Match 15: KXI v. RR: Yuvi Surprises Warne in a Low Scoring Match!

Another batting failure from Rajasthan Royals gave Yuvi's team winning points. The match was low scoring one but poor batting from Warne's team handed them a 27-run defeat.

Chasing 140 is not that difficult in T20 game, but for 2nd time, Rajasthan Royals have failed to chase moderate scores. Batting first, Goel was run out for a duck--his second in this season, in the very first ball of the innings.

Winning the toss and batting first, Bopara could not do much for Kings XI as he got out for 11 off 15 balls. The Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara stood at one end and kept the score moving. Yuvi got out for 2 and Jayawardene scored 7. Kings XI were struggling at 48 four 4 in 8.2 overs.

Irfan Pathan and Sangakkara started building the innings. They added 75 for the 5th wicket while taking their own time and pace to score runs. Pathan scored 39 including 2 sixes and 2 fours. Warne's leg spin bowling helped both the left handers as they scored 37 off his 4 overs.

Sangakkara scored 60 off 51 balls before getting run out in the last ball of the 19th over. He came in the 2nd ball of the innings after the fall of Goel and stayed till 19th over and rightly chosen for the Man of the Match award.

Kamaran Khan was once again the pick of the bowlers. He picked 2 wickets giving away 15 runs in his 4 overs.

With 140 as the target, Rajasthan Royals looked favorite winners of this match. The KXI surprised everyone picking the top 5 batsmen with just 36 on the board. RA Jadeja played singles and ensured that he did not lose his wicket. The last 10 overs required 92 runs with just 4 wickets in hand.

Both Warne and Jadeja were not able to improvise the run rate as there were no reliable wickets in hand. Though they hit hard boundaries and sixes, it was not enough for them to taste the victory. They ended with 112 on the board.

Scoreboard:

Match # 15
Date: Sunday April 26, 2009
Teams: Kings XI Punjab v. Rajasthan Royals
Captains: Yuvaraj and Warne
Toss: KXI, decided to bat
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Result: KXI won by 27 runs
Points: KXI 2; RR 0
Man of the Match: Sangakkara off KXI

Kings XI Punjab Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Bopara	c M Patel b Kamaran Khan	11	15	2	0
Goel	Run Out (Jadeja/Asnodkar)	0	0	0	0
Sangakkara	Run Out (Rawat)	60	51	7	1
Yuvaraj	c Rawat b M Patel	2	3	0	0
M Jayawardene	c Kamaran Khan b M Patel	7	10	0	0
I Pathan	b Kamaran Khan	39	33	2	2
P Chawla	Not Out	6	6	1	0
Mota	Not Out	1	2	0	0
Extras	(b 2, lb 2, w 9)	13	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts in 20 overs	139	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Goel, 0.1 ov), 2-21 (Bopara, 4.1 ov), 3-38 (Yuvraj Singh, 6.1 ov), 4-48 (Jayawardene, 8.2 ov), 5-123 (Pathan, 18.1 ov), 6-130 (Sangakkara, 18.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Kamaran Khan	4	0	15	2
Mascarenhas	4	0	29	0
M Patel	4	0	24	2
Y Pathan	4	0	30	0
Warne	4	0	37	0

Rajasthan Royals Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Asnodkar	c Powar b I Pathan	3	4	0	0
G Smith	c Sangakkara b I Pathan	2	6	0	0
Quiney	c Sangakkara b Abdulla	7	8	1	0
Y Pathan	c Goel b Chawla	10	13	2	0
Mascarenhas	b Abdulla	4	2	1	0
RA Jadeja	b Abdulla	37	44	2	0
Raut	c Powar b Chawla	1	4	0	0
Warne	Not Out	34	33	3	0
M Rawat	Not Out	4	6	0	0
Extras	(lb 5, w 5)	10	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 20 overs	112	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-7 (Asnodkar, 1.1 ov), 2-9 (Smith, 1.5 ov), 3-23 (Quiney, 4.1 ov), 4-27 (Mascarenhas, 4.3 ov), 5-36 (Pathan, 6.4 ov), 6-42 (Raut, 8.4 ov), 7-102 (Jadeja, 18.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
R Powar	2	0	10	0
I Pathan	4	0	26	2
Abdulla	4	0	21	3
VRV Singh	4	0	19	0
P Chawla	4	0	22	2
Yuvaraj	2	0	9	0