| Indian Premier League (India) | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, T20 |
| OUT |
| Over | Event |
| 0.1 | 0.1 Tanvir to Parthiv, out Lbw!! An absolute jaffa of a delivery, full and on the stumps, jabbed back into the left hander a long long way, Parthiv gets forward to defend, misses and rapped on the pads, big appeal and it's upheld, what a start! Tanvir draws first blood from the first ball! Parthiv lbw b Tanvir 0(1) |
| 0.5 | 0.5 Tanvir to Fleming, out Lbw!! Bull's eye! the crowd is going crazy, replica of the delivery which got Parthiv, full and on the off, Fleming gets forward and looks to defend, misses and gets struck on the frontpad, big appeal and the finger goes up again, was the impact in line? that is the question to be asked, the umpire felt it did and Fleming is back! Fleming lbw b Tanvir 0(2) |
| 2.5 | 2.5 Tanvir to Sivaramakrishnan, out Caught by Warne at 2nd slip!! back of a length delivery outside the off stump, kicks off from nowhere, Sivaramakrishnan looks to cut, half-hearted attempt really from him, outside edge goes straight into the bucket like hands of Warney, end of Sivaramakrishnan, what a spell this has turned out to be already! Sivaramakrishnan c Warne b Tanvir 5(10) <4s-1> |
| 5.5 | 5.5 Watson to Badrinath, out Caught&Bowled!! Short rising delivery on the middle and leg, Badrinath looks to pull, top edges it high up in the air, safely snapped by the bowler, Watson picks up his first wicket! Badrinath c and b Watson 15(14) <4s-3> |
| 7.5 | 7.5 Warne to Dhoni, out Caught by Smith at 1st slip!! Flighted outside the off stump, spins away like a cobra off the deck, Dhoni gets forward to defend it, off the outside edge and safely pouched, big big wicket, the magical spinner produces the breakthrough! Dhoni c Smith b Warne 1(7) |
| 14.2 | 14.2 Munaf to Raina, out Caught by Tanvir at long off!! full delivery outside the off stump, angled across, Raina looks to go for the big shot, miscues it completely, went miles up in the air and safely taken in the deep! Raina c Tanvir b Munaf 27(27) <4s-2> |
| 14.5 | 14.5 Munaf to Joginder, out Caught by Tanvir at mid on!! Short on the middle and leg, hurrying onto the right hander, Joginder looks to pull it away, mistimes it straight to the fielder in the deep, end of Joginder's short stay, goes for a golden duck! Joginder c Tanvir b Munaf 0(1) |
| 16.1 | 16.1 Tanvir to Albie Morkel, out Bowled!! Fired in on the stumps, drifting into the left hander sharply, Albie Morkel makes room and looks to whack it over covers, misses and the middle stump is pegged back, Tanvir strikes with his first delivery, honeymoon period with the ball today for Tanvir! Albie Morkel b Tanvir 41(33) <4s-4 6s-1> |
| 16.4 | 16.4 Tanvir to Muralitharan, out Bowled!! Tanvir targets the stumps again, angling into the right hander, Muralitharan swings wildly at it and makes no contact, the off stump takes a bang, five-for for Tanvir, what a spell this has been! Muralitharan b Tanvir 0(3) |
| 18.6 | 18.6 Tanvir to Ntini, out Bowled!! Finally,, the change of pace comes in, slower delivery on the stumps, Ntini looks to go for the murderous cover drive and misses, the off stump is pegged back, another scalp for Tanvir! Ntini b Tanvir 11(12) <4s-2> |
| DROPPED |
| Over | Event |
| 11.1 | 11.1 Warne to Raina, 1 run, Warne tosses it up on the middle and leg, curving into the left hander sharply, Raina comes down the track and hoists it to long on, straight down the throat of Yusuf, catch dropped!!, simple chance put down! |
| SIX |
| Over | Event |
| 11.4 | 11.4 Warne to Albie Morkel, SIX!!, lobbed up on the stumps, Albie Morkel gives the charge and gets under it nicely, clobbers it straight down the ground for a biggie, bang into the sightscreen! |
| DROPPED |
| Over | Event |
| 2.5 | 2.5 Ntini to Smith, 1 run, on the off, Smith goes for the pull, top edge goes straight up, Joginder comes under it and it is a catch dropped!! at mid on, that was a sitter |
| 10.6 | 10.6 Sivaramakrishnan to Yusuf Pathan, 2 runs, delivery looped up down the leg side, Yusuf Pathan slog sweeps it to deep mid wicket, in the air and taken, Ntini takes the catch but fails to keep control, throws the ball back in play, that will be another catch dropped!! |
| OUT |
| Over | Event |
| 10.1 | 10.1 Sivaramakrishnan to Asnodkar, out Caught by Ntini at deep mid wicket!! short of length delivery on the stumps,,cbat goes on the backfoot and pulls it away, fails to clear the boundary, holes out in the deep Asnodkar c Ntini b Sivaramakrishnan 32(30) <4s-5> |
| 11.6 | 11.6 Muralitharan to Yusuf Pathan, out Caught by Raina at short fine leg!! on the middle and leg, Yusuf Pathan kneels down and looks to slog sweep, gets a top edge and the fielder makes no mistake, consolation wicket this Yusuf Pathan c Raina b Muralitharan 8(5) <6s-1> |
| SIX |
| Over | Event |
| 10.5 | 10.5 Sivaramakrishnan to Yusuf Pathan, SIX!!, on the middle and leg, Yusuf Pathan comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and hoists it over long on, way into the stands!!! |
| 12.4 | 12.4 Sivaramakrishnan to Watson, SIX!!, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Watson comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and picks it up over long on with ease, that sails over the ropes!!! |
