the relatively unknown Yagnik's done it! Steyn bowls that fuller and still too wide, Yagnik makes room and crashes it past the diving cover fielder, the sweeper tries to cut it off but the ball beats him
Chargers vs RR, 20th match at Jaipur, IPL, Apr 17 2012 - Match Result
RR won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Presentation:
Sangakkara: We were not tight enough in our fielding. We should be tight in all departments. You're bound to see flatter tracks so the bowlers have to adapt."
Dravid: "Who says experience isn't required in T20? Hodge was excellent. It's the only form of the game I'm playing now so I better do well. Today we were a bit lucky with this game."
Hodge is the Man of the Match: "It's the role of the Australian to attack the best fast bowlers. T20 is really enjoyable, half the battle is trying to stay fit. I'm just trying to do exactly what Rahul wants."
Thanks for your company. You can turn your attention to the events in Bangalore now. Cheers!
End of match: Darren Lehmann is still standing in disbelief, as is Sangakkara. The Royals bench charge onto the field. You would have to say that the Chargers 'lost' this game, mainly because of their fielding towards the end. They were in control but panicked. Even Steyn couldn't do anything. Just take a look at the bowling figures.
Jegan: "If this trend continues, IPL-5 will be remembered for bowlers crumbling in death overs. Wonder what makes them to bowl so many noballs - beamers - towards the end."
Murali: "Last match Steyn conceded only 12.. This match his economy rate is 12 from 3.4 overs! What a changeover!"
Jose: "Evergreen Hodge does it for Royals!! Victoria, you bloody beauty..still dont know how Hodge ended up with not getting many opportunities in Australia's T20 and ODI teams."
The presentation will happen in a while. Stay with us for that. The toss at Bangalore is underway.
he knocks off four of them! Steyn fires that a touch too wide, he has the width to smack that past the off side field and down to deep cover
Steyn has a chat with Sanga. Three men in the ring on the off side
low full toss and Hodge clears the front leg and clips it in the air down to deep midwicket, just a single
Steyn bowls that full and wide and Hodge makes room and slaps that to sweeper cover, fires in the throw and they scamper two
11 needed off 6, Steyn to bowl. If only Hodge had batted above Menaria
makes room and slaps that down to long-on, settles for the strike
add six more! Slower ball outside the off stump and Hodge makes room and whams that over wide long-off
heads up , that's a beamer! Slipped out and Hodge just about moves away, Rajan apologises
Hodge makes room and slams that in the air down the ground to long-on, the fielder at long-on dives in vain
slower ball and he thuds it down to long-off
Dishant Yagnik once slammed the last ball of a match for six to win it for Rajasthan, off Sourav Ganguly
good, full delivery and he can only slam it down to long-off
the catch sticks this time alright! Huge relief for Deccan, Botha sizes up to swing that over midwicket, slower ball, goes a long way up in the air but well short of the rope, vital catch by Tanmay Mishra
They need an achievable 25 off the last two
squeezes a full delivery to the off side and that's 13 off the over
The Royals are catching up quickly! Feeds him a slower ball bowled on a length and he has a free swing and carts that rows back over deep midwicket
good inswinging yorker, gets an inside edge to his boot and the ball deflects to the keeper, they scamper a quick single
slower delivery and worked down to the on side
goes back at the crease and mistimes the pull to midwicket
Dropped, Chipli this time! He makes room and splices it over point and Chipli pedals back and spills it
four consecutive fours! Steyn makes the mistake of bowling a half volley, he makes room and smashes that past extra cover, Hodge exploiting the pace of the ball to fetch the boundaries
make that three in three! He bowls it shorter and Hodge makes room and cuts that over the vacant slips region, even third man can't stop it
Steyn makes the mistake of bowling a low full toss on the leg stump, Hodge easily turns it away to deep square leg
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | |
Toss | Deccan Chargers, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2012 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.25, Interval 17.25-17.45, Second Session 17.45-19.10 |
Match days | 17 April 2012 - daynight (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Rajasthan Royals 2, Deccan Chargers 0 |
Over 20 • RR 197/5
RR won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)