PLT20 Live Cricket Score : Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders : Kolkata need 151 to win
April 23, 2009
Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, Rajasthan Royals made a fighting score of 150 runs at the loss of six wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL match at Cape Town.
Knight Riders had a go at the Royals from Rajasthan after electing to bowl at the Newlands Stadium. Putting Warne’s warriors in to bat, Kolkata pacer Anureet Singh struck in the second over to dismiss Paul Valthaty for five runs. The Rajasthan opener slashed one from Anureet and Ishant took a well-judged catch in the deep.
In the very next over, Ishant removed Quiney for 6 runs with a short delivery that was going outside the off-stump. Quiney, in an attempt to steer it toward the covers, edged it and Chris Gayle gathered it cleanly at the first slip.
After these initial blows, Yusuf Pathan and Graeme Smith combined to consolidate the innings and added 56 runs for the third wicket. But the latest spin sensation from Sri Lanka, Ajantha Mendis broke the crucial partnership and dismissed the duo in his same over.
Mendis got his first victim in Rajasthan opener Smith for 15 runs. Smith tried to direct a fuller delivery from the latest spin sensation from Sri Lanka in the on side. But the ball hit his pad in front of the stumps and flew towards Gayle at first slip who took a low, diving catch.
Yusuf missed out on his well-deserved fifty against as Mendis got rid of him for 42 runs. Pathan, who had hit six boundaries and two sixes, played Mendis against the spin in not a very elegant way and a substitute fielder caught him safely at point.
Ishant got his second victim in Ravindra Jadeja (22). The Saurashtra all-rounder mishit his shot and was successfully taken by Yashpal Singh at short mid-off.
A young Kolkata pacer, Anureet Singh was rewarded for his good bowling with the wicket of Dmitri Mascarenhas. The English batsman was done in by a beautiful Yorker from the rookie that knocked off his off-stump.
Abhishek Raut, with his skipper at the other hand, slammed the last over for 18 runs with the help of two sixes and a four, and remained unbeaten on 21 runs.
Knight Riders, who won the rain-marred match against Kings XI Punjab on Tuesday by 11 runs with the Duckworth-Lewis method playing the decider, are aiming to continue the winning momentum.
Defending champions Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, are still looking for their first win in the second season of the Indian Premier League. While they were stunned by Royal Challengers Bangalore in their IPL opener, rain washed out their second encounter against Mumbai Indians on Tuesday.
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