17/05Result
68th match (N), Indian Premier League at Hyderabad, May 17 2013
SRH won by 23 runs
Player of the Match
Amit Mishra
Amit MishraSunrisers Hyderabad
17/05Result
68th match (N), Indian Premier League at Hyderabad, May 17 2013
SRH won by 23 runs
Player of the Match
Amit Mishra
Amit MishraSunrisers Hyderabad

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | RR: 113/9 (24 runs required, RR: 5.65)

  • Siddharth Trivedi0 (1b)
  • Pravin Tambe3 (6b)
  • Dale Steyn4-0-17-2
  • Thisara Perera3-0-25-2

That ends Rajasthan's league engagements and they now have a bit of a break before they play their playoffs game. Should do them good, as they now await one of Bangalore or Hyderabad. That also ends my stint at the commentary tonight, hope you had a decent time. Thanks for all your comments too, have a very good night!

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Hyderabad win by 23 runs in the end, with Rajasthan almost never looking like they were in the game chasing that score of 136. The required-rate kept creeping up all the time and the loss of wickets made it even more difficult for them.

With this win, Hyderabad now have 18 points (check points table here) and they go two clear of Bangalore. This not only means that Punjab have now been knocked out, but also that Bangalore needs to win their last game against Chennai in order to remain in the tournament.

mik: "Surprise to see no appreciation for Biplab Samantray. The lad has top scored and won two matches for Sunrisers. Proud of our this Oriya lad :)"

vikram: "This results means that CSK and MI are the top two teams this ipl...so they will play the qualifier 1 and also are into the champions league...."

Ravi Varma: "What if hyderabad is in 4th position after all the matches and wins their next three matches(Qualifier 1,Qualifier2 and final) ? they still not eligible for champions league?" The winner of the Eliminator match will go through to the main draw of the Champions League along with Chennai and Mumbai. The losing team in that Eliminator will qualify for the Champions League qualifiers.

Hari: "You didn't mention this. This RR's loss made sure CSK and MI will end up in top two and will play the first qualifier." Yep, that too, thanks!

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Presentation:

Dravid: Showed some good intensity on the field, probably were a spinner light for this pitch. Credit to them for scoring those many, Mishra bowled very too well too and we got bogged down in the middle. Have struggled on wickets like these, slower and lower ones. Hopefully will have better wickets in the playoffs.

White: Never smooth sailing against Rajasthan but we fought hard here. We knew we were not too far away from a defendable target, bowled and fielded well here. Credit to the guys for keeping their calm.

Amit Mishra, man of the match: I want to thank the crowd at Hyderabad, getting a lot of support. Not only me, the entire team is doing well, getting confidence by their encouragement, I thank god, for allowing me come back from injury and working hard.

19.6
0
Steyn to Trivedi, no run, short of length outside the off and he looks to poke at it, beaten, Hyderabad have won it comfortably in the end
19.5
1
Steyn to Tambe, 1 run, fuller on the middle and it's tapped to the deep mid-wicket area for a single

Hasan: "@Suneer: Just want to know the rules about player retention in next years auction....how many players can a team retain???" The retention-rules are yet to be released.

19.4
W
Steyn to Cooper, OUT, and again, he throws his bat at it and gets the toe of the bat through to the deep point fielder, who takes a straight-forward catch

KK Cooper c Samantray b Steyn 26 (12b 3x4 1x6) SR: 216.66

19.3
4
Steyn to Cooper, FOUR, gives himself and absolutely tonks it through wide long-off, Sammy rushes across to stop it and it's gone through him here, poor effort from the fielder
19.2
4
Steyn to Cooper, FOUR, and four more for Cooper, fuller outside the off stump and slices it over point for a four
19.1
2
Steyn to Cooper, 2 runs, yorker length, a tad too full and he takes it as a full-toss and drills it through the covers

END OF OVER:
19 | 14 Runs | RR: 102/8 (35 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.36, RRR: 35.00)

  • Kevon Cooper16 (8b)
  • Pravin Tambe2 (5b)
  • Thisara Perera3-0-25-2
  • Dale Steyn3-0-6-1
18.6
1
Perera to Cooper, 1 run, a slower ball and that's clubbed to long-on for a single
18.5
4
Perera to Cooper, FOUR, and now he's hit over the in-field behind square for a four, it was fuller and gets some width again, the thick edge takes it to the vacant deep third-man area
18.4
2
Perera to Cooper, 2 runs, quicker and yorker length, he manages to get some bat on it and rolls across to the deep mid-wicket region for a couple
18.3
0
Perera to Cooper, no run, and swings across the line this time, is a very slow ball and that's beaten him, through to the keeper
18.2
6
Perera to Cooper, SIX, tonked it away and for a six! it was a very full ball and he's give it his all, the width of the delivery allows him to swing it away and gets it over deep cover
18.1
1
Perera to Tambe, 1 run, on the off stump and he's merely pushed it to White at short cover and gone for a quick one, bit of a fumble by the fielder allows them to go through

Perera to bowl this.

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | RR: 88/8 (49 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 4.88, RRR: 24.50)

  • Pravin Tambe1 (4b)
  • Kevon Cooper3 (3b)
  • Dale Steyn3-0-6-1
  • Karn Sharma4-0-33-2
17.6
1lb
Steyn to Tambe, 1 leg bye, on his pads and flicked away to fine-leg for a single
17.5
1
Steyn to Cooper, 1 run, outside the off stump and on a length, it's defended to the covers
17.4
1
Steyn to Tambe, 1 run, was shorter in length and the batsman was looking to fend away, gets some bat on it to the point fielder
17.3
0
Steyn to Tambe, no run, outside the off stump and pushed to the point fielder
17.2
0
Steyn to Tambe, no run, it's full, it's fast and it's swinging in, just gets his bat down in time and lobs up in front of the short mid-wicket fielder
17.1
W
Steyn to Hodge, OUT, bowled him, that's sent the off stump on a cart-wheel, it was outside the off and on a length, he had no option but to cut it, wasn't that quick and it sneaks through and hits the off, another down

BJ Hodge b Steyn 8 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 114.28

52 needed from 18. Three a ball almost. Up to Hodge and Cooper now. Against Steyn.

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | RR: 85/7 (52 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.00, RRR: 17.33)

  • Kevon Cooper2 (2b)
  • Brad Hodge8 (6b)
  • Karn Sharma4-0-33-2
  • Amit Mishra4-0-8-2
16.6
2
KV Sharma to Cooper, 2 runs, shortens his length and that's tapped to long-on for a couple of runs, the fielder had to run wide and into it
16.5
0
KV Sharma to Cooper, no run, fuller and on the middle, driven back to the bowler
16.4
1
KV Sharma to Hodge, 1 run, moves around to the off side and sweeps it well, but gets it away to the backward square-leg fielder for a single

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RR 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st39R DravidAM Rahane
2nd1SR WatsonAM Rahane
3rd11SR WatsonSV Samson
4th10SR WatsonSTR Binny
5th4BJ HodgeSTR Binny
6th10BJ HodgeSachin Baby
7th7BJ HodgeJP Faulkner
8th3BJ HodgeKK Cooper
9th27KK CooperPV Tambe
10th1SK TrivediPV Tambe