Indian T20 League 2015

Scorecard - 41st Match, Rajasthan vs Hyderabad at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India (07 May 2015)

Hyderabad

201/4 (20) RR:10.05

Hyderabad won by 7 runs

MOM: Eoin Morgan

Rajasthan

194/7 (20) RR:9.7

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19.0 - Faulkner to N Ojha, FOUR, Tambe with a fumble now. Much like Smith he does all the hard work, running to his right at third man but allows the ball to slip under his body on the dive, it was sliced to his right and Tambe put in an awkward effort

18.3 - Faulkner to Bopara, FOUR, would you believe that - Smith has fumbled one? He is cross with himself and fists hard into the ground. Driven wide of him at long-off, he did all the hard work as he ran to his left and then slid but allowed it to slip through his hands. Did he get a bad bounce? Maybe but Smith is such a fine fielder that he expected to stop the four

16.5 - C Morris to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, 50 for Eoin Morgan. Magnificent from the Irishman. Poor from Morris and he knew it, grunted out in frustration after slipping it down leg, all it needed was a deflection and Eoin Morgan got it done, beating short fine inside the ring

16.2 - C Morris to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, poor from Hooda at point. Length outside off, Eoin Morgan times the square drive but hits it straight to the fielder and he has nutmegged Hooda. Not quite Lionel Messi-esque on James Milner, but it escapes to the boundary. Hooda is disappointed

15.5 - Tambe to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, what timing from Eoin Morgan. Another googly from Tambe, Eoin Morgan just wristed that drive through cover, in the air but wide of the fielder and long-off was just a mere spectator. The way he uncorks those wrists is the key to all his timing

15.0 - Faulkner to Bopara, FOUR, dropped but must say a very difficult chance for Samson. Faulkner induced the flashy drive from Bopara, away from the body, there was a slip in place but he too was wide. It would've carried comfortably to a regulation first slip, Samson had to go and went full length to his right, it hit the edge of the gloves and deflected away to the fence. Faulkner just turns away in disappointment

14.0 - Deepak Hooda to Dhawan, FOUR, predictably this one is fired in, maybe Dhawan was expecting it, reversed hit it wide of Tambe at short third. That spoils Deepak Hooda's over

12.5 - Watson to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, too full and too wide from Watson, outside off, Eoin Morgan leans forward and lifts it over cover with that unconventional technique of his, two bounces over the ropes

9.4 - Faulkner to Henriques, FOUR, a carbon copy of the first boundary in the over. Faulkner isn't impressed. But this was hit with more power, skipped across the turf and Binny running and diving at deep mid-wicket didn't even get a hand on it. Takes his time getting up too

9.1 - Faulkner to Henriques, FOUR, lackadaisical from Binny but I will give him breathing space as it is very hot out there. Short outside off, pulled over mid-wicket, Binny runs lazily and then puts in an even more lazy dive parrying the ball into the cushions

7.5 - D Kulkarni to Dhawan, FOUR, and now four. Dhawan makes room and then marmalises the length delivery through cover. Gave it all and sweeper was just ball-watching that time

7.2 - D Kulkarni to Dhawan, FOUR, this short ball sits up for Dhawan, who rocks back and pulls over mid-wicket, one bounce over the ropes. That was begging to be hit

5.1 - Faulkner to Henriques, FOUR, Faulkner starts poorly, length outside off, Henriques took a step forward and sliced it over point. Got it over the infield which meant an easy boundary

4.2 - Watson to Warner, FOUR, now brutalised over point. Short and outside off, Warner goes up and over, carving it in the air to get consecutive boundaries

4.1 - Watson to Warner, FOUR, that is touch from Warner. Sees the width from Watson, well outside off, he opens the face of the bat and guides it between short third and backward point. Split the gap perfectly

3.4 - C Morris to Warner, FOUR, first time Morris has erred in the over and Warner puts him away. It was back of a length outside off, Warner flat-bats it past Morris and beats mid-on too

3.0 - D Kulkarni to Dhawan, FOUR, silky smooth from Dhawan. On a back of a length and outside off, Dhawan leant forward and presented the fullest of blades as he punched it past cover, the timing was serene. Balance, poise, technical execution of that shot was of the highest quality

2.2 - D Kulkarni to Dhawan, FOUR, too much width from Kulkarni and Dhawan has flashed that away to the third man fence. Came off a thick outside edge but it raced away over slip giving third man no chance

1.1 - C Morris to Dhawan, leg byes, FOUR, poor first delivery from Morris, down leg, all it needed was a faint tickle which Dhawan provided, beats Tambe at short fine and races away. Hello - hang on; it has been given as leg byes

1.0 - Deepak Hooda to Warner, FOUR, 13 off the opening over. Actually Deepak Hooda did well there, cramped Warner on the cut but he managed to get it past the dive of Jinks at cover-point. Not well-timed but once it beat Rahane it was four

0.5 - Deepak Hooda to Warner, FOUR, there goes Warner. One ball is enough for a sighter. Down the track and then smashes it flat over cover

0.2 - Deepak Hooda to Dhawan, FOUR, elegantly driven wide of cover. Tossed up and outside off, Dhawan got forward and drove it on the rise and in the gap. Nice way to get off the mark

17.3 - Watson to Eoin Morgan, SIX, VVS and Murali clap and are all smiles in the Hyderabad camp. Full outside off, Eoin Morgan shuffles across deep inside the crease and gets under the lofted hit, hit clean and clears long-on comfortably. Eoin Morgan is hurting Rajasthan big time

16.4 - C Morris to Eoin Morgan, SIX, belted. Eoin Morgan charged the big Morris and carted it flat and into the sightscreen. It was bowled on a back of a length but Morgan timed it superbly. This must hurt Rajasthan now

16.0 - Tambe to Eoin Morgan, SIX, another wristy special from Eoin Morgan. Bottom-handed too. He is so dominant with his bottom-hand. Sees the tossed up delivery outside off, gets forward and laces it flat and into the sightscreen. Nothing the bowler can do there, Eoin Morgan supplying the magic late on for the Hyderabad. 18 off that over

15.3 - Tambe to Eoin Morgan, SIX, this time he doesn't miss out. On middle and leg, Eoin Morgan gets forward and then hoicks across the line, gets enough bat to go all the way at deep mid-wicket

13.5 - Deepak Hooda to Dhawan, SIX, there was a fielder at deep backward square but the ball sailed over his head. Full on off, a top-edged slog sweep and Dhawan gets to fifty in the process. Warner and his mates are up to applaud that effort

13.0 - Watson to Eoin Morgan, SIX, tremendous blow from Eoin Morgan. He is so quick on his feet, jumps out to the slower delivery and then lofts the bowler way over long-off. Was more of a slice but still went quite a distance

8.4 - Tambe to Dhawan, SIX, that is a flat slog sweep over deep mid-wicket for six. Pre-meditated but Dhawan nailed that kneeling down and it skimmed over the ropes

17.4 - Watson to Eoin Morgan, out Caught by S Smith!! If this was the Chinnaswamy it would've been a six but here at Brabourne Eoin Morgan has picked out long-off. Another length delivery outside off, right in the hitting zone, Morgan times the loft pretty well, but flat to Smith who won't drop that. They check for the no-ball but Watson was fine there. Eoin Morgan c S Smith b Watson 63(28) [4s-4 6s-5]

14.2 - Faulkner to Dhawan, out Bowled!! Dhawan has a surprised smile on his face after being bowled. His wife is watching from the stands too. Length and pacy on off, Dhawan pre-meditated the reverse paddle and went for it but the ball was too quick and beats the shot. Not sure whether he edged it onto the stumps. Once the replay is in will confirm. Dhawan b Faulkner 54(35) [4s-6 6s-2]

10.3 - Tambe to Henriques, out Bowled!! Double fist-pump from Tambe. That means only one thing. A wicket. Henriques this time made room to go over mid-wicket, this was bowled slower and beat the batsman's shot, who was early into the execution. Ball hits timber. Henriques b Tambe 20(21) [4s-3]

4.3 - Watson to Warner, out Caught by Samson!! An Aussie gets an Aussie. A New South Welshman gets a New South Welshman. Watson has his hands up in celebration. Length delivery outside off, Warner gave room to thrash that through the off-side but feathered an edge to Samson. Warner c Samson b Watson 24(18) [4s-5]

19.5 - Bhuvneshwar to C Morris, FOUR, cracking shot! Bhuvneshwar misses the yorker length, Morris clears his front leg and smacks it straight back past the bowler, the fielder at long-on dives in vain

17.5 - Bhuvneshwar to C Morris, FOUR, cheeky! Morris gets going with a pre-meditated shot. The back of the hand slower ball, Morris shuffles across and scoops it over short fine, he just about clear the fielder to pick up four

15.3 - Henriques to Faulkner, FOUR, Faulkner is liking the pace on the ball. Henriques bowls a bumper outside off, Faulkner fetches the pull from there, top-edges it over the keeper and collects another boundary

15.2 - Henriques to Faulkner, FOUR, banged in halfway down the wicket, Faulkner pulls to deep mid-wicket, Vihari runs to his right, slides but lets the ball go through his legs. That should have been stopped

14.1 - Bopara to S Smith, FOUR, good start to the over, back of a length around off, Smith waits for the ball to arrive and pulls it in front of square, between deep mid-wicket and long-on. Some placement that

13.5 - P Kumar to S Smith, FOUR, there comes the boundary of the over. Pitched up delivery around off, Smith drives it to the left of the bowler, just eludes Praveen and beats Warner at long-off

10.2 - Karn Sharma to S Smith, FOUR, Smith on the move now. This was not all that short, he uses the depth of the crease and cuts it right between two fielders, split cover-point and backward point to perfection

9.4 - Henriques to S Smith, FOUR, third boundary of the over, slower bouncer from Henriques, Smith rocks back and pulls it behind square on the on-side, third boundary off the over

9.2 - Henriques to S Smith, FOUR, this is excellent batting from Smith, another slower ball from Henriques, Smith swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it behind square, bisects the two men in the deep for another boundary

9.1 - Henriques to S Smith, FOUR, no pace to work with, but Smith manufactures all the power himself, comes down the track, makes room and slaps it past cover for a boundary

4.4 - P Kumar to S Smith, FOUR, edged and four, this was the awayswinger from Praveen, gets it to wobble in the air and nips away, lures Smith into the drive, finds the outside edge and the ball goes through the vacant slip cordon

3.3 - Ishant to S Smith, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer from Ishant, Smith leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and caresses it through extra cover for another boundary

3.1 - Ishant to S Smith, FOUR, Ishant is on the floor and the ball races away to the fence, full and just outside off, Smith presents the full face of the bat and punches it past mid-on. Ishant lost his balance and fell onto the ground on the followthrough

2.4 - Bhuvneshwar to Watson, FOUR, edged and four, full and wide from Bhuvneshwar, Watson went hard on the drive, gets a thick edge that flies past the diving first slip fielder, another boundary for Watson

2.3 - Bhuvneshwar to Watson, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer from Bhuvneshwar, Watson stands tall and punches it square past point, beats the fielder and races away to the fence

1.4 - P Kumar to Watson, FOUR, that's sublime from Watson, swings this one onto Watson's pads, he gets inside the line and flicks it past square leg, beats the man getting across from the deep, off the mark with a boundary

0.5 - Bhuvneshwar to Rahane, FOUR, full and wide from Bhuvneshwar, that was there to be smashed, Rahane leans into the drive and hammers it past cover, the ball races away in a jiffy

0.3 - Bhuvneshwar to Rahane, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer from Bhuvneshwar, Rahane quickly gets on top of the bounce and cracks it square of cover, the ball races away to the fence in a hurry

18.3 - P Kumar to C Morris, SIX, hat-trick of sixes. The change of angle didn't work for Praveen. Drags the slower delivery halfway down the wicket, Morris waits for it and pulls it over deep square leg. The fielder was a mere spectator

18.2 - P Kumar to C Morris, SIX, another six and RAJ are still in it. Praveen is dishing out length deliveries, Morris is cashing in, he gets his front leg out of the way and plays the pick-up shot wide of long-on

18.1 - P Kumar to C Morris, SIX, great start to the over. Morris is hitting them alright. Full delivery on off and middle, Morris plants his front forward and flicks it in the air towards deep mid-wicket, Morgan runs to his right, dives full length and tries to flick it in, but is not able to do that

17.3 - Bhuvneshwar to Samson, SIX, consecutive sixes for Samson. He is not giving up just yet. Bhuvneshwar dishes out a full toss on middle and leg, Samson clears his front leg and hoicks it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

17.2 - Bhuvneshwar to Samson, SIX, fabulous shot! That is the second six he has hit effortlessly. Bhuvneshwar misses the yorker and bowls a length ball, Samson lofts it straight down the ground, clears the sightscreen comfortably

16.2 - Bopara to Samson, SIX, fantastic shot! This youngster can bat. It was a very straight full delivery, Samson comes forward and plays the pick-up shot, he timed it so well that it cleared the deep mid-wicket fence with ease

12.5 - Karn Sharma to S Smith, SIX, RAJ are on the charge now. That is the 4th six in 9 balls. Tossed up delivery just outside off, Smith shimmies down the wicket, goes through with the loft and sends it sailing over long-off. That is some great footwork from Smith

12.1 - Karn Sharma to S Smith, SIX, back-to-back sixes for RAJ. Smith reaches his fifty as well. Flighted delivery on middle, Smith dances down the wicket, gets to the pitch and lofts it handsomely straight back over the bowler's head. Everyone in the RAJ dug-out are up on their feet applauding the innings

12.0 - Ishant to Faulkner, SIX, Ishant has been smacked for the second six in the over. Another nice juicy full toss, Faulkner gets his front leg out of the way and hoicks into the crowd at deep mid-wicket

11.3 - Ishant to Faulkner, SIX, this time Faulkner does not miss out on a full toss. It was on leg-stump, Faulkner says thank you very much and heaves it over backward square for a maximum. The ball is out of the park

17.4 - Bhuvneshwar to Samson, out Bowled!! Bhuvi has the last laugh. Samson's little cameo comes to an end and RAJ are coming apart. It was the slower delivery on a length, Samson goes for the swipe towards cow corner, the under-edges goes on and crashes into the stumps. Samson b Bhuvneshwar 21(10) [6s-3]

17.1 - Bhuvneshwar to Faulkner, out Caught by Bopara!! That might be the match for HYD. They have got rid of the big-hitting James Faulkner. It was a low full toss, Faulkner gets underneath it and hammers it flat to long-on, he couldn't get the elevation to clear Bopara, who takes a good catch. Faulkner c Bopara b Bhuvneshwar 30(19) [4s-2 6s-2]

14.2 - Bopara to S Smith, out Bowled!! Knocked over! Smith is livid with himself as he bangs his bat hard on the turf. This was a good length delivery on the stumps, Smith backs away and misses the cut, the ball crashed into middle stump. It is a very crucial wicket for HYD as Smith was looking in ominous touch. S Smith b Bopara 68(40) [4s-9 6s-2]

11.0 - Karn Sharma to Deepak Hooda, out Caught by Bhuvneshwar!! Just when they started to shift gears, Hooda has thrown it away. This was tossed up well wide of off, Hooda skips out of the crease, doesn't get to the pitch, but still goes through with the loft, skies it towards long-off, Bhuvi misjudged it at first, but did well to hang onto it over his head. Deepak Hooda c Bhuvneshwar b Karn Sharma 7(9)

7.3 - Henriques to Nair, out Caught by N Ojha!! The pressure of the chase gets to Karun, charges down the track, Henriques slips in the short ball. He was in no position on the pull, gets a fat top-edge to the left of the keeper. Ojha called for the catch, moved across and takes it safely. RAJ have lost their third wicket and are in trouble now. Nair c N Ojha b Henriques 4(10)

4.0 - Ishant to Watson, out Caught by P Kumar!! That's a half-hearted shot from Watson and he finds Praveen at mid-on. Huge blow for RAJ, this was pitched up and held its line around off, Watson was looking to play the flick over mid-wicket, looked like he checked it at the last moment, ends up spooning it to Praveen at mid-on. That's an absolute dolly, RAJ have lost both openers now. Watson c P Kumar b Ishant 12(12) [4s-3]

1.0 - Bhuvneshwar to Rahane, out Caught by N Ojha!! Lovely riposte from Bhuvneshwar, pitched this one up and got it to nibble away a fraction, drew Rahane into the forward push, the outside edge is found. Ojha dives in front of first slip and holds onto a good catch. The orange-cap holder is dismissed cheaply, a huge wicket this for HYD. Rahane c N Ojha b Bhuvneshwar 8(6) [4s-2]

4.5 - P Kumar to S Smith, 1 run, dropped by Henriques, Smith is living a charmed life, pitched up and on Smith's pads, he shuffled across and flicked it in the air over square leg. Henriques made a lot of ground from deep mid-wicket, gets to the ball and shells it as he slid. How costly will this life prove to be?