Rajasthan Royals Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Live Cricket Score - 36th Match - Commentary

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Rajasthan won by 8 wkts | Rajasthan Royals Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 36th Match

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Faulkner: 'I have had a good run so far and I am glad I contributed to the team's win. I had reasonable control tonight but I am lucky I got the second wicket off a loose ball. The wicket had a bit earlier on but Watson batted like a dream. The top order is batting well so I am glad I am not needed with the bat.'
James Faulkner is the MoM for his 5/20.
Dravid: 'In the end, we got the job done. It was disappointing to allow Hyderabad reach 144. Shane Watson's batting makes any target look easily. He and Faulkner were excellent. We need to work on our death bowling.'
Sangakkara: 'We did not have a great start. Sammy, Mishra and Steyn batted well. 140 was a sporting total but Shane Watson's knock was the difference. Every game is important and we have to defeat some good sides to go ahead. The leg-spinners were the best bowlers right throughout the tournament but Watson's batting foiled our plans.'
Watson: 'A few things went my way and this is an important win for us. To have let Hyderabad reach 144 was disappointing but we had the batting depth to chase this down. There was a lot more seam movement with the new ball and Steyn was bowling well. We had to target the other bowlers. The fan support has been excellent. My bowling effort is still rusty and I am looking to get back into the groove.'
Top performance from Rajasthan. The new ball held the key for Hyderabad and they started off well. Steyn, in particular, was lethal with the new ball and he sent back Rahane cheaply. However, Dravid and Watson saw the team through choppy waters and shared a 74 run stand for the second wicket. With Dravid's departure, Watson opened up and smashed the Hyderabad bowlers to all parts of the ground. He was uncluky to miss out on back to back centuries but Rajasthan have emerged victorious by eight wickets.
100 runs for Shane Watson 17.5Karan Sharma to Shane Watson. FOUR, Watson ends the game in style, what an innings this has been, short ball on leg stump, Watson rocks back and thwacks the pull to wide long on, Steyn again dives full length to his left but he cannot stop it, this has been a magnificent win for Rajasthan
17.4Karan Sharma to Shane Watson. FOUR, short ball again from Karan Sharma, Watson pulls it to deep square leg, one bounce over the ropes
17.3Karan Sharma to Shane Watson. SIX, superb effort from Steyn, top effort in fact, short ball on middle stump, Watson sizes it up and clouts the pull to deep mid wicket, Steyn runs to his left and flies backwards, he ends up parrying it and the ball lands on the ropes on the full, in fact, Steyn signalled that it was a six
17.2Karan Sharma to Stuart Binny. 1 run, quicker delivery just outside off, Binny stays back and works it to deep mid wicket
17.1Karan Sharma to Shane Watson. 1 run, flatter delivery pushed through on middle, it is slightly short as Watson goes back and pulls it to long on
Karan Sharma [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
End of over 17 ( Runs )JAI 132/2 16.6Dale Steyn to Stuart Binny. no run, full and straight ball on middle stump, Binny drives it to mid off and that ends a great spell from Steyn: 4-1-15-1
16.5Dale Steyn to Shane Watson. 1 run, short and wide delivery outside off, Watson belts the square cut uppishly in front of square on the off side, it goes on the bounce to the fielder
16.4Dale Steyn to Shane Watson. no run, short and pacy delivery on leg stump, Watson looks to tuck it to square leg but it hits his front thigh pad and rolls to the off side
16.3Dale Steyn to Stuart Binny. 1 run, short ball outside off, Binny arches back and slants the bat as he glides the upper-cut to third man, Mishra moves to his left to stop it
16.2Dale Steyn to Stuart Binny. no run, short of length ball and bowled with a scrambled seam outside off, Binny toe-ends the cut to first slip and this time Sammy stops it
16.1Dale Steyn to Stuart Binny. FOUR, edged but safe, Rajasthan continue to ride their luck, short of length ball and swinging away outside off, Binny goes hard at that delivery and the outside edge flies past Sammy at first slip and it flies away to the fence, Sammy is holding his left thigh and grimaces with pain, he is probably cramping up here
Dale Steyn [3.0-1-9-1] is back into the attack
Time-Out! Once again, Rajasthan have been boosted by yet another Tour de Force batting performance from Shane Watson. In the last match where he scored a hundred, Rajasthan lost but in this match, his team is well on their way to victory.
End of over 16 ( Runs )JAI 126/2 15.6Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. FOUR, this is glorious batting from Watson, a very full delivery outside off, Watson watches it carefully and squeezes it out past Sangakkara for a boundary to third man
15.5Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. FOUR, this time Watson connects, he is just toying with the bowling here, full ball outside off, Watson plunges forward and wallops the lofted drive to wide long off, one bounce over the ropes
15.4Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. no run, full ball and slanted wide outside off, Watson looks to launch it over extra cover but fails to make contact
15.3Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. SIX, KABOOM! He has absolutely murdered that delivery. Short ball and on the off stump, Watson waits for it and mauls the pull shot hard into the stands at deep mid wicket, 80 meters was the distance
15.2Thisara Perera to Stuart Binny. 1 run, shortish delivery and slightly wide outside off, Binny toe-ends the cut to square third man
15.1Thisara Perera to Stuart Binny. no run, superb ball from Thisara, short ball and it climbs up sharply just outside off, Binny is surprised by the extra bounce as he looks to drop his wrists and let it go, the ball just whizzes past the bat
Thisara Perera [3.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack
End of over 15 ( Runs )JAI 111/2 14.6Ishant Sharma to Shane Watson. SIX, just over the ropes, good length ball just outside off, Watson muscles the lofted shot and it looked like he had not timed it well, however, he has hit it with power and it just manages to clear Dhawan at long on who leaps but cannot haul it back inside the ropes, 20 runs in that over from Ishant and this puts Rajasthan in a great position
14.5Ishant Sharma to Shane Watson. FOUR, lovely batting from Watson, poor bowling this from Ishant, short ball and on the middle and leg stump, Watson swivels and clouts the pull to the deep backward square leg fence
14.4Ishant Sharma to Stuart Binny. 1 run, short of length ball outside off, Binny slices it to third man
A slip in place for Binny.
100 runs for JAI 14.3Ishant Sharma to Shane Watson. 1 run, back of a length delivery and it nips away outside off, Watson guides it to third man
14.2Ishant Sharma to Shane Watson. FOUR, magnificent batting from Watson, Ishant spears the yorker just outside off, Watson plays it late and squeezes it out to the third man fence
14.1Ishant Sharma to Shane Watson. FOUR, edged but safe, full ball outside off, Watson goes for the drive and hits it hard, the outside edge flies past Sangakkara who has no chance and it flies away to the fence, 10th Indian T20 League fifty for Watson, his wonderful form continues, a century in the last match and now a fifty
Ishant Sharma [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
End of over 14 ( Runs )JAI 91/2 13.6Darren Sammy to Stuart Binny. no run, short of length ball angled in on the middle and leg stump, Binny works it to short mid wicket
13.5Darren Sammy to Shane Watson. 1 run, short of length ball just outside off, Watson twirls it to mid on and takes off for a risky single, but Ashish Reddy fails to pick it up cleanly, he is disappointed with that effort
13.4Darren Sammy to Shane Watson. no run, back of a length delivery on the off stump, Watson defends it to short cover
50 runs for Shane Watson 13.3Darren Sammy to Shane Watson. FOUR, in the air but just in front of Vihari, full and slow delivery just outside off, Watson lofts the drive without much timing over extra cover, Vihari runs in from the deep and tries to go for the catch but the ball bounces just in front of him and it goes away to the boundary, good effort from Vihari
13.2Darren Sammy to Stuart Binny. 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg stump, Binny works it to deep backward square leg
13.1Darren Sammy to Shane Watson. 1 run, short of length ball and staying a bit low outside off, Watson runs it down to third man
End of over 13 ( Runs )JAI 84/2 12.6Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. 1 run, low full toss just outside off, Watson punches it to long on
Stuart Binny, right handed bat, comes to the crease
12.5Thisara Perera to Rahul Dravid. out Caught by Hanuma Vihari!! Thisara has broken this vital stand. Good length ball angled in on the middle and leg stump line, Dravid backs away a touch and looks to hoick it over deep mid wicket, the ball hits the toe-end and he does not generate enough power behind that stroke, he holes out to Vihari who takes the catch at deep mid wicket. Dravid c Hanuma Vihari b Thisara Perera 36(35) [4s-4 6s-1]
12.4Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. 1 run, full delivery speared in on leg stump, Watson clips it to short fine leg but he cannot get it past Ishant, Watson belatedly sets off for the single
12.3Thisara Perera to Rahul Dravid. 1 run, Thisara is hiding the bal as he is about to deliver, he bowls it full and wide just outside off and Dravid carves it to sweeper cover
12.2Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. 1 run, full ball outside off, Watson stays on the front foot and belts the drive to long off
Oops, Thisara slipped up slightly as he was about to bowl.
12.1Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. no run, low full toss just outside off, Watson bunts it to mid on
Thisara Perera [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
End of over 12 ( Runs )JAI 80/1 11.6Darren Sammy to Rahul Dravid. 2 runs, slow and short delivery on middle, Dravid heaves it over the circle at mid wicket and it rolls to the deep for a couple
11.5Darren Sammy to Rahul Dravid. no run, short ball and it goes away off the seam, it kicks up as Dravid clears the front leg and looks to slap it through cover but misses it
11.4Darren Sammy to Shane Watson. 1 run, back of a length delivery on the off stump, Watson nurdles it to mid wicket
11.3Darren Sammy to Rahul Dravid. 1 run, short in length delivery outside off, Dravid looks to slap it and the ball goes off the toe-end, Sangakkara cannot collect it cleanly and it goes to third man
11.2Darren Sammy to Rahul Dravid. no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Dravid carves it to point
30 runs for Rahul Dravid 11.1Darren Sammy to Rahul Dravid. FOUR, poor start for Sammy in his second spell, good length ball but a bit too straight on leg stump, Dravid uses his wrists nicely to flick it past Mishra at backward square leg and it goes away to the fence
Darren Sammy [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack
End of over 11 ( Runs )JAI 72/1 10.6Amit Mishra to Shane Watson. SIX, that has gone to Sawai Madhopur, slow and short delivery on the stumps, Watson has ample time to rock back and pummel it into the grandstands at deep mid wicket, 90 meters was the distance
10.5Amit Mishra to Shane Watson. 2 runs, tossed up delivery on middle and off, Watson drills it back to Mishra who looks to get a hand to it, Dravid is backing well out of the crease and the ball ricochets off the stumps to long on for a couple, the third umpire had a look but Amit Mishra did not get a hand to it
10.5Amit Mishra to Shane Watson. he is SAFE! In fact, Mishra has withdrawn the appeal.
10.4Amit Mishra to Rahul Dravid. 1 run, in the air but safe, tossed up delivery on middle stump, Dravid again skips down the track and gets beaten in the flight as he lofts it without any timing to long off
10.3Amit Mishra to Rahul Dravid. SIX, magnificent shot from Dravid, loopy delivery on the middle and leg stump, Dravid sashays down the track and gets to the pitch as he wallops it into the stands at long on
10.2Amit Mishra to Shane Watson. 1 run, low full toss outside off, Watson thumps it off the front foot past Mishra and it goes to long off
10.1Amit Mishra to Rahul Dravid. 1 run, this short delivery comes on sluggishly on middle, Dravid mistimes the pull to deep mid wicket
End of over 10 ( Runs )JAI 53/1 30 runs for Shane Watson 50 runs for JAI 9.6Karan Sharma to Shane Watson. FOUR, much needed boundary for Rajasthan, Karan Sharma again drags this delivery short and on the middle and leg stump line, Watson latches onto it by muscling the pull shot to the deep square leg fence
9.5Karan Sharma to Rahul Dravid. 1 run, Karan Sharma drags this delivery short outside off, Dravid backs away and square cuts it to deep point
9.4Karan Sharma to Shane Watson. 1 run, tossed up delivery on the off stump, Watson drives it to long on
9.3Karan Sharma to Rahul Dravid. 1 run, slightly short outside off, Dravid creams it to deep extra cover off the back foot
9.2Karan Sharma to Shane Watson. 1 run, flatter delivery and slightly short in length on middle, Watson rocks back and whacks it to long on
9.1Karan Sharma to Shane Watson. no run, quicker delivery pushed through just outside off, Watson gets forward and defends it
Karan Sharma, comes into the attack
End of over 9 ( Runs )JAI 45/1 8.6Amit Mishra to Shane Watson. 1 run, slightly short in length and spinning away outside off, Watson sizes it up and pummels it to deep extra cover
8.5Amit Mishra to Shane Watson. no run, this leg-break stays a bit low after pitching on a short of length outside off, Watson goes for the cut but misses it
8.4Amit Mishra to Rahul Dravid. 1 run, slow and short delivery outside off, Dravid rocks back and cracks it to sweeper cover
8.3Amit Mishra to Shane Watson. 1 run, flatter delivery on the middle and leg stump, Watson nudges it to mid on
8.2Amit Mishra to Shane Watson. no run, loud shout for an LBW but not given, tossed up delivery on leg stump and it turns away a bit, Watson goes for the sweep but misses it and gets hit on the front pad, Mishra and Sangakkara vociferously appeal but umpire Kulkarni is unmoved, that was probably just missing leg stump
8.1Amit Mishra to Shane Watson. no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Watson defends it back to the bowler
Amit Mishra, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Time-Out! The run-rate is almost 8.5 and Rajasthan will have to make a move on here. Watson is looking in great touch while Dravid is struggling a bit.
End of over 8 ( Runs )JAI 42/1 7.6Darren Sammy to Rahul Dravid. no run, short ball and darting away wide outside off, Dravid is rooted to the crease as he looks to cut but cannot reach it, good start for Sammy
7.5Darren Sammy to Rahul Dravid. no run, short of length ball and close to the off stump, Dravid goes for the cut but he cannot make contact, it goes on the bounce to Sangakkara
7.4Darren Sammy to Rahul Dravid. no run, full ball and shaping away a tad on the off stump, Dravid takes the bottom hand off as he mistimes the drive to short extra cover
7.3Darren Sammy to Rahul Dravid. no run, short of length ball slanted in on middle and off, Dravid defends it back to the bowler
7.2Darren Sammy to Shane Watson. 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Watson knocks it to square third man where Dhawan runs in and keeps it down to a single
7.1Darren Sammy to Rahul Dravid. 1 run, good length ball angled in on the middle and leg stump, Dravid looks to whip it through square leg and the ball rolls off the inside edge to backward square leg
Darren Sammy, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
End of over 7 ( Runs )JAI 40/1 6.6Thisara Perera to Rahul Dravid. 1 run, pitched up and wide outside off, Dravid comes on the frontfoot and drives it to deep extra cover
6.5Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. 1 run, short of length ball outside off, Watson watches it till the last moment and slaps it to third man
6.4Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. FOUR, edged but safe, just out of the reach of Sangakkara, full ball just outside off, Watson goes for the drive and gets a thick outside edge that flies past Sangakkara who dives to his right, the ball races away to the third man fence
6.3Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. no run, Thisara hangs the length back and gets it to zip through just outside off, Watson is once again cramped for room as he hacks it to point
6.2Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. no run, back of a length delivery and close to the off stump, Watson is cramped up for room as he chops it to first slip
6.1Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. FOUR, awesome shot from Watson, short ball banged in on the middle and leg stump, Watson swivels and clubs the pull shot to the deep backward square leg fence, one bounce over the ropes
Thisara Perera [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
End of over 6 ( Runs )JAI 30/1 5.6Ishant Sharma to Rahul Dravid. no run, this delivery climbs up from a back of a length just outside off, Dravid takes the bottom hand off as he pats it to short extra cover
5.5Ishant Sharma to Rahul Dravid. FOUR, another poor ball from Ishant, short and wide delivery outside off, Dravid flays the cut uppishly and it goes away to the deep backward point fence
5.4Ishant Sharma to Rahul Dravid. no run, short in length delivery and it nips away late outside off, extra bounce as well as Dravid wafts at it and gets beaten
With that boundary, Dravid has now scored over 1000 runs for Rajasthan in the Indian T20 League.
5.3Ishant Sharma to Rahul Dravid. FOUR, sublime shot from Dravid, Ishant drags this delivery slightly short outside off, Dravid gets on top of the bounce and presents the high elbow as he laces it to the deep extra cover fence
5.2Ishant Sharma to Shane Watson. 1 run, short of length ball just outside off, Watson plays it late and guides it to third man
5.1Ishant Sharma to Shane Watson. no run, back of a length delivery and seaming in a touch on middle and off, Watson dabs it to short cover
Ishant Sharma [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack
End of over 5 ( Runs )JAI 21/1 4.6Dale Steyn to Rahul Dravid. no run, full ball slanted in on the off stump, Dravid taps it back to the bowler
4.5Dale Steyn to Shane Watson. 1 run, good length ball and darting away outside off, Watson pushes it to backward point and Sammy cannot collect it cleanly and that allows the batsman to take single
4.4Dale Steyn to Rahul Dravid. 1 run, angled in on the middle and leg stump, Dravid tucks it to deep mid wicket
4.4Dale Steyn to Rahul Dravid. wide, full ball and speared down the leg side, Dravid misses out on the flick and wide is signalled
4.3Dale Steyn to Shane Watson. 1 run, short ball and veering away outside off, Watson negotiates the swing and guides it to third man with an open bat face
4.2Dale Steyn to Shane Watson. FOUR, rare poor ball from Steyn, short and wide delivery outside off, Watson crashes the square cut to deep backward point, the timing was supreme
4.1Dale Steyn to Shane Watson. no run, full ball on middle and off, it swerves away late as Watson pushes at it and the outside edge lands in front of Sammy at second slip
End of over 4 ( Runs )JAI 13/1 3.6Thisara Perera to Rahul Dravid. no run, superb ball from Thisara, short ball and it jags away at pace, it climbs up as Dravid has a feel for the delivery and the ball just misses the outside edge
3.5Thisara Perera to Rahul Dravid. no run, good length ball outside off, Dravid punches it to short extra cover
3.4Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. 1 run, short of length ball and it nips back in just outside off, Watson watches it carefully and late-cuts it to third man
3.3Thisara Perera to Shane Watson. FOUR, short and wide delivery outside off, Watson hits the cut shot hard into the ground and it bounces over the point fielder and it races away to the deep backward point fence
3.2Thisara Perera to Rahul Dravid. leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery and it jags back in on leg stump, Dravid looks to work it to mid wicket but the ball rolls off the front pad to point
3.1Thisara Perera to Rahul Dravid. no run, short of length ball outside off, Dravid forces it off the back foot to short extra cover where Akshath Reddy dives to his left to stop it
Thisara Perera, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
End of over 3 ( Runs )JAI 7/1 maiden over bowled by Dale Steyn 2.6Dale Steyn to Shane Watson. no run, full ball and it again curves away late just outside off, Watson pats it to point and it is a wicket-maiden from Steyn
2.5Dale Steyn to Shane Watson. no run, length ball and darting away wide outside off, Watson lets it go
2.4Dale Steyn to Shane Watson. no run, full ball angled in on the middle and leg stump, it snakes away late as Watson gets behind the line to defend it
Shane Watson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.3Dale Steyn to Ajinkya Rahane. out Caught by Sangakkara!! Steyn gets a big wicket. Good length ball and it snakes away in the channel just outside off, Rahane backs away a touch and looks to power the drive through cover, gets a faint outside edge that is snapped up by the keeper. Rahane c Sangakkara b Steyn 1(9)
2.2Dale Steyn to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, pitched up delivery angled in on middle and it curves away, Rahane defends it back to the bowler
2.1Dale Steyn to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, fuller length ball and swerving away outside off, Rahane reaches out for the drive and the ball goes past the edge
End of over 2 ( Runs )JAI 7/0 1.6Ishant Sharma to Rahul Dravid. FOUR, super shot from Dravid, back of a length delivery but too straight on leg stump, Dravid whippily flicks it to the deep backward square leg fence
1.5Ishant Sharma to Rahul Dravid. no run, cracking delivery from Ishant, short of length ball and it jags back in just outside off, Dravid is late on the drive and the ball goes past the inside half of the bat
1.4Ishant Sharma to Rahul Dravid. no run, fuller length ball just outside off, Dravid gets forward and pushes it to mid on
1.3Ishant Sharma to Ajinkya Rahane. 1 run, Rahane walks down the track as Ishant shortens the length just outside off, Rahane angles the bat and runs it down to third man
1.2Ishant Sharma to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, back of a length delivery angled in on the off stump, it stays a bit low as Rahane is caught in the crease and he nudges it to short mid wicket
1.1Ishant Sharma to Rahul Dravid. 1 run, short of length ball on the off stump, Dravid whips it to long leg
Ishant Sharma, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
End of over 1 ( Runs )JAI 1/0 0.6Dale Steyn to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, full ball and veering away late just outside off, Rahane thinks about withdrawing his bat but he is late in doing it, the ball hits the bottom edge and rolls behind to the slips, excellent first over from Steyn
0.5Dale Steyn to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, good length ball and curling away on the off stump, Rahane hangs back and defends it
0.4Dale Steyn to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, full ball and Steyn continues to shape it away just outside off, Rahane knocks it to short extra cover
0.3Dale Steyn to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, full ball on the middle and leg stump, it starts to snake away as Rahane solidly defends it to mid on
0.2Dale Steyn to Rahul Dravid. 1 run, good length ball on middle and it snakes away at pace, Dravid steers it to third man
0.1Dale Steyn to Rahul Dravid. no run, what a ball from Steyn. That is a perfect definition of an unplayable delivery. Full ball angled in on middle and it darts away at the last moment at pace, Dravid is almost turned inside out and he gets beaten all ends up
Dravid and Rahane are at the crease. Dravid is on strike. Steyn will open the attack

Updated at: 2013-04-28 01:00:28

Match details

Toss: Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat first

Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (India) and Krishnaraj Srinath (India)

TV umpire: Marais Erasmus (South Africa)

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

PLAYING XI

Rajasthan Royals

Shane Watson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid(c), Stuart Binny, Brad Hodge, Dishant Yagnik(wk), Sachin Baby, James Faulkner, Kevon Cooper, Ajit Chandila, Siddharth Trivedi

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Akshath Reddy, Shikhar Dhawan, Hanuma Vihari, Kumar Sangakkara(c & wk), Thisara Perera, Darren Sammy, Ashish Reddy, Karan Sharma, Amit Mishra, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma

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