Delhi lose to Warne-led RR

RR made one change to their playing eleven – Sohail Tanvir and Dimitri Mascarenhas.

DD (Moham)made three changes to their playing eleven – the Pakistani duo (Shoaib Malik and Asif) and Manoj Tiwary made way for the Sri Lankan pair (Tillakaratne Dilshan and Farveez Maharoof) and Amit Mishra.

On winning the toss, Shane Warne, RR’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 47, and lost a wicket.

Virender Sehwag, DD’s skipper, scored 17. His 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Half-a-dozen balls into the match, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Shane Watson broke the 47-run stand.

DD scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). RR had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on five. Shikhar Dhawan, who faced three balls, scored as many. An over after Sehwag’s dismissal, Munaf Patel ran him out.

Gautam Gambhir, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 31. Seventeen balls later, he was (Trive)dismissed by Siddharth, who broke the 16-run stand.

A B de Villiers, who faced 22 balls, scored 20. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Warne. Mascarenhas broke the 24-run stand.

Dinesh Karthik, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Four balls later, he was caught by Mahesh Rawat. Mascarenhas broke the two-run stand.

DD scored 100 off 15.4 overs (94 balls). RR had conceded nine extras at that point.

Mishra, who faced five balls, scored four. Eleven balls after Karthik’s dismissal, Trivedi broke the six-run stand.

DD scored 150 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). RR had conceded 10 extras at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 20 balls. While Dilshan’s contribution to the partnership was 14, Maharoof’s contribution to it was 35. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Dilshan, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 18. He was unbeaten.

Maharoof, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 39. Twenty-two balls after Mishra’s dismissal, he was caught by Niraj Patel. Watson broke the 54-run partnership.

Yo Mahesh, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

RR eventually conceded 11 extras. DD scored 156 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Warne and Munaf were wicketless. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 24.

Mascarenhas, Trivedi and Watson picked up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 29, 28, and 21, respectively.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 21, and lost a couple of wickets.

RR’s openers put on 11. Yusuf Pathan, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Nineteen balls into the chase, de Villiers ran him out.

The second-wicket pair put on four. Kaif, who faced five balls, scored a run. Eleven balls later, Sehwag and Karthik ran him out.

RR scored 50 off as many balls (8.1 overs). DD had conceded nine extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Graeme Smith’s contribution to the partnership was seven, Watson’s contribution to it was 34. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.

Smith, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 24. Thirty-four balls after Kaif’s dismissal, he was caught by Yo Mahesh. Mishra broke the 71-run partnership.

Ravindra Jadeja, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Ten balls later, Mishra broke the 13-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 12.3 overs (77 balls). DD had conceded 14 extras at that point.

Watson’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 32 balls.

The 15^th over of RR’s innings – which was bowled by Mishra – was a five-ball over, called by South African umpire Rudi Koertzen.

Mascarenhas, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Nineteen balls after Jadeja’s dismissal, Sehwag broke the 28-run stand.

RR scored 150 off 18 overs (110 balls). DD had conceded 17 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Warne, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Sixteen balls after Mascarenhas’ dismissal, Maharoof broke the 23-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Watson, whose 40-ball innings included five boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 74. The next ball, Karthik ran him out.

Niraj, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was unbeaten, as was Rawat, who scored five. His four-ball innings included a boundary.

RR, who scored 159 for the loss of seven wickets off 19.1 overs, won by three wickets with five balls to spare.

Yo Mahesh bowled 13 balls, conceding 35. He was wicketless, as were Pradeep Sangwan and Glenn McGrath, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded a dozen.

Sehwag bowled two overs, conceding 21. He picked up a wicket, as did Maharoof, who bowled four overs, conceding 22.

Mishra bowled three overs, conceding 27. He picked up two scalps.