So the Indian Premier League is up and running for its second season in South Africa, not that you would know if you don’t have access to Channel Ten’s digital channel ONE.
The first seven games has shown that the great cricketers can adapt to any form of the game.
In game one, Sachin Tendulkar was named Man of the Match, with 59 off 49 balls, to lead Mumbai 7/165 to defeat Chennai Super Kings 7/146, with Matthew Hayden top scoring with 44 (35 balls) and MS Dhoni 36 (26 balls).
In game two, Rahul Dravid was named Man of the Match with 66 (48 balls) to help Bangalore Royal Challengers to 8/133, before Anil Kumble destroyed Rajasthan Royals’ batting with 5/5 off 3.1 overs to bowled out for 58, the second lowest team total in the history of Twenty20 cricket.
Game three, Virender Sehwag smashed an unbeaten 38 (16 balls) to help the Delhi Daredevils to a ten-wicket win in their rain affected match against Kings XI Punjab.
In game four, Herschelle Gibbs cracked an unbeaten 43 (26 balls) to lead the Deccan Chargers to an easy eight wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders.
Game five, Matthew Hayden again showed the world that he should be one of the first players picked when it comes to the Twenty20 game with a man of the match performance against Bangalore Royal Challengers with 65 (46 balls), before Muttiah Muralitharan completed the rout with 3/11 (4 overs).
Meanwhile, in game six, Chris Gayle produced a Man of the Match performance with an unbeaten 44 (26 balls)for the Kolkata Knight Riders in their nine-wicket win in the rain affected match against Kings XI Punjab.
I hope that hope Channel Ten show some of the IPL on their regular channel because not everyone can afford a new digital TV or a set-top box.
Also, people in country areas won’t get access to ONE until the middle of the year.
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