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Watson leads Rajasthan Royals to comfortable win over Pune Warriors: IPL 2012
Category: Cricket News,IPL,IPL Match Results,IPL Pune Warriors,IPL Rajasthan RoyalsAustralian all-rounder Shane Watson hit a blistering unbeaten 90 as Rajasthan Royals thrashed Pune Warriors by seven wickets in a thoroughly one-sided IPL contest to keep their hopes of qualifying for the knock-out stage alive.
The loss was Pune’s eighth in 12 matches and thus ended any theoretical chance whatsoever of making it to the knock-out stages. Royals now have 12 points and the convincing win have got them upto fourth place with a healthy net run rate of +0.265.
It was the same old story of batting failure for Ganguly and his men. The only change in the script being that Warriors skipper Sourav Ganguly opted to bat first but his team could muster only 125 for six which was certainly not enough to compete.
In reply, Watson sent the Pune bowlers on a leather hunt as his knock came off only 51 balls laced with 10 fours and four sixes. He added 56 runs with Ashok Menaria (18) for the third wicket and Royals won with 22 balls to spare.
Watson feasted on the freebies provided by Warriors’ 36-year-old long-time India discard Murali Kartik as he was hit for three fours and two sixes. The Aussie all-rounder signed off with a boundary.
Pune Warriors vs Rajasthan Royals Scorecard IPL 2012
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Pune Warriors vs Rajasthan Royals – 52nd Match
Played at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune, 08 May 2012
Toss - Pune Warriors won the toss and elected to Bat.
Result – Rajasthan Royals beat Pune Warriors by 7 wickets
| Pune Warriors Innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| Sourav Ganguly (c) | c A Chavan b Shaun Tait | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 | |
| Michael Clarke | lbw b S Binny | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 | |
| Robin Uthappa (wk) | c D Yagnik b Shaun Tait | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 68.42 | |
| Anustup Majumdar | b J Botha | 30 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 150.00 | |
| Steven Smith | Not Out | 18 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 81.82 | |
| Angelo Mathews | run out (Owais Shah) | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 91.66 | |
| Mithun Manhas | b Shaun Tait | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 122.22 | |
| Wayne Parnell | Not Out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | |||||||
| Murali Kartik | |||||||
| Ashish Nehra | |||||||
| Extras | (b 0,lb 7,w 3, nb 0) | 10 | |||||
| Total | (6 wickets; 20 overs) | 125 | (6.25 runs per over) | ||||
Fall of wickets (Pune Warriors):
1-30 (Ganguly, 5.4 ov), 2-35 (Clarke, 6.1 ov), 3-77 (Majumdar, 11.3 ov), 4-83 (Uthappa, 12.6 ov), 5-107 (Mathews, 17.1 ov), 6-122 (Manhas, 19.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Ankeet Chavan | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | (w 1) |
| Shaun Tait | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3.25 | |
| Shane Watson | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | (w 1) |
| Johan Botha | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | |
| Stuart Binny | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4.00 | |
| Siddharth Trivedi | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.66 | (w 1) |
| Rajasthan Royals Innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| Rahul Dravid (c) | c M Clarke b W Parnell | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 87.50 | |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c S Smith b B Kumar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Shane Watson | Not Out | 90 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 176.47 | |
| Ashok Menaria | c M Manhas b M Clarke | 18 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 | |
| Owais Shah | Not Out | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| Johan Botha | |||||||
| Stuart Binny | |||||||
| Dishant Yagnik (wk) | |||||||
| Ankeet Chavan | |||||||
| Shaun Tait | |||||||
| Siddharth Trivedi | |||||||
| Extras | (b 0,lb 0,w 0, nb 0) | 0 | |||||
| Total | (3 wickets; 16.2 overs) | 126 | (7.71 runs per over) | ||||
Fall of wickets (Rajasthan Royals):
1-4 (Rahane, 1.3 ov), 2-49 (Dravid, 5.6 ov), 3-105 (Menaria, 13.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Wayne Parnell | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6.00 | |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.70 | |
| Murali Kartik | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.70 | |
| Ashish Nehra | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 | |
| Angelo Mathews | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | |
| Michael Clarke | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4.00 | |
| Steven Smith | 0.2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15.00 |
Teams:
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Rahul Dravid(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Owais Shah, Ashok Menaria, Johan Botha, Stuart Binny, Dishant Yagnik(w), Ankeet Chavan, Siddharth Trivedi, Shaun Tait
Pune Warriors (Playing XI): Robin Uthappa(w), Michael Clarke, Steven Smith, Sourav Ganguly(c), Angelo Mathews, Mithun Manhas, Anustup Majumdar, Wayne Parnell, Murali Kartik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra
IPL 2012 Preview: Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors, 08 May 2012
Category: IPL,IPL Pune Warriors,IPL Rajasthan RoyalsA more balanced Rajasthan Royals side would look to strengthen its position in the clogged points table when it takes on struggling hosts Pune Warriors in an Indian Premier League 2012 match.
The Sourav Ganguly-led Pune have lost five of their last six clashes although the defeat margins in the last two have been just one and seven runs.
The last time they won was on April 21 when they got the better of formidable Delhi Daredevils.
Rajasthan too had been struggling until they crushed Kings XI Punjab by 43 runs on May 5. Before that win, they too had lost three matches on the trot.
With the coming of all-rounder Shane Watson and pacer Shaun Tait, Rajasthan have got the balance in both bowling and batting.
With skipper Rahul Dravid and young gun Ajinkya Rahane doing well at the top and the middle order too responding, batting has not been much of a problem for them. But they have failed in conquering tight matches.
Pune too have lost close matches and their morale have taken a beating with five defeats in a row. Rajasthan would look to pile on the misery of the hosts.
Pune were hoping that the addition of Michael Clarke in their ranks would give a boost to their batting but the Australian skipper is yet to fire.
In three matches he has scored 56 runs, out of which 41 came in one match.
They have struggled as a batting unit as young Indian players Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey and Mithun Manhas have failed to make an impact.
Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab Scorecard IPL 2012
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Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals – 48th Match
Played at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, 05 May 2012
Toss - Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to Bat.
Result – Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI Punjab by 43 runs
| Rajasthan Royals Innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| Rahul Dravid (c) | c Awana b R Harris | 46 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 117.95 | |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c N Saini b R Harris | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | |
| Shane Watson | c R Harris b P Chawla | 36 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 211.76 | |
| Ashok Menaria | c Gurkeerat Singh b P Chawla | 34 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 125.93 | |
| Brad Hodge | c S Marsh b R Harris | 36 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 156.52 | |
| Johan Botha | Not Out | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 175.00 | |
| Stuart Binny | c S Marsh b R Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Dishant Yagnik (wk) | |||||||
| Ankeet Chavan | |||||||
| Shaun Tait | |||||||
| Siddharth Trivedi | |||||||
| Extras | (b 0,lb 2,w 3, nb 1) | 6 | |||||
| Total | (6 wickets; 20 overs) | 177 | (8.85 runs per over) | ||||
Fall of wickets (Rajasthan Royals):
1-7 (Rahane, 1.2 ov), 2-76 (Watson, 7.5 ov), 3-117 (Dravid, 13.2 ov), 4-133 (Menaria, 15.6 ov), 5-176 (Hodge, 19.4 ov), 6-177 (Binny, 19.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Praveen Kumar | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | (w 1) |
| Ryan Harris | 4 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 8.50 | |
| Parvinder Awana | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 | (w 2) |
| Azhar Mahmood | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.20 | (nb 1) |
| Piyush Chawla | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.50 |
| Kings XI Punjab Innings Innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| Shaun Marsh | b J Botha | 34 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 125.93 | |
| Mandeep Singh | c S Trivedi b Shane Watson | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116.66 | |
| Nitin Saini (wk) | c & b Shaun Tait | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 | |
| David Hussey (c) | c B Hodge b S Trivedi | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Azhar Mahmood | b S Binny | 24 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 | |
| Gurkeerat Singh | c & b J Botha | 23 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 95.83 | |
| Abhishek Nayar | Not Out | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 112.50 | |
| Piyush Chawla | b Shane Watson | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 | |
| Ryan Harris | c J Botha b Shaun Tait | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| Praveen Kumar | Not Out | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 | |
| Parvinder Awana | |||||||
| Extras | (b 0,lb 5,w 6, nb 1) | 12 | |||||
| Total | (8 wickets; 20 overs) | 134 | (6.70 runs per over) | ||||
Fall of wickets (Kings XI Punjab Innings):
1-8 (Mandeep Singh, 1.3 ov), 2-29 (Saini, 5.3 ov), 3-55 (Hussey, 7.3 ov), 4-59 (Marsh, 8.3 ov), 5-95 (Azhar Mahmood, 14.5 ov), 6-112 (Gurkeerat Singh, 16.3 ov), 7-120 (Chawla, 17.3 ov), 8-123 (Harris, 18.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Ankeet Chavan | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.66 | |
| Shane Watson | 4 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 | (nb 1 w 1) |
| Shaun Tait | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | (w 4) |
| Johan Botha | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | (w 1) |
| Siddharth Trivedi | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | |
| Stuart Binny | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
Teams:
Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): Shaun Marsh, Mandeep Singh, Nitin Saini(w), David Hussey(c), Azhar Mahmood, Abhishek Nayar, Piyush Chawla, Ryan Harris, Praveen Kumar, Parvinder Awana
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Rahul Dravid(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Brad Hodge, Dishant Yagnik(w), Johan Botha, Stuart Binny, Ashok Menaria, Ankeet Chavan, Shaun Tait, Siddharth Trivedi
Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals – IPL 5 – 48 Match 2012 – Match Preview
Category: IPL,IPL Kings XI Punjab,IPL Rajasthan RoyalsMay 05, 2012 : recovery trail after a poor start to the tournament, King XI Punjab would be keen to keep up the momentum when they take on the floundering Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match on Saturday.
On Wednesday, Kings XI pulled off a stunning victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the latter’s backyard, a win that catapulted them to the top four teams leaving behind even defending champions Chennai Super Kings who have also suffered defeat at their hands in their own den.
Match Details
Match – IPL 5 – 48th Match
Date – May 05,2012 (Saturday)
Time – 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)
Venue – Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
It has been a great feat for the franchise, which started with two successive defeats and hamstring injury to their captain Adam Gilchrist even before the tournament had reached the midway stage.
Punjab have won five from 10 outings and have an upcoming game against struggling Deccan Chargers and table toppers Delhi Daredevils. They will also be hoping to win on home turf when they meet Rajasthan tomorrow and correct their home record which has not been good this season.
Former Pakistani all-rounder Azhar Mahmood’s presence in the side after his visa issue was resolved has meant that Punjab have struck the right balance.
The 37-year-old Mahmood, now a British national, seems to have infused new energy in the side, which looked down in the dumps at one stage.
Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals – IPL 5 – 48 Match 2012 – Highlights
Category: IPL,IPL Highlights,IPL Kings XI Punjab,IPL Rajasthan RoyalsWatch IPL Cricket Live 2012 Highlights:
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