IPL 2016

Damn, I had no idea you could change captain before the RCB game.
 
The fantasy site just fecked my over horrifically :lol:

Went to change players for the next game and it decided to change them for this game too. Of course two of the players I took out, Russell and Narine, have lost me over 100 points already because of it.
 
I've just looked at it and apparently I made the changes 1 minute and 30 seconds before the deadline.

Why the feck the deadline is 5 overs into the game though I don't know :lol:
 
Billings and Nair look good.
 
I've just looked at it and apparently I made the changes 1 minute and 30 seconds before the deadline.

Why the feck the deadline is 5 overs into the game though I don't know :lol:

It's a joke of a site. Last weekend I made 4 transfers about 15 minutes before the start of the match 20. I could see my new team and it was confirmed for that match. Later in the evening I saw that I didn't get any points for that particular game. Transfer history suggested that I made the transfer 2 minutes after the deadline even though I confirmed them and closed the site well before the deadline.

This was the response I got:

Hi

Thank you for your email.

Please accept our apologies for any technical issues that you have experienced with making transfers.

Any transfers that were not successfully registered on our system, or registered after the respective transfer deadline for the match, cannot be retrospectively made to score points in the respective match I'm afraid.

Unfortunately we cannot delete or edit any transfers or kicker changes once they have been registered, regardless of whether they were effective for the game. We do have to adhere very strictly to this rule.

In future, we recommend you make your transfers earlier in the day if possible, to avoid the chance of being affected by high traffic on our site.

We are working on improving stability, and apologise for the inconvenience.

Kind regards,

IPL Fantasy Support

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
 
After the stick Rahul got on here he's looked a bloody good player in his last couple of innings.
 
He's a good first class player. Proper cricketer.

Not seen what he's like in T20s.
 
That nudge down to third man for a single has to be the worst shot in cricket.
 
Crowd chanting "Sachin sachin" according to cricinfo :lol:
 
Jesus christ Mustafizur's slower ball is almost impossible to pick even in slow motion.
 
Miller sacked as captain. Vijay to lead. Vijay is the cricketing version of Ryan Giggs. Hard to see him as a leader. Then again, Terry was a good leader.
 
Not following this edition that regularly. Just had a look at table. MI are rising steadily. They have played more games but are on track for top 4. RCB needs a winning streak. With Delhi doing well this time, it won't be easy to be in top 4 for them. It should be close between 6 teams for top 4. Pune and Punjab to fight for the coveted last spot.
 
RCB won't win anything until they replace Gayle with a proper bowler.
Would be so frustrated if I was a RCB fan - so badly managed for years. Like trying to fit Rooney, Van Persie and Falcao in the same team last season.
 
Billings said 'taking the piss' on live TV.

Sky's response: 'Sorry about the language, Sam is young and exuberant'

British media needs to fecking soften up. Sensitive cnuts.
 
Billings said 'taking the piss' on live TV.

Sky's response: 'Sorry about the language, Sam is young and exuberant'

British media needs to fecking soften up. Sensitive cnuts.

They're legally required to apologise if someone swears before the watershed. There was a series where they had the stump mic up too loud and were apologising every five minutes
 
This opening stand is exactly why T20 is disproportionally weighted in favour of chasing.

They're completely untroubled, but not playing any shots and despite being comfortably on top of the bowling are going at less than 7. If they were chasing a score, and probably any score but lets just assumed 180+, and got bowled the exact same balls they have been bowled so far they'd force the issue a hell of a lot more and actually make the most of being on top of the bowling.
 
This opening stand is exactly why T20 is disproportionally weighted in favour of chasing.

They're completely untroubled, but not playing any shots and despite being comfortably on top of the bowling are going at less than 7. If they were chasing a score, and probably any score but lets just assumed 180+, and got bowled the exact same balls they have been bowled so far they'd force the issue a hell of a lot more and actually make the most of being on top of the bowling.

It could also go the other way though. They would try to force the issue and lose wickets. It's just that Indian batsmen like Kohli Gambhir and all are adept at chasing.
 
It could also go the other way though. They would try to force the issue and lose wickets. It's just that Indian batsmen like Kohli Gambhir and all are adept at chasing.

Well now the problem is they have to force the issue because they're still going at less than 8 after 12 overs. Obviously its situational, but KXIP have bowled pretty poorly for me and KKR should be waaaay ahead of where they are.

They still might win, they're a better side than KXIP but its a poor use of resources if the likes of Pathan, Russell don't get a hit because their openers (particularly Ghambir) have been scratching around at about a run a ball for 90% of their innings.
 
This opening stand is exactly why T20 is disproportionally weighted in favour of chasing.

They're completely untroubled, but not playing any shots and despite being comfortably on top of the bowling are going at less than 7. If they were chasing a score, and probably any score but lets just assumed 180+, and got bowled the exact same balls they have been bowled so far they'd force the issue a hell of a lot more and actually make the most of being on top of the bowling.
Agreed, if you lose just 2 wickets, you must score 200 and for that to happen, you can't go at 8 an over for 2/3rd of the innings
 
Usman Khawaja Scott Boland and George Bailey for Faf, Mitch marsh smith and KP. Aussie galore.
 
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Knew the Fantasy site would break with a vengeance as soon as I saw Delhi's changelist :lol:

I have Morris in the team but not changing. I wasted a sub Coz I put in smith only to realise he is injured.
 
Got Iyer the other day, he didn't play. Got de Kock earlier today, he isn't playing. Replaced Iyer with Pant today, Pant failed. You can bet your bottom dollar Pant won't play again and Iyer will be back in the team and hit a purple patch.