IPL 2013: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils - As it happened...

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SCORECARD» I COMMENTARY» I MATCH REPORT» ================================================================================ POINTS TABLE» I SCHEDULE» ================================================================================ RR Over: 17.5 II Score: 155/1 Siddarth Kaul to bowl his fourth over. RR need just five runs to win this match. Five singles take them to comfortable and a commanding win over Delhi. They continue to remain unbeaten at home this season. A good opening stand between Dravid and Rahane laid the foundation for big-hitting Watson to finish it off in the end. ================================================================================ RR Over: 17 II Score: 150/1 Morkel is back. And Rahane sends the first delivery over extra cover region for a maximum. He takes a single off the next. Watson hits the third delivery over long off boundary for another maximum. He follows that with another good shot through point but an even better effort in the deep by Warner saves a certain boundary. 17 runs from the over. ================================================================================ RR Over: 16 II Score: 133/1 Pawan Negi returns to bowl his final over. Three runs from the first five deliveries. Watson finishes the over with a powerful stroke past mid off region for a boundary. Seven runs from the over. ================================================================================ RR Over: 15 II Score: 126/1 Yadav returns. A single off the first delivery takes Rahane to his fifty. Watson is on strike now. The Australian clipped his first delivery through midwicket region for a boundary. Watson adds second boundary to his total with a cut through point region. He ended the over with a couple. That one was also racing away to the fence but for slide from Warner in the deep that prevent it from crossing the ropes. Time for the strategic break. ================================================================================ RR Over: 14 II Score: 113/1 Siddarth Kaul is back. Rahane rotates the strike with a single. Umpire signals it as a leg bye. Dravid returns the favour and adds another single to his total. Another single brings Dravid back on the strike. The fourth delivery proves to be Dravid's last in the match as he was caught by Agarkar at long on. He scored 53(48b, 4X7). Shane Watson joins Rahane in the middle. Rahane collects another boundary as he guides the fifth delivery to fine leg fence. Eight runs and a wicket in the over. ================================================================================ RR Over: 13 II Score: 105/0 Morkel is back. A quick single and a missed direct hit allows Dravid to come back for two off the first delivery. A single off the third delivery takes Dravid to his 11th IPL half-century. That single also took Rajasthan to 100 runs. Dravid pulls the sixth delivery and adds two more to his total. Eight runs from the over. ================================================================================ RR Over: 12 II Score: 97/0 Ben Rohrer introduced into the attack. Ben saved Delhi's sinking ship with a half-century today. Can he replicate that with his bowling? Meanwhile, he has started with a wide outside off. Dravid lofts the third delivery over extra cover region for a boundary. Off the sixth delivery, Rahane scores a boundary to fine leg. 12 runs from the 12th over. ================================================================================ RR Over: 11 II Score: 85/0 Pawan Negi continues. Eight runs from the over that include two couples and four singles. ================================================================================ RR Over: 10 II Score: 77/0 Agarkar is back. His third is short and Dravid pulls it away for a boundary. A misfield by Mahela off the final delivery allows Dravid to add a couple to his total. ================================================================================ RR Over: 9 II Score: 67/0 Pawan Negi continues. Six singles from the over. ================================================================================ RR Over: 8 II Score: 61/0 Morkel to bowl his second over. A lucky boundary for Rahane who almost chopped the first delivery onto the stumps. It was short outside off and Rahane got a boundary as the bottom edge eluded the stumps and the keeper. Six runs from the over. Time for a strategic break. ================================================================================ RR Over: 7 II Score: 55/0 Pawan Negi to bowl his first over. Six from the over including an extra from a wide. ================================================================================ RR Over: 6 II Score: 49/0 Ajit Agarkar into the attack now. Rahane just pushed the second delivery past the bowler for a terrific boundary. A single off the next brings Dravid on strike. And Dravid smashes the fourth delivery past the bowler who gets a hand to it. The shot forced umpire Aleem Dar to duck for cover. Dravid ends the over with a lofted shot over long on region for another four. 13 runs from the over. ================================================================================ RR Over: 5 II Score: 36/0 Morne Morkle introduced into the attack. Rahane takes the aerial route and ends up playing the second delivery of the over high in the air. Pawan Negi gets underneath it and spills the catch. Meanwhile, Rahane adds three runs to his total. Dravid ends the over with a flick that gives him yet another boundary. Nine runs from the over. ================================================================================ RR Over: 4 II Score: 27/0 Yadav continues. Rajasthan have so far been undefeated at home in this season of IPL. Yadav's second is a sharp bouncer that eludes everyone. Umpirem singals five wides. Dravid follows that with a flick through midwicket region for a boundary. Nine runs from the over. ================================================================================ RR Over: 3 II Score: 18/0 Kaul continues. And Dravid went for a drive off his first and it dropped short off the mid off fielder. He finally gets off the mark with a flick to midwicket boundary. He adds another boundary to his total thanks to an outside edge that flies over point region for another boundary. 11 runs from the over. ================================================================================ RR Over: 2 II Score: 7/0 Umesh Yadav will share the new ball with Kaul. Yadav extracts bounce and Rahane misses the cut. His next is a wide down the leg side. Rahane gets off the mark with a couple to square leg region. He gives the strike to Dravid with a single off the next. Dravid is beaten by the pace off his next but a slip up from the keeper allows them to add a single to the total. Seven runs from the over. ================================================================================ RR Over: 1 II Score: 0/0 We're back folks. Lights have been turned on. Rahul Dravid and Ajinkya Rahane will open the innings for Rajasthans. Siddarth Kaul has the new ball. Facing him is Dravid. The young bowler is getting some swing here. His first delivery swung away from Dravid who reached for it but missed it. Dravid fails to score and so it's a maiden over to start with. ================================================================================ DD Over: 20 II Score: 154/4 Faulkner to bowl the final over of the innings. Jadhave begins the over with a couple. Faulkner follows it with a good yorker. Jadhav takes a single off the next. Rohrer collects another boundary via an edge. He follows that with a maximum straight over the bowler's head. 14 runs from the final over. 76 runs these two (Rohrer & Jadhav) have added between them. ================================================================================ DD Over: 19 II Score: 140/4 Watson to bowl the penultimate over. Rohrer takes a quick couple off the first. He swings and misses the next. Rohrer collects a boundary off the next. Rohrer reaches his fifty off the final delivery of the over with a risky shot to fine leg for a boundary. He was looking to play a scoop after walking across. The ball went past the diving keeper for four. 12 runs from the over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 18 II Score: 128/4 Faulkner into his third over. He starts it with a wide. Rohrer takes a single off the first. Jadhav follows that with two couples. Of the third, he gets an inside edge that came after he attempted a cut. The ball raced away to the third man boundary. 12 runs from the over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 17 II Score: 116/4 Tait is back. He has been very expensive so far. Don't know what Dravid has in mind. Watson has bowled just two over and has given away just nine runs. So has Faulkner who also has two overs left. Meanwhile, Tait is continuing to pitch short and wide leaking boundaries in abundance. Tait collects consecutive boundaries off his third and fourth delivery - the first a result of a misfield from Tambe at point while the next a a cut over point. Tait ended the over with a sharp bouncer. 12 runs from the over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 16 II Score: 104/4 Trivedi to bowl his final over. Just three runs from it. Trivedi has outfoxed Jadhav with his slower ones in the over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 15 II Score: 101/4 Shane Watson is back. A brilliant effort in the deep by Faulkner saves a certain boundary as Jadhav has to be contend with a couple. Jadhav ends the over with a boundary to deep midwicket region. Eight runs from the over. Time for another strategic break. ================================================================================ DD Over: 14 II Score: 93/4 Trivedi to bowl his third over. He manages to score a boundary in the over employing a cut. Nine runs from the over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 13 II Score: 84/4 Tambe to bowl his final over. Rohrer was looking to sweep his second delivery but it took an edge and the ball was caught by keeper after hitting the ground. That looked close. It was referred to the TV umpire and it was clear that the ball had hit the ground first. Rohrer ends the over on a high note sending the ball through point region for a boundary employing a cut. Six runs from the over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 12 II Score: 78/4 Trivedi continues. Trivedi's fourth delivery is a slower one. Jayawardene swings it over long off boundary for the first maximum of the Delhi innings. OUT! And Trivedi has his revenge off the sixth delivery as he removes Mahela who is caught by Dravid. He scored 34 (31b, 4X4, 6X1). Mahela was looking to flick this but Dravid took a couple of steps to his right and stretched his arms, managed to take it cleanly. In walks Kedar Jadhav. ================================================================================ DD Over: 11 II Score: 70/3 Halfway down the innings and Delhi have lost three wickets with just 55 on board. Tambe to bowl his third over. Jayawardene sweeps his first delivery of the over for a boundary. He follows that with a couple. Rohrer walks across, exposing the stumps and guides the fourth delivery to fine leg region for a boundary. He follows that with a paddle sweep and the ball again ends up crossing the fine leg fence. 15 runs from the over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 10 II Score: 55/3 Siddharth Trivedi into the attack now. Two runs from his first over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 9 II Score: 53/3 Tambe continues. Delhi need to pick up their scoring rate. Five runs from the over including a couple to Rohrer. Time for a strategic break. ================================================================================ DD Over: 8 II Score: 48/3 Binny continues. OUT! And Binny gets the prized wicket of David Warner who has been caught by Sachin Baby at covers. He scored 13 (18b, 4X2). It was a slower delivery that bounced a bit more than Warner had anticipated. He was taken aback and ended up giving a catch to extra cover. Ben Rohrer is the new man in the middle. And a loud shout for lbw but umpire turns it down. Just two runs from the over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 7 II Score: 46/2 Here comes the oldest IPL debutant ever. Pravin Tambe at 41 years is the oldest cricketer to have made his debut in the annual championship. He hasn't played in any Ranji game but has played a lot of cricket at club level. Just four runs from his first over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 6 II Score: 42/2 Stuart Binny to bowl his first over of the match. Warner gets beaten off his first delivery as he goes for a drive. A single off the fifth delivery brings Mahela on strike. Just one run from the over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 5 II Score: 41/2 Tait is back after that prolonged first over. Facing him is Warner. Off the second, he manages to induce an edge but it flies well wide of the slip fielder and goes for a boundary to third man region. He follows that with another boundary through covers. A single off the next brings Jayawardene on strike. Tait drops his fifth delivery short and Mahela pulls it to fine leg region for a boundary. He ends the over with a cracking stroke through point for another four. 17 runs from the over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 4 II Score: 24/2 Faulkner continues. Just two runs from the over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 3 II Score: 22/2 Shane Watson replaces Shaun Tait. OUT! Watson stirkes! Debutant Muralidharen Gautam flashes at Watson's third delivery and ends up edging it to wicketkeeper Samson. He goes back into the hutch after scoring 2 (3b). That was a length delivery outside off and Gautam reached for it and ended up being caught by the keeper. David Warner is the new man in the middle. A wicket and one run from the over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 2 II Score: 21/1 James Faulkner to share the new ball with Tait. And Sehwag sets the ball rolling with a flicked boundary to midwicket region. Off the third, Sehwag uses the pace of the delivery and superbly places it through covers for another boundary. OUT! And Faulkner has the last laugh as he bowls Sehwag off his fourth! He scored 11 (7b, 4X2). That was a slower one from Faulkner as Sehwag with a high backlift didn't pick it up and went for his shot. The ball after clipping his pad, crashed on the stumps. Debutant Muralidharen Gautam is the new man in the middle. 10 runs from the over. ================================================================================ DD Over: 1 II Score: 11/0 Right. Shaun Tait has the new ball. Facing him is Delhi captain Mahela Jayawardene. Opening the innings with him for the visitors is Virender Sehwag. And off the second delivery, Delhi open their account courtesy a boundary from the bat of Mahela via a pull to deep backward square leg region. The next from Tait is a wide down the leg side. A single off the third brings Sehwag on strike who gets off the mark with a couple. 11 runs from the over that include three extras from wides. ================================================================================ TOSS: Delhi Daredevils won the toss and decided to bat first. Delhi Daredevils have made six changes. Morne Morkel, Ben Rorher, Ajit Agarkar, Siddarth Kaul, Pawan Negi and CM Gautam have been included into the side. Shaun Tait and the 42-year-old legspinner Pravin Tambe have come in for Kevon Cooper and Ajit Chandila in the Rajasthan Royals' final XI. Rajasthan Royals will look to close in on a play-off berth and consolidate their position in the points table when they take on a struggling Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League, here on Tuesday. Daredevils were routed by Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets in their previous encounter as their big-ticket stars once again failed to fire with the bat and folded up for a pathetic 80 runs, the second lowest total of the season after CSK`s 79 against Mumbai Indians. Read the complete preview here» SQUADS: Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson (wk), Shane Watson, Brad Hodge, Stuart Binny Owais Shah, James Faulkner, Ajit Chandila, Siddharth Trivedi, Sreesanth, Brad Hogg, Fidel Edwards, Kevon Cooper, Kushal Perera, Samuel Badree, Shaun Tait, Ankit Chavan, Ashok Maneria, Dishant Yagnik, Harmeet Singh, Kumar Borsea, Pravin Thambe, Rahul Shukla, Sachin Baby, Shreevats Goswami, Vikramjeet Malik. Delhi Daredevils: Mahela Jayawardane (Captain), Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Umesh Yadav, Manpreet Juneja, Ashish Nehra, Naman Ojha, Irfan Pathan, Andre Russell, Kedar Jadhav, Ajit Agarkar, Johan Botha, Unmukt Chand, Morne Morkel, Shabaz Nadeem, Ben Rohrer, Royston Dias, Muralitharan Gautam, Sidharth Kaul, Jeevan Mendis, Yogesh Nagar, Sujeet Nayak, Pavan Negi, Aristh Singhvi, Roelof van der Merwe, Venugopal Rao and Gulam Bodi.