a bizarre run out it's all over, Rajasthan are in the finals! Asif worked the ball off his pads towards short fine leg, McGrath had run a long way down the pitch and the fielder threw the ball towards the bowlers end, McGrath made his ground and the ball was backed up by Yusuf, he saw that Asif was taking it easy at the striker's end and had wandered out of his crease, Yusuf fired the throw in to Rawat who calmly broke the stumps with Asif just short of his crease
RR vs Daredevils, 1st Semi-Final at Mumbai, IPL, May 30 2008 - Match Result
11.25 pm: Rajasthan have annihilated Delhi. The margin is a whopping 105 runs. Rajasthan pummeled them with the bat, scoring 192 and then routed them for 87 in only the 17th over. Rajasthan were in the in-form team going into this match and they brushed aside Delhi with ease.
Smith and Asnodkar got them off to a cracking start and then Watson and Yusuf provided the big hits towards the middle and the end of the innings. Delhi's chase hinged on Sehwag and Gambhir but Watson's opening spell, during which he picked up Delhi's top three, finished the game as a contest. Warne was a treat to watch, he was turning the ball square and the batsmen had no clue how to counter him.
The only blot on Rajasthan's victory was the injury to Smith, who strained his hamstring while running. I wonder if he will be fit enough for the final.
"Its a terrible way to go out for Delhi! Even Bangalore might have done a better job here at bowing out!" says Vaidya. The 105-run margin is the second highest in the IPL.
Sehwag: "I think Rajasthan played well and beat us in all departments. I thought 160-170 was easily achievable but Waston, Smith and Pathan took the target beyond that. We didn't get good start, if Gautam and I had played a little longer it might have been different."
Warne: "We asked the guys for a big effort today. Congratulations to Delhi and to McGrath, copping one on the finger in the end. But congratulations to our guys. The IPL is important to everyone of our players. We didn't need to say anything, everyone was up for it. There's always room for improvement. We could have got 10-15 more runs."
The Man of the Match is a no brainer, Shane Watson for his 52 off 29 balls and his spell of 3 for 10 off three overs.
Rajasthan Royals will wait for the result of tomorrow's semi-final between Punjab and Chennai to know who they will face on Sunday. Siddhartha Vaidyanathan will bring you that match, it begins at 8.00 pm local time. For now, this is George Binoy signing off. Cheers.
Jadeja is the bowler.
another short ball this time outside off, McGrath lets it go easily and then walks down the pitch towards Munaf, can't really make put what he's saying
Munaf pins McGrath on to the back foot with a short ball, he defends on the back foot rather awkwardly, Warne's smiling, McGrath got hit on the glove and is in a bit of pain
he's scored! McGrath fends at a short of a length ball and gets an edge on it, the ball runs past the keeper towards the fine leg boundary
McGrath has faced two balls in the tournament and is yet to score.
Asif gets an inside edge past the stumps for single
McGrath is the last man.
the ninth falls! Yomahesh takes a walk down and tries to hook a short ball from Munaf, he misses and the ball smacks into his shoulder and lobs up towards Rawat who takes the catch, Rajasthan appeal and Rudi nods after a delay, he isn't sure initially but then tentatively raises the finger
banged in short outside off stump, Yomahesh moves back and fends but gets beaten
bowled flat and straight on middle and off, Yomahesh moves back and works the ball towards midwicket
this is the huge legbreak, the batsman has no idea what's going on, Yomahesh gets beaten on the cut
Warne fires in the googly flat and straight, Yomahesh moves back and defends back to the bowler
Warne tosses it up full outside off stump, Asif reaches out and jams his bat down at it, the ball runs past short third man
Yomahesh leans forward and pushes the ball towards midwicket for one
Warne bowls a flat ball on off stump and rips it away from the right-hander, Yomahesh tries to cut but gets beaten
good length delivery angling into middle and leg, worked off the pads behind square
defended once again back to the bowler
Warne's urging his team-mates on. He wants this over asap. Maybe he's got a poker game later on.
tight line and length outside off, Yomahesh defends off the front foot towards the bowler
played towards point once again, for a single this time
"Cricinfo, for those of us who can't watch the match please tell how the crowd is doing? Who are they supporting more?" asks Tushar. There's just having a good time, supporting six and wicket alike.
he gets a sharp short ball first up, Asif jumps on the back foot and pushes towards point
This is a meek surrender indeed from Delhi. Asif is the new batsman.
bowled him! Munaf pitches the ball on a good length and cuts the ball into the right-hander, Mishra tries to work the ball off his pads but it's a feeble attempt, the ball thuds into his pads and hits the stumps off the rebound
the batsman comes forward and tries to close the face to play the ball on the leg side, he gets a leading edge towards the off
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | |
Toss | Delhi Daredevils, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2007/08 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | Rajasthan Royals advanced |
Hours of play (local time) | 20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00 |
Match days | 30 May 2008 - night (20-over match) |
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Over 17 • DC 87/10