Faulkner the finisher does it for Rajasthan.. PK aims for the yorker, ventures too full, so much so that it ends up as a full toss. Carved away between covers and backward point, skips away to the cover-point boundary. That's the winning blow and PK is cross with himself. Four wins in four games for the Royals
SRH vs RR, 11th match at Visakhapatnam, IPL, Apr 16 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RR won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
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Sai: "SRH can replace Morgan and PK with steyn and L Shukla."
Ajinkya Rahane, Man of the Match and Orange Cap holder: I am happy with the way I am batting. We did pretty well as a team today. The pitch was a bit slow and I just wanted to keep it simple in the middle. We just want to take one game at a time.
Steven Smith, RR captain: The game was tighter than we would have liked, but we got the points. We have some good Indian players who are playing good cricket. The pitch stayed the same. It was nice to get over the line.
Varun: "I think it's time for Steyn to get a chance. Question is who will he replace..."
David Warner, SRH captain: It was nail-biting at the end, but the boys played well. We were a bit below par there. It is great to have these fans turn out and support us.
Rahane and Samson laid a solid base for the chase, heeding to the ploy of keeping wickets in hand. Just as a serene chase loomed Bopara and Karn applied the brakes as the Royals slid from 84 for 1 to 118 for 4. The late wobble meant that what should have been a canter boiled down to the last ball, which was dispatched to the boundary by James Faulker.
It starts drizzling at Vizag and the square gets covered.
Varun: "Faulkner you lil beauty. He is an amazing asset to have in any team."
PK, Bhuvi and Warner have a chat. Ojha is up to the stumps. Short cover and short midwicket in.. Everyone inside the circle.
One needed off the last ball
very full and on off, Binny advances and drills it down to long-off
2 needed off 2 balls..
low full toss on the leg stump, Faulkner wants to go sweep it to the leg side. Off the pad and runs away to third man. This was snaking down leg and the leg-before appeal amounts to nothing. They sneak a single via leg bye
yorker length ball, right in the blockhole outside off, Faulkner backs away, throws his bat at it and misses
full and wide outside off, Binny flashes it towards backward point, who dives to his left and makes a superb stop. Morgan then has a shy at the non-strikers' and misses. A direct hit could have consumed Binny. Perhaps, PK should have backed that up, Bopara comes in from mid-on and also fumbles, failing to collect the throw properly
yorker at the base of the leg stump at 124ks, Faulkner gets an inside edge onto the pad after stepping away
PK will bowl the final over. 5 needed off 6 balls..
banged in short and outside off, it gets big on Binny. He initially loaded up for the pull but managed to slice it up and over backward point
back of a length and outside off, he advances down the track and flat-bats it to cover, diving save from the fielder
James 'finisher' Faulkner..
Boult takes out Rahane, the latter throws his head back in disappointment. This was on a back of a length and on off, Rahane backs away and wants to slog it over the leg side. He can only drag it back onto the off stump off a bottom edge
banged in short and outside off, Binny has to fetch the pull from there. Miscues it in front of deep midwicket
back of a length and outside off, Binny wants to smash it through the off side, but makes no contact
shortish and outside off, mis-hit pull to long-on. Rahane did not middle it as well as would have liked to
The equation reads 12 off 12 balls. Round the wicket. Boult
lowish full toss on off, flicked away to midwicket. Should have been dispatched to the boundary
yorker on middle as he backs away, squeezed out past a diving point
fuller and around off, Rahane slaps it over Bhuvi. Warner races across to his right from long-off and limits it to a single
impressive strike from Rahane. Back of a length and on middle, Rahane takes the aerial route and wristily pulls it with the angle over midwicket
fired full and outside off, jabbed in front of point
back of a length and on the hips, chipped over midwicket for one
Bhuvi's back...
Binny opens the face of the bat on impact with this length delivery on off, steers it to left of deep third man
slower shortish ball, pulled away in front of square leg
Over 20 • RR 131/4
RR won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)