Bopara makes ton, Kings have their first win

In a sizzling match on Friday, 24th April with a great inning by Kallis(62) put Bangalore in a decent score of 168 runs. There was less hope for Punjab as per their earlier experience. But then came out a man with his master strokes and made Punjab smell a victory. An aggressive but tempered inning of 84 runs by Ravi Bopara stole the show. Yuvi too scored a 30 not out and made Preity look prettier. This was the first win of KXIP in IPL season 2.

Bet bazaar was expecting Bangalore to win the match as 12:8 ratio against Punjab. I was betting for Punjab and felt good with the friendly results.
Other bet was the number of boundaries including both 4s and 6s for which I was betting 31-35 and got short with just 2 boundaries.

Overall a tremendous match and a breath taking game. Really Preity must be feeling good with a sweet hug by Yuvraj...

Dada Roars tough, Pathan steals the day

Thrills, Suspenses and a true momentum of IPL. Dada, Pathan, Kamran Khan and above all Shane Warne make a night to remember. In the most exhilarating match till date of IPL2 was earlier conquered truly by Yusuf pathan. Cape Town was packed full with Dada’s supporters and Dada roared as a true Bengal Tiger.

Batting first Rajasthan Royals managed to score 150 in 20 overs. Pathan played a remarkable inning of 42 and in final over Raut hit some good strokes. Khight Riders were all set to chase the target. Gayle hit some magnificent sixes but got out at 41. Now came the most controversial player of IPL season 2. Sourav Ganguly played good strokes and made a way clean for victory. Paving such a way and running alone it was what a player like Dada is always expected but Dada fell down at the end giving Rajasthan Royals a clean victory. Knight Riders scored exactly 150 runs making it an equal run proposition.

Then came the heart breaking Super Over. Pathan was in no mood to spare the Knights and gave Rajasthan a much needed first win of the tournament.

Bet Bazar was supporting Knight Riders this time but in a war between Shilpa and Shahrukh, Shilpa tasted the sweet smile of winning moments. Shane Warne makes again a motivating captain in him…

Di Villier's Day Out...

Thursday.....A day in the history of IPL season 2. Strike Rate of 194 but for 54 balls. Stunned ground of Durban.....Whacked out Chennai bowlers and Villiers was not to be stopped. First century of IPL 2 and that too in just 54 balls made the day for IPL lovers.

Delhi Daredevils set a target of 190 for Chennai Super Kings. Hayden tried to destroy the Delhi bowlers but got trapped by youngster bowler Sangwan at the score of 57. Tailunder batsmen got fussed over Delhi and lost the match by 9 runs. Still a well admired batting by Chennai but lack of a match finisher.

Delhi gets up to 2nd position in IPL 2 following Deccan Chargers at number 1.

Wiining norms were equal in bet market. First bet was simple and to decide the winner of the match. A tough bet as both teams were quite competitive. Other bet of the match was to decide the target set by the team batting first. Most bet market players were betting for the range 151-170 but unfortunately Di Villiers did not let them win.....A great match and a great show.....

Gilchrist shines Over Bangalore

A Wednesday...22nd April and Gilchrist hollers over Bangalore Royal Challengers. Playing cricket exactly after an year, Gilchrist proves why Aussie players are always great players in field. 5 sixes and 6 fours and a total of 71 runs led Deccan Chargers to set a target of tough 185 runs. In reverse mode, Dravid played typical strokes for Bangalore with 2 mesmerizing huge hits. Virat Kohli scored fifty and set some hope for Bangalore. But tough fielding of Deccan Chargers did not give Bnagalore any room to bloom. Earlier Bangalore had shown a bad piece of lazy fielding.

From betting point it was a thrilling match. There were two bets set for the match. The range of total runs scored by both teams and the total number of wickets to fall down. Most market players betted for 240-280 score but a good pitch and a tough match didn't allow them win their bets. I too lost the bet number one. In other bet I was in favour of 10-14 wickets. Lucking it was 14th wicket of the match that Bnagalore Royal Challengers lost.

Good game overall but Mr. Mallya must address fielding concerns for his team. And the most valuable player Pieterson needs to show a thundirbird game....

Gayle washes Punjab..Rain washes the day

Gayle was in a no mood to stop. His 4 Sixes set the mood for Knight Riders. Chasing a target of 159 in 20 overs, McCullam and Gayle gave a strong start to the inning. McCullam departed but not the Charisma of non striker end. Earlier Pathan played a smashed out inning for Punjab but his balling line was too bad to give them a jolly ride. Rain disrupted the game badly and could not be continued. Here Kolkata got an edge for Duckworth and won the match.

Bet season was blooming with the market players glued to their TV screens and computer monitors. Filled with interesting bets, the first bet was the winner of match. Knight Riders were on a lead for the bet with 10:8 against Punjab. Other bet was the number of sixes where I was betting for 10-12 range and rain supported my option. Interestingly my other bet was on Punjab to win but the situation was gruesome and I needed Knights to hit more sixes but loose at the end.....Thankfully match was stopped after the total number of sixes was 10...

Other bet of the day was washed out by the rain along with the match. Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians got 1 point each as the match could not be commenced ....

So fianlly Shahrukh has got a reason to smile snatching bigger lines from Preity's lips...Shilpa should also be feeling relaxed with at least 1 point....Interesting thing to notice...Mandira was now completely clad even wearing a scarf...Looks like rain has made her feel too cold or else she was wearing enough to make viewers feel hot.. !!!!!

Murali plays flute, Chennai dances

Murali shows another brilliance of spin. He hacks 3 important data types belonging to a team of IT hub....Former captain Rahul again plays a wall but the other pillars are missing from the surface. The wall too has formed a debris against Chennai super Kings and Royal Challengers mark their first loss in IPL season2. Chasing a tough target of 180 was almost a dream for Bangalore after Pieterson was wrongly given out.....Hayden had shown an international level of cricket with an amazing 65 runs inning for Chennai earlier. For Bangalore Kallis tried some hooks but could not last long against Dhoni's guys....

Bet market was on an equal ratio...perhaps with Bangalore's first win and expectations from Chennai's strong batting line.....Hey, I won another bet and am running positive as of now....



So Mr. Malya Ji, what to do if the horse is running with bad luck but still wants to run in a race.....At all you seem quite unfortunate in sports....F1 and then IPL make you a poor player in field...But still you are my icon coz both your businesses make people fly, Kingfisher flights with spicy air hostesses and the Kingfisher chilled beer with spicy hot chicks......oops I meant hot chips.........

Funny moments with betting

Bets also traverse through some fun, some masala and some hotch-potch. Don't you believe that? Let me tell you about such few commotions:

We had a bet term as : Which team will win toss and chose what (batting/fielding)
Then a guy needed an elucidation - "Shall we know about weather condition, pitch reports etc prior to put bet on?"

I am still curious to know how he could determine which team gonna win toss based on weather condition and pitch reports....

Another bet was "Which team will lose the match". Most people in our bet bazar didn't read it correctly and put bet on the team they supported. I was one of them and was very happy when the team I supported won the match(Delhi Daredevils)..After the cool weekend on a sunny Monday, I was stormed to know the actual bet and so were some other guys.....

Anyways such incidents make us savor the time and keep people chilled even at the time of a bet loss....

Meanwhile in current match Chennai has set 180 target for Bnagalore. I have put my bet on Chennai. The bet market is 9:9.....Kallis and Uthappa are blasting Chennai bowlers and are at 40/1....Oh Kallis is gone so it's 40/2 now...

Lot more to come at fun time.....till then happy betting...