Daredevils vs RR, 39th match at Delhi, IPL, Apr 29 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
39th match (D/N), Delhi, April 29, 2012, Indian Premier League
(20 ov, T:153) 151/3

Daredevils won by 1 run

Player Of The Match
63 (39)
virender-sehwag
Cricinfo's MVP
103.61 ptsImpact List
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RR
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end of over 2010 runs • 1 wicket
RR: 151/3CRR: 7.55 
Ajinkya Rahane84 (63b 9x4 1x6)
Umesh Yadav 4-0-35-0
Morne Morkel 4-0-26-1

Presentation:

Dravid: I think we had them on the mat, left it too late, Morkel bowled an excellent over and this will hurt for sure. I am proud of my team, there are not too many big players but they are fighting hard. They would have gained a lot from winning the game. We need to pick up our game and play Delhi again. Credit to how Rahane batted, he was in the Indian team and he is out and will look to score tons and tons of runs.

Sehwag: Bowlers did an excellent job, Morkel did really well, I asked him to be free and bowl with freedom. I also thought we were losing this when they needed 14 off two but superb bowling from the duo.

Sehwag, who is also the man of the match: I think I am loving this format, trying to bat through the first half of the innings and then take it on.

That was Rajasthan's game to be lost when they needed 15 off the last two overs with nine wickets standing. Suddenly Morne Morkel produced an excellent penultimate over and Rahane hit a smacking six off the fourth ball of the last over to almost push it to the Super Over.

Rahane: It has been going well with Dravid, seven matches to go, hope to do well. We play at home, but we need to do better than today because they have some excellent players in their team.

Morne Morkel: Want to bowl well in the back end of the game, that is an important portion of the game and I was lucky to do well today. Hours and hours of practice bowling yorkers, also it is a confidence thing.

19.6
W
Umesh Yadav to Rahane, OUT

out, run-out! Missed the bat, and they went for a bye, the wicket-keeper managed to throw the stumps down and Shah is run-out...heart-break for Rahane.

Owais Shah run out (†Ojha) 1 (1b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 100
19.5
2
Umesh Yadav to Rahane, 2 runs

goes to the off-side and plays it to the deep square leg region for a couple. The fielder was up there and they had to come over from mid-wicket.

19.4
6
Umesh Yadav to Rahane, SIX runs

Woohooo! What a stroke, what a player! Full-toss, low one at that and he has opened his bat for the ball to go over point for a six! I rub my eyes!

19.3
1
Umesh Yadav to Shah, 1 run

tries to slog it over leg-side and gets an inside edge, only for a single.

19.2
1
Umesh Yadav to Rahane, 1 run

broken bat! He had just changed the bat and he mistimes it so badly that the handle remains in his hand and the willow made its journey on to the pitch. Only a single.

19.1
Umesh Yadav to Rahane, no run

outside the off stump, full-toss and at 148.5 km/hr and Rahane misses it!

Wide open this game. 12 needed off six. Umesh Yadav has the ball. Rahane to face. Crowds on their feet. So am I.

end of over 193 runs • 1 wicket
RR: 141/2CRR: 7.42 RRR: 12.00
Ajinkya Rahane75 (58b 9x4)
Morne Morkel 4-0-26-1
Umesh Yadav 3-0-25-0
18.6
W
Morkel to Hodge, OUT

gone, lbw! That was pitched right up to the batsman and Hodge has missed it completely, trying to swing it away and that is as plumb as they come. After hitting the boot, the ball stopped on the crease, and it stopped right in front of the middle stump.

Brad Hodge lbw b Morkel 22 (18b 3x4 0x6 25m) SR: 122.22
18.5
2
Morkel to Hodge, 2 runs

well hit through the leg-side for a couple of runs, it was a full-toss and he heaved it away.

18.4
Morkel to Hodge, no run

down the leg-side, was it? And not called a wide! Everyone is smiling there, including the batsman and the fielders...!

18.3
1
Morkel to Rahane, 1 run

yorker yet again and he had to dig it out, did it well but gets only a single, 144.5 km/hr

18.2
Morkel to Rahane, no run

outside the off stump, pitched right up and he tries to go over the extra-cover, misses!

change of bats for Rahane

18.1
Morkel to Rahane, no run

yorker from that height and Rahane fails to get too much on it, back to the bowler.

end of over 1810 runs
RR: 138/1CRR: 7.66 RRR: 7.50
Ajinkya Rahane74 (55b 9x4)
Brad Hodge20 (15b 3x4)
Umesh Yadav 3-0-25-0
Morne Morkel 3-0-23-0

15 needed from 2. 10 came from that Yadav over.

17.6
1
Umesh Yadav to Rahane, 1 run

slower from Yadav, 110.7 km/hr, played away to third-man for a single.

17.5
1
Umesh Yadav to Hodge, 1 run

slower one from Yadav and that is played to extra cover for a single.

17.4
Umesh Yadav to Hodge, no run

outside the off-stump, full, widish and Hodge fails to get any bat on it.

17.3
Umesh Yadav to Hodge, no run

shorter, slower, was almost through his shot before checking it and hitting it hard into the ground.

17.2
4
Umesh Yadav to Hodge, FOUR runs

pitched up outside the off stump and he slashes it over cover for another four!

17.1
4
Umesh Yadav to Hodge, FOUR runs

pitched right up to the bat and Hodge wanted to go straight, instead he gets an inside edge and it goes through mid-wicket for a four!

25 needed from three overs, which is doable with nine wickets standing. A good over from Umesh Yadav needed.

end of over 1711 runs
RR: 128/1CRR: 7.52 RRR: 8.33
Brad Hodge11 (10b 1x4)
Ajinkya Rahane73 (54b 9x4)
Morne Morkel 3-0-23-0
Ajit Agarkar 4-0-33-0
16.6
1
Morkel to Hodge, 1 run

outside the off stump, Hodge opens the face and guides it to third-man for a single.

16.5
Morkel to Hodge, no run

yorker on the stumps and Hodge's got no option but to defend it back to the bowler.

Win Probability
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Over 20 • RR 151/3

Owais Shah run out (†Ojha) 1 (1b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 100
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