01/05Result
18th match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Jaipur, May 1 2008
RR won by 45 runs
Player of the Match
Swapnil AsnodkarRajasthan Royals
01/05Result
18th match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Jaipur, May 1 2008
RR won by 45 runs
Player of the Match
Swapnil AsnodkarRajasthan Royals

Rajasthan got three things right in their defense of this target - discipline, discipline and discipline. Kolkata somehow never looked in control of the chase and their captain Sourav Ganguly looked circumspect for a long time, despite his 50. Kolkata managed only eight fours, as opposed to Rajasthan's 22 and that, I think, made the difference. The boundaries started to dry up and Rajasthan kept things tight.

Here's confirmation that the last over was bowled by Shane Watson. Apologies for the technical glitch.

Thanks for your company and of course, the mails! Part two of the May day double bill gets underway in less than ten minutes, with Deccan Chargers taking on Kings XI Punjab. Jamie Alter's busy at the keyboard to take you through that. For now, this is Kanishkaa signing off. Cheers!

19.1
W
Watson to Dinda, OUT, catch of the tournament, surely! Dinda tries to clear the infield on the off side and there are two fielders converging towards it in the region of mid-off - Warne and Taruwar Kohli. They nearly collide but Kohli stretches out his left hand and pulls off a blinder and hangs on to it after Warne eventually collides with him. Several blue shirts crowd the pair and boy is Kohli delighted!

AB Dinda c sub (T Kohli) b Watson 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

The loudspeaker blares out the title track of Rang de Basanti.

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | KKR: 151/9 (46 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.94, RRR: 46.00)

  • Ashok Dinda1 (2b)
  • Ishant Sharma1 (1b)
  • Sohail Tanvir4-0-30-2
  • Siddharth Trivedi4-0-31-2
18.6
1
Sohail Tanvir to Dinda, 1 run, the attempted yorker turns into a low full toss, he pushes it down to long-on
18.5
1
Sohail Tanvir to Sharma, 1 run, full and swinging in, he digs it out to the on side
18.4
1b
Sohail Tanvir to Dinda, 1 bye, fires in another yorker and this creeps between his legs, they steal a bye off a fumble
18.3
W
Sohail Tanvir to Umar Gul, 1 run, OUT, only a matter of time... He digs out a yorker to deep square leg and the batsmen risk a second run, they take a chance with Jadeja's arm but the throw was quick and flat, Rawat whips off the bails and the third umpire wasn't required

Umar Gul run out 2 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100

18.2
W
Sohail Tanvir to Das, OUT, the slow leg cutter, he stays at the crease and lofts over the infield but fails to get the desired pace or elevation to go for the maximum, Watson comfortably taks it at long-off

DB Das c Watson b Sohail Tanvir 11 (13b 1x4 0x6) SR: 84.61

18.1
0
Sohail Tanvir to Das, no run, bowls a yorker outside off, he makes room but fails to dig it out

50 off 2 overs, Rajasthan have all but wrapped this up

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | KKR: 147/7 (50 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.16, RRR: 25.00)

  • Debabrata Das11 (11b)
  • Umar Gul1 (1b)
  • Siddharth Trivedi4-0-31-2
  • Sohail Tanvir3-0-27-1
17.6
1
Trivedi to Das, 1 run, an excellent finish to the over as he bowls a yorker on middle and leg, he gets a thick inside edge onto his pads
17.5
1
Trivedi to Umar Gul, 1 run, full on off and middle, he pushes it to long-on
17.4
W
Trivedi to Saha, OUT, Saha walks across his stumps and attempts another paddle scoop, Trivedi follows him and dishes out a yorker on middle and off, it goes straight through and hits middle and off

WP Saha b Trivedi 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

17.3
1
Trivedi to Das, 1 run, full outside off, he pushes it across the line to long-on, this is getting tougher and tougher for Kolkata
17.2
1
Trivedi to Saha, 1 run, walks across his stumps and plays a paddle scoop which just falls wide of Smith at short fine leg
17.1
W
Trivedi to Hussey, OUT, Hussey's efforts go to dust as he exposes his stumps and tries to cart one over the on side, Trivedi bowls a yorker on the stumps and takes out the bails

DJ Hussey b Trivedi 42 (30b 1x4 2x6) SR: 140

Kolkata need to pick at least 20 off this over

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs | KKR: 143/5 (54 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.41, RRR: 18.00)

  • David Hussey42 (29b)
  • Debabrata Das9 (9b)
  • Sohail Tanvir3-0-27-1
  • Munaf Patel4-0-29-0
16.6
1
Sohail Tanvir to Hussey, 1 run, squeezes out a yorker towards point, Hussey scampers to the other end and makes his ground
16.5
1
Sohail Tanvir to Das, 1 run, stretches his bat out and plays it one handed down to mid-on, the ball lobs off the top of the bat and falls safe
16.4
1
Sohail Tanvir to Hussey, 1 run, keeps it full again,he gives the charge and plays it to long-off
16.3
1b
Sohail Tanvir to Das, 1 bye, jams in the yorker, Das fails to dig it out but Hussey charges from the other end, the under arm flick is wide
16.2
1
Sohail Tanvir to Hussey, 1 run, high full toss, he's down the track and he manages to push it wide of midwicket
16.1
2
Sohail Tanvir to Hussey, 2 runs, Tanvir comes round the wicket, he makes room and lofts over the bowler's head

61 needed off 4 overs

END OF OVER:
16 | 8 Runs | KKR: 136/5 (61 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 8.50, RRR: 15.25)

  • David Hussey37 (25b)
  • Debabrata Das8 (7b)
  • Munaf Patel4-0-29-0
  • Yusuf Pathan2-0-14-0
15.6
1
Patel to Hussey, 1 run, full outside off and yet again it's only a single, this time to sweeper cover
15.5
1
Patel to Das, 1 run, keeps it full and gets it to curve back in, not quite the length to scoop it over the infield and they have to settle for a single
15.4
1
Patel to Hussey, 1 run, jams in the yorker outside leg, he squeezes it out to the on side

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KKR 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st15SC GangulySalman Butt
2nd29SC GangulyAB Agarkar
3rd7SC GangulyBJ Hodge
4th68SC GangulyDJ Hussey
5th2LR ShuklaDJ Hussey
6th22DJ HusseyDB Das
7th2WP SahaDB Das
8th2Umar GulDB Das
9th1Umar GulI Sharma
10th3AB DindaI Sharma