Indian T20 League 2015

Scorecard - 36th Match, Rajasthan vs Delhi at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India (03 May 2015)

Rajasthan

189/2 (20) RR:9.45

Rajasthan won by 14 runs

MOM: Ajinkya Rahane

Delhi

175/7 (20) RR:8.75

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19.5 - Gurinder Sandhu to Faulkner, FOUR, Sandhu is just bowling length and Faulkner is too good a player to miss out, he clears his front leg and mows it towards cow corner, splits deep mid-wicket and long-on to perfection

19.2 - Gurinder Sandhu to Rahane, FOUR, sloppy from NCN. Rahane gives the charge to Sandhu, takes it on the full and chips it to long-off, the batsmen were settling with one, but Coulter-Nile needlessly hurries towards the ball and lets it go through. Rahane into the 90s now. Can he get a hundred?

17.3 - Zaheer to Rahane, FOUR, class! He is in the zone now. Rahane picks up the slower ball very early, he comes forward and lofts it handsomely over the bowler's head, mid-on was inside the ring and the ball races away to the fence

17.2 - Zaheer to Rahane, FOUR, Zaheer misses the yorker and pays the price. Rahane doesn't try to overhit the ball, he just lofts it straight back past the non-striker, gives the fielder at long-off no chance

16.5 - Gurinder Sandhu to Nair, FOUR, Nair brings up his 4th T20 League fifty. He takes off his helmet and soaks in the applause. It has been a terrific innings from the youngster. Another slower delivery, Nair shuffles across and helps it over short fine leg

16.4 - Gurinder Sandhu to Nair, FOUR, Nair is turning it on. Sandhu misses the yorker, dishes out a full toss outside off, Nair doesn't miss out, he just lifts it over mid-off, the ball almost carried the distance

15.3 - Mishra to Rahane, FOUR, the inexperience of Iyer was shown there. Tossed up outside off, Rahane lofts it inside out over extra cover, Iyer was in a dilemma whether to go for the catch or save the boundary, he goes for the catch and doesn't get his body behind the line, concedes the boundary

13.4 - Mishra to Nair, FOUR, fifty of the partnership comes up. Tossed up outside off, Nair fetches it from there and lofts it over Rahane's head, the fielder at long-on was square and had no chance of stopping that

12.3 - Mathews to Nair, FOUR, fabulous shot! Fuller and just outside off, Nair comes well forward, presents the full face of the bat and creams it past the diving mid-off fielder, the timing and placement were simply superb

12.0 - Gurinder Sandhu to Rahane, FOUR, top shot! It was not all that short, but Rahane was quick to pick the length up, he pulls it in front of square and the ball rockets away to the fence

9.4 - Mishra to Nair, FOUR, lovely shot, this was tossed up and just outside off, Nair gets down on his knees and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket, a couple of bounces and over the ropes for a boundary

7.1 - Mishra to Nair, FOUR, tossed up and wider outside off, draws Nair into the drive and turns away, Karun is committed on the shot, gets a thick edge past short third man for a boundary

6.4 - Mathews to Watson, FOUR, poor bowling from Mathews, bangs this one short and on the stumps, Watson swivels across and pulls it powerfully behind square, one bounce and over the ropes

6.2 - Mathews to Rahane, FOUR, that's cheeky from Rahane, on a good length and just outside off, Rahane waits on it, opens the face of the bat and runs it past the keeper, the ball races away to the fence

5.1 - Coulter-Nile to Rahane, FOUR, easy pickings for Rahane, length ball and drifting onto Rahane's pads, clipped away past square leg, the man in the deep is very fine, another boundary added to the score

4.5 - Zaheer to Watson, FOUR, Watson is getting going now, this was full and just outside off, comes back with the angle, Watson gets a big stride forward, closes the face of the bat and whips it past mid-wicket for a boundary

4.3 - Zaheer to Watson, FOUR, short, wide and four, poor ball from Zaheer, Watson reaches out and slaps it high and over point for a boundary. Duminy turns his head away in disappointment

4.1 - Zaheer to Rahane, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer from Zaheer, Rahane leans forward, drives on the up and gets it past the leaping cover-point fielder, a much needed boundary for RAJ

4.0 - Coulter-Nile to Watson, FOUR, that should release some pressure off Watson, leg stump half-volley from Coulter-Nile, whipped away behind square on the on-side, bounces once and beats Zaheer to the fence

1.5 - Gurinder Sandhu to Rahane, FOUR, uppish and four, width on offer from Sandhu, Rahane went chasing after that, the ball shapes away at the last moment, he ends up slicing it over point for a boundary

18.5 - Coulter-Nile to Rahane, SIX, superb shot! It was a length delivery in the slot, Rahane stays still and helps it on the way over backward square, the pace of Coulter-Nile takes it all the way.

18.1 - Coulter-Nile to Nair, SIX, has Agarwal hurt himself? The off-speed delivery, Nair heaves it across the line to deep mid-wicket, he got enough wood to clear a leaping Agarwal, he got a fingertip but it went all the way

16.3 - Gurinder Sandhu to Nair, SIX, massive! Nair was expecting the slower delivery, it was the off-cutter on the right length, Nair goes down on one knee and slog sweeps it over cow corner for a maximum

15.2 - Mishra to Rahane, SIX, Rahane was almost caught. Flighted delivery on middle, Rahane skips out of the crease and lofts it towards long-on, he thought he had picked out the fielder, Coulter-Nile runs to his left, leaps and the ball just clears him

14.4 - Coulter-Nile to Rahane, SIX, another fifty for Rahane in this T20 League. He wants the Orange Cap back. He raises his bat and his wife in the crowd is seen applauding. Short delivery on the body, Rahane swivels across and pulls it over backward square, the pace of Coulter-Nile took the ball over the rope

18.2 - Coulter-Nile to Nair, out Caught by Mishra!! An excellent innings comes to an end. Nair, who was promoted up the order has done a magnificent job. Full delivery just outside off, Nair backs away to the leg-side, slices it to sweeper cover, Mishra runs forward and takes an easy catch. Finally, DEL managed to hold onto one. Nair c Mishra b Coulter-Nile 61(38) [4s-6 6s-2]

6.5 - Mathews to Watson, out Caught by K Jadhav!! Watson has been dismissed! Mathews has the wicket. This was short and shaped away slightly from off, bounced a tad extra on Watson, he was looking to dab it towards third man, doesn't counter for the bounce, gets a thick edge and to the right of the keeper. Jadhav juggles and manages to take it on the second attempt. The opening stand has been broken. Watson c K Jadhav b Mathews 21(24) [4s-4]

14.2 - Coulter-Nile to Nair, 1 run, dropped! Second drop of the game and Tiwary is the fielder this time. Banged in halfway down the wicket, Nair takes a step down the wicket and goes for the pull, the top-edge flies towards third man, Tiwary comes running forward, slides and spills a low catch. He was late to take off

10.4 - Mathews to Rahane, 2 runs, dropped! Sandhu is the culprit. Full delivery outside off, Rahane wanted to inside out over extra cover, gets it a lot squarer, Sandhu was late to take off, he came running forward and tries to take it diving forward, the ball goes through and hits him on the toe. That should have been taken

18.4 - D Kulkarni to S Tiwary, FOUR, Tiwary shimmies down the wicket, takes it on the full and drills it over extra cover, the ball bullets to the fence, no chance for the sweeper to stop that

13.2 - Binny to Mathews, FOUR, lovely improvisation. A gentle length delivery on off, Mathews shuffles across, bends his left knee and scoops it over short fine leg, one bounce and into the fence

13.0 - R Bhatia to Duminy, FOUR, nice finish to the over. First a six and now a four. Duminy shifting gears. Another slower one on middle, Duminy leans forward and whips it between deep mid-wicket and long-on, splitting the two fielders to perfection

11.5 - Watson to Mathews, FOUR, lovely shot! Banged in halfway down the wicket, Mathews gets on top of the bounce and pulls it behind square leg, Hooda had only a few metres to cover, but still the ball beats him to the fence

8.2 - Faulkner to Duminy, FOUR, short of length delivery outside off stump, Duminy guides it past backward point and it runs away to the boundary

5.5 - D Kulkarni to Yuvraj, FOUR, down the leg-side, Yuvraj helps it on its way to fine leg, that was a gift from Kulkarni and Yuvraj didn't miss out

5.4 - D Kulkarni to Yuvraj, FOUR, wow! Classical Yuvraj Singh front foot cover-drive! Is he in the mood today? Full and outside off stump, Yuvraj leans forward and drives it along the ground and it rocketed to the fence

5.3 - D Kulkarni to Yuvraj, FOUR, excellent hit from Yuvraj. Short and on the stumps, Yuvraj rolls his wrists on the pull shot, it was hit in the air but there was no one at square leg

4.5 - Watson to Yuvraj, FOUR, that was a good front foot punch from Yuvraj and mid-off was way too square. Good length delivery swinging back in, Yuvraj presents the full face of the bat and gets full value for the shot

2.5 - Binny to Duminy, FOUR, overpitched and punished. Full and on the stumps, Duminy drives it gently past the bowler and mid-off was very square

2.0 - D Kulkarni to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, edged but that's flown over Watson at first slip. Full and outside off stump, Iyer looks to drive, goes hard at it and the thick edge runs away for four

1.1 - D Kulkarni to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, excellent shot from Iyer. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, not much of movement on this one, Iyer hops, gets on top of the bounce and punches it through point for four

0.5 - Southee to M Agarwal, FOUR, in the airrrrr and just wide of Hooda at mid-wicket. Good length delivery on the leg stump, Agarwal flicks uppishly, Hooda dives forward and to his right, but the ball lands just in front of him

19.4 - Southee to S Tiwary, SIX, smashed! Length delivery right in the arc, Tiwary gets his front leg out of the way, heaves it over deep mid-wicket. It was all power from the Jharkhand batsman

18.2 - D Kulkarni to Coulter-Nile, SIX, this has been a horrible over from Kulkarni so far. The slower delivery right in the slot, Coulter-Nile goes down on his knee and slogs it high and over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Watson is not too pleased

16.4 - Southee to S Tiwary, SIX, monster hit! That hit the roof and that is why the ball didn't go out of the park. Banged in halfway down the wicket, Tiwary was expecting it, rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a maximum

14.3 - R Bhatia to K Jadhav, SIX, hammered! Jadhav knew it was going to be the slower ball, leg-cutter around off, kneels down and nails the slog sweep over deep mid-wicket, that cleared the fence comfortably

12.5 - R Bhatia to Duminy, SIX, that had plenty of air and more importantly had the distance as well. The off-cutter in the slot, Duminy goes through the line, lofts it to long-on, the ball was in the air for a very long time and eventually clears the rope

11.2 - Watson to Duminy, SIX, clean strike! Length delivery around off, Duminy frees his arms and sends it soaring towards long-on, Watson was interested for a while as he thought he hit that straight to the fielder, but Duminy had got enough wood to clear the man

3.0 - Binny to Duminy, SIX, the extra ball has cost Binny and RAJ badly. Short ball on the leg stump, Duminy gets inside the line and pulls it handsomely over backward square leg and it sails deep into the stands. 17 runs came off the over

2.2 - Binny to M Agarwal, SIX, gee! What a shot from Agarwal. He knows Binny very well, must have played a lot against Binny in the Karnataka nets. Short of a length delivery just outside off stump, Agarwal backs away and flat-bats it off the back foot over long-off

18.3 - D Kulkarni to Coulter-Nile, out Caught by S Smith!! Coulter-Nile perishes trying to keep up with the asking rate. It was another bad delivery from Kulkarni, full toss well outside off, Coulter-Nile reaches out and lofts it towards long-off, Smith settles under it and takes a well judged catch in front of the ad cushions. Coulter-Nile c S Smith b D Kulkarni 6(2) [6s-1]

18.0 - Faulkner to Duminy, out Caught by D Kulkarni!! RAJ might have hit the final nail in the coffin. The DEL skipper goes after an excellent innings. Things would have been different, had he got some support. Full delivery outside off, Duminy shuffles across and scoops, can't get the elevation, hits it to the right of short fine, Kulkarni takes it easily. Duminy c D Kulkarni b Faulkner 56(39) [4s-3 6s-3]

15.3 - D Kulkarni to K Jadhav, out Caught by Watson!! DEL have now lost half their side. A promising start has been thrown away by Jadhav. RAJ taking control of the game. Back of a length around off, Jadhav was early into the flick, the ball skies off the leading edge to the left of extra cover, Watto tracks back and hangs onto a good catch. K Jadhav c Watson b D Kulkarni 11(7) [6s-1]

13.3 - Binny to Mathews, out Caught by Samson!! Binny keeps getting important scalps. He has his second of the night. On a length just outside off, Mathews advances and looks to push it into the off-side, the ball moves away and grazes the outside edge, it was dropping in front of Samson, who dives forward and snaffles it. That was a good catch from the wicket-keeper. Timely wicket for RAJ. Mathews c Samson b Binny 16(17) [4s-2]

8.5 - Faulkner to Yuvraj, out Caught by Binny!! That is a terrific catch from Binny. It looked like Binny misjudged it initially but he took it well in the end. Short ball on the off stump, Yuvraj goes for the pull, hits it flat, it was hit hard, Binny at deep square leg moved forward initially but then had to go back and he timed his jump to perfection and grabbed it with both hands. Yuvraj c Binny b Faulkner 22(18) [4s-4]

4.1 - Watson to Shreyas Iyer, out Bowled!! What a start for Shane Watson. The skipper brings himself on and gets a wicket first ball. Good length delivery swinging away outside off stump, Iyer looks to drive off the back foot, plays away from the body with no feet movement and gets an inside edge onto the stumps. Considering the form that he's in, this is a big wicket for RAJ. Shreyas Iyer b Watson 9(12) [4s-2]

2.3 - Binny to M Agarwal, out Bowled!! Great response from Binny. He does a Brett Lee celebration by jumping high and tapping both his boots sideways. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Agarwal tries to dab it down to third man, but drags it back onto the stumps. M Agarwal b Binny 11(8) [4s-1 6s-1]

13.5 - Binny to K Jadhav, 2 runs, dropped! Short delivery just outside off, Jadhav walks down the wicket and pulls, top-edges it towards fine leg, Kulkarni had plenty of time to get there, he runs forward and makes a mess of it. Only gets a fingertip on it as he dived forward

16.1 - Southee to Duminy, 3 runs, Bhatia saves a run. Short and around off, Duminy pulls it in front of square, Bhatia runs to his right, dives and flicks it in, but the ball was rolling back and he again dives and hauls it in. That also brings up Duminy's fifty