Kolkata XI vs Rajasthan XI 13th Match at Ahmedabad, 20 Mar, 2010

Toss: Rajasthan Royals, who chose to bat first
Rajasthan XI 168/7 (20)
Kolkata XI 134/5 (20)
Rajasthan Royals won by 34 runs
Man of the Match: AA Jhunjhunwala
  • Wriddhiman Saha 1 * (2)
  • OA Shah 19 * (17)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: No runs. Y Pathan to M Tiwary, flighted delivery at 90 kmph, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 0.2: Boundary! Y Pathan to M Tiwary, flighted delivery, drifts onto the pads and Manoj moves back and glances it fine past the keeper for a boundary.

Over 0.3: No runs. Y Pathan to M Tiwary, flighted delivery, pushes it straight to point.

Over 0.4: No runs. Y Pathan to M Tiwary, flighted delivery, goes back and drives it to point.

Over 0.5: Single. Y Pathan to M Tiwary, flighted delivery, goes back and drives it to covers and takes a sharp single from Dogra.

Over 0.6: No runs. Y Pathan to B Hodge, quicker and flatter in the air, works it back to the bowler.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1: No runs. S Tait to M Tiwary, pitched up delivery at 144.3 kmph, hits the pad with a big inswinger which would have gone down leg certainly.

Over 1.2: Beaten! S Tait to M Tiwary, short and wide, beats the backfoot push with a 145 kmph outswinger.

Over 1.3: No runs. S Tait to M Tiwary, good length delivery, let's that 146 kmph outswinger go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 1.4: Single. S Tait to M Tiwary, short of length delivery, drops it to point and steals a single.

Over 1.5: Boundary! S Tait to B Hodge, bangs it short, pulls it away through mid wicket for a boundary.

Over 1.6: 1 Leg Bye. S Tait to B Hodge, pitched up delivery, takes the pad down the legside with an inswinger and there is an lb taken from fine leg.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1: Single. Y Pathan to B Hodge, flighted delivery, flicks it off his pad to short fine leg for a single.

Over 2.2: Single. Y Pathan to M Tiwary, flighted delivery, goes back and works it to mid wicket and takes a risky single. Jhunjhunwala missed the stumps.

Over 2.3: Single. Y Pathan to B Hodge, flighted delivery, goes back and flicks it to deep mid wicket for a single.

Over 2.4: Boundary! Y Pathan to M Tiwary, flighted delivery, makes room and lofts it flat and inside out over covers for a boundary.

Over 2.5: No runs. Y Pathan to M Tiwary, flighted delivery, goes back and pushes it to the bowler.

Over 2.6: Bowled him! Y Pathan to M Tiwary, quicker and flatter in the air, goes back for a cut and is cleaned up by a 103 kmph arm ball.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1: Single. S Tait to B Hodge, short and rising delivery, drops the ball dead infront of his feet and they set off for an adventurous single! Jhunjhunwala runs in from point and deflects a throw onto the stumps and Pujara's bat seems to be on the line, but given not out!

Over 3.2: Boundary! S Tait to C Pujara, full toss at 142.5 kmph, shuffles and flicks the attempted yorker past squareleg for a boundary.

Over 3.3: No runs. S Tait to C Pujara, short and wide at 147 kmph, drives it straight to point.

Over 3.4: No runs. S Tait to C Pujara, short and wide at 145.6 kmph, punches it away straight to point.

Over 3.5: Boundary! S Tait to C Pujara, short and rising delivery at 146.7 kmph, cuts that wide one away past the diving backward point for a boundary.

Over 3.6: No runs. S Tait to C Pujara, good length delivery, drives it on the up straight to Munaf at extra covers.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1: Single. M Patel to B Hodge, short of length delivery, runs it down to thirdman for a single.

Over 4.2: Boundary! M Patel to C Pujara, pitched up delivery at 132 kmph, drives it fluently through covers for a boundary.

Over 4.3: No runs. M Patel to C Pujara, short of length delivery, pushes it uppishly back to the bowler.

Over 4.4: No runs. M Patel to C Pujara, pitched up delivery, drives it back to the bowler who tried to get a run out at the bowling end but didn't deflect it onto the stumps.

Over 4.5: Boundary! M Patel to C Pujara, full toss, flicks it away off his pads wide of mid on for a boundary.

Over 4.6: Single. M Patel to C Pujara, short of length delivery, pushes it to cover point for a single.

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