catch of the tournament, surely! Dinda tries to clear the infield on the off side and there are two fielders converging towards it in the region of mid-off - Warne and Taruwar Kohli. They nearly collide but Kohli stretches out his left hand and pulls off a blinder and hangs on to it after Warne eventually collides with him. Several blue shirts crowd the pair and boy is Kohli delighted!
RR vs KKR, 18th match at Jaipur, IPL, May 01 2008 - Match Result
Rajasthan got three things right in their defense of this target - discipline, discipline and discipline. Kolkata somehow never looked in control of the chase and their captain Sourav Ganguly looked circumspect for a long time, despite his 50. Kolkata managed only eight fours, as opposed to Rajasthan's 22 and that, I think, made the difference. The boundaries started to dry up and Rajasthan kept things tight.
Here's confirmation that the last over was bowled by Shane Watson. Apologies for the technical glitch.
Thanks for your company and of course, the mails! Part two of the May day double bill gets underway in less than ten minutes, with Deccan Chargers taking on Kings XI Punjab. Jamie Alter's busy at the keyboard to take you through that. For now, this is Kanishkaa signing off. Cheers!
The loudspeaker blares out the title track of Rang de Basanti.
the attempted yorker turns into a low full toss, he pushes it down to long-on
full and swinging in, he digs it out to the on side
fires in another yorker and this creeps between his legs, they steal a bye off a fumble
only a matter of time... He digs out a yorker to deep square leg and the batsmen risk a second run, they take a chance with Jadeja's arm but the throw was quick and flat, Rawat whips off the bails and the third umpire wasn't required
the slow leg cutter, he stays at the crease and lofts over the infield but fails to get the desired pace or elevation to go for the maximum, Watson comfortably taks it at long-off
bowls a yorker outside off, he makes room but fails to dig it out
50 off 2 overs, Rajasthan have all but wrapped this up
an excellent finish to the over as he bowls a yorker on middle and leg, he gets a thick inside edge onto his pads
full on off and middle, he pushes it to long-on
Saha walks across his stumps and attempts another paddle scoop, Trivedi follows him and dishes out a yorker on middle and off, it goes straight through and hits middle and off
full outside off, he pushes it across the line to long-on, this is getting tougher and tougher for Kolkata
walks across his stumps and plays a paddle scoop which just falls wide of Smith at short fine leg
Hussey's efforts go to dust as he exposes his stumps and tries to cart one over the on side, Trivedi bowls a yorker on the stumps and takes out the bails
Kolkata need to pick at least 20 off this over
squeezes out a yorker towards point, Hussey scampers to the other end and makes his ground
stretches his bat out and plays it one handed down to mid-on, the ball lobs off the top of the bat and falls safe
keeps it full again,he gives the charge and plays it to long-off
jams in the yorker, Das fails to dig it out but Hussey charges from the other end, the under arm flick is wide
high full toss, he's down the track and he manages to push it wide of midwicket
Tanvir comes round the wicket, he makes room and lofts over the bowler's head
61 needed off 4 overs
full outside off and yet again it's only a single, this time to sweeper cover
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | |
Toss | Rajasthan Royals, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2007/08 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.20, Interval 17.20-17.40, Second Session 17.40-19.00 |
Match days | 1 May 2008 - daynight (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Rajasthan Royals 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0 |
Over 20 • KKR 151/10