- BATSMENRMB4s6sSR17.3 he falls immediately after getting to his hundred! Caught at extra cover! He moves outside leg stump and tries to go inside out to this full delivery, but it hits the toe end of the bat and it's a simple catch for Huss Master 159/47.2 oh where did that come from! It's a proper offspinner's delivery - Tossed up outside off, slow as well, it turns big and bounces as well. Rahane tries to open the face to play it towards point, but it comes in a lot more than what he thought. It hits the top of the bat and crashes on to the stumps 71/19.3 oye no! the man of mystery has two wickets! It was that round-armish tossed up delivery from round the wicket and Yagnik went for a slog sweep. He is nowhere near the pitch of the ball and ends up top-edging it. Easy catch for the bowler 84/213.2 oh no! Dravid has been completely foxed by this slower delivery! He was moving outside leg to make room, but Bravo bowls an excellent slower offcutter. Dravid stretches out and just ends up lobbing a ridiculously easy chance to Dhoni, who gobbles it up 113/3Extras10 (lb 3, nb 1, w 6)TOTAL185/4 (20 Overs, RR: 9.25)Fall of wickets: 1-71 (AM Rahane, 7.2 ov), 2-84 (DH Yagnik, 9.3 ov), 3-113 (R Dravid, 13.2 ov), 4-159 (SR Watson, 17.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRMB4s6sSR2.3 tame dismissal for Vijay, he's skipped out too, and gone through with the lofted drive to a length ball he did not quite reach the pitch of, and hit a loopy shot back to the bowler 22/116.1 uh oh, a direct hit and Hussey is way out of his ground, Dhoni sliced a low full toss to backward point, Hussey was keen on the single, but Dravid was right on target 154/312.4 the ball has gone to the fine leg boundary, but Raina has to walk back, had no reason to do this, he's walked outside off, gone down for the scoop over short fine, missed the length ball, and been struck in front of off, hitting middle with the angle 112/218.6 Dhoni goes for the six, swipes over midwicket, but Binny has made ground to his right from long on, and jumped to take this over his head, they check replays for the no-ball, they zoom in and zoom out, Faulkner is fine 175/516.3 Faulkner, what a ball, accurate, quick yorker, on leg stump, and Jadeja cannot keep it out, seriously good delivery to get second ball 154/4Extras7 (lb 4, w 3)TOTAL186/5 (19.5 Overs, RR: 9.37)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (M Vijay, 2.3 ov), 2-112 (SK Raina, 12.4 ov), 3-154 (MEK Hussey, 16.1 ov), 4-154 (RA Jadeja, 16.3 ov), 5-175 (MS Dhoni, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB A Chandila 3 0 16 1 5.33 7 0 1 0 0 R Shukla 2 0 24 0 12.00 3 5 0 0 0 JP Faulkner 4 0 20 3 5.00 9 1 0 0 0 KK Cooper 4 0 49 0 12.25 4 7 1 0 0 SK Trivedi 3 0 32 0 10.66 0 3 0 1 0 SR Watson 1.5 0 21 0 11.45 2 0 2 0 0 STR Binny 2 0 20 0 10.00 0 2 0 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Rajasthan Royals , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
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 days
22 April 2013 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Chennai Super Kings 2, Rajasthan Royals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 55 runs, 0 wicket)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (SR Watson 34, AM Rahane 15, Ex 1)
- SR Watson: 50 off 29 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 5
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (99 balls), Extras 8
- SR Watson: 100 off 60 balls (6 x 4, 6 x 6)
- Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals - 185/4 in 20.0 overs (STR Binny 36, BJ Hodge 9)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 1 wicket)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (MEK Hussey 18, SK Raina 34, Ex 2)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 3
- MEK Hussey: 50 off 31 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- SK Raina: 50 off 33 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 6
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