Rajasthan Royals win by 46 runs. A one-sided game, wonderful bowling from Tanvir, Mascarenhas and Warne to restrict Middlesex, they were never in the game. Dimitri Mascarenhas is the Man-of-the-Match.
RR vs Middlesex, at London, Jul 06 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
(D/N), Lord's, July 06, 2009, British Asian Cup
Over20
4 runs, 1 wicket
MID 116/7CRR: 5.80
Ben Scott 7 (10b)Shaun Udal 1 (1b)
Abhishek Raut1/22 (3)
19.6
1
Raut to Scott, 1 run
lofts it in the air down the ground to long off.
19.5
•
Raut to Scott, no run
sweeps and misses outside the off stump.
19.4
1
Raut to Udal, 1 run
moves forward and pushes through covers for a single.
19.3
1
Raut to Scott, 1 run
sweeps from wide outside the off stump to deep midwicket.
19.2
W
Raut to Berg, OUT
swings it from outside the off stump to deep midwicket and Fazal makes no mistake, takes the catch.
Gareth Berg c Fazal b Raut 26 (18b 3x4 1x6) SR: 144.44
19.1
1
Raut to Scott, 1 run
short ball pulled to deep square leg.
Over19
8 runs
MID 112/6CRR: 5.89 RRR: 51.00
Ben Scott 4 (6b)Gareth Berg 26 (16b 3x4 1x6)
Sohail Tanvir3/20 (4)
18.6
1
Tanvir to Scott, 1 run
slower delivery dug out to the onside.
18.5
1
Tanvir to Berg, 1 run
moves across his stumps and looks to lap it around, off the bottom of the bat goes to the onside.
18.4
4
Tanvir to Berg, FOUR runs
backs away and slashes at a full toss outside the off stump and plays it over backward point.
18.3
•
Tanvir to Berg, no run
right in the block-hole outside the off stump, plays and misses.
18.2
1
Tanvir to Scott, 1 run
opens the face off the bat and runs it down to third man for a single.
18.1
1
Tanvir to Berg, 1 run
plays out to deep midwicket.
Tanvir comes round the wicket.
Over18
14 runs
MID 104/6CRR: 5.77 RRR: 29.50
Gareth Berg 20 (12b 2x4 1x6)Ben Scott 2 (4b)
Shane Warne1/24 (4)
Finishes his spell, wonderful bowling.
17.6
1
Warne to Berg, 1 run
quicker delivery driven down the ground to long off.
17.5
•
Warne to Berg, no run
slower from Warne, sweeps and misses.
17.4
4
Warne to Berg, FOUR runs
picks up another boundary, swings hard along the ground to square leg fence.
17.3
6
Warne to Berg, SIX runs
hits it well over the bowler and over the fence for maximum, hit flat and hard.
17.2
2
Warne to Berg, 2 runs
down the wicket and drives down the ground to long on.
17.1
1
Warne to Scott, 1 run
reverse sweeps behind point.
Over17
6 runs
MID 90/6CRR: 5.29 RRR: 24.33
Gareth Berg 7 (7b 1x4)Ben Scott 1 (3b)
Abhishek Raut0/18 (2)
16.6
4
Raut to Berg, FOUR runs
backs away and picks the gap and hits it well over extra cover.
16.5
1
Raut to Scott, 1 run
sweeps and a top-edge to deep backward square leg.