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Rajasthan Royals should play (idea) “oongli” cricket!

After watching pathetic fielding (dropped catches, missed run-out chances and countless misfields) and poor running between the wicket, by Rajasthan Royals player, I strongly believe that Rajasthan Royals players have some serious issue with their bones and muscles.

If by any chance, they can move atleast their finger (“oongli”) smartly, they should play “oongli” cricket! 😀

What do you think???

Link: Idea Oongali Cricket

(Disclaimer: Do not think that I am fan of Rajasthan Royals. I am fan of kolkata knight riders and that too for only DADA aka Saurav Ganguly!)

How can Rajasthan Royals reach the IPL-2 Semifinals?

Beat Kolkata Knight Riders by a good margin and end up with 15 points!

Now pray that Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab so that Kings XI Punjab remain at 14 points. This way Rajasthan Royals can get the 4^th spot on the table, while Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore will have to battle it out between themselves for the 3^rd spot (with one of them ending with 16 points and the other with 14 points).

Given Rajasthan Royals win their match and Kings XI Punjab beat Chennai Super Kings in the following match, Chennai can still make it to the semifinals by kicking out Rajasthan Royals because they would know (even if they lose the match!) by what margin they should manage their run rate so that they could still beat Rajasthan Royals on the net run rate factor.

Bottom-line: Beat Kolkata Knight Riders and keep praying that Chennai Super Kings win their match against Kings XI Punjab!

Who gets to decide which teams will reach the IPL-2 Semifinals?

Only 2 days left in the league and 3 of the four Semifinal tickets are yet to be finalized.

With Delhi Daredevils through to the semifinal, the rest of the places in the semifinals are yet to be decided. Last week witnessed some very closely contested matches and it hasn’t been easy to guess who will be in the semifinals.

Fans are already going crazy and the cricket madness will be on its peak when the last 4 matches of the league will be played on May 20 and May 21.

While Kings XI Punjab, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be fighting their skins out on the last 2 days to secure a place in the semifinals, Delhi Dare Devils, who are already on the top of the table, will continue to experiment. Kolkata Knight Riders who are already out of the contest will be only playing for some respect… perhaps even to ruin the sport-dreams of Rajasthan Royals for their ticket to the semifinals.

This is a really tricky situation… other than how these 5 teams play, there are 3 other factors that will decide the fate of the teams. First is the performance of the Kolkata Knight Riders team, the second being the Net Run Rate and third being the God of Rain.

A look at how the teams are currently placed:

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR
Delhi Daredevils	13	9	4	0	0	18	+0.251
Chennai	13	7	5	0	1	15	+0.932
Deccan Chargers	13	7	6	0	0	14	+0.265
Bangalore	13	7	6	0	0	14	-0.253
Kings XI Punjab	13	7	6	0	0	14	-0.423
Rajasthan Royals	13	6	6	0	1	13	-0.360
Mumbai Indians	13	5	7	0	1	11	+0.401
Kolkata	13	2	10	0	1	5	-0.891

A quick look at the remaining matches in the league:

Date and time	The Fixture
Wed 20 16:00 IST	Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Rajasthan Royals
Wed 20 20:00 IST	Chennai Super Kings vs. Kings XI Punjab
Thu 21 16:00 IST	Delhi Daredevils vs. Mumbai Indians
Thu 21 20:00 IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Deccan Chargers

Keep reading CricTalks to know the fate of each of these 5 teams and their chances of making it to the Semifinals.