Indian Premier League 2025, Weekly Discussion Thread: Week 2 (March 31st-April 6th, 2025)

"I think somewhere along the way I lost that fun of hitting boundaries and hitting sixes. I wanted to take the game deep, deep, deep and that somehow stuck in my head," Rahul, who had once come under fire for saying "strike rate is very, very overrated", told Pietersen. "But now I have realised I need to go back… cricket's changed, and T20 cricket, especially, is only about hitting boundaries. The team that hits more boundaries and sixes ends up winning the game.

"So back to enjoying my cricket. I am not thinking too much about the game, not thinking about taking it deep or none of that stuff. Just see [the] ball and try and be aggressive and put the pressure on the bowler and the opposition and just enjoy hitting boundaries."

19th Match, Indian Premier League at Hyderabad

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Recent : . . 1 | 4 4 4 1w 4 . 1 | 1 . 4 4 1 1 | 6 4 1 1

GT won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

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19th Match, Indian Premier League at Hyderabad

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Innings: 1 - Sunrisers Hyderabad

Innings: 2 - Gujarat Titans

GT won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

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Match 17 Guyana vs Windward Islands at Providence.

WWD 213 & 135
GUY 324 & 28/0
Guyana won by 10 wickets.

Top performers
GUY:
Tevin Imlach 113(201)
Gudakesh Motie 12.5-1-44-3 & 20.5-5-38-6

WWD
Jeremy Solozano 83(142)
Gillon Tyson 13.2-2-51-3

Match 18, Jamaica vs West Indies Academy at Coolidge.

JAM 375 & 191 WIA 211 & 315
Jamaica won by 40 runs.

Top performers: JAM John Campbell 101(126)
Javelle Glen 68(87) and 39(76)
Marquino Mindley 22-4-78-6(for the game).

WIA Carlon Bowen-Tuckett 57(100) & 70(95)
Joshua Bishop 41-11-117-6 (for the match)
Ackeem Auguste 77(108), in the 2nd innings.

Match 19 Leeward Islands vs Combined Campuses and Colleges at North Sound.

LWD 425 & 249/7d.
CCC 170/9d & 131
Leewards won by 373 runs.

Top performers: LWD Justin Greaves 104(197)
Jewel Andrew 122(138) & 65(58)
Alzarri Joseph 17-6-35-6 (1st innings)
Oshane Thomas 13.1-2-36-5 (2nd innings)

CCC
Kyle Corbin 58(72)
Chemar Holder 41.5-6-171-9(for the match)

Match 20 Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago at Bridgetown.

BAR 86 & 121
T&T 263
Trinidad and Tobago won by an innings and 56 runs.

Top performers:
T&T
Anderson Phillips 22.2-6-74-7(for the game)
Kamil Pooran 60(83)
Amir Jangoo 56(147)

BAR
Jason Holder 22.4-5-52-5

Observations:
- [ ] Barbados’ title campaign took a big hit this round with this huge loss to Trinidad, they were sent in to bat on a tricky Kensington pitch but would have backed themselves with the inclusion of Hope, Chase and Holder, however the capitulated not once but twice to the T&T fast bowlers of Seales, Phillip and Joshua James. James in particular bowled with good pace. When it was their turn to bat only Jangoo and Kamil Pooran really acclimatized themselves to the conditions scoring 50s and that was enough to earn T&T an innings win, this game probably narrows the race to between Guyana and Trinidad for the title.

• [ ] The CCC don’t exactly have the strongest bowling attack but Jewel Andrew put them to the sword got himself his maiden FC 100 and followed it up with a 50 in the 2nd innings for good measure, he continues to be very attacking playing a shot a minute and while it’s fun to watch at times I don’t think this type of batting is sustainable against better attacks or in the long run. CCC on the other hand continue to struggle with only a handful of their players looking like they belong at this level.
• [ ] Guyana continued their march to another title by demolishing the Windwards at home, the Providence pitch slowed down a bit and the Windwards were always going to struggle here, slightly disappointing in Athanaze, their best player against spin, he got a start in both innings but couldn’t carry on. Elsewhere in this game Imlach continues his head to head battle against Da Silva for the WI wicketkeeper position with another 100 this season, both men will definitely be picked against Australia but it will be interesting to see who gets the nod ahead of who.
• [ ] The Academy had a decent showing this round but their inexperience continues to show with their batters not being able to convert the starts they’re getting, they got 5 50s and a 49 in this game without anyone getting 3 figures, the bright side of this is that Bowen-Tuckett looks like he belongs at this level and is ready to graduate to playing for the Windwards. For Jamaica Brandon King and Javelle Glen continue their good work putting up some decent scores without getting to 3 figures, with 2 rounds left I think King needs to score a 100 or 2 to put himself in contention for the test team, Campbell continues his good form but all the problems that surround him I can’t see him earning a recall.

County Championship Bulk Match thread

1st Match - Essex vs Surrey - Stumps

2nd Match - Yorkshire vs Hampshire - RESULT

3rd Match - Worcestershire vs Somerset - Stumps

4th Match - Sussex vs Warwickshire - Stumps

5th Match - Durham vs Nottinghamshire - Stumps

1st Match - Kent vs Northamptonshire - RESULT

2nd Match - Gloucestershire vs Derbyshire - RESULT

3rd Match - Middlesex vs Lancashire - Stumps

4th Match - Glamorgan vs Leicestershire - RESULT

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