and that's the end of that, another woeful mix-up has Munaf being run out, Munaf poked it towards backward point and set off for a single, though it had gone straight to the fielder, he was sent back but the throw was right over the stumps and Gilchrist takes off the bails with Munaf well short
Chargers vs RR, 40th match at Kimberley, IPL, May 11 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
So the Deccan Chargers win a crucial game by 53 runs, Rajasthan would have been pleased with their performance in the first 15 overs when they bowled but the late onslaught from Smith took Deccan to a challenging score.
The move to bring in Chaminda Vaas worked, as he contributed with the bat before taking two crucial early wickets. RP Singh was on-song as well, and Symonds chipped in with some quick runs and tight seam-up bowling. The win helps Deccan leapfrog Rajasthan in the table, they are now in third while Rajasthan slip to fourth.
A lot of you have spotted the pattern in the points table. As Sriram from the US points out: "Notice the points table now. Top 7 team points are in sequential order starting from 14 to 8."
Post-match presentation:
Shane Warne: It was a disappointing performance. Credit to Dwayne Smith for his hitting in the last five overs. I wasn't too happy with the intensity of the side."
Adam Gilchrist: It would have been nice to have 10 or 15 runs more. Dwayne Smith batted beautifully, and the bowling was clinical. Versatility is there, which is very important for any team.
The Man-of-the-Match is Dwayne Smith. "I was thinking of getting the single, hitting straight till we got to the end. I am very happy with our form today and I hope we continue winning." He also thanks Sussex for helping him improve his game.
Thanks for joining us today and for the many mails. That's it from me Siddarth Ravindran, do log on again for tomorrow's double-header at Centurion.
flighted and on the pads, glanced to short fine leg for a single
very short from Ojha, Jadeja whips it to deep midwicket for a couple
short ball, doesn't rise too high, Jadeja is hit on the pads but the angle was taking the ball down leg
back of a length ball on middle, Munaf was looking to defend, bottom hand came off as he played it to the off side
shortish slower ball, slapped towards point for a single
glanced off his thigh pad towards short fine leg
a yorker outside off ,Munaf squeezes it to the right of the pitch , the batsmen scamper a single
Jadeja shofts his weight to the backfoot, and turns the ball to midwicket for yet another comfortable single
Two more overs before the misery ends for Rajasthan
closes the face to work the ball to square leg for yet another single, Jadeja retains the strike
swung to wide long-on for a single by Munaf
full on middle and off, defended back to the bowler
length ball on the pads, nudged to the leg side by Jadeja and they take a single
tossed up outside off, Munaf leans across and swings it on the full to midwicket
lashed powerfully towards point, this time they take the single
back of a length outside off, dropped with soft hands towards backward point
turned to short fine leg, there was a single in it but the batsmen decide Jadeja needs to be on strike and don't take it
backs away and opens the face to guide it to backward point, doesn't bother with running too much, just walks the first few steps before being hurried on by the throw
pushes it fuller this time, Trivedi backs away, and doesn't get anywhere near that delivery, the legstump goes for a walk, only one more wicket needed by Deccan now
throws in the bouncer, 129.0kmh, well-directed, Trivedi evades it by ducking at the last moment
full and on offstump, punched towards extra cover by Trivedi, no run
Rajasthan need a miracle from here
Over 20 • RR 113/10