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RR vs Daredevils, 4th match at Delhi, IPL, Apr 06 2013 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
4th match (D/N), Delhi, April 06, 2013, Indian Premier League
Rajasthan Royals FlagRajasthan Royals

#3

165/7
Delhi Daredevils FlagDelhi Daredevils

#9

(20 ov, T:166) 160/6

RR won by 5 runs

rahul-dravid
Player Of The Match
Rahul Dravid
, RR
65 (51)
umesh-yadav
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Umesh Yadav
, DC
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Over20
3 runs, 2 wickets
DC 160/6CRR: 8.00
Naman Ojha 0 (1b)Irfan Pathan 1 (1b)
Kevon Cooper3/30 (4)

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Rahul Dravid, also the Man of the Match: "It went off well today. One of those days, got a little bit lucky, just happy to be on the right side of it. We lost a nailbiter here last year. Nice to come here and pay them back. I have put in a lot of training, put in the work, scoring runs sometimes is not in your control. Proud of the guys, it was a mixed performance. Two pieces of brilliance on the field, Shukla, Binny, teams don't like playing us, they know we will compete and fight."

Mahela Jayawardene: "We paced it well, the wicket was good, fast outfield, everything went well except for the last ten balls. On the field, they did much better than us. It is one of those games in T20, you get close ones. After coming back form injury, Umes is bowling well. It is tough to bowl in this format. We have to ensure we dont make silly mistakes."

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What an insane finish. David Warner looks absolutely gutted. It was his run-out that changed things. Delhi needed 22 off the final three, 17 off the final two, and nine off the final over. Cooper conceded three in the 20th. Cooper says he was under pressure after conceding 23 off his first two overs

Rahane: "Last year was a bad game for us. We needed ten off the final over." Only fair to have a look at this result from last season then

19.6
•
Cooper to Ojha, no run

lovely, it arrives full and wide outside off, Ojha cannot reach that, and Rajasthan have completed an unbelievable comeback

Naman Ojha has one delivery to face, and he needs to hit it for six

19.5
W
Cooper to Russell, OUT

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

Andre Russell b Cooper 7 (6b 0x4 0x6 13m) SR: 116.66
19.4
1
Cooper to Pathan, 1 run

Cooper keeps hitting the blockhole, what an over this is, Irfan get some bat on it down the leg side, keeper tidies up

IK Pathan walks in

The last match between these two here was decided by one run

19.3
W
Cooper to Botha, OUT

he's gone for the reverse paddle, missed, and is struck right in front of off, this is not over yet

Johan Botha lbw b Cooper 2 (3b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 66.66
19.2
1
Cooper to Russell, 1 run

hits the blockhole as Russell makes room outside leg, deep midwicket keeps them to one with a quick release

19.1
1
Cooper to Botha, 1 run

full and on middle, hit down to long on

Cooper to bowl the final over

Over19
8 runs, 1 wicket
DC 157/4CRR: 8.26  RRR: 9.00
Johan Botha 1 (1b)Andre Russell 6 (4b)
Rahul Shukla1/27 (3)
18.6
1
Shukla to Botha, 1 run

shortish and wide, cut straight to the sweeper for one

18.5
1
Shukla to Russell, 1 run

another full toss, smashed down the ground, Cooper cuts off the boundary at long off

18.4
2
Shukla to Russell, 2 runs

high full toss, he's swung that to short fine leg, who's unable to stop it, and two more knocked off

18.3
W
Shukla to Warner, OUT

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

David Warner run out (Hodge) 77 (56b 9x4 1x6 97m) SR: 137.5
18.2
1
Shukla to Russell, 1 run

another low full toss, thick inside edged to fine leg

18.2
1w
Shukla to Russell, 1 wide

full and quick down the leg side at 138.6 kph

18.1
2
Shukla to Russell, 2 runs

a full toss on the pads, deep square leg slides to save the four, but his throw is weak enough to concede the second

Over18
5 runs, 1 wicket
DC 149/3CRR: 8.27  RRR: 8.50
David Warner 77 (55b 9x4 1x6)
Kevon Cooper1/27 (3)
17.6
W
Cooper to Juneja, OUT

dropped short, and he swats it in the air for deep midwicket to take a tumbling catch

Manprit Juneja c Hodge b Cooper 20 (18b 1x4 1x6 40m) SR: 111.11
17.5
1lb
Cooper to Warner, 1 leg bye

hits the pad and rolls fine down leg as Warner misses

rssampat: "Dravid's drop of Warner defined the game. Show's the importance of young fielders standing in key strategic positions. Warner has taken the game away from RR"

Andrew: "RR has been asking for this all the way...dropping Warner not once, but twice? Madness."

17.4
2
Cooper to Warner, 2 runs

almost in the blockhole, Warner gets legs out of the way to stab it through midwicket, they take on the throw for the second, and Juneja's dive saves him

17.3
1
Cooper to Juneja, 1 run

whips a full one to deep midwicket

17.2
•
Cooper to Juneja, no run

tries to swing it from outside off over midwicket and misses

17.1
1
Cooper to Warner, 1 run

flayed straight down the ground to long off

Over17
13 runs
DC 144/2CRR: 8.47  RRR: 7.33
David Warner 74 (52b 9x4 1x6)Manprit Juneja 19 (15b 1x4 1x6)
Siddharth Trivedi0/35 (4)
16.6
1
Trivedi to Warner, 1 run

worked in front of square leg to keep the strike

Win Probability
RR 100%
RRDC
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Over 20 • DC 160/6

Johan Botha lbw b Cooper 2 (3b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 66.66
W
Andre Russell b Cooper 7 (6b 0x4 0x6 13m) SR: 116.66
W
RR won by 5 runs
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