RR vs Daredevils, 41st match at Ahmedabad, , May 15 2014 - Match Result

RESULT
41st match (N), Ahmedabad, May 15, 2014, Pepsi Indian Premier League
(20 ov, T:202) 139/9

RR won by 62 runs

Player Of The Match
64 (50)
ajinkya-rahane
Cricinfo's MVP
58.46 ptsImpact List
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Scorecard summary
Rajasthan Royals 201/6(20 overs)
2/25 (4)
Delhi Daredevils 139/9(20 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
DC58.464(6)41.72/252.3656.75
RR56.2332(16)41.8752.051/190.294.19
RR49.864(50)61.2149.8--0
DC48.451(4)1- 0.392/352.6348.85
RR41.1923(8)24.9128.041/60.8113.15
end of over 2013 runs
DC: 139/9CRR: 6.95 
Manoj Tiwary61 (44b 5x4 2x6)
Siddarth Kaul2 (2b)
Dhawal Kulkarni 4-1-24-1
Kevon Cooper 3-0-19-1

There hasn't been a one-sided match as this one this year. It got over almost 10 overs ago. Rajasthan Royals continue to stick to the other two teams at the top of the table while Delhi Daredevils keep plummeting to depths unknown. The match, it seemed, was played on two surfaces - Royals scored over 200 with ease. Then Daredevils just couldn't get the innings going on this slow surface.

Thanks for your comments and feedback; they made the second half entertaining. Enjoy the two-day rest. We will be back soon. Devashish Fuloria signing off. Ciao ciao.

Steven Smith says, "It was outstanding. I didn't have to do anything, sit on the sidelines and just field. it was perfect. I thought the wicket would slow up a bit and the bowlers bowled beautifully. It was a clinical performance all round. We like to target our opposition, the better players you know, and it has worked fine.. we hope to continue in the business end."

Rahane is the Man of the Match. He says, "Really enjoyed batting here. After first six overs, the wicket got a bit slow. We didn't really talk about targets during time out. We just wanted to back ourselves and stay positive. We just want one guy to bat till the end, today it was my turn."

"I'd probably hold my hand and say that I got it wrong at the toss," says KP. "The pitch got a lot slower. It's not going according to the plan. We are not here to blame anybody. It's a young squad and we need to look to perform a lot better next year."

"It's definitely a great feeling when you get KP or Taylor or Gambhir out," says Rajat Bhatia. "I have never played for the country, but to get these big players out, is a great feeling. I thanks Royals for the opportunity. You know your role, that's why I am doing well."

paul: "Provided K P They keep u for next year !!"

Sandeep Sundar: "What's wrong with the Delhi Daredevils? They started this year's auction from the scratch! Put-together a brand new team! But nothing has changed their fortune or skills! "

Rij: "This was a good pitch for batting, until Bhatia came to bowl. His deliveries were too slow for the pitch, so it turned slower and slower to keep up with his deliveries. "

dk: "bhatia once bowled to sachin. now his son arjun is preparing to face the same ball."

Bhawesh: "Mathematically put, Speed of Light X Speed of Bhatia = 1"

19.6
Kulkarni to Tiwary, no run

bowls it wide outside off and the game is over

19.5
2
Kulkarni to Tiwary, 2 runs

yorker length, the batsman punches it to deep midwicket and calls for a second.. Tiwary loses his bat at the other end

19.4
6
Kulkarni to Tiwary, SIX runs

a low full toss on the pads, Tiwary takes some bonus runs, hoicking it over deep midwicket

Prabhat: "Bhatia bowls so slow that Sanjay can actually do his work before the ball reaches the batsman and not get fired for being non productive!!!"

19.4
1w
Kulkarni to Tiwary, 1 wide

fires this wide down the leg side

Krithikou: "Guys, batsmen are still on the lookout for the ball Bhatia bowled in IPL 2009. It is yet to reach the other end."

19.3
2
Kulkarni to Tiwary, 2 runs

slower delivery, swung across the line to deep square leg.. There was a mix-up, but Binny's wild throws allows them to complete the second easily

19.2
1
Kulkarni to Kaul, 1 run

comes back over the wicket, the batsman steers it to third man for a single

19.1
1
Kulkarni to Tiwary, 1 run

he comes round the wicket and fires it on the blockhole, the batsman digs it out to long on

end of over 196 runs • 1 wicket
DC: 126/9CRR: 6.63 RRR: 76.00
Manoj Tiwary50 (39b 5x4 1x6)
Siddarth Kaul1 (1b)
Kevon Cooper 3-0-19-1
Stuart Binny 2-0-14-1

Albert Einstein: "The extremely slow speed of Rajat Bhatia's delivery can cause the time itself to slow down, causing time (along with my interest in his performance) to dilate"

18.6
1
Cooper to Tiwary, 1 run

meanwhile Tiwary gets to his half-century with a push to deep cover

rssampat: "Bhatia bowls so slowly, that he bowls in this game and the ball arrives in the next game!"

18.5
4
Cooper to Tiwary, FOUR runs

slower ball outside off, Tiwary drags this to deep backward square leg boundary

18.4
Cooper to Tiwary, no run

wants to drag this one from outside off to the leg side, misses it completely

Roy: "Bhatia is the only slow bowler whose full quota of 4 overs can hurt a team's over-rate"

18.3
Cooper to Tiwary, no run

bowls a yorker, the batsman digs it out to cover

18.2
1
Cooper to Kaul, 1 run

length delivery on off, the batsman pushes it to deep cover for a single

18.1
W
Cooper to Shukla, OUT

he gets a low full toss and he smashes it straight to extra cover, Smith takes an easy one

Rahul Shukla c Smith b Cooper 14 (12b 2x4 0x6 8m) SR: 116.66
end of over 1811 runs
DC: 120/8CRR: 6.66 RRR: 41.00
Manoj Tiwary45 (35b 4x4 1x6)
Rahul Shukla14 (11b 2x4)
Stuart Binny 2-0-14-1
Kevon Cooper 2-0-13-0

SidModi: "Bhatia bowls so slow that replays are fast forwarded!"

17.6
4
Binny to Tiwary, FOUR runs

looks to play the reverse paddle but gets an underedge past keeper for another boundary

17.5
1
Binny to Shukla, 1 run

offcutter, the batsman pulls it down to deep backward square leg, reaches Cooper on the bouncer

17.4
Binny to Shukla, no run

this is almost a yorker, the batsman pushes it back to the bowler

Abhinav Prakash: "Bhatia balls so slow that by the time his one ball reaches batsman another bowler can complete a over from other side. "

17.3
1
Binny to Tiwary, 1 run

low full toss, driven down to wide long-on for a single

17.2
1
Binny to Shukla, 1 run

length ball, swung over to deep midwicket for a single

17.1
4
Binny to Shukla, FOUR runs

another boundary! Cutting slides at wide long-off but is not able to stop that one.. Oh well, Cutting is turning out to be quite a mixed bag

end of over 1710 runs
DC: 109/8CRR: 6.41 RRR: 31.00
Manoj Tiwary40 (33b 3x4 1x6)
Rahul Shukla8 (7b 1x4)
Kevon Cooper 2-0-13-0
Dhawal Kulkarni 3-1-11-1

Prashant: "Bhatia is bowling sooo.. sloooww... zzz... er "

16.6
4
Cooper to Tiwary, FOUR runs

short slower delivery, Tiwary picks up a boundary with a neat little steer through first slip region

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AM Rahane
64 runs (50)
8 fours1 six
Productive shot
flick
18 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
73%
MK Tiwary
61 runs (44)
5 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
slog shot
12 runs
1 four1 six
Control
81%
Best performances - bowlers
R Bhatia
O
3
M
0
R
18
W
2
ECO
6
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
Imran Tahir
O
4
M
0
R
25
W
2
ECO
6.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
Match details
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
TossDelhi Daredevils, elected to field first
Series
Season2014
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.25, Interval 21.25-21.45, Second Session 21.45-23.05
Match days15 May 2014 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsRajasthan Royals 2, Delhi Daredevils 0
Win Probability
RR 100%
RRDC
100%50%100%RR InningsDC Innings

Over 20 • DC 139/9

RR won by 62 runs
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TEAMMWLPTNRR
KXIP14113220.968
KKR1495180.418
CSK1495180.385
MI1477140.095
RR1477140.060
SRH146812-0.399
RCB145910-0.428
DC142124-1.182