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IPL 2015, Match 6: RR vs DD - As it happened...

Rajathan Royals beat Delhi Daredevils in a nail-biting encounter at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Match 6 of IPL 2015. 

IPL 2015, Match 6: RR vs DD - As it happened...

New Delhi: Rajathan Royals beat Delhi Daredevils in a nail-biting encounter at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Match 6 of IPL 2015. Young Deepak Hooda lead the run chase with a superlative fifty, while Imran Tahir was the pick of the bowlers for DD.


RR Innings

Over 20 | Score 186/7

WHAT A FINISH!

With 3 runs needed off the last ball, Morris thrashed Mathews' full delivery through the covers for a boundary. RR bench in elated. Delhi lose yet another last-ball thriller.


Over 19 | Score 173/7

Hooda departed after a stellar knock as he hit a long hop from Tahir straight down the throat of long on. New man Morris planted the first ball he faced from the leg-spinner in to the stands with a well-connected sweep. The South African then cleaned up Faulkner with another googly.

Faulkner b Imran Tahir 17 (11b)

Hooda c Mathews b Imran Tahir 54 (25b)


Over 18 | Score 166/5

Fifty for Deepak Hooda!

Deepak Hooda got to his fifty by edging a well directed shot ball by Coulter-Bile  to the third man boundary for four. Well played young man!

19 runs came off that over as Faulkner scored fours off the first and last ball of the over.


Over 17 | Score 149/5

Faulkner walked out to bat after Rahane's dismissal. Amit Mishra bowled his quota of four overs and ended with excellent figures of 4-0-32-2.


Over 16 | Score 141/5

Rahane danced down the track to have a wild slog at a googly from Tahir, but missed it completely and lost his stumps. However, his dismissal did not have any bearing on Hooda as he launched the leg-spinner's delivery over the long on boundary for a massive six. Game on!

Rahane b Imran Tahir 47 (39b)


Over 15 | Score 130/4

Young Deepak Hooda bludgeoned Unadkat for two sixes - first over long on and second over midwicket. However, the right-hander should have been caught by Tiwary on the midwicket boundary, but only managed to parry it over the boundary.


Over 14 | Score 115/4

Yuvraj makes a hash of a simple run out.

Mix up between Hooda and Rahane had the later scrambling to make it back to his crease. Mathews' throw was accurate but Yuvraj fumbled with the collection and missed a simple chance to send Rahae back to the pavilion.


Over 13 | Score 104/4

19 runs off that over!

Hooda displayed the full range of his strokes as he smacked Angelo for two boundaries and a six. The 19-year-old coming to the party at the Kotla!


Over 12 | Score 85/4

Hooda came in to bat after RR lost Binny. Mishra continued to bowl a fine spell to the RR duo to maintain the pressure.


Over 11 | Score 79/4

Tahir delivers another blow to RR!

The South African leggie flummoxed Binny with a googly, trapping him LBW. RR in a spot of bother.

Binny lbw b Imran Tahir 1 (2b)


Over 10 | Score 74/3

Nice little duel between Mishra and Nair ended with the leg-spinner coming out tops.

Having hit 2 boundaries, Nair gave Mishra the charge and got foxed by a googly, with Jadhav completing the easy stumping.

Nair st Jadhav b Mishra 20 (12b)


Over 9 | Score 63/2

Spin from both ends!

Imran Tahir came on to bowl as Karun Nair walked in for RR after Smith's dismissal.


Over 8 | Score 57/2

Spin was introduced for the first time by Duminy and the leg-spinner Amit Mishra gave DD the much-needed of Smith. The Aussie was undone by Mishra's wrong one and played a shot straight down the throat of long on.

Smith c Agarwal b Mishra 10 (9b)


Over 7 | Score 50/1

Smith played a wide delivery from Mathews over point region to pick up another boundary.


Over 6 | Score 42/1

In-form Steve Smith walked out to the middle after RR lost their first wicket. After facing a couple of ball from Coulter-Nile, the RR skipper crunched the last ball of the over cover to get off the mark.


Over 5 | Score 35/1

Angelo Mathews was introduced in to the attack by Duminy. He immediately gave his team a breakthrough by dismissing Samson. The right-hander was caught by Yuvraj at deep midwicket.

Samson c Yuvraj Singh b Mathews 11 (12b)


Over 4 | Score 35/0

Rahane hit through the line for a 87-meter six off Coulter-Nile. The right hander then capitalized on a poor delivery as he cut it past backward point for a boundary. Good over for the Royals.


Over 3 | Score 23/0

After a six off the first ball, Rahane played a cracking cover drive along the ground to score a boundary from Unadkat's bowling.


Over 2 | Score 10/0

Imran Tahir's poor fielding at fine leg helped Sanju Samson score his first boundary of the match as he flicked Coulter-Nile's leg-side delivery.


Over 1 | Score 2/0

Jaydev Unadkat bowled an excellent first over to Ajinkya Rahane. The right-hander picked up a couple from the the last ball to get off the mark.


Is Delhi's 185-run target enough on a flat track at Kotla? Join us for the RR run chase on the other side.

DD Innings

Over 20 | Score 184/3

Final flourish from DD skipper saw him hit Morris for two sixes in the last over the innings. DD finish with 184/3.


Over 19 | Score 167/3

Southee's slower delivery strayed on Angelo's pads and the right-hander flicked it very fine to pick up another four. The Kiwi made a good comeback after conceding that boundary.


Over 18 | Score 158/3

Faulkner's bad day got worse as Mathews tore him apart in his last over. Two fours, a six and a dropped catch made up the Aussie's last over. He ended with figures of 4-0-55-0. The Sri Lankan skipper gave a much needed impetus to the DD innings.


Over 17 | Score 141/3

Yuvraj top edged a bouncer from Morris, as Nair completed a sensational running catch at deep backward square leg. Huge wicket for RR!

Yuvraj Singh c Nair b Morris 27 (17b)


Over 16 | Score 136/2

Yuvraj piled on the misery for Faulkner as he planted two deliveries straight in to the stands. Vintage Yuvi!


Over 15 | Score 119/2

Time Southee came back into the attack. Yuvraj and Duminy has not been able to unshackle themselves so far. DD need to get a move on.


Over 14 | Score 113/2

Hooda completed his quota of four overs with excellent figures of 4-0-20-0.


Over 13 | Score 106/2

Faulkner was pulled by Duminy for a six over fine leg boundary. The Aussie has so far struggled with his line and length.


Over 12 | Score 98/2

Yuvraj Singh walked out to the middle after the dismissal of Iyer. He got off the mark immediately as he picked up a single.


Over 11 | Score 93/2

After hitting a six off the first ball, Iyer perished off Morris' last ball as he mistimed a shot and spooned a catch to mid-off.

Iyer c Southee b Morris 40 (30b)


Over 10 | Score 84/1

Iyer planted Tambe's tossed up delivery over long on for six and then smacked another one straight down the ground for a four. The young Indian batsman has cut loose.


Over 9 | Score 71/1

James Faulker was introduced in to the attack. Iyer immediately went after him picking up a leg-side boundary and then hit him for a six over long.


Over 8 | Score 58/1

Hooda kept the pressure on Duminy and Iyer. Both spinners have pulled things back well for RR.


Over 7 | Score 54/1

Tambe continued to bowl beautifully as he gave away just 3 runs. He has helped RR stem the flow of runs.


Over 6 | Score 51/1

Deepak Hooda was introduced in to the attack. He bowled around the stumps and completed a tidy first over.


Over 5 | Score 46/1

Spin during Powerplay could have been risky but man with the golden arm - Pravin Tambe gave RR a much needed breakthrough as Mayank chipped a simple catch straight back to him. DD skipper walked out to the middle after that wicket.

Agarwal c & b Tambe 37 (21b)


Over 4 | Score 44/0

Dhawal Kulkarni was introduced in to the attack by Smith and Agarwal did not waste any time before he took the medium pacer apart. 18 runs came off that over, including 4 boundaries. Mayank is on fire!


Over 3 | Score 26/0

After Agarwal lofted Southee for a six over cover, Iyer played a beautiful drive to pick up his first boundary. Productive over for DD!


Over 2 | Score 13/0

Chris Morris strayed on Mayank's pads, only for his delivery to be dispatched wide of the midwicket fielder for a boundary. Mayank Agarwal has looked very positive.


Over 1 | Score 8/0

Tim Southee got the proceedings underway for RR. Mayank Agarwal pulled the Kiwi off his front foot for the first boundary of the innings. Solid start by DD.


Team news

The settled Royals side has gone in with the same eleven as the last match.

RR XI: Rahane, Samson, Smith, Nair, Hooda, Binny, Faulkner, Morris, Southee, Kulkarni, Tambe

​Daredevils have made 3 changes to their team after defeat to CSK in their first match. CM Gautam, Albie Morkel and Domnic Joseph are out for Angelo Mathews, Jaydev Unadkat and Manoj Tiwary.

DD XI: Agarwal, Iyer, Duminy, Yuvraj, Tiwary, Mathews, Jadhav, Coulter-Nile, Mishra, Tahir, Unadkat

Toss

Steve Smith won the toss and the Rajathan Royals will bowl first. JP Duminy said his team would have preferred to bat first anyway.  


Match 6, DD vs RR: Preview

Hoping to end their 10-match losing streak in the IPL cricket tournament, Delhi Daredevils will look to turn their fortunes around on home turf when they take on an upbeat Rajasthan Royals at the Feroz Shah Kotla.

Notwithstanding their one-run opening game loss to Chennai Super Kings, the Jean-Paul Duminy-led side has shown ample courage with their new-look squad in this edition of the cash-rich league.

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Even though Delhi batting showed gaping holes in their 151-run chase at Chepauk, Albie Morkel struck an unbeaten 55-ball 73 to take the team to touching distance of a win.

The bowling also showed muscle with new-ball bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile bagging three wickets to check the CSK surge. But the tournament's biggest buy, Yuvraj Singh will really have to stand up and deliver to give Delhi the much-needed impetus.

The spinners -- Imran Tahir, Duminy and Amit Mishra -- though have bowled with a lot of heart and the trio will once again be looking to turn things around in front of their home crowd.

It will also be interesting to see if veteran pacer Zaheer Khan, who has been struggling with his fitness, takes field in the Sunday clash.

Having lost nine straight games in the previous edition, Delhi started this season with another defeat but would have taken some heart after giving a tough time to two-time champions CSK.

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Pleased with his teams bowling show against Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side, Duminy said that they will have to asses and maximize player utility.

Inaugural edition champions Rajasthan, on the other hand, had a winning start to the season, with a comfortable 26-run victory against Kings XI Punjab in Pune yesterday, on a day it came to light that one of its players was approached last month for spot-fixing by someone not in the team.

Rajasthan looked confident under Steven Smith's stand-in-captaincy and Rahul Dravid's mentorship. Regular skipper Shane Watson, who had a niggle in his right knee, is expected to take field.

The side, which seemed to have put their spot-fixing past behind them, might not have enjoyed the kind of success under Shane Warne, when they lifted their one and only title in 2008, but have always been a dangerous outfit with the tag of underdogs hanging by their necks all through.

If Australia's James Faulkner came up with a good all-round effort to score 46 runs and three wickets in the team's clinical performance in Pune, then Rohtak-born Deepak Hooda entertained the crowd with his 15-ball 30-run knock.

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Apart from Faulkner, pace spearhead Tim Southee also bowled well to pick two wickets, though he was expensive in his four overs.

Indian talent Sanju Samson, Ajinkya Rahane, Dhawal Kulkarni and Stuart Binny also give muscle to a side that has a fighting character.

The two sides will be playing their first day-game of the competition tomorrow and it will be interesting to see how the foreign players adapt to the hot conditions here.

Rajasthan enjoy a better head-to-head count with eight wins off the 14 games between the two sides, but Delhi on their home turn would certainly look for a change of fortune.

Teams (From):

Delhi Daredevils: Jean-Paul Duminy (Capt), Yuvraj Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Manoj Tiwary, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Angelo Mathews, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Albie Morkel, Quinton de Kock, Zaheer Khan, Chidhambaram Gautam, Travis Head, Imran Tahir, Shreyas Iyer, Kedar Jadhav, KK Jiyas, Domnic Muthuswami, Shahbaz Nadeem, Gurinder Sandhu, Marcus Stoinis, Saurabh Tiwary, Jaydev Unadkat, Jayant Yadav, Srikar Bharat.

Rajasthan Royals: Shane Watson (Capt), Ankit Sharma, Brainder Sran, Rajat Bhatia, Stuart Binny, Ben Cutting, James Faulkner, Deepak Hooda, Dhawal Kulkarni, Vikramjeet Malik, Chris Morris, Karun Nair, Abhishek Nayar, Ajinkya Rahane, Pardeep Sahu, Dinesh Salunkhe, Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Tim Southee, Pravin Tambe, Rahul Tewatia, Rusty Theron, Sagar Trivedi, Dishant Yagnik.