- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.3 bowled'im! On leg stump and Hussey tried to smash it over square leg, went for the pull, missed and leg stump was knocked out 83/117.2 run-out, Jadeja came down the track to drive that, missed, and they tried to sneak in a bye, Yagnik collected and under-armed a throw to the stumps at the striker's end to find Vijay short 113/412.1 Raina goes, what was he doing? Long-off was near the ropes and he just drove it uppishly towards him, didn't time it as well, comfortable catch 86/212.5 Dhoni goes! Cooper has struck again, lands on a length, Dravid had kept a slip, Dhoni tried to strike that hard through the line, gets a thick edge and Watson makes no mistake at first slip, huge wicket 89/3Extras8 (lb 5, w 3)TOTAL141/4 (20 Overs, RR: 7.05)Fall of wickets: 1-83 (Michael Hussey, 11.3 ov), 2-86 (Suresh Raina, 12.1 ov), 3-89 (MS Dhoni, 12.5 ov), 4-113 (Murali Vijay, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB VS Malik 3 0 19 0 6.33 9 3 0 0 0 JP Faulkner 4 0 23 0 5.75 10 2 0 0 0 SR Watson 4 0 23 0 5.75 14 2 0 1 0 SK Trivedi 2 0 22 0 11.00 4 4 0 1 0 KK Cooper 4 0 32 2 8.00 8 4 0 0 0 STR Binny 3 0 17 1 5.66 8 1 0 1 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.2 Rajasthan in further trouble, short of a length, Dravid tried to cut that over point, got a thick edge to Dhoni, good bounce again, four down now 45/43.1 ooh, good low catch, Vijay ran in from mid-on and took it well bending low, Rahane came down the track and tried to clear mid-on but mistimed it straight to Vijay 14/13.4 off stump has been knocked out of the ground, on a good length, makes room to try to smash that over extra cover, misses and the stump takes a beating 18/24.4 edged and gone, three down! Short of a length outside off, nipped back in this time, Samson tried to chop it into the off side, got an under edge and Dhoni moved well to his left to snap that one, Chennai have taken three early 19/316.5 yorker, a superb yorker that gets rid of him, Watson tries to drive him through the on side, Watson misses and the leg stump is knocked back 138/5Extras1 (w 1)TOTAL144/5 (17.1 Overs, RR: 8.38)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Ajinkya Rahane, 3.1 ov), 2-18 (James Faulkner, 3.4 ov), 3-19 (Sanju Samson, 4.4 ov), 4-45 (Rahul Dravid, 9.2 ov), 5-138 (Shane Watson, 16.5 ov)
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- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 0 wicket)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls (MEK Hussey 25, M Vijay 24, Ex 4)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 7
- M Vijay: 50 off 49 balls (6 x 4)
- Innings Break: Chennai Super Kings - 141/4 in 20.0 overs (RA Jadeja 12, DJ Bravo 23)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 24 runs, 3 wickets)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 0
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (SR Watson 23, STR Binny 29, Ex 1)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 1
- SR Watson: 50 off 25 balls (2 x 4, 6 x 6)
Match Coverage
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The high high-five
Plays of the day from the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings in Jaipur