- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.6 Umesh has him now, slower one, floated up outside off, speed gun will have you believe it was 137 kph, Perera done in by the change of pace, and his swing has taken the ball only as far as extra cover 22/111.3 Nadeem with the breakthrough, Rahane unsure what to do with it, he's ended up forcing it back to the bowler 87/218.5 he's gone this time, tried to lift it over extra cover, could not get too much on it, Mahela's gone back to take it safely 161/416.1 he strikes first ball on return, length ball angled in fast, Binny backs away and swings, misses, and the stumps are uprooted 142/318.6 Warner takes it at long on and Umesh has finished with four wickets, slower ball again, good length, it was slogged well in front of Warner, but he's made ground quickly 161/519.3 clears front leg, swings, and slices it high and down to third man 164/619.4 and another one, what a flood of wickets, Menaria misses the slog, and Nehra's length ball sends middle stump cartwheeling 164/7Extras9 (lb 3, w 6)TOTAL165/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.25)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Kusal Perera, 2.6 ov), 2-87 (Ajinkya Rahane, 11.3 ov), 3-142 (Stuart Binny, 16.1 ov), 4-161 (Rahul Dravid, 18.5 ov), 5-161 (Brad Hodge, 18.6 ov), 6-164 (Kevon Cooper, 19.3 ov), 7-164 (Ashok Menaria, 19.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR18.3 direct hit, will that change this game, stand-in captain Hodge gives his side some breathing space with a pick up and throw from extra cover, Warner had no chance to complete the single 153/45.4 Chand's been bowled again, Sreesanth celebrates, Chand caught on the crease to one that nips in from a length, has his stumps uprooted 39/110.6 Ajinkya Rahane has pulled off a stunner at point, Mahela's got a leading edge to a full delivery, and Rahane has gone flying to his right to pluck it from the air, big strike for Shukla in his first over 82/217.6 dropped short, and he swats it in the air for deep midwicket to take a tumbling catch 149/319.5 Cooper has taken off on a run, this game has turned on its head, Russell has gone across to attempt a paddle, missed, like Botha had, and the ball has crashed into the stumps 160/619.3 he's gone for the reverse paddle, missed, and is struck right in front of off, this is not over yet 159/5Extras11 (lb 5, w 6)TOTAL160/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.0)Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Unmukt Chand, 5.4 ov), 2-82 (Mahela Jayawardene, 10.6 ov), 3-149 (Manprit Juneja, 17.6 ov), 4-153 (David Warner, 18.3 ov), 5-159 (Johan Botha, 19.3 ov), 6-160 (Andre Russell, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB S Badree 4 0 34 0 8.50 8 3 1 1 0 S Sreesanth 4 0 18 1 4.50 15 3 0 0 0 SK Trivedi 4 0 35 0 8.75 4 2 1 0 0 KK Cooper 4 0 30 3 7.50 8 2 0 2 0 R Shukla 3 0 27 1 9.00 5 3 0 3 0 STR Binny 1 0 11 0 11.00 1 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Rajasthan Royals , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
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
6 April 2013 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Rajasthan Royals 2, Delhi Daredevils 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 1 wicket)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 7
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (AM Rahane 18, R Dravid 26, Ex 6)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 7
- R Dravid: 50 off 40 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (R Dravid 13, STR Binny 35, Ex 2)
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 9
- Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals - 165/7 in 20.0 overs (S Sreesanth 0, R Shukla 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 1 wicket)
- Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 3
- Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 6
- Floodlight Failure: Delhi Daredevils - 100/2 in 13.0 overs (DA Warner 45, MC Juneja 7)
- DA Warner: 50 off 41 balls (7 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (DA Warner 32, MC Juneja 18, Ex 3)
- Delhi Daredevils: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 10
Match Coverage
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Cooper last-over seals victory for Royals
Kevon Cooper bowled a nerveless last over to give Rajasthan Royals a winning start to the season with a slim five-run victory over Delhi Daredevils