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IPL 2012 – Match 56

Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings

Thu 10 May 2012, 03:30pm BST, 08:00pm local

Chennai Super Kings win by 4 wickets

Rajasthan Royals126-6 (20 ovs)
Chennai Super Kings127-6 (18.1 ovs)

commentary

Over 19. 12 runs. Bowler: Shaun Tait. Chennai Super Kings: 127/6(rr 6.68)

FREE HIT. Wide Tait to Anirudha. Full toss, wide down leg side backing away, left to fine leg for no runs. Tait sprayed this down leg and the ball raced to the boundary for five wides to give Chennai the win! Rajasthan thought they had this one in the bag after having the visitors six down for only 86 runs. Morkel and Anirudha had other ideas and came in and smashed the ball all over the park to take their team to victory. The home fans cannot believe what just happended as they were sure that Rajasthan would wrap things up. Watson and Tait were left to bowl the final overs but they missed their areas and it all slipped away from them. It has been a fantastic evening of cricket and the viewers really got their moneys worth.

No ball Tait to Anirudha. Yorker, off stump moves in front flick, missed to gully for no runs. Anirudha has been given another life after being bowled off a no ball! Tait has his hands on his head in disbelief!

SIX! Tait to Anirudha. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front flick, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

Over 18. 18 runs. Bowler: Shane Watson. Chennai Super Kings: 115/6(rr 6.39)

Watson to Anirudha. Seaming in back of a length, off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Menaria.

FOUR! Watson to Anirudha. Full toss, off stump backing away driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.

SIX! Watson to Anirudha. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

Watson to Morkel. Yorker, middle stump backing away pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Dravid. A direct hit here would have seen the end of Morkel!

Watson to Morkel. Back of a length, middle stump backing away Slog, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs, run save by Watson.

SIX! Watson to Morkel. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

Over 17. 17 runs. Bowler: Pankaj Singh. Chennai Super Kings: 97/6(rr 5.71)

Singh to Morkel. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Binny.

FOUR! Singh to Morkel. Short, off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.

SIX! Singh to Morkel. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

Singh to Anirudha. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Binny.

Wide Singh to Anirudha. Seaming in short, to leg ducked, left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Yagnik.

OUT! Caught. Singh to Jadeja. Seaming away back of a length, off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, fielded by Botha. Jadeja was looking to hit back to back boundaries but he hit this one straight to Botha out at long-off. Rajasthan will feel that they have a firm grasp on victory now.

FOUR! Singh to Jadeja. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.

Over 16. 3 runs. Bowler: Siddharth Trivedi. Chennai Super Kings: 80/5(rr 5.00)

OUT! Caught. Trivedi to Dhoni. Back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement cutting, well timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point, fielded by Rahane. Dhoni never really got started and as he looked to cut this away he only managed to find the fielder at backward point.

Trivedi to Jadeja. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Menaria.

Trivedi to Jadeja. Seaming in back of a length, to leg no foot movement pushing, Gloved to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Yagnik.

Trivedi to Dhoni. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit body to long on for 1 run.

Trivedi to Dhoni. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit body to silly point for no runs, fielded by Yagnik.

Trivedi to Jadeja. Seaming away back of a length, middle stump on the back foot dropped, to gully for 1 run, fielded by Yagnik.

Over 15. 8 runs. Bowler: Johan Botha. Chennai Super Kings: 77/4(rr 5.13)

Botha to Jadeja. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot pushing, well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Hodge.

Botha to Dhoni. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rahane.

Botha to Jadeja. Quicker ball yorker, off stump no foot movement pushing, well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Hodge.

Botha to Dhoni. Quicker ball full toss, middle stump no foot movement working, well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rahane.

Botha to Dhoni. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Botha.

FOUR! Botha to Dhoni. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

Over 14. 8 runs. Bowler: Siddharth Trivedi. Chennai Super Kings: 69/4(rr 4.93)

Trivedi to Dhoni. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot working, well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Binny.

Trivedi to Dhoni. Seaming in back of a length, off stump on the back foot working, hit body to silly point for no runs, fielded by Yagnik.

Trivedi to Dhoni. Out-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Trivedi.

Trivedi to Dhoni. Seaming away back of a length, off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Trivedi.

Trivedi to Jadeja. Slower ball back of a length, to leg on the back foot pushing, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Trivedi.

SIX! Trivedi to Jadeja. Back of a length, middle stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

Over 13. 1 run. Bowler: Shaun Tait. Chennai Super Kings: 61/4(rr 4.69)

Tait to Dhoni. Out-swinging back of a length, off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Tait.

Tait to Jadeja. Short, to leg on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Singh.

Tait to Jadeja. Short, outside off stump no foot movement cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Yagnik.

Tait to Jadeja. In-swinging yorker, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Hodge.

Tait to Jadeja. In-swinging back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs.

OUT! Run Out. Tait to Hussey. In-swinging length ball, to leg on the front foot working, hit pad to short leg, direct hit by Tait. Both batsmen hesitated here. Tait followed up on the ball and with a direct hit he sent Hussey packing. We have a real game on now!

Over 12. 3 runs. Bowler: Siddharth Trivedi. Chennai Super Kings: 60/3(rr 5.00)

Trivedi to Dhoni. Seaming away back of a length, off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Trivedi.

Trivedi to Dhoni. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to long off for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Dravid, fielded by Dravid.

Wide Trivedi to Dhoni. Seaming in back of a length, down leg side on the back foot flick, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Yagnik.

Trivedi to Dhoni. Out-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Trivedi.

Trivedi to Dhoni. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off for no runs, fielded by Dravid.

OUT! Caught. Trivedi to Bravo. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, fielded by Binny. Bravo fetched this one from outside off and just didn't get enough bat on it. Binny had to take a few steps in from the ropes and he took a very good catch in the end.

Trivedi to Bravo. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for no runs.

Over 11. 4 runs. Bowler: Johan Botha. Chennai Super Kings: 57/2(rr 5.18)

Botha to Hussey. Off break back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to backward point for no runs, run save by Singh.

Botha to Bravo. Off break length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Binny.

Botha to Bravo. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Menaria.

Botha to Bravo. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Hodge.

Botha to Hussey. Off break back of a length, off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hodge.

Botha to Hussey. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Botha.

Over 10. 4 runs. Bowler: Siddharth Trivedi. Chennai Super Kings: 53/2(rr 5.30)

Trivedi to Bravo. Seaming in short, off stump ducked, left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Yagnik.

Trivedi to Hussey. Seaming in back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, well timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Singh.

Trivedi to Bravo. Short, outside off stump down the track Steer, well timed to third man for 1 run, fielded by Singh.

Trivedi to Hussey. Short, off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Binny.

Trivedi to Hussey. Seaming in short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Yagnik.

Trivedi to Bravo. Seaming in back of a length, off stump on the back foot working, well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Binny.

IPL 2012 – Match 56

Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings

Thu 10 May 2012, 03:30pm BST, 08:00pm local

Chennai Super Kings win by 4 wickets

Rajasthan Royals126-6 (20 ovs)
Chennai Super Kings127-6 (18.1 ovs)

match report

Chennai Super Kings kept their Indian Premier League play-off hopes alive with a four-wicket victory over the Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur.

A late blitz by Albie Morkel (18 not out) and Srikkanth Anirudha (18no) saw the Super Kings home, the pair putting on 43 runs in just two overs as the visitors reached their victory target of 127 in 18.1 overs.

Suresh Raina top-scored for Chennai with 23 runs.

Ben Hilfenhaus and Yo Mahesh both weighed in with two wickets apiece when the Super Kings restricted their hosts to 126 from their 20 overs.

Brad Hodge's 33 was the pick of the performances by the Royals batsmen.

IPL 2012 – Match 56

Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings

Thu 10 May 2012, 03:30pm BST, 08:00pm local

Chennai Super Kings win by 4 wickets

Rajasthan Royals innings

runsballs4s6s
RS Dravidc MEK Hussey b BW Hilfenhaus4910
AM Rahanec R Ashwin b VY Mahesh172220
SR Watsonc R Ashwin b BW Hilfenhaus51110
STR Binnyc SK Raina b VY Mahesh271831
BJ Hodgelbw R Ashwin332821
J Bothab RA Jadeja122000
AL Menarianot out6510
DH Yagniknot out10720
Extras6lb, 6w12
Total(20 ovs)126for 6

did not bat: SW Tait, SK Trivedi, P Singh

fow: 1-6 (RS Dravid, 1.5 ov), 2-28 (SR Watson, 5.4 ov), 3-40 (AM Rahane, 8.4 ov), 4-65 (STR Binny, 10.2 ov), 5-97 (J Botha, 17.1 ov), 6-115 (BJ Hodge, 18.3 ov)

ovsmdnsrunswktsecon
JA Morkel3.001906.33
BW Hilfenhaus4.01822.00
VY Mahesh4.002125.25
DJ Bravo3.0038012.67
RA Jadeja4.002115.25
R Ashwin2.001316.50

Chennai Super Kings innings

runsballs4s6s
MEK Husseyrun out (SW Tait)193220
M Vijayb SR Watson0500
SK Rainac AM Rahane b P Singh231750
DJ Bravoc STR Binny b SK Trivedi101500
MS Dhonic AM Rahane b SK Trivedi101610
RA Jadejac J Botha b P Singh161311
JA Morkelnot out18612
S Anirudhanot out18612
Extras12w, 1nb13
Total(18.1 ovs)127for 6

did not bat: R Ashwin, BW Hilfenhaus, VY Mahesh

fow: 1-1 (M Vijay, 0.6 ov), 2-36 (SK Raina, 5.6 ov), 3-57 (DJ Bravo, 11.2 ov), 4-60 (MEK Hussey, 12.1 ov), 5-80 (MS Dhoni, 15.6 ov), 6-84 (RA Jadeja, 16.2 ov)

ovsmdnsrunswktsecon
SR Watson3.0032110.67
P Singh4.003428.50
SW Tait3.102006.32
J Botha4.002305.75
SK Trivedi4.001824.50

match details

toss: Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bowl.

venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

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