Rajasthan XI vs Pune Warriors 38th Match at Jaipur, 01 May, 2011

Toss: Rajasthan Royals, who choose to field
Pune Warriors 143/7 (20)
Rajasthan XI 144/4 (19.3)
Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Ross Taylor
  • Ross Taylor 47 * (35)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1M Kartik bowls it flat in the air to RS Dravid, makes room and misses his slog sweep outside leg and Uthappa, the keeper fails to collect it and the ball runs away to the fine leg boundary for four byes!


Over 0.1 M Kartik bowls it on the shorter side to SR Watson, bends down and pulls it away towards deep mid wicket for a single. Oh dear a noball has been given for overstepping! NB+1

Over 0.2M Kartik bowls it flat in the air to RS Dravid, flicks it through wide mid wicket and gets a single.

Over 0.3M Kartik bowls it flat in the air to SR Watson, goes back and flicks it off his pads straight to short fine leg and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.4M Kartik drags it mid pitch and that's a long hop to SR Watson, pulls at that early and the ball is mishit high in the air towards long on where Pandey charges in and dives forward but only to spill a catch and that will be a single.

Over 0.5M Kartik bowls it flat in the air to RS Dravid, goes back and whips it to deep mid wicket and gets a single.

Over 0.6M Kartik bowls it flat in the air to SR Watson, flicks it towards long on and gets a single.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1AC Thomas bowls it short and wide outside off to SR Watson, cuts that away to deep point and gets a single.

Over 1.2AC Thomas bowls a short and rising delivery to RS Dravid, stands tall and punches it away to the left of mid off and that will run away for a boundary!

Over 1.3AC Thomas bowls a short and rising delivery to RS Dravid, whips it off his thigh towards the vacant square fine leg for a boundary!

Over 1.4AC Thomas bowls a good length delivery to RS Dravid, who gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.5AC Thomas bowls it short and wide outside off to RS Dravid, cuts it straight to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.6AC Thomas bowls a good length delivery to RS Dravid, drives the wide slower one straight to cover point and that is a dot ball.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1R Sharma bowls it flat in the air to SR Watson, goes back and defends it to the right of the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.2R Sharma bowls it flat in the air to SR Watson, goes back and works it through squareleg and gets a single.

Over 2.3R Sharma bowls it flat in the air to RS Dravid, flicks it to the diving backward squareleg and gets a single.

Over 2.4R Sharma bowls it flat in the air to SR Watson, goes back and punches it to the left of the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.5R Sharma bowls it flat in the air to SR Watson, goes back for a flick and is hit on the pad around leg and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.6R Sharma drags it mid pitch and that's a long hop to SR Watson, moves back and pulls the attempted flipper deep into the crowd over mid wicket for a six!

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1JE Taylor bowls a short of length delivery to RS Dravid, gets hit high on the pad by one that had nipped back and would have slipped down leg and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.2JE Taylor bowls a short of length delivery to RS Dravid, goes back for a flashy drive and is beaten just outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.3JE Taylor bowls a short of length delivery to RS Dravid, flicks it behind squareleg and gets a single.

Over 3.4JE Taylor bowls a pitched up delivery to SR Watson, blocks the deadly yorker towards the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.5JE Taylor bowls a short and rising delivery to SR Watson, steers the low slower one to thirdman and gets a single.

Over 3.6JE Taylor bowls a bouncer to RS Dravid, leaves that alone outside off and that is a dot ball.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1AC Thomas bowls a short and rising delivery to SR Watson, tucks it towards mid on and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.2AC Thomas bowls a good length delivery to SR Watson, looks to drive it straight down the ground on the up and can only edge it behind to Uthappa! CAUGHT BY KEEPER!

Over 4.3AC Thomas bowls a good length delivery to J Botha, who gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.4AC Thomas bowls a short of length delivery to J Botha, opens the face and steers it down to slip and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.5AC Thomas bowls a short of length delivery to J Botha, defends it towards point and is sent back and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.6AC Thomas bowls a short of length delivery to J Botha, inside edges his flick onto the pad and that is a dot ball. That is a Wicket Maiden for Thomas!

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