Smith hands Rajasthan massive win

May 05, 2009

After Rajasthan Royals were sent in, opener Naman Ojha was in fine form•AFP

Yusuf Abdulla, current owner of the purple cap, was taken apart by the pair, he leaked 44 in three overs•Associated Press

Amit Singh struck twice in the first over of the chase to put Kings XI Punjab on the backfoot•Associated Press

Yuvraj Singh played a lone hand as Punjab finished on 133 for 8•Associated Press

His opening partner Graeme Smith was also in a similarly belligerent mood•Associated Press

Smith and Ojha put on 135, the largest opening stand of the tournament, to set Rajasthan on their way to a 200-plus total•AFP

Simon Katich was bowled by Siddharth Trivedi for 10 as Punjab slid to 25 for 3•Associated Press

Sreesanth's first outing this IPL was one to forget, he gave away 23 runs in the 19th over as Rajasthan finished on a mammoth 211•Associated Press

Shane Warne accounted for Irfan Pathan and later dismissed Piyush Chawla •Associated Press