12/04Result
6th match (D/N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Delhi, Apr 12 2015
RR won by 3 wkts (0b rem)
Player of the Match
Deepak Hooda
Deepak HoodaRajasthan Royals
12/04Result
6th match (D/N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Delhi, Apr 12 2015
RR won by 3 wkts (0b rem)
Player of the Match
Deepak Hooda
Deepak HoodaRajasthan Royals

END OF OVER:
20 | 13 Runs | RR: 186/7 | RR: 9.30

  • Tim Southee7 (4b)
  • Chris Morris13 (6b)
  • Angelo Mathews4-0-42-1
  • Imran Tahir4-0-28-4

7.25pm Only the fifth day of the IPL and another close game. Once Samson and Smith fell for RR, things were looking bleak for them with a RRR approaching 12. Rahane was there till the 15th over but he wasn't quite smashing them around. Who was smashing them around - it was Doopak Hooda, 54 off 25 and he demolished Unadkat. Tahir was doing it too for Delhi, got four wickets with three googlies and a long hop. And just when Delhi would have thought they had the match with Faulkner's wicket, Tipo Morris and Sixer Southee did it in the last over.

Tahir: Nice to get the purple cap. Good game of cricket and RR played well and deserved to win. Every wicket I take is a great honour

Steven Smith: The way the boys played at the back end was terrific. Hooda showed his class with that opportunity. Morris and James joined in at the end and finished it well. We've got a great young bunch and it's our philosophy at the Royals to develop them. Nice to take two points to the next game and get some momentum.

Man of the Match Deepak Hooda for his all-round show: I have improved my batting over the last two years since the U-19 World Cup. My role was to play aggressive shots in the pre-IPL camp. Ajinkya bhai was supporting me very well and asked me to play naturally and said that we would win like that.

Hemant Tiwari: "Duminy, should have bowled in this pitch which suited slower bowler, perhaps he is feeling the pressure of captaincy."

Sai Kiran: "DD is being like SA, now. Hard luck though they are trying very hard. Come on DD. We are with you. Go hard(your hardest) for your next game."

That's it from the first match of the game, Mumbai take on Kings XI for the 8pm match at Wankhede. Will that go to the last over too? Find out in some time while I, Vishal D, get out of here. Ciao!

19.6
4
Mathews to Southee, FOUR, Sixer Southee has hit a four, he's done it on that last ball! Full ball again, outside off he absolutely crunched that through the covers! Went so fast, cover fielder could not stop it, wide long off could not get to it either. Heartbroken Delhi players can't believe it. The ball crashes into the RR dugout, the players start jumping and get into a huddle

Three required from one. JP having a chat with Mathews for field changes. Square leg and midwicket in the deep on leg, with long-on

19.5
1
Mathews to Morris, 1 run, full on off, no room for that and it's driven to cover for one

Four runs, three wickets, two balls

19.4
4
Mathews to Morris, FOUR, he knew it was going to be full - shuffled across a bit and unleashed the lap-sweep by steering the low full toss between the keeper and short fine leg for four

Kang: "Another Last Over Thriller in just 6 matches."

19.3
1
Mathews to Southee, 1 run, full and fast near the leg stump, struck down firmly to long on so no time for a second

Nine from four now. Can they?

19.2
2
Mathews to Southee, 2 runs, full again on the stumps, Southee swings his bat and gets a thick edge to send the ball flying over backward point in the gap for two
19.1
1
Mathews to Morris, 1 run, right in the block hole on middle, Morris steers it to point after making room for a quick one

Mathews for the last over round the wicket

Hemant Tiwari: "Duminy is not proving himself a good captain, didn't bowl when the team require him"

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | RR: 173/7 (12 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.10, RRR: 12.00)

  • Tim Southee0 (1b)
  • Chris Morris7 (3b)
  • Imran Tahir4-0-28-4
  • Nathan Coulter-Nile4-0-42-0
18.6
0
Imran Tahir to Southee, no run, quicker and flatter on the stumps, Southee defends it back in the nick of time
18.5
W
Imran Tahir to Faulkner, OUT, one more for the googly, one more for Tahir. He's running all the way to Antarctica while celebrating! Faulkner didn't pick that one as it pitched on length, came in and struck the leg stump as Faulkner swept

JP Faulkner b Imran Tahir 17 (18m 11b 2x4 0x6) SR: 154.54

18.4
1
Imran Tahir to Morris, 1 run, shorter outside off, he wants to tonk that one too but doesn't middle it and it bounces a couple of times before reaching long on
18.3
0
Imran Tahir to Morris, no run, full on off now, driven back to the bowler
18.2
6
Imran Tahir to Morris, SIX, and why didn't they cross - that is why! Gets a length delivery outside off and sweeps it away off the middle of the bat to midwicket boundary for maximum

Tipo Morris on strike since they didn't cross. 19 from 11

18.1
W
Imran Tahir to Hooda, OUT, Hooda's holed out, Tahir gets him with a long hop! It was short and flat, Hooda smashed it to the leg side and found Mathews at long on. The big wicket has come for Delhi

DJ Hooda c Mathews b Imran Tahir 54 (40m 25b 3x4 4x6) SR: 216

END OF OVER:
18 | 17 Runs | RR: 166/5 (19 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.22, RRR: 9.50)

  • James Faulkner17 (10b)
  • Deepak Hooda54 (24b)
  • Nathan Coulter-Nile4-0-42-0
  • Amit Mishra4-0-32-2
17.6
4
Coulter-Nile to Faulkner, FOUR, Faulkner makes a lot of room, NCN sends it down leg from outside leg and Faulkner gets a thin inside edge to get a four fine down leg. Lucky one that
17.5
1
Coulter-Nile to Hooda, 1 run, full around the off stump, no room and it's punched down to long on
17.4
2
Coulter-Nile to Hooda, 2 runs, on the stumps now and Hooda flicks it away on the leg side in the gap for two more
17.4
1w
Coulter-Nile to Hooda, 1 wide, yorker-length wide down the leg side

Coulter-Nile now round the wicket

17.3
4
Coulter-Nile to Hooda, FOUR, that's a well-directed short ball with the angle and at good pace, Hooda defends and gets an edge to the third man region to get to his fifty
17.2
1
Coulter-Nile to Faulkner, 1 run, makes room again, NCN aims for the batsman, who tucks the ball with the angle to deep midwicket
17.1
4
Coulter-Nile to Faulkner, FOUR, makes room, slogs and gets an thick outside edge to send the ball flying between the keeper and short third man for four

Coulter-Nile's last over now. 36 off 18. Third man is in

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | RR: 149/5 (36 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.76, RRR: 12.00)

  • James Faulkner8 (7b)
  • Deepak Hooda47 (21b)
  • Amit Mishra4-0-32-2
  • Imran Tahir3-0-21-2
16.6
1
Mishra to Faulkner, 1 run, googly turning in from outside off, pushed into the covers
16.5
1
Mishra to Hooda, 1 run, unusual shot as Hooda tries a reverse sweep, gets one hand off the bat and manages an edge over the keeper for one
16.5
1w
Mishra to Hooda, 1 wide, way outside off and turning away, called a wide
16.4
2
Mishra to Hooda, 2 runs, Hooda thought it was a googly and swept the length ball from outside off, it got the toe of the bat and they take two
16.3
1
Mishra to Faulkner, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler but Mishra dives and lets it go
16.2
2
Mishra to Faulkner, 2 runs, turns away after pitching outside off, it's cut towards deep backward point and they take two more

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