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Indian T20 League 2015

Scorecard - 22nd Match, Rajasthan vs Bangalore at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India (24 Apr 2015)

Rajasthan

130/9 (20) RR:6.5

Bangalore won by 9 wkts

MOM: Mitchell Starc
Bangalore

134/1 (16.1) RR:8.29

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16.1 - Chahal to Binny, FOUR, superb shot! A flighted delivery on off, Binny reverse sweeps it over short third man, though he didn't middle it, he managed to clear the fielder. That was a pre-meditated shot from Binny

16.0 - Wiese to S Smith, FOUR, once more BLR leak a boundary off the last ball of the over. The off-cutter just outside off, Smith moves across his stumps and pulls it behind square, he beats the man in the deep quite comfortably

14.5 - Harshal Patel to Binny, FOUR, cheeky! RAJ needed this boundary as the runs had dried up. It was a back of a length delivery on off, Binny waited for the ball to arrive, opened the bat face and ran it down to the third man fence

10.4 - Wiese to S Smith, FOUR, fine shot! This was the slower ball, the off-cutter in fact, Smith walks across his stumps, gets inside the line and glances it fine, the fielder was inside the circle and he had no chance of stopping that

5.3 - Chahal to Watson, FOUR, more runs for Watson, comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over mid-on for a boundary

4.5 - Harshal Patel to Rahane, FOUR, that's sloppy from Sarfaraz Khan, this was pitched up and held its line outside off, driven to the right of mid-off. Sarfaraz charges across and puts in the slide, is done in by some extra bounce and the ball beats him to the fence

3.5 - I Abdulla to Rahane, FOUR, nicely played by Rahane, picks up the length early, goes down on his knees and sweeps it over square leg, there's no one in the deep, another boundary for Rahane

3.0 - Starc to Watson, FOUR, that's easy pickings for Watson, width on offer from Starc, Watson gets on top of the bounce and cuts it up and over point, the ball races away to the fence in a hurry

2.3 - Starc to Watson, FOUR, fraction too short from Starc, Watson is quick to rock back and pulls it in front of square on the on-side, wasn't in complete control, but the ball races away to the fence

0.4 - Starc to Watson, FOUR, cracking shot, glorious from Watson, overpitched and well outside off, Watson leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it past extra cover for a boundary

7.4 - I Abdulla to Nair, SIX, massive, this was tossed up and just outside off, Nair goes down on his knees, gets to the pitch of the ball and slog sweeps it, high and over mid-wicket for a maximum

5.1 - Chahal to Watson, SIX, that's a poor start from Chahal, the leg-break goes wrong, drags it way too short, Watson rocks back and pulls it high and over long-on for a maximum

3.1 - I Abdulla to Rahane, SIX, lovely shot, Abdulla dropped this one way too short and just outside off, Rahane is quick to rock back and pulls it high and over long-on, sails into the crowds for the first maximum

19.1 - Starc to D Kulkarni, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! That is a Starc special. Not much Kulkarni could do with that. Starc round the wicket and fires in the yorker, Kulkarni stays leg-side of the ball and fails to squeeze it out, the off-stump is uprooted. RAJ on the verge of being bowled out. That delivery was bowled at 143.3kph. D Kulkarni b Starc 1(2)

18.5 - Harshal Patel to Faulkner, out Caught by D Karthik!! A stunner from DK. Faulkner can't believe that he has been dismissed. The umpires are going upstairs, but Faulkner is walking back. Looks like they wanted to check for the catch, it is and the batsman has to go. The slower ball from Patel, Faulkner walked across the stumps, scoops it to the left of the keeper, Karthik dives full length and grabs it with one-hand. He anticipated that early which made it easier for him to go for the catch. Faulkner c D Karthik b Harshal Patel 4(5)

17.5 - Starc to Binny, out Caught by Wiese!! Starc gets another. Second of the over. RAJ losing their way here. Binny could not capitalize on the drop chance. Full and outside off, Binny clears his front leg and slices it off the outer half to sweeper cover, Wiese didn't have to move much to take that. Binny is not pleased, he punches his bat in anger. Binny c Wiese b Starc 20(20) [4s-2]

17.1 - Starc to S Smith, out Caught by D Karthik!! Starc strikes with the first ball in his second spell. He has given BLR the huge breakthrough as Smith would have been dangerous at this stage of the innings. Full and angled across the right-hander, Smith shuffles across and wanted to go big over long-off, gets a thickish outside edge to the right of the keeper, DK calls for it and takes a simple catch. Smith is not happy with himself. S Smith c D Karthik b Starc 31(28) [4s-2]

12.4 - Chahal to Samson, out Bowled!! Another one goes down. RAJ have now lost half their side. Once again a batsman falls to a poor shot. It was a flighted delivery on off and middle, Samson kneels down and goes for the slog sweep, is early into the shot, missed it completely and heard the sound of ball hitting timber. BLR have their noses in front now. Samson b Chahal 4(7)

11.2 - I Abdulla to Deepak Hooda, out Bowled!! Knocked over! This was a nothing shot from Hooda. RAJ in a spot of bother now. Slower through the air and gets it to straighten, Hooda looks to go down town and plays down the wrong line, he misses and the ball crashes into middle-stump. BLR have pulled things back superbly. Deepak Hooda b I Abdulla 1(3)

9.5 - Kohli to S Smith, out Nair Run Out!! 1 run completed. BLR have struck for the third time. Poor running from Nair though. This was a high full toss from Kohli, Smith drilled it to the right of sweeper cover. He was always coming back for the second run, Nair was late in responding. Harshal fires a superb flat return, Kohli picks up the ball and flicks it onto the stumps. Nair was always struggling. RAJ have lost their third wicket. Nair run out (Harshal Patel/Kohli) 16(14) [6s-1]

5.4 - Chahal to Watson, out Caught by Starc!! That's a big breakthrough for BLR, Chahal gets lucky here. He dropped this one short and just outside off, Watson was quick to rock back on the pull, strikes it hard and flat, he didn't pick the gap though, Starc was placed at deep mid-wicket and he accepts the chance with glee. Watson can't believe it, he stares across towards his partner and walks off. Kohli is pumped up as he hugs his young bowler. Watson c Starc b Chahal 26(22) [4s-4 6s-1]

5.0 - Harshal Patel to Rahane, out Lbw!! That's a big wicket for BLR. RAJ's top-scorer has been dismissed. This was the slower ball from Patel, he rolled his fingers around the seam, Rahane was looking to work it towards the on-side, misses and is struck in front of middle, the height wasn't an issue, the ball must have been going on to hit the middle and leg stump. Easy call for umpire Ravi. Rahane lbw b Harshal Patel 18(12) [4s-2 6s-1]

15.1 - Wiese to Binny, 2 runs, dropped! That was a sitter. A back of a length delivery on off, Binny walks down the wicket and lofts it on the up to long-on, he got it off the toe-end and didn't get the timing right, Abdulla steadied himself under it and spilled it. The entire BLR dugout was amassed by that effort

9.1 - Chahal to Nair, 1 run, that's a chance, but Chahal went one-handed and shelled it, this was tossed up and just outside off, driven to the right of the bowler. He sticks his right hand and drops it, the ball rolls away towards long-on

16.1 - Deepak Hooda to de Villiers, FOUR, BLR win! Their second of the season. RAJ slip to their second consecutive defeat. It was a juicy full toss from round the wicket, de Villiers had to put it in the gap, he did it with ease through mid-wicket

13.5 - Watson to de Villiers, FOUR, smashed! ABD skips down the wicket, converts this into a full length delivery and drills it straight down the ground, bisecting the two fielders at long-on and long-off to perfection

8.5 - Tambe to de Villiers, FOUR, Tambe pushes this one flatter and on AB's pads, he goes back and tucks it very fine, another boundary. BLR are running away with the match

8.2 - Tambe to de Villiers, FOUR, Tambe dragged this one way too short and on the stumps, AB rocked back and pulled it powerfully past mid-wicket, no need to run for those

5.4 - Faulkner to de Villiers, FOUR, no need to run for these, width on offer from Faulkner, AB was back in his crease and cracks it crisply through extra cover for a boundary

5.2 - Faulkner to de Villiers, FOUR, cracking shot, short of a length and well outside off, AB waits on it, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and laces it past point for a boundary

3.5 - D Kulkarni to Kohli, FOUR, that's all too easy for Kohli, fraction short and just outside off, Kohli is quick to swivel across and pulls it over mid-wicket for another boundary

2.5 - C Morris to Gayle, FOUR, you can't bowl there to Gayle, fraction fuller and just outside off, Gayle stays back and hammers it over extra cover, no need to run for those

2.3 - C Morris to Gayle, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer from Morris, Gayle stands tall and flashes it square past cover, no need to run for those

1.4 - D Kulkarni to Gayle, FOUR, that's the Gayle that has been adored all through the previous seasons of T20 League, back of a length and just outside off, Gayle stands tall and flat-bats it over mid-off, no need to run for those

1.3 - D Kulkarni to Gayle, leg byes, FOUR, wrong line from Kulkarni, short and on Gayle's pads, he looks to flick and misses, the ball rolls away past the keeper and into the fence

14.2 - Tambe to Kohli, SIX, smoked! Flighted delivery on the stumps, Kohli dances down the wicket, gets to the pitch of the ball and sends it sailing into the crowd at long-on. That was a superb shot

13.1 - Watson to Kohli, SIX, fantastic shot! That is a tremendous hit from the BLR skipper. Watson saw the batsman advance and pulled the length back, Kohli managed to get under it and smacked it straight down the ground for a maximum

6.3 - Tambe to Kohli, SIX, that's easy pickings for Kohli, Tambe dropped this one short and on the stumps, Kohli rocks back and pulls it high and over wide mid-wicket for a maximum

3.0 - C Morris to Gayle, SIX, smashed, length ball from Morris, Gayle clears his left leg and sends this one sailing over the long-on fence. 15 runs from the over, the big man has woken up from his slumber

4.3 - Watson to Gayle, out Caught by Samson!! That's a soft dismissal for Gayle! This was the slower bouncer from Watson, Gayle got into an almighty tangle as he looked to dab it towards the on-side, gets a top-edge and the ball loops through to the keeper. RAJ needed this wicket, Gayle was threatening to take the match away from them. Gayle c Samson b Watson 20(17) [4s-3 6s-1]

13.3 - Watson to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli brings up his second fifty this season. He points his bat towards the dugout and pumps his fists. ABD walks up to him and congratulates him. Coming to the ball, slower delivery on off, Kohli nudges it wide of mid-wicket to get to the landmark

10.4 - C Morris to Kohli, 1 run, direct-hit and ABD would have been in trouble. The slower delivery, leg-cutter from Morris, Kohli dabs it to the right of the keeper, Samson moves across quickly and fires a throw at the striker's end, ABD was well short of the crease