Timely wickets from Yusuf Pathan and Siddharth Trivedi combined with a middle order collapse helped the Rajasthan Royals beat the Kings XI Punjab by 31 runs. In the process, the team notched their second win of the competition in this bottom of the table clash.
Chasing an achievable, yet dicey, target of 184, Kumar Sangakkara seemed to be in a hurry to finish off the game, smashing Tait and Co. to the boundary with immense confidence and authority.
The Aussie did get his own back when Sangakkara smashed the ball straight to Fazal at the third man boundary. If the Royals thought it was going to get easy after seeing the back of the Sri Lankan, they were in for a surprise, as Manvinder Bisla came out of nowhere and absolutely massacred the Royals’ bowlers.
Bisla’s 35 off 18 gave the Kings some breathing room before being dismissed by Warne. Yuvraj Singh 15 (13) couldn’t make the most of a second chance thanks to some smart bowling from Siddharth Trivedi.
The wheels came off the Kings’ chase from then on - leaving them with a mountain to climb. Mahela Jayawardene 23 (22) did provide some resistance, but all in vain as the Royals easily saw the game out.
After being put in to bat, the Royals began with much gusto - Michael Lumb and Naman Ojha piled up the boundaries with consummate ease. But Ojha was sent packing after he hit a Sreesanth delivery straight into mid-on’s lap. Lumb, on the other hand, continued to milk the bowling and pick up the odd boundary. The Englishman lost his concentration for a moment and that was enough for Piyush Chawla to get Lumb out stumped, thanks to some alert thinking from Sangakkara behind the wickets.
That brought the Royals talisman Yusuf Pathan on the field, and the all-rounder tried to do justice to his hard-hitting tag, smashing a boundary and a six before holing out to long-on. But the Royals were still scoring at a fair rate and Adam Voges’ inclusion only added an extra impetus to the Royals cause. The Aussie along with a determined Faiz Fazal made sure the Royals set a competitive target of 184.
After the highs in Chennai, the Kings XI once again flattered to deceive and will need to vastly improve their home form to stand any chance of qualifying for the semi-final stages.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Super Kings only have to blame themselves
It was Robin Uthappa all the way for the Royal Challengers Bangalore against the visiting Chennai Super Kings at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here. From a mediocre 119 for 5 in the 17th over to 171 in the allotted 20 overs, it was the lone hand played by Uthappa that took the Challengers to the imposing, and ultimately match-winning, score.
Royal Challengers’ win by 36 runs over CSK was their third successive win at home.
The injury-hit Chennai Super Kings were never in the race and with Matthew Hayden (32) getting run out early, there was no fight left in the CSK ranks. They surrendered to the disciplined bowling of Kumble and co. It was one of the most lopsided matches with CSK needing 48 of the last six balls. The Super Kings seem to be missing their talismanic captain MS Dhoni.
Vinay Kumar was again the leading wicket-taker for RCB with four scalps, but it was the skipper, Anil Kumble, whose four overs went for a mere 15 runs, who was the real hero with the ball.
Earlier, Uthappa led a charmed life, being dropped twice. First when he was on five and then 25. He made the best use of his lives, hitting the CSK bowling out of the park. The unbeaten 52-run partnership between Uthappa, 68* off 38 balls (4x3, 6x6), and Mark Boucher (11*) off just 19 balls helped RCB maintain their winning streak.
The Bangalore boy hit six sixes, including three consecutive ones off L Balaji in the 19th over. It was an exhibition of power-hitting the likes of which Bengaluru has not seen in this IPL.
CSK, who were till then in the game, having taken wickets at regular intervals, would feel hard done by their own fielding. They dropped catches galore, but still their bowlers managed to restrict the hosts. Balaji even had the privilege of claiming the wicket of hitherto unbeaten Jacques Kallis (19). Stand-in captain Suresh Raina was clueless as to how to stem the run flow and make his boys take those catches.
With this win RCB go to the top of the table and the Chennai team will continue to languish in the middle.
Royal Challengers’ win by 36 runs over CSK was their third successive win at home.
The injury-hit Chennai Super Kings were never in the race and with Matthew Hayden (32) getting run out early, there was no fight left in the CSK ranks. They surrendered to the disciplined bowling of Kumble and co. It was one of the most lopsided matches with CSK needing 48 of the last six balls. The Super Kings seem to be missing their talismanic captain MS Dhoni.
Vinay Kumar was again the leading wicket-taker for RCB with four scalps, but it was the skipper, Anil Kumble, whose four overs went for a mere 15 runs, who was the real hero with the ball.
Earlier, Uthappa led a charmed life, being dropped twice. First when he was on five and then 25. He made the best use of his lives, hitting the CSK bowling out of the park. The unbeaten 52-run partnership between Uthappa, 68* off 38 balls (4x3, 6x6), and Mark Boucher (11*) off just 19 balls helped RCB maintain their winning streak.
The Bangalore boy hit six sixes, including three consecutive ones off L Balaji in the 19th over. It was an exhibition of power-hitting the likes of which Bengaluru has not seen in this IPL.
CSK, who were till then in the game, having taken wickets at regular intervals, would feel hard done by their own fielding. They dropped catches galore, but still their bowlers managed to restrict the hosts. Balaji even had the privilege of claiming the wicket of hitherto unbeaten Jacques Kallis (19). Stand-in captain Suresh Raina was clueless as to how to stem the run flow and make his boys take those catches.
With this win RCB go to the top of the table and the Chennai team will continue to languish in the middle.
Sachin guided Mumbai to victory
Sachin Tendulkar played one of his finest knocks in Twenty20 cricket on Monday night to lead Mumbai Indians to a famous win over Kolkata Knight Riders.
Tendulkar's controlled master class ensured that the Mumbai Indians maintained a clean slate against Kolkata Knight Riders in DLF-IPL.
Tendulkar slammed 71 (48b, 10x4) as Mumbai Indians chased down a modest Kolkata Knight Riders target of 156 at their home ground, Brabourne Stadium.
In the end, the seven-wicket win was an apt end to a clash where the home team played through the course of the game.
Right from the time Sourav Ganguly promptly chose to bat first after winning the toss, Mumbai Indians seemed to have an edge. Both sides made changes to their playing XIs and more importantly, right at the top of the order.
Ganguly and Chris Gayle walked out to form a new opening pair for Knight Riders in the tournament. Gayle and Ganguly made a measured start of 70. Ganguly (31: 34b, 5x4), still not at his best, let Gayle take charge.
After Ganguly departed, Gayle and Owais Shah put on 82 runs as the slow nature of the pitch ensured that the partnership never really took off.
Gayle (75: 60b, 7x4, 2x6) in his first game of IPL 2010 stood out for Knight Riders, but it was an uncharacteristic knock. Mumbai Indians pace attack responded well to the Gayle challenge and then Harbhajan Singh bowled a miserly spell.
What looked like a modest target was further diminished by a new opening pair for Mumbai Indians. Tendulkar, though, held the innings together after new partner Shikhar Dhawan departed.
A brief lull in the chase created excitement but Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowling was rather wayward. Ishant Sharma raised hopes but along with Shane Bond, disappointed with his extravagant approach.
Ganguly marshalled his resources reasonably, and even pulled off a stunning catch, but it was never going to be enough.
In the end it was only fair that the wave of blue at the Brabourne Stadium got what they asked for, a Mumbai Indians win.
Tendulkar's controlled master class ensured that the Mumbai Indians maintained a clean slate against Kolkata Knight Riders in DLF-IPL.
Tendulkar slammed 71 (48b, 10x4) as Mumbai Indians chased down a modest Kolkata Knight Riders target of 156 at their home ground, Brabourne Stadium.
In the end, the seven-wicket win was an apt end to a clash where the home team played through the course of the game.
Right from the time Sourav Ganguly promptly chose to bat first after winning the toss, Mumbai Indians seemed to have an edge. Both sides made changes to their playing XIs and more importantly, right at the top of the order.
Ganguly and Chris Gayle walked out to form a new opening pair for Knight Riders in the tournament. Gayle and Ganguly made a measured start of 70. Ganguly (31: 34b, 5x4), still not at his best, let Gayle take charge.
After Ganguly departed, Gayle and Owais Shah put on 82 runs as the slow nature of the pitch ensured that the partnership never really took off.
Gayle (75: 60b, 7x4, 2x6) in his first game of IPL 2010 stood out for Knight Riders, but it was an uncharacteristic knock. Mumbai Indians pace attack responded well to the Gayle challenge and then Harbhajan Singh bowled a miserly spell.
What looked like a modest target was further diminished by a new opening pair for Mumbai Indians. Tendulkar, though, held the innings together after new partner Shikhar Dhawan departed.
A brief lull in the chase created excitement but Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowling was rather wayward. Ishant Sharma raised hopes but along with Shane Bond, disappointed with his extravagant approach.
Ganguly marshalled his resources reasonably, and even pulled off a stunning catch, but it was never going to be enough.
In the end it was only fair that the wave of blue at the Brabourne Stadium got what they asked for, a Mumbai Indians win.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Super Kings fall in Super over
Super. A Super Over contest that is. The most exhilarating match of IPL 2010 saw Kings XI Punjab snatch victory from the jaws of defeat over Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk.
Yuvraj Singh and Mahela Jayawardene came in to bat after Chennai’s Hayden, Raina and Morkel had scored 9 from their Super Over. KXIP’s new face, South African ‘Rusty’ Theron, an unknown name in India, came on for the Super Over and bowled Hayden off his second delivery to take the Punjab team close to victory. But Raina hit a six off the next ball to change the dynamics again. Theron, a great death over bowler, got his revenge taking Raina’s wicket to end the CSK Super Over. Theron was deservedly named the Man-of-the-Match.
Needing ten to win, KXIP’s Jayawardene faced his wily Sri Lankan teammate Muralidaran. A six off the first ball convinced KXIP supporters, but Murali took Jayawardene’s wicket to leave the match in the balance. Yuvraj then stepped up and hit a reverse sweep for a boundary to seal the victory for KXIP.
Earlier, Parthiv Patel and Matthew Hayden came out to bat and complete the formalities for CSK, but the night was to take a different turn. After the intial Hayden salvo, 33 run from 24 balls and Parthiv Patel’s rollicking half-century 57 off 58 balls, CSK’s middle-order let them down. They went from a position of strength at 96 for 2 to 136 for 136 for seven. Theron was one of the heroes giving away a mere 17 runs off his four overs.
Sent in to bat after losing the toss, Kings XI Punjab experimented at the top of their order by sending in their last match’s hero Irfan Pathan to open the innings with Ravi Bopara. The move paid off with Pathan Jr. playing his role of a pinch-hitter to perfection.
But Pathan was again playing a lone-hand with Muralidaran bewitching his two Sri Lankan opponents: Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. First the off-spinner enticed the Punjab captain Sangakkara down the track and got him stumped. Then he got Jayawardene to play across the line and miss the ball, and he was plumb leg before.
Pathan did hit one huge six off off-spinner R Ashwin in his cameo of 39 runs off 32 balls before getting out to L Balaji. At 64 for 4 after 11 overs, KXIP were tottering towards the lowest score of this edition of IPL, but Yuvraj Singh, looking out of touch till now, took over from Pathan. His six off Morkel over the midwicket region announcing his return to form. But even he didn’t stay till the end, departing just as he was looking good. He had scored 43 from 28 balls.
With this win, Kings XI Punjab opened their account on the points table and should take the confidence of winning a close one into the next match.
Yuvraj Singh and Mahela Jayawardene came in to bat after Chennai’s Hayden, Raina and Morkel had scored 9 from their Super Over. KXIP’s new face, South African ‘Rusty’ Theron, an unknown name in India, came on for the Super Over and bowled Hayden off his second delivery to take the Punjab team close to victory. But Raina hit a six off the next ball to change the dynamics again. Theron, a great death over bowler, got his revenge taking Raina’s wicket to end the CSK Super Over. Theron was deservedly named the Man-of-the-Match.
Needing ten to win, KXIP’s Jayawardene faced his wily Sri Lankan teammate Muralidaran. A six off the first ball convinced KXIP supporters, but Murali took Jayawardene’s wicket to leave the match in the balance. Yuvraj then stepped up and hit a reverse sweep for a boundary to seal the victory for KXIP.
Earlier, Parthiv Patel and Matthew Hayden came out to bat and complete the formalities for CSK, but the night was to take a different turn. After the intial Hayden salvo, 33 run from 24 balls and Parthiv Patel’s rollicking half-century 57 off 58 balls, CSK’s middle-order let them down. They went from a position of strength at 96 for 2 to 136 for 136 for seven. Theron was one of the heroes giving away a mere 17 runs off his four overs.
Sent in to bat after losing the toss, Kings XI Punjab experimented at the top of their order by sending in their last match’s hero Irfan Pathan to open the innings with Ravi Bopara. The move paid off with Pathan Jr. playing his role of a pinch-hitter to perfection.
But Pathan was again playing a lone-hand with Muralidaran bewitching his two Sri Lankan opponents: Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. First the off-spinner enticed the Punjab captain Sangakkara down the track and got him stumped. Then he got Jayawardene to play across the line and miss the ball, and he was plumb leg before.
Pathan did hit one huge six off off-spinner R Ashwin in his cameo of 39 runs off 32 balls before getting out to L Balaji. At 64 for 4 after 11 overs, KXIP were tottering towards the lowest score of this edition of IPL, but Yuvraj Singh, looking out of touch till now, took over from Pathan. His six off Morkel over the midwicket region announcing his return to form. But even he didn’t stay till the end, departing just as he was looking good. He had scored 43 from 28 balls.
With this win, Kings XI Punjab opened their account on the points table and should take the confidence of winning a close one into the next match.
Deccan an inch above Delhi
Deccan Chargers made it two in two at their new home as they beat Delhi Daredevils in a closely fought match. DC beat DD by 10 runs in a last over finish.
Sunday started on the wrong note for debutant Monish Mishra of Deccan Chargers as he got bowled by an Amit Mishra googly. The match had two R Sharmas playing for DC today, Rohit - the batsman and Rahul – the bowler and two Mishras – Amit Mishra - the leggie for Delhi and Monish Mishra - the opening batsman for DC.
DC had quite a few batsmen who got starts but none got going as they lost wickets after every few overs, yet managing to reach a healthy 171 for the loss of six wickets. Top-scorer Rohit Sharma gave the innings an impetus with a 30-ball 45 playing his first significant knock of the tournament. Earlier Herschelle Gibbs and Andrew Symonds struck together a small but important partnership after losing Gilchrist during the Power play. T Suman’s 29 off 19 too was an important contribution.
The innings for Delhi started unusually, as for a change it was David Warner who shocked the batsmen with attacking stroke-play. Warner stole the limelight from Sehwag as he got stuck into RP Singh scoring 20 runs off his first over and the innings’ second. It seemed Sehwag did not like this as he soon got out having faced seven balls for his three before getting out to Ojha.
Warner continued with a fine half-century keeping DD in the hunt. They were very much in the game when AB de Villiers and Warner were at it. After they lost de Villiers at 98, it was left to captain Dinesh Karthik to steer the team home. Karthik fought hard for a well compiled 46 of 27 with a couple of sixes but it was not enough as he got out at the wrong time with his team still needing 16 runs off 10 balls. Symonds should come in for a special praise as he bowled an excellent 17th and 19th over dismissing Karthik and Mishra off consecutive balls almost sealing a victory for his team. Purple Cap holder Chaminda Vaas showed signs of brilliance as he kept the batsmen under check with a fabulous last over picking one wicket and getting a great direct hit off his own bowling, restricting the batsmen to just 3 runs. Delhi just could not cross the last hurdle – there were run-outs, wickets falling and continuous misunderstandings in the last over.
Sunday started on the wrong note for debutant Monish Mishra of Deccan Chargers as he got bowled by an Amit Mishra googly. The match had two R Sharmas playing for DC today, Rohit - the batsman and Rahul – the bowler and two Mishras – Amit Mishra - the leggie for Delhi and Monish Mishra - the opening batsman for DC.
DC had quite a few batsmen who got starts but none got going as they lost wickets after every few overs, yet managing to reach a healthy 171 for the loss of six wickets. Top-scorer Rohit Sharma gave the innings an impetus with a 30-ball 45 playing his first significant knock of the tournament. Earlier Herschelle Gibbs and Andrew Symonds struck together a small but important partnership after losing Gilchrist during the Power play. T Suman’s 29 off 19 too was an important contribution.
The innings for Delhi started unusually, as for a change it was David Warner who shocked the batsmen with attacking stroke-play. Warner stole the limelight from Sehwag as he got stuck into RP Singh scoring 20 runs off his first over and the innings’ second. It seemed Sehwag did not like this as he soon got out having faced seven balls for his three before getting out to Ojha.
Warner continued with a fine half-century keeping DD in the hunt. They were very much in the game when AB de Villiers and Warner were at it. After they lost de Villiers at 98, it was left to captain Dinesh Karthik to steer the team home. Karthik fought hard for a well compiled 46 of 27 with a couple of sixes but it was not enough as he got out at the wrong time with his team still needing 16 runs off 10 balls. Symonds should come in for a special praise as he bowled an excellent 17th and 19th over dismissing Karthik and Mishra off consecutive balls almost sealing a victory for his team. Purple Cap holder Chaminda Vaas showed signs of brilliance as he kept the batsmen under check with a fabulous last over picking one wicket and getting a great direct hit off his own bowling, restricting the batsmen to just 3 runs. Delhi just could not cross the last hurdle – there were run-outs, wickets falling and continuous misunderstandings in the last over.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
RCB Crushes Mumbai
Jacques Kallis’ unbeaten run continued as he steered his team to yet another victory. RCB reached the target of 152 with 7 wickets to spare and took the No.1 spot away from the Mumbai Indians. Playing at home, Sachin Tendulkar’s Mumbai Indians had got off to a good start with 57 for 2 by the seventh over. But just when they were looking to take control of the innings, they lost Saurabh Tiwary to a googly by the wily Anil Kumble.
With Sachin Tendulkar still at the crease, MI were looking to build the innings and have a go at the end with a good pack of hitters to come. That was not to be as Vinay Kumar, the most under-rated RCB bowler, struck a triple blow. Getting rid of Ambati Rayudu, Sachin Tendulkar and Dwayne Bravo in a matter of five balls, he put MI on the back-foot at 76 for 6. MI never really recovered from there as they lost wickets regularly. Thanks to a last over blitz by Zaheer Khan, they managed a competitive 151 for 9.
The Challengers, on the other hand, have got used to a good solid start by Jacques Kallis and Manish Pandey. The two have formed the ultimate opening pair in IPL 2010 with an average of over 59 batting together with three fifty-run partnerships. Pandey played a quick hand scoring 40 off 27 pulling Zaheer for a couple of boundaries. Although Kallis was earlier dropped by Rayudu, who missed a sitter and hurt himself falling on his elbow, he stayed unbeaten to see his team through.
After the opening partnership of 85 off 9 overs, RCB had all but won it. They were always in control with Kallis standing tall at the other end. The match was pitted as the clash of the two heavyweights of IPL 2010. On paper as well as on the points table, MI and RCB are by far the leaders of IPL 2010. It is a pity that Mumbai Indians eventually gave up their No.1 position to earlier second ranked Royal Challengers Bangalore rather easily.
Mumbai Indians will look at this game as a wake-up call in terms of their middle order’s resourcefulness. RCB too has been winning matches thanks to consistent performances at the top, by Kallis who has scored over 200 runs without getting out, Pandey and Uthappa.
This result sets up the next few games very well as the Mumbai Indians take on fifth placed Kolkata Knight Riders and the Royal Challengers Bangalore play against third ranked Chennai at home.
With Sachin Tendulkar still at the crease, MI were looking to build the innings and have a go at the end with a good pack of hitters to come. That was not to be as Vinay Kumar, the most under-rated RCB bowler, struck a triple blow. Getting rid of Ambati Rayudu, Sachin Tendulkar and Dwayne Bravo in a matter of five balls, he put MI on the back-foot at 76 for 6. MI never really recovered from there as they lost wickets regularly. Thanks to a last over blitz by Zaheer Khan, they managed a competitive 151 for 9.
The Challengers, on the other hand, have got used to a good solid start by Jacques Kallis and Manish Pandey. The two have formed the ultimate opening pair in IPL 2010 with an average of over 59 batting together with three fifty-run partnerships. Pandey played a quick hand scoring 40 off 27 pulling Zaheer for a couple of boundaries. Although Kallis was earlier dropped by Rayudu, who missed a sitter and hurt himself falling on his elbow, he stayed unbeaten to see his team through.
After the opening partnership of 85 off 9 overs, RCB had all but won it. They were always in control with Kallis standing tall at the other end. The match was pitted as the clash of the two heavyweights of IPL 2010. On paper as well as on the points table, MI and RCB are by far the leaders of IPL 2010. It is a pity that Mumbai Indians eventually gave up their No.1 position to earlier second ranked Royal Challengers Bangalore rather easily.
Mumbai Indians will look at this game as a wake-up call in terms of their middle order’s resourcefulness. RCB too has been winning matches thanks to consistent performances at the top, by Kallis who has scored over 200 runs without getting out, Pandey and Uthappa.
This result sets up the next few games very well as the Mumbai Indians take on fifth placed Kolkata Knight Riders and the Royal Challengers Bangalore play against third ranked Chennai at home.
Al last Rajasthan opened their points tally
Rajasthan Royals opened their account in IPL 2010 with a clinical team performance that saw them defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by 34 runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders never appeared to be in the chase while going after target of 169. The wily campaigner that Shane Warne is, he understood the nature of the pitch and had Yusuf Pathan open the bowling for the Royals.
The KKR openers found Pathan’s slow off-spin difficult to hit out against and were bogged down from the very beginning. The wicket was the slowest of IPL 2010 and the Kolkata side could never get ahead of the curve. Pathan may have failed with the ball, but took the two vital wickets of KKR openers Brad Hodge (36) and Manoj Tiwary (11). Knight Riders’ supporters would have been hoping for a match-winning show from Sourav Ganguly, but the KKR skipper could only contribute a slow 33 runs from 27 balls.
In the ultimate analysis, it was good, disciplined bowling by the Rajasthan Royals that won them the match.
Earlier in the day, the Kolkata Knight Riders started well getting the wicket of Rajasthan Royals opener Michael Lumb off the first ball of the innings. But after that it was a tale of batsmen from the Royals’ stable settling in and then getting out.
On a slow track, proper cricketing shots are the order of the day. And Rajasthan Royals’ innings was about cricketers who played classical shots getting in and helping the team reach a decent total. Rajasthan’s total was largely due to the efforts of their in-form batsman Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and debutant Faiz Fazal.
Fazal, who plays for the Railways side in the domestic competition, went after the KKR bowling right from the start. Fazal was particularly severe on Dinda milking him for 18 runs. But Fazal (31) got out to Shane Bond just when he was looking good for a big score. Jhunjhunwala has had a good run in IPL 2010 till now and his 45 along with Australian Adam Voges’ 37 runs were instrumental in getting the Royals to 168 in their allotted 20 overs. Yusuf once again fell to a bouncer. Dinda got rid of the blaster with a short one that had him holing out to deep square leg. The slowness of the wicket can be gauged from the fact that only two sixes were hit in the Royals’ innings.
With this win, Rajasthan Royals opened their account in IPL 2010 with two points.
Kolkata Knight Riders never appeared to be in the chase while going after target of 169. The wily campaigner that Shane Warne is, he understood the nature of the pitch and had Yusuf Pathan open the bowling for the Royals.
The KKR openers found Pathan’s slow off-spin difficult to hit out against and were bogged down from the very beginning. The wicket was the slowest of IPL 2010 and the Kolkata side could never get ahead of the curve. Pathan may have failed with the ball, but took the two vital wickets of KKR openers Brad Hodge (36) and Manoj Tiwary (11). Knight Riders’ supporters would have been hoping for a match-winning show from Sourav Ganguly, but the KKR skipper could only contribute a slow 33 runs from 27 balls.
In the ultimate analysis, it was good, disciplined bowling by the Rajasthan Royals that won them the match.
Earlier in the day, the Kolkata Knight Riders started well getting the wicket of Rajasthan Royals opener Michael Lumb off the first ball of the innings. But after that it was a tale of batsmen from the Royals’ stable settling in and then getting out.
On a slow track, proper cricketing shots are the order of the day. And Rajasthan Royals’ innings was about cricketers who played classical shots getting in and helping the team reach a decent total. Rajasthan’s total was largely due to the efforts of their in-form batsman Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and debutant Faiz Fazal.
Fazal, who plays for the Railways side in the domestic competition, went after the KKR bowling right from the start. Fazal was particularly severe on Dinda milking him for 18 runs. But Fazal (31) got out to Shane Bond just when he was looking good for a big score. Jhunjhunwala has had a good run in IPL 2010 till now and his 45 along with Australian Adam Voges’ 37 runs were instrumental in getting the Royals to 168 in their allotted 20 overs. Yusuf once again fell to a bouncer. Dinda got rid of the blaster with a short one that had him holing out to deep square leg. The slowness of the wicket can be gauged from the fact that only two sixes were hit in the Royals’ innings.
With this win, Rajasthan Royals opened their account in IPL 2010 with two points.
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