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The all new and much bigger better IPL is here again. Two more teams and many times more fun than when there were only a paltry 8 teams. This must be why the games begin 2 weeks early
Don't pick English players, because they're all dropping like flies


Rules

Pick 11 players. No substitutes are allowed. No restrictions on who you can pick

Scoring

Batting
1pt for every run scored
Players scoring at least 25 runs will receive a 10pt bonus for every 25 runs scored
Players scoring at least 15 runs will receive a 10pt bonus for a s/r 125-174
Players scoring at least 15 runs will receive a 20pt bonus for a s/r 175-224
Players scoring at least 15 runs will receive a 30pt bonus for a s/r 225+

Bowling
25 pts per wicket plus
5 points bonus for maiden over
10 pt bonus for a 2fer
20 pt bonus for a 4fer
Bowler with an economy rate of <=4.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 50 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=5.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 40 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=6.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 30 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=7.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 20 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=8.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 10 point bonus

Fielding
10 points for each catch taken and stumping.
20 points for sole run out (10 each if shared)
10 pt bonus for being involved in 3 catches / run-outs / stumpings

Squads
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ind ... 423/squads

first match begins 26th March. Teams to be in before the toss. Don't be the dullard who forgets to enter

I'm in like Flynn

Jadeja CSK
Pant DC
Rashid GT
Avesh LSG
Rahul LSG
Rohit MI
Bumrah MI
Rabada PK
Faf RCB
Maxwell RCB
Chahal RR

1) Dwayne Bravo - Chennai
2) Rovman Powell - Delhi
3) Nicholas Pooran - Hyderbad
4) Sunil Narine - Kolkata
5) Andre Russell - Kolkata
6) Jason Holder - Lucknow
7) Evin Lewis - Lucknow
8) Kieron Pollard - Mumbai
9) Fabian Allen - Mumbai
10) Odean Smith - Punjab
11) Shimron Hetmyer - Rajasthan

only 2 days to go

atm, I'm winning this easily

Will get thinking caps on ...

you'll have to be quick. Paddy Power are already paying out on a footman win

The twins say ...

Kohli & Maxwell - RCB
Rohit & Bumrah - MI
Rahul & QdK - LSG
Pant - DC
Ashwin - RR
Rashid Khan - GT
Dhawan - PK
Jadeja - CSK

The kid says ...

Rahul & QdK - LSG
Ashwin & Buttler - RR
Rohit & Bumrah - MI
Warner - DC
Dhawan - PK
Jadeja - CSK
Finch - KKR
Rashid Khan - GT

My side is ...

Rohit & Bumrah - MI
Maxwell & Kohli - RCB
Rahul & QdK - LSG
Jadeja - CSK
Rashid Khan - GT
Dhawan - PK
Pant - DC
Shreyas - KKR

Red Devil wrote:The kid says ...

Rahul & QdK - LSG
Ashwin & Buttler - RR
Rohit & Bumrah - MI
Dhawan & Livingstone - PK
Jadeja - CSK
Pant - DC
Rashid Khan - GT

Amendment from the kid

Aiden Markram- SRH
Devon Conway - CSK
KL Rahul - LSG
Glenn Maxwell - RCB
Jos Buttler - RR
Moeen Ali - CSK
Tim Seifert - DC
Josh Hazelwood- RCB
Wanindu Hasaranga - RCB
Tim Southee - KKR
Dwaine Pretorius- CSK

still time to get teams in

first match starts at 2pm GMT

Rahul - LSG
Rashid - GT
Rabada - PK
Maxwell - RCB
Wanindu - RCB
Jadeja - CSK
Venkatesh - KKR
Ruturaj - CSK
Faf - RCB
Moeen- CSK
Jasprit - MI

well done, Adi

I was worried you weren't going to make it

Player scores match 1


Chennai

66 Jadeja
125 Bravo
3 Conway
dnp Moeen
dnp Pretorius
0 Gaikwad

Kolkata

25 Russell
60 Narine
16 Venkatesh
dnp Southee
50 Shreyas