Warne-led RR crush Hyderabad again

RR made one change to their playing (Pat)eleven – Swapnil Asnodkar made way for Niraj.

DC made one change to their playing eleven – Arjun Yadav made way for Dwaraka Ravi Teja.

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

The first Powerplay of DC’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, without the loss of a wicket.

DC’s openers put on 50 off half-a-dozen overs (37 balls). RR had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While the contribution of Adam Gilchrist, their skipper, to the partnership was 37, Herschelle Gibbs’ contribution to it was 11.

Gibbs, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 19. Eight overs into the match, he was caught by Mahesh Rawat. Munaf Patel broke the 61-run partnership.

Gilchrist’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 37 balls.

Scott Styris, whose 11-ball innings included a six, scored 13. Twenty-six balls after Gibbs’ dismissal, he was caught by Warne. Yusuf Pathan, the player of the match, broke the 27-run stand.

Gilchrist, whose 49-ball innings included nine boundaries, in addition to the six, eventually scored 61. Seven balls later, he was caught by Rawat. Siddharth Trivedi broke the nine-run stand.

DC scored 100 off 14 overs (85 balls). RR had conceded three extras at that point.

Shahid Afridi, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls after Gilchrist’s dismissal, he was caught by Munaf. Warne broke the three-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on five. Rohit Sharma, who faced eight balls, scored five. Eight balls later, Warne ran him out.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sanjay Bangar, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Four balls later, he was caught by Rawat off the bowling of Watson.

Teja, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Warne, who broke the 21-run stand.

Venugopal Rao, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 23. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair put on four off as many balls. Rudra Pratap Singh, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Rawat and Sohail Tanvir ran him out.

Pragyan Ojha, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

RR eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. DC scored 140 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Tanvir bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 39.

Pathan bowled two overs, conceding 19. He picked up a wicket.

Watson and Trivedi bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded eight.

Munaf bowled four overs, conceding 28. He picked up a wicket.

Warne bowled four overs, conceding 20. He picked up two scalps.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, without the loss of a wicket.

RR’s openers put on 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). DC had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Graeme Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Pathan’s contribution to it was 30.

Pathan’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 28 balls.

RR’s openers put on 100 off a dozen overs (72 balls). DC had conceded five extras at that point. While Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Pathan’s contribution to it was 62.

Smith, whose 43-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 40. Seventy-six balls into the chase, he was caught by Ojha. Rudra Pratap broke the 109-run partnership.

Pathan, whose 37-ball innings included nine boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, scored 68. Seventeen balls after Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by Gibbs. Ojha broke the 24-run stand.

Mohammad Kaif, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. He was unbeaten, as was Watson, who scored five. His two-ball innings included a boundary.

DC eventually conceded 11 extras. RR, who scored 141 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 16 overs, won by eight wickets with four overs to spare.

Rao and Paidikalva Vijaykumar bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 15, the latter conceded 10.

Bangar, Styris and Afridi bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 20, 14 and 10, respectively.

Ojha and Rudra Pratap bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 24.