apr 30 2011 - Match Result

That's all we have. Okay bye

Virender Sehwag "Absolutely happy. The wicket was not easy, I took the responsibility. Once we corssed 120, I thought we had got par. We were very happy we got 158. I was hitting the ball nicely, it was obvious I had to bat longer. I told myself if I just stayed longer we could get 130, a good total on this wicket. Just told my bowlers to bowl straight, and the wicket would do the rest."

Mahela Jayawardene "130-140 would have been competitive, but 160 is tough. Viru batted really well. It was crucial to get him early. The way we bowled in the last 10, we didn't have any control over things. Just the low bounce. The best thing was to bat without thinking too much about it. It's tough, but you have to adjust. We didn't bowl good areas. The first 10 we were good. Viru batted well as well.

Sehwag is pleased. Shares high-fives with van der merwe. Mahela is distraught. This day, however, belonged exclusively to Sehwag, who batted on some other planet. To me, considered how difficult this wicket was, Sehwag's 80 off 47 was the best IPL innings I have seen. I haven't seen many, though.

And Alastor strikes again: "Guess I have to add ROELOF! ROELOF! ROELOF! ROELOF! Woo hoo! 'cause he has almost the same figures as Morne." Why do I feel he will fit right in with Danny Morrison in a comm box? Do hang around for the quotes from the presentation

Chaitanya: "Sreesanth dies by his own sword - a low shooter. Poetic justice?"

RP Singh to face now

Sreesanth to bat

In comes Ramesh Powar

Priya: "It's funny how Ajit haters are all quiet today!"

AjitA comes back

Curious: "How does one rise to become an adherent of Sehwagology? I hope jumping on the nearest couch is not a pre-requisite." One of the commandments, as so delightfully put by Jarrod Kimber, is: "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, but if he bowls a wide half volley hit it like it stole your donkey or ox."

Alastor can't contain excitement, much like an IPL commentator, afraid to say. He writes in, "MORNE! MORNE! MORNE! MORNE! Woo hoo!" Also reminds me of a song they used to play for Morne in South Africa. It's basically this, but they improvised a bit. Instead of "Barbara Streisand", they would go Morne Morkel.

van der Merwe to bowl now