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RR vs Daredevils, 36th match at Mumbai, IPL, May 03 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
36th match (N), Brabourne, May 03, 2015, Pepsi Indian Premier League
(20 ov, T:190) 175/7

RR won by 14 runs

Player Of The Match
91* (54)
ajinkya-rahane
Cricinfo's MVP
107.74 ptsImpact List
ajinkya-rahane
New
DC
Full commentary
end of over 2015 runs
DC: 175/7CRR: 8.75 
Saurabh Tiwary28 (14b 1x4 2x6)
Amit Mishra1 (3b)
Tim Southee 4-1-31-0
Dhawal Kulkarni 4-0-43-2

11.44pm Finally a win for Rajasthan Royals, after five matches that didn't go their way, including two that were wahed out. This turned out to be a comfortable win in the end with the Daredevils middle order relying too much on Duminy adn Yuvraj again. After Rahane's 91* Royals made sure they utilised the conditions properly by bowling only pace. That's the sixth consecutive match Daredevils have lost to Royals.

JP Duminy: It was the right decision to leave out Tahir and bowl first. We're guilty of not putting the ball in the right areas. They got a great start and we bowled reasonably well. 190 was gettable here, unfortunately we didn't get any partnerships going. We need to win four out of five now and hopefully it brings out the best in us. I still think we have the resources to do that. The pitch was seamer friendly so I didn't think I was needed with the ball. Batting at No. 3 is a little bit new for me, but I'm enjoying that and the captaincy too. We let ourselves down in the field today.

Shane Watson: We lost some momentum but we turned it around. Rahane and Nair batted beautifully, and then the ball swung around in our favour. I thought there would be a bit of swing with the new ball so nice to get a bit of grass cover. It was a really good cricket wicket. We got some key wickets and we did a nice job defending 189. We hope to win every game from here.

Man of the Match Rahane: I knew I was batting really well and played a rash shot in the last match. I was very hurt by that and wanted to make this count. I backed my instinct in the middle and it was good to lay a foundation in the first six overs because we have good firepower in the middle order. Nair batted really well and we were just discussing timing the ball because the outfield is fast here.

That's all we have from this match from Mumbai, Royals' new home ground. They will be happy after a drought of matches that didn't go their way and do join us tomorrow as the action continues. Till then, goodbye and good luck! Ciao!

Murtaza86 : "Delhi Poor fielding cost them this match"

19.6
2
Southee to Tiwary, 2 runs

yorker to end the match too, outside off, and he steers it to third man where the fielder cuts it off for two

19.5
2b
Southee to Tiwary, 2 byes

he goes a long way to off, Southee delivers a yorker by chasing the batsman and they sneak in a bye. Samson gets a direct hit at his end and overthrows give them two more

19.4
6
Southee to Tiwary, SIX runs

towards the stumps and Tiwary hammers that with a powerful pull to the wide long on boundary for a cracking six!

19.4
1w
Southee to Tiwary, 1 wide

he's bowling like Dhawal and delivers a wide way outside off for a wide

19.3
1
Southee to Mishra, 1 run

tries to slog and gets an inside edge just past the stumps for one

19.2
Southee to Mishra, no run

he moves a bit towards the leg side to cut that on off but misses it. There was some sound acutally as the ball went past the bat, Southee appealed all alone and the umpire didn't move

19.1
3
Southee to Tiwary, 3 runs

full outside off, Tiwary drives that firmly through the covers and a fumble in the deep gives them three

end of over 1915 runs • 1 wicket
DC: 160/7CRR: 8.42 RRR: 30.00
Amit Mishra0 (1b)
Saurabh Tiwary17 (10b 1x4 1x6)
Dhawal Kulkarni 4-0-43-2
James Faulkner 4-0-22-2
18.6
Kulkarni to Mishra, no run

swings and misses as Mishra makes room to target the off side but misses as he swings his bat

Maybe the last ball of this over

18.5
1
Kulkarni to Tiwary, 1 run

almost a yorker this time, Tiwary punches that down the ground towards long off for two

18.4
4
Kulkarni to Tiwary, FOUR runs

another full toss, Tiwary comes down and smashes that through the covers in the gap for four!

18.3
W
Kulkarni to Coulter-Nile, OUT

can't clear Smith at long off this time! Another poor delivery, this was a full toss outside off, NCN lofted that high down the off side and it could have cleared the boundary. But Smith kept his cool at the boundary and took it near his shoulders with his fingers pointing up

Nathan Coulter-Nile c Smith b Kulkarni 6 (2b 0x4 1x6 5m) SR: 300
18.2
6
Kulkarni to Coulter-Nile, SIX runs

to add to that, Coulter-Nile gets under that fullish delivery and tonks that with abig heave on the leg side, over deep midwicket for a six in the crowd

18.2
1w
Kulkarni to Coulter-Nile, 1 wide

Watson doesn't look happy as Kulkarni now bowls a wide way outside off for another wide

18.2
1w
Kulkarni to Coulter-Nile, 1 wide

and he bangs in a bouncer down the leg side for a wide

Fine leg goes deep and deep midwicket comes in

18.1
1
Kulkarni to Tiwary, 1 run

block hole well outside off, Tiwary blocks it on the off side for one

18.1
1w
Kulkarni to Tiwary, 1 wide

full and wide way outside off, called wide as it's left alone

end of over 187 runs • 1 wicket
DC: 145/6CRR: 8.05 RRR: 22.50
Saurabh Tiwary11 (7b 1x6)
James Faulkner 4-0-22-2
Tim Southee 3-1-18-0

If DD had any hopes, they have gone back with JPD

17.6
W
Faulkner to Duminy, OUT

fullish outside off, Duminy goes across and ramps that straight to short fine leg. He went down on a knee for the full delivery, got the middle of the bat but could not clear the fielder in the circle

Jean-Paul Duminy c Kulkarni b Faulkner 56 (39b 3x4 3x6 82m) SR: 143.58
17.5
2
Faulkner to Duminy, 2 runs

tries the block hole outside off, JPD taps it just wide of point, where Bhati tumbles to his left but can't stop it

17.4
2
Faulkner to Duminy, 2 runs

low full toss is driven down wide of long off and Duminy gets two

17.3
1
Faulkner to Tiwary, 1 run

almost a yorker just outside off, driven to cover for a quick single

Win Probability
RR 100%
RRDC
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Over 20 • DC 175/7

RR won by 14 runs
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