Good night and good luck Deccan! Yusuf reaches forward to smash it over the straight boundary. Rajasthan Royals complete a thumping win. It was immense fun watching Yusuf bat tonight. Of course no fast bowler with the capability to bowl short deliveries and Yusuf ran amok in a thrillingly entertaining fashion
Chargers vs RR, 22nd match at Ahmedabad, IPL, Mar 26 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RR won by 8 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
Gilchrist: "We were pumped today! We were quiet soft today and allowed them to dominate and to their credit they dominated. They played really really well. We have to move on. The batting didn't set up enough runs for the bowlers today. We have been going on well till tonight. "
Shane Warne "It's about executing the plans. It was an emphatic win tonight. We are here to stay. We have appointed Yusuf Pathan and Munaf Patel as the senior men in the team. And it has to come from within. I am very proud of the guys. The run-outs an fielding of Jhunjhunwala and others were brilliant. We have lost only game in two IPLs at home and we want the opposition to feel uncomfortable when they come here. It's our fortress."
Man of the match is Yusuf Pathan: "I batted well. My mummy papa (mom-father) have been coming for the last two games and I am happy that i scored some runs for them today. The ball was coming nicely on to the bat.
It feels good and inspires you when the people sledge. When I went in today, Symonds sledged me and it feels good that i scored well today. "
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looks to come out, is beaten in flight but jabs it to the off side
leans forward to defend
Ripper! Yusuf is indulging himself out there. He rocks back to biff a short of length delivery over wide long-on
gets forward to swing this one to deep midwicket
goes for the big hit but miscues it and it lands safely in the unmanned mid-on region
backs away to glide the length delivery to third man
leans forward to defend the off cutter
pushes this towards cover
full in length, tapped to the on side of the pitch
swats it away to deep backward square-leg region
stays back to force it to Rohit at short extra cover
around off stump, steered to backward point
goes for another big hit over the on side but doesn't connect this time
Murderous Wallop! Flighted around leg stump line, from over the wicket, and Yusuf has swung it high over cowcorner. The white ball sails into the night sky. Bye bye!
stays back to punch it to long-on
sprays it wide down the leg side
50 up for the explosive Yusuf. Another full toss from Vaas and Yusuf flays it over long-off. Boom!
leans forward to steer it to point
short in length around off stump line, pushed down to the straight boundary
Over 16 • RR 151/2
RR won by 8 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)