Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 43: Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals"

Hi and welcome to the Match No 43 of the IPL 2011 season between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals are on a high and giving stiff competition for the top spot for Mumbai Indians and Chennai super kings have made a quick turn around from bottom of the points table to top four. Lets see who gets the momentum ahead by winning this crucial match.

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bat first. For Rajasthan Royals SR Watson and R Dravid opened the batting, for Chennai Super Kings JA Morkel opened the bowling. SR Watson and R Dravid gave Rajasthan Royals a fantastic start when they were 86 for no loss of the first 10 overs. Thing changes fast as Rajasthan Royals lost the way and kept loosing wickets. It all started with a brilliant return catch by SB Jakati to get rid of SR Watson. R Dravid held his wicket at other end for a while but he coudnt bloster the total and was out to S Randiv. LRPL Taylor played few shots for his 20 before getting out to JA Morkel. Inspite of the fantastic start Rajasthan Royals managed 147 for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. For Rajasthan Royals R Dravid scored 66 and SR Watson scored 32, for Chennai Super Kings SB Jakati and JA Morkel took 2 wickets a piece.

In reply Chennai Super kings opened the batting with MEK Hussey and M Vijay, for Rajasthan Royals ND Doshi opened the bowling. Chennai Super Kings lost M Vinay in the second over when he was caught leg before by J Botha for 5 and scored at 8 of 2 overs. MEK Hussey and SK Raina then attacked the Rajasthan Royals bowlers and where near to vitory. SK Raina in anticipation of finishing the match with a boundary was out to SK Trivedi. MEK Hussey completed the finishing formalities and chennai where home with 8 wickets and 8 balls to spare. For Chennai Super Kings MEK Hussey scored 79* and SK Raina scored 61, for Rajasthan Royals J Botha and SK Trivedi took a wicket a piece.


Man of the Match is MEK Hussey for his 79*.

Score : Chennai Super Kings 149 for 2 (MEK Hussey 79*, SK Raina 61, J Botha 1/22) beat Rajasthan Royals 147 for 6 (R Dravid 66, SR Watson 32, SB Jakati 2/22, JA Morkel 2/24) by eight wickets

Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 38: Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors"

Hi and Welcome to the Match No 38 of the IPL 2011 season between Rajasthan Royals and Pune Warriors. Pune warriors are at the bottom of the table after their consecutive 5 losses and Rajasthan royals will top the table if they can win today. Lets see if Pune warriors can pull one back or Rajasthan Royals goes top of the table.

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bowl first. For Pune Warriors JD Ryder and MK Pandey opened the batting, for Rajasthan Royals J Botha opened the bowling. Pune warriors had a good start until JD Ryder was out to J botha. RV Uthappa and MK Pandey then added 46 runs in next 5 overs. RV uthappa was out to SK Warne when he tried to attack. Rajasthan Royals kept loosing wickets at regular intervals. Yuvraj Singh too coudnt score much. Pune warriors scored just 143 for the loss of 7 wickets in their stipulated 20 overs. For Pune warriors RV Uthappa scored 35 and MK Pandey scored 30, for Rajasthan Royals SK Trivedi took 2 wickets.

In reply Rajasthan royals opened the batting with SR Watson and R Dravid, for Pune warriors M kartik opened the bowling. Rajasthan Royals had a bad start when they lost there 3 top order wickets in first 10 overs with just 59 on the board. For Pune warriors R Sharma took 2 of those wickets with tight bowling. AL Menaria and LRPL Taylor then counter attacked the pune warriors bowlers and scored 33 of just 4 overs. Once AL Menaria was out to R sharma, giving him his 3rd wicket. After AL Menaria was out LRPL Taylor took it on and completed a convincinly win for Rajasthan Royals with 6 wickets and 3 balls to spare. For Rajasthan Royals LRPL Taylor scored 47* and AL Menaria scored 29, for Pune warriors R Sharma took 3 wickets.


Man of the Match is LRPL Taylor for his 47*.

Score : Rajasthan Royals 144 for 4 (LRPL Taylor 47*, AL Menaria 29, R Sharma 3/13)beat Pune Warriors 143 for 7 (RV Uthappa 35, MK Pandey 30, SK Trivedi 2/28) by six wickets

Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 34: Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians"

Hello and Welcome to the 34th Match of the IPL 2011 season between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians. Mumbai Indians are sitting on top of the points table and looking strong match after match and on the other side Rajasthan Royals are also doing well and making their presence well. Can Rajasthan Royals match up to the might of Mumbai Indians and give them a fight, lets find it out.

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bowl first. Mumbai Indians opened the batting with Sachin Tendulkar and DJ Jacobs, Rajasthan Royals opened the bowling with AL Menaria. Mumbai Indians had a rather decent start when they were 22 for no loss in 3 overs and DJ Jacobs was looking dangerous for more shots. Once DJ Jacobs was out in the fourth over to A Singh Mumbai Indians collapsed to Rajasthan Royals tight bowling. SK Warne Introduced J Botha late into the innings and quickly he responded with 3 quick wickets and peg back Mumbai Indians even further and restrict Mumbai Indians to a total of just 94 for the loss of 8 wickets in their stipulated 20 overs. For Mumbai Indians A Symonds scored 17, for Rajasthan Royals J botha took 3 wickets and AL Menaria and A Singh took 2 wickets a piece respectively.

In reply Rajasthan Royals opened the batting with SR Watson and R Dravid, Mumbai Indians opened the bowling as usual with SL Malinga. Rajasthan Royals started their chase very slowly and lost R Dravid early for 5 to Munaf Patel. J Botha and SR Watson played cautiously and slowly moved towards the target. They waited for the loose balls and punished them when Mumbai Indians offered them. SR Watson was out to SL Malinga for a well made 26 and J Botha continued with his shots and steered Rajasthan Royals home. For Rajasthan Royals J Botha scored 45 and SR Watson 26, for Mumbai Indians Munaf Patel took 2 wickets and SL Malinga 1 wicket respectively.


Man of the Match is J Botha for his Allround Performance in Rajasthan Royals win. J Botha took 3 wickets and scored 45 runs.

Score : Rajasthan Royals 95 for 3 (Botha 45*, Munaf 2/18) beat Mumbai Indians 94 for 8 (Botha 3/6, Amit 2/14, Menaria 2/20) by seven wickets

Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 20: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals"

Both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals didnt had a great start to 2011 IPL. Both needed a win but rain played a hide and seek game and the match is abandoned with out a ball bowled.

Both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals share one point each. Rajasthan Royals are second because of 5 points and royal challengers bangalore are second from last after the washout.

Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 17: Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals"

Hi and welcome to the Match No 17 of the IPL 2011 season between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have balanced sides and looking good in their respective outings. Lets see how they perform today.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl first. For Rajasthan Royals SR Watson and AG Paunikar opened the batting, for Kolkata Knight Riders B Lee opened the bowling. Rajasthan Royals had a decent start when they were 24 for no loss in less than 4 overs. Trouble started for Rajasthan Royals when SR Watson was bowled by L Balaji for 11. Soon AG Paunikar followed him in next over for 15 when he was out to Iqbal Abdullah. Rajasthan Royals kept loosing wickets and a small cameo from AL Menaria also coudnt save Rajasthan Royals from getting a good score. Rajasthan Royals finally fell for 81 all out in over 15 overs. For Rajasthan Royals AL Menaria scored 21, for Kolkata Knight Riders L Balaji took 3 and Shakib Al Hasan took 2 wickets respectively.

In reply Kolkata Knight Riders opened the batting with JH Kallis and MS Bisla, for Rajasthan Royals SW Tait opened the bowling. Kolkata Knight Riders had a horror start when they lost both the openers with 31 on the board in 7 overs. G Gambhir and MK Tiwary then played sensible cricket and took Kolkata Knight Riders home with more than 6 overs to spare and 8 wickets in hand. For Kolkata Knight Riders G Gambhir scored 35* and MK Tiwary scored 30*, for Rajasthan Royals SW Tait and SK Warne took a wicket a piece.


Man of the Match is L Balaji for his spell of 3/15.

Score : Kolkata Knight Riders 85 for 2 (G Gambhir 35*, MK Tiwary 30*, SK Warne 1/17) beat Rajasthan Royals 81 (AL Menaria 21, L Balaji 3/15, Shakib Al Hasan 2/21) by eight wickets

Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 12: Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders"

Hi and Welcome to the 12th Match of the IPL 2011 season between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Rajasthan Royals are settling in very well and looking threatening with each passing game and on other hand Kolkata Knight Riders havent been as strong as the team suggests. Lets see who will show their command and win this match and move up the points table.

Kolkata Knight riders won the toss and opted to bowl first. For Rajasthan Royals AG Paunikar and R Dravid opened the batting, for Kolkata Knight riders B Lee opened the bowling. Rajasthan Royals lost AG Paunikar early to Shakib Al Hasan. R Dravid and AL Menaria batted well and where on their way to take Rajasthan Royals towards a big score. YK Pathan had a double strike for Kolkata Knight Riders and peged them back. But a late burst fro SR watson and LRPL Taylor made sure that Rajasthan royals scored a reasonable 159 for the loss of 4 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. For Rajasthan Royals R Dravid and LRPL Taylor scored 35 each, for Kolkata Knight Riders Shakib Al Hasan and YK Pathan took 2 wickets a piece.

In reply Kolkata Knight Riders opened the batting with MS Bisla and JH Kallis, for Rajasthan Royals AL Menaria Opened the bowling. Kolkata Knight Riders lost MS Bisla very early when we was run out in the second over. G Gambhir and JH Kallis made sure that there were no more hiccups and pace their innings very well and took Kolkata Knight riders home with 9 wickets and 9 balls to spare. For Kolkata Knight Riders JH Kallis scored 80* and G Gambhir 75*.



Man of the Match is G Gambhir for his 75*

Score : Kolkata Knight Riders 160 for 1 (G Gambhir 75*, JH Kallis 80*) beat Rajasthan Royals 159 (R Dravid 35, LRPL Taylor 35*, Shakib AL Hasan 2/31, YK Pathan 2/4) by nine wickets

Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 7: Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils"

Hi and Welcome to the 7th match of the IPL 2011 Season between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils. Rajasthan Royals are on a high after their win in their first match and on other hand Delhi Daredevils want to put behind thier loss to Pune warriors and get a move on. Lets see what is the outcome of this intense battle.

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and opted to bat first. Delhi Daredevils Opened the batting with DA Warner and V Sehwag, for Rajasthan Royals bowling was opened by SW Tait and A singh. Delhi Daredevils lost V Sehwag in the very first over to SW Tait, this triggered a mini collapse and in no time Delhi where 36 in 7.3 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. DA Warner and Y Venugopal Rao scored 83 runs of 10 overs to revive Delhi Daredevils and with that Delhi Daredevils scored 151 in 20 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. For Delhi Daredevils DA Warner scored 54 and Y Venugopal Rao scored 60, for Rajasthan Royals SW Tait and SK Warne took two wickets each.

In reply Rajasthan Royals lost AG Paunikar early, but R Dravid and J Botha played sensibly and moved the score board on. R Dravid fell for a well played 38 and J Botha stood on one side and played a standing knock and allowed others to play the strokes. J botha stood undefeated till the end with 39 and made sure Rajasthan Royals where home with more than a over to spare. For Rajasthan royals J botha scored 39* and R Dravid 38, for Delhi Daredevils AB Dinda, M Morkel, IK Pathan and RE van der Merwe took a wicket a piece.


Man of the Match was given to SK Warne for his 2 crucial wickets

Score : Rajasthan Royals 152 for 4 (J Botha 39*, R Dravid 38, M Morkel 1/11) beat Delhi Daredevils 151 for 6 (Y Venugopal Rao 60, DA Warner 54, SK Warne 2/17, SW Tait 2/40) by six wickets

Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 2: Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals "

Welcome to the second match of the IPL 2011 season between Deccan Chargers and Rajasthan Royals. First game for Deccan chargers and Rajasthan royals in IPL 2011 Season. Deccan chargers is completely new where was rajasthan has retained few of their players. Lets see how they started their IPL 2011 Campaign.

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to field first. For Deccan Chargers S Dhawan and Jaggi opened the batting. Deccan chargers had a great start when there were 40 without any loss in less than 5 overs. Once Dhawan was out to A Singh Deccan Chargers kept loosing wickets at regular intervals. Rajasthan royals Trivedi and warne bowled brilliantly in the middle overs to restrict Deccan chargers run flow. Deccan Chargers Ravi teja and Christian late hitting brought some respectability to Deccan chargers total. Deccan Chargers made 137 for 8 of their allotted 20 overs. For Deccan chargers Ravi Teja, Jaggi, Christian and S Dhawan made crucial 20's and for Rajasthan Royals SK Trivedi and A singh took three wickets each.

Rajasthan Royals started their chase rather cautiously. Rajasthan royals openers Dravid and Paunikar started slowly but steadily. They puton 30 runs in the 5 overs. Paunikar was caught behind by an exceptional delivery from steyn. Number 3 slot for Rajasthan Royals was a surprise to every one, when J Botha came out to bat. Dravid played second fiddle and botha played his shots to perfection and marched Rajasthan royals to victory. Just when everything was smooth dravid was out to a beauty from steyn and Taylor came in and finish the formalities of victory wit two thunderous hits out of ground. In the end Rajasthan royals won convincingly with 8 wickets. For Rajasthan Royals J Botha Scored 67 notout and for Deccan chargers steyn took 2 wickets.


Man of the match is SK Trivedi for his spell of 3 for 15

Score: Rajasthan Royals 141 for 2 (Botha 67*, Dravid 28, Steyn 2-18) beat Deccan Chargers 137 for 8 (Ravi Teja 28, Christian 26, Trivedi 3/15, A Singh 3/35)

Cricket: "IPL 2009 Match No 22: Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals"

Match No 22: Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals

Chennai Super Kings started their IPL 2009 campaign poorly but now they are gaining their strenght and showing their authority with big wins. Today they have defeated Rajasthan Royals by 38 runs at SuperSportPark Centurion.

Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field first. Chennai started their Innings quite disastrously when they lost the leading run scorer for IPL 2009 "Hayden" for 1 in 2 balls and soon patel followed him for 3 in 11 balls. Then Raina with Badrinath added 67 runs in 7 overs to steady the innings. Later Badrinath was foxed by warne for 29 of 27 balls with 4 fours and Oram joined him soon without troubling the scoreres and making just 2 of 6 balls. Dhoni came to crease and gave a supporting role to Raina. Other end Raina went after the bowling of Rajasthan Royals and played a gem of an innings before being out to Patel. Scorers got confused and declared 100 for Raina when he was still on 98 and that led Raina to score freely and he was out for 98 of 55 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes. Chennai scored a majestic 164 of their allotted 20 overs. For Rajasthan Yousuf Pathan and Munaf patel took 2 wickets each.

Rajasthan Royals started their chase with a setback when their lost smith for just 2 of 5 balls and socre reading 9 of 2 overs. Rajasthan Royals continously loosed wickets, with the exception of Jadeja no one were able to score a decent score and were allout for 126 and lost the match by 38 runs. Jadeja scored 37 of 33 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. For Chennai Balaji took 4 wickets and Oram and Morkel took 2 wickets each.

Man of the Match was awarded to SK Raina for his gem of an inning of 98 of 55 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes.

Scores: Chennai Super Kings 164 for 5 (Raina 98, Badrinath 29) beat Rajasthan Royals 126 for 9 (Jadeja 37, Balaji 4-21) by 38 runs

Cricket: "Daring Yousuf snatches victory from Delhi Daredevils"

Match No 18: Delhi Daredevils Vs Rajasthan Royals

Yousuf Pathan big hitting addes two points to Rajasthan Roayls. Rajasthan royals had an emphatic win against Delhi Daredevils when they defeated them by 5 wickets at superport park, Centurion.

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat first. Delhi lost Gambhir(8) and Sehwag(16) in the third over with score reading 25 for 2 of 3 overs. Soon dilshan and karthik followed them of patel and warne respectively and the score was reading 4 for 49 of 7.2 overs. Then DeVilliers had a crucial partnership of 56 runs and steadied the innings. AB deVilliers scored 50 of 40 balls with 5 fours and 1 six and vettori 29 of 28 balls with 3 fours. late florish from manhas 23 from of 16 balls helped delhi scored a reasonable 143 of 20 overs. For Rajasthan Mascarenhas, patel and warne chipping in with 2 wickets a piece.

Rajasthan Royals followed the same mistake which they incurred in their previous matches and lost wickets at regular intervals and they were 64 for 5 of 11 overs. But they still had hopes with super captaincy from Warne. He didnt send yousuf before and kept him for the lat charge and it really helped Rajasthan. Other side Smith was playing a patient innings and kept one end intact. Once pathan came to the crease he gave a damm to the situation and played his natural game. he scored a sensational and un defeated 62 of 30 balls with 3 fours and 6 sixes and smith scored a patient undefeated 44 of 46 balls with 5 fours. They shared a unbroken partnership of 83 runs of just 45 balls. Rajasthan royals have beaten the Delhi Daredevils with 5 wickets.

Man of the Matchwas awarded to YK Pathan for his entertaining and daring innings of 62 from 30 balls with 3 fours and 6 huge sixes.

Scores: Rajasthan Royals 147 for 5 (Pathan 62*, Smith 44*, Mishra 3-34) beat Delhi Daredevils 143 for 7 (de Villiers 50, Vettori 29, Munaf 2-14, Mascarenhas 2-28) by five wickets

Cricket: "Irfan Pathan's All round show steals a win for Punjab"

Match No 15: Kings XI punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals

Kings XI Punjab came back strongly and defeated Rajasthan Royals by 27 runs at Newlands, Cape town. It was Pathan and Sangakkara who were the starts who did it for punjab.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat first. They had a disastrous start as they lost goel of the very first ball. Bopara followed him soon. Sangakkara kept one end intact but he was loosing out of partners at other end. Yuvraj and Jayawardene followed soon without troubling the scorers. Jayawardene fall of wicket had bring Irfan to the crease. Sangakkara and Pathan added 75 of just 10 overs and revived punjab's inning. Punjab scored respectable 139 of their 20 overs. Top scorers for Punjab were Sangakkara 60 and pathan 39 and main strikers for Rajasthan Royals were Kamran Khan and Munaf Patel with two wickets each.

Rajasthan Royals didnt learn from their earlier mistakes and kept loosing wickets at regular intervals. They were 42 for 6 of just 8 overs. With top order 6 batsmen including Yousuf pathan and Graeme smith coudnt score a reasonable socre. Jadeja and Warne did some batting practise for thier next match and scored some runs. Rajasthan scored 112 for 7 of their allotted 20 overs. Jadeja scored 37 and warne was undefeated on 34 for Rajasthan Royals, were as Abdullah took 3 and Pathan and Chawla taking 2 wickets each for Punjab. Eventually Rajasthan Lost by 27 runs.

Man of the Match was awarded to KC Sangakkara for his crucial match winning innings of 60 from 51 balls with 7 fours and one six

Scores: Kings XI Punjab 139 for 6 (Sangakkara 60, Irfan 39) beat Rajasthan Royals 112 for 7 (Jadeja 37, Abdulla 3-21, Irfan 2-26) by 27 runs

Cricket: "Yousuf Pathan Steals Rajasthan a thriller with super over"

Hey let me ask you one question did you thought that the match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Dare Devils was the best match till date?... If that was the best match then the match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders at Newlands, Cape Town was the mother of best matches. Yeah i am not kidding just read on......

It is indeed the best match of this IPL season and first tie. Yousuf Pathan showed why Rajasthan Royals are the defending champions. It was one of the elctrifying, thriller, call it what ever you want... but this was the most astonishing match of the tournment.

Kolkatta Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field first. They complimented their call with two early wickets with not much on the board. Score was reading 14 for 2 of 2.2 overs and Yousuf pathan came to crease. He didnt bother about the wickets and continued his natural game and took score to 70 for 2 of 8 overs. Yousuf scored 42 of 21 with 6 boundaries and 2 over it. Thats when disastor stuck rajasthan. Mendis was introduced in 9th over and he striked twice in that over to remove smith and pathan and rajasthan fell apart. Jadeja and Mascarenhas consolidated with some slow partnership and Raut chipped in which a quick fire 21 at end which included 1 boundary and 2 over it. Rajasthan made a below par 150 of their stipulated 20 overs.

Kolkatta started rather cautiously and with McCullum playing slowly against his attacking instincts where as gayle was at his fluent best scoring heavily. Rajsathan had the first blood in the form of Mccullum. Mascarenhas removed him for 3 of 9 balls and score was reading 25 for 1 of 4 overs. Gayle scored a quick fire 41 of 33 balls which included 2 boundaries and 4 over it. Once he departed of warne bowling Kolkata kept loosing wickets at regular intervals and the runrate was climbing up. Once Ganguly came to crease he made sure that Kolkata were in hunt till the end. Ganguly and Yashpal added 49 runs for the 6th wicket before yashpal was foxed by captain warne in the penultimate over. Kolkatta required 7 of last 6 balls and ball was handed over to kamran khan. Warne showed immense faith in this yound lad by handing over the ball to him to finish the game. He kept his captains faith with a tight line and lenght. He even even took the wicket of ganguly of the penultimate ball and made sure that kolkatta didnt won and the game was tied.

According to the new rules if their is a tie each team should play a super over. Which ever team scores more runs will win the match. Kolkatta had to bat first and they choosed Gayle, McCullum and Ganguly as their batsmen and the bowler for super over for Rajasthan was the man with golden arm for the day "Kamran Khan". For Rajsthan Yousuf Pathan, Jadeja and Warne will bat where as Mendis will bowl the super over for Kolkatta.

Kamran started of well but gave three consecutive boundaries to gayle and kolkatta managed a good 15 of their alloted one super over. Yousuf pathan came into bat the super over for rajasthan royals and mendis was to bowl for kolkatta. Mendis first ball was easily lofted to long on for an easy six and next ball was pulled ferociously for another six and tried for a hattrick with 3rd ball but couldnt connect the ball well and collected 2 runs and next ball was hammered for 4 and yousuf pathan sealed the match in just 4 balls. It was an nail bitting finish to a pulsating match.

Man of the Match was awarded to Yousuf Pathan for his 42 of 21 balls and electrifying 18 of super over to win the match. It was a perfect and Unanimous decision to make.

Kolkata Knight Riders 150 for 8 (Ganguly 46, Gayle 41, Kamran 3-18) tied with Rajasthan Royals 150 for 6 (Yusuf 42, Mendis 2-19). Rajasthan win in Super Over

Cricket: "Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals Match Washed out"

Match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals was washed out at Kingsmead, Durban without a ball bowled. It was most important match for either teams as Mumbai Indians were on high and wanted to keep the same momemtum by winning this match. On the other side Rajasthan Royals who have lost their first match against Bangalore Royal Challengers were aiming for a win here to setback the loss which they encountered. All in all it was a dissapointing news for the spectators and cricket lovers as a whole who were waiting for the match to happen.