RR vs DD - Dravid, Rahane Destroy the 'Devils
Date: 7th May 2013, 4 pm
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Toss: Delhi Daredevils, Batting
Result: Rajasthan Royals won by 9 wickets, 13 balls to spare
MoM: Ajinkya Rahane
Having won the toss, Jayawardene elected
to bat on what he thought was a decent and consistent wicket, while
Dravid was happier chasing. Delhi were off to a flier before James
Faulkner bowled Sehwag with a slower one. Gautam finally got a look in
but Shane Watson produced a healthy edge that Sanju Samson pocketed with
ease, and at 22/2 Delhi were in a lot of trouble.
The inclusion of the x-factor of Shaun
Tait didn't go too well as Warner and Jayawardene took turns to punish
him for boundaries, despite some being a little lucky. The moment
finally arrived for probably IPL's oldest debutant, Pravin Tambe, a leg
spinner from Mumbai, who bowled a good first over the start with. Stuart
Binny sent back the dangerous Warner courtesy a brilliant catch by
Sachin Baby and almost had Ben Rohrer to a very close leg before. After
producing another good over, Tambe was woken from his dream when
Jayawardene and Rohrer literally swept him for 15 runs.
The momentum started to tilt Delhi's way
but Sid Trivedi's lucky breakthrough bought the end of Jayawardene.
Jadhav joined Rohrer and the duo somehow managed a boundary an over to
keep going at 6.5 runs an over. The final showdown belonged to Delhi as
they struck six boundaries and a six to propel to a respectable target
of 154; 50 coming from the last four.
There on, there was another royal buffet of stroke play that Dravid and Rahane laid and made the competitive target look meek.
Brief Scores:
Delhi Daredevils: 154/4 (20) - Ben Rohrer 64* (40b, 9x4, 1x6), Jayawardene 34 (31b, 4x4, 1x6), Sid Trivedi 1/21 (4)
Rajasthan Royals: 155/1 (17.5) - Rahul Dravid 53 (48b, 7x4), Ajinkya Rahane 63* (45b, 5x4, 1x6), Sid Kaul 1/23 (3.5)
Halla Bol!
