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a more detailed post to come later but i think it ...

2009-05-23T11:13:37.113-07:00

a more detailed post to come later but i think it will be much closer than you believe. Of course there's always the chance that an individual brilliance might take it away (Gilly etc) but otherwise, like i said a few days ago - now Bangalore are the team to beat.

Seems to be going Bangalore's way as I write. But ...

2009-05-23T09:57:23.572-07:00

Seems to be going Bangalore's way as I write. But I suspect it will be a boring/lopsided finale if Bangalore goes through...the only hope of a masaala final is having Dhoni & Hayden click -- to match the firepower of Gilly and Symonds..

Thanks chops. All i meant was that given their ru...

2009-05-23T00:53:36.035-07:00

Thanks chops.
All i meant was that given their run in the last 5 games they are coming together well with the oldies (Kallis, Kumble, Dravid) clicking and supported by the x factor players like Manish Pandey, Ross Taylor , Praveen Kumar and a great finisher in Boucher. So they have a good balance now and the only question is if they have peaked too early. btw, not sure if this meant you dont think Chennai have a chance?

Great blog first of all! Was earlier surprised at...

2009-05-23T00:02:09.644-07:00

Great blog first of all!

Was earlier surprised at your comment about Bangalore being the team to beat (?!) -- surprised they made it to the semis in fact! Might as well call it the Gilly trophy from this point on actually.

Btw, I sincerely hope Deccan Chargers do not lift the trophy - would much rather it be Bangalore -- but it's clearly DC's crown to lose...