Watson finishes the match in style, he gets down on one knee and slog sweeps Joshi over midwicket for four, Rajasthan win by a comprehensive seven wicket margin with three overs to spare
RCB vs RR, 12th match at Bengaluru, IPL, Apr 26 2008 - Match Result
RESULT
12th match (N), Bengaluru, April 26, 2008, Indian Premier League
(17.1/20 ov, T:136) 138/3
RR won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
Match centre
Scorecard summary
Royal Challengers Bangalore • 135/8(20 overs)
44 (20)
2/20 (4)
34 (30)
2/20 (3)
Rajasthan Royals • 138/3(17.1 overs)
61* (41)
1/24 (4)
49 (42)
1/27 (3.1)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
The players are shaking hands. Greg Chappell, on commentary, says that he hopes no one gets upset at this time of the evening.
Rajasthan have swamped Bangalore today. Bangalore got off to a quick start but kept losing wickets regularly which eventually crippled their innings. their bowlers were also unable to make an impact and Smith and Watson took Rajasthan to victory with minimal fuss.
Two very one-sided contests today I'm afriad but such is life and cricket. Anyway there are 47 matches left in the competition so we'll get our nail biters in.
Chennai and Rajasthan are on top of the table with three wins each although Rajasthan have played four games to Chennai's three.
The award for most sixes in this match is shared by Ross Taylor and Praveen Kumar who both hit three sixes each.
Shane Watson is the Man of the Match for his spell of 2 for 20 off four overs followed by an unbeaten 61 off 41 balls. He even hit 26 runs off one over from Praveen Kumar, which read 4,6,4,4,4,4.
That's it from us at Cricinfo today. Join us for another double-header tomorrow. Until then, this is George Binoy signing off. Cheers.
17.1
4
Joshi to Watson, FOUR runs
end of over 174 runs
RR: 134/3CRR: 7.88 • RRR: 0.66
Mohammad Kaif4 (6b 1x4)
Shane Watson57 (40b 7x4 2x6)
Zaheer Khan 4-0-24-1
Sunil Joshi 3-0-23-1
16.6
•
Khan to Kaif, no run
defended off the back foot with a straight bat towards the bowler
16.5
4
Khan to Kaif, FOUR runs
short and wide outside off stump, Kaif stands on the back foot and cuts between point and backward point for four, just two more needed to win now for Rajasthan
16.4
•
Khan to Kaif, no run
excellent line, Zaheer pitches on a good length outside off and slants it across Kaif who tries to defend on the front foot and gets beaten
16.3
•
Khan to Kaif, no run
good length on leg and middle, Kaif leans forward and defends towards midwicket
16.2
•
Khan to Kaif, no run
short of a length on off stump, Kaif waits on the back foot and defends on the off side
16.1
•
Khan to Kaif, no run
good length delivery from Zaheer angles across the right-hander from over the wicket, Kaif lets it go
Kaif is the new batsman.
end of over 169 runs • 1 wicket
RR: 130/3CRR: 8.12 • RRR: 1.50
Shane Watson57 (40b 7x4 2x6)
Sunil Joshi 3-0-23-1
Anil Kumble 4-0-22-0
15.6
W
Joshi to Smith, OUT
Smith falls one short of his fifty, he came down the track and chipped Joshi straight to Kumble at long-on, he didn't try to hit it with power and got his placement wrong, he was looking to hit it wider of long on I think
Graeme Smith c Kumble b Joshi 49 (42b 8x4 0x6) SR: 116.66
15.5
•
Joshi to Smith, no run
defended on the front foot towards midwicket
15.4
4
Joshi to Smith, FOUR runs
Smith tried to slog the ball over the leg side but got an outside edge down to the third man boundary, he's on 49
15.3
4
Joshi to Smith, FOUR runs
Smith comes forward and lofts Joshi through the line back over his head for four, just ten needed now
15.2
1
Joshi to Watson, 1 run
Watson tries to cut from very close to off stump, Virat dives to his left to save runs at cover
15.1
•
Joshi to Watson, no run
bowled flat through the air on middle stump, defended on the front foot
end of over 154 runs
RR: 121/2CRR: 8.06 • RRR: 3.00
Shane Watson56 (38b 7x4 2x6)
Graeme Smith41 (38b 6x4)
Anil Kumble 4-0-22-0
Praveen Kumar 3-0-42-1
14.6
1
Kumble to Watson, 1 run
a bit of room offered outside off stump, Watson cuts but can't beat Kallis at backward point
14.5
•
Kumble to Watson, no run
bowled flat and straight on middle stump, Watson gets behind the line and defends with a straight bat
14.4
1
Kumble to Smith, 1 run
bowled flat down the leg side, Smith flicks the ball off his pads towards fine leg
14.3
•
Kumble to Smith, no run
Smith comes forward and defends on the leg side
14.2
1
Kumble to Watson, 1 run
bowled full on middle stump, Watson leans forward and drives the ball towards long on for one
Will Watson take on Kumble now?
14.1
1
Kumble to Smith, 1 run
Smith waits for a flat ball and nudges it off his pads behind square
Just 19 needed now.
end of over 1426 runs
RR: 117/2CRR: 8.35 • RRR: 3.16
Shane Watson54 (35b 7x4 2x6)
Graeme Smith39 (35b 6x4)
Praveen Kumar 3-0-42-1
Sunil Joshi 2-0-14-0
13.6
4
Praveen to Watson, FOUR runs
make that 26, Watson has just waited for a full ball on middle stump and flicked it neatly off his pads, he's timing is immaculate, I finally see a fielder but he has no chance at deep backward square leg
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
61 runs (41)
8 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
22 runs
4 fours0 six
RR
49 runs (42)
8 fours0 six
Productive shot
leg glance
21 runs
3 fours0 six
Match details
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | |
| Toss | Rajasthan Royals, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2007/08 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Hours of play (local time) | 20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00 |
| Match days | 26 April 2008 - night (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Rajasthan Royals 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0 |
Win Probability
RR 100%
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