Match 45 of IPL T20 season 2 was very important for both Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians as a win would almost bring them near the semis while a defeat would virtually end their hope of securing a semi-final berth. Shane Warne won the toss and decided to bat. Rob Quiney (51 off 40 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (42 off 32 balls) batted brilliantly but the rest of the batsmen could not capitalize after their departure and they ended at 145/7 in their 20 overs. Mumbai Indains did not get a good start in their first six overs as a result of a major shuffling of the batting order where domestic Indian players were sent instead of the seniors. The required run rate kept of increasing and Mumbai Indians kept on losing wickets steadily under the pressure of scoring big runs. Even some good hitting by Sachin Tendulkar (40 off 30 balls) and Abhishek Nayar (35 off 18 balls) could not save the Mumbai Indians as they lost out all wickets in 19.5 overs. It was a trilling match and the death overs were nerve-wrecking as Rajasthan Royals managed to pull out a win even when 5 runs were only required in the last over with 3 wickets left. Shane Warne was awarded the Man of the Match for his brilliant and crucial spell of 3 wickets for 24 runs.
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\\ tags: Abhishek Nayaripl t20Mumbai IndiansRajasthan RoyalsRavindra JadejaRob Quineysachin tendulkar, Shane Warne
Rajasthan Royals thrashed Kings XI Punjab by 78 runs in 30th Match of IPL T20 season 2. Yuvraj Singh won the toss and put Rajasthan Royals to bat. Rajasthan Royals scored the highest score of IPL T20 season 2 till now as they posted 211/4 in 20 overs. Graeme Smith found his form as the scored a brilliant 77 runs off 44 balls while Naman Ojha (68 off 51 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (33 off 12 balls) made significant contributions too. Kings XI Punjab could not keep up to the required. run rate and even a captain’s knock by Yuvraj Singh (48 off 37 balls) could not save them as they were bowled out for 133/8 in 20 overs. Amit Singh and Shane Warne had the best bowling figures of 3/9 and 2/38 respectively. Graeme Smith was awarded the Man of the Match for his brilliant innings.
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In IPL T20 season 1, Deccan Chargers were placed at the last position in the points tally while Rajasthan Royals bagged the IPL title. But in IPL T20 season 2 Deccan Chargers won all its initial matches while Rajasthan Royals had just lost quite a few of the matches initially. So, the contest was going to be very interesting as expected. Adam Gilchrist won the toss and decided to bat. With useful contributions from Adam Gilchrist (39 off 35 balls), Rohit Sharma (38 off 32 balls) and Tirumalsetti Suman (41 off 32 balls), Deccan Chargers reached 141/5 in 20 overs. Shane Harwood did well for the Royals with the ball playing his first IPL match and he took 2 wickets for 25 runs. Rajasthan Royals had a terrible start as three of its top order batsmen got out on ducks. But then some brilliant knocking by Abhishek Raut (36 off 23 balls), Lee Carseldine (39 off 32 balls), Yusuf Pathan (24 off 14 balls) and Shane Warne (21 off 17 balls) helped Rajasthan Royals reach the target in 19.4 overs. Yusuf Pathan bagged yet another Man of the Match due to his quickfire 24 off 14 balls and his economical bowling figures of 1 wicket for 19 runs in 4 overs.
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Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were both losing a lot of matches in IPL 2. But Chennai Super Kings had a very good batting and bowling lineup and it was expected that they will start winning matches once again. And they seemed to be performing to their abilities once again when they had a comfortable win over Rajasthan Royals by 38 runs in Match 22 of DLF IPL T20 season 2. Shane Warne won the toss and put Chennai Super Kings to bat. With the help of a brilliant innings of 98 runs off 55 balls by Suresh Raina, Chennai Super Kings scored 164/5 in their 20 overs. Yusuf Pathan and Munaf Patel had the best bowling figures of 2/17 and 2/25 respectively for the Royals. The weak batting lineup of the Rajasthan Royals were completely exposed as their only trump card Yusuf Pathan (20 runs off 13 balls) did not work today. Although Ravindra Jadeja (37 off 33 balls) played an good innings but Rajasthan Royals were bundled out for 126 runs with 3 balls to spare. Lakshmipathy Balaji, Albie Morkel and Jacob Oram were good with the ball for the Chennai Super Kings with bowling figures of 4/21, 2/21 and 2/21 respectively. Suresh Raina was adjudged the Man of the Match due to his brilliant knock of 98 runs. Continue reading »
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\\ tags: Albie Morkel, Chennai Super Kings, ipl t20, Jacob Oram, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rajasthan Royals, Ravindra Jadeja, Shane Warne, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan
Winners of IPL T20 season 1 Rajasthan Royals are not looking the same side this year. Kings XI Punjab beat Warne’s boys by 27 runs to score their second consecutive win in IPL T20 season 2 while Rajasthan Royals suffered their second consecutive defeat. Yuvraj Singh won the toss and decided to bat. The Rajasthan Royals bowlers bowled exceptionally well in the initial overs and the Kings XI Punjab were reduced to just 48/4 in 8.2 overs. But then Kumar Sangakkara (60 off 51 balls) and Irfan Pathan (39 off 33 balls) batted brilliantly to guide the team to a competitive total of 139/6 in their 20 overs. Amongst the Rajasthan bowlers, Kamran Khan and Munaf Patel bowled very well and finished at 2/15 and 2/24 respectively in their 4 overs. The target of 140 seemed quite easy but Rajasthan Royals had a severe batting collapse and ended with only 112/7 in their 20 overs. Shane Warne and Ravindra Jadeja did considerably well for the Rajasthan Royals batting while Yusuf Abdulla, Irfan Pathan and Piyush Chawla excelled with the ball. Kumar Sangakkara was declared the Man of the Match for his 60 runs.
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\\ tags: irfan pathan, Kamran Khan, Kings XI Punjab, kumar sangakkara, Rajasthan Royals, Shane Warne, yusuf abdulla, Yuvraj Singh
