Delhi Daredevils lead by Virendra Shewag registered a 9 wicket win over Rajasthan Royals lead by Shane Warne. It was an easy target for Delhi Daredevils and they did not fail in meeting the target.
Except for winning the toss, nothing went right for coach and skipper of Rajasthan Royals Shane Warne. Wickets fell at regular intervals and the team was not able to bounce back. Struggling at 47 for 4 in the 8th over, they were never able to come back, though one or two good overs would have helped them. Jadeja was the highest scorer with 29 off 23 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes. Salunkhe scored a quick fire 26 off 20 balls, which helped Rajasthan to put a decent total.
McGrath, who opened the bowling for Delhi, was as usual at his best. Maharoof was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 11 in 4 overs. Bhatia also bowled well and finished with 2 for 17 in his quota of four overs.
Though bowling was good, it was poor running and calling between the wickets that put Rajasthan really on the back foot. Yousuf Pathan and Shane Watson were both run out for 10 and 21 respectively.
Chasing an easy target, Delhi lost skipper Shewag for 12, bowled by Watson. His 12 had 3 fours in 3 balls and he was out on the 4th ball. He was out on the 4th ball of the 2nd over and by then, Delhi reached 20.
Gambhir and Dhawan played well and hitting in the air and driving for few fours. They both reached 50 and lead Delhi to gain 2 points. Gambhir reached his 50 in 37 balls with 7 fours and a six. Dhawan reached his 50 in 41 balls with 8 fours.
Maharoof of Delhi Daredevils was adjudged man of the match for his wonderful bowling.
Match 3
Venue: Delhi
Date: April 19, 2008
Teams: Delhi Daredevils v. Rajasthan Royals
Captains: Virendra Shewag and Shane Warne
Toss: Rajasthan Royals and decided to bat
Result: Delhi Daredevils won by 9 wickets with 29 balls remaining
Man of the Match: MF Maharoof of Delhi Daredevils (Sri Lanka)
Points: Delhi Daredevils-2; Rajasthan Royals-0
Score:
Rajasthan Royals 129 for 8 in 20 overs (Kohli 7, YK Pathan 10, SR Watson 21, M Kaif 9, DS Lehmann 1, RA Jadeja 29, M Rawat 2, D Salunkhe 26 not out, SK Warne 14, SK Trivedi 3 not out, Extras 7--b 1, lb 3, wide 3, GD McGrath 4-1-21-1, B Geeves 4-0-41-0, MF Maharoof 4-0-11-2, R Bhatia 4-0-17-2, DL Vettori 4-0-35-1) lost to Delhi Daredevils 132 for 1 in 15.1 overs (Gambhir 58 not out, Shewag 12, S Dhawan 52 not out, Extras 10--wide 10, JMM Patel 3-0-25-0, SR Watson 4-0-31-1, SK Trivedi 3-0-32-0, SK Warne 2-0-16-0, YK Pathan 2.1-0-17-0, D Salunkhe 1-0-11-0)
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