Dravid-led RR triumph over Hyderabad

RR made one change to their playing eleven – Shreevats Goswami made way for Dishant Yagnik.

DC made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Parthiv, Cameron White and Dwaraka Ravi Teja made way for Jean-Paul Duminy, Tanmay Mishra and Abhishek Jhunjhunwala.

On winning the toss, Kumar Sangakkara, DC’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of DC’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 57, without the loss of a wicket.

DC’s openers scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). RR had conceded eight extras at that point. The contributions of both Sangakkara and Shikhar Dhawan to the partnership were 21 apiece.

Sangakkara, whose 32-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 44. Sixty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Yagnik. Brad Hodge, the player of the match, broke the 94-run partnership.

DC scored 100 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). RR had conceded eight extras at that point.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 37 balls.

He eventually scored 52 off 43 balls. Fifteen balls after Sangakkara’s (Trive)dismissal, he was caught by Hodge. Siddharth broke the 14-run stand.

DC scored 150 off 17.3 overs (105 balls). RR had conceded 13 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Daniel Christian’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Duminy’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Duminy’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 24 balls.

Christian, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 29. He was unbeaten, as was Duminy, who eventually scored 58 off 26 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries and five sixes.

DC scored 196 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

Pankaj Singh, who bowled three overs, conceded 37. He was wicketless, as were Amit Singh, Brad Hogg and Johan Botha, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 55, 33, and 29, respectively.

Hodge, who bowled an over, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket, as did Trivedi, who bowled four overs, conceding 27.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 62, and lost a wicket.

RR’s openers scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). DC had conceded an extra at that point. While the contribution of Rahul Dravid, RR’s skipper, to the partnership was 32, Ajinkya Rahane’s contribution to it was 17.

Dravid, whose 24-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, eventually scored 62. Thirty-five balls into the chase, Christian broke the 62-run partnership.

RR scored 100 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). DC had conceded three extras at that point.

Ashok Menaria, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 22. Thirty-seven balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by Jean-Paul Duminy. Amit Mishra broke the 48-run stand.

Rahane, whose 31-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 44. Eight balls later, he was caught by Christian. Amit broke the 11-run stand.

Owais Shah, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twelve balls later, he was caught by Jhunjhunwala. Amit broke the 14-run stand.

RR scored 150 off 16.4 overs (100 balls). DC had conceded five extras at that point.

Hodge, whose 21-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 48. He was unbeaten.

Botha, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored 14. Seventeen balls after Shah’s dismissal, he was caught by Tanmay. Anand Rajan broke the 37-run stand.

Yagnik, whose three-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. He was unbeaten.

DC eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. RR, who scored 197 for the loss of five wickets off 19.4 overs, won by five wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Dale Steyn, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 44. He was wicketless, as was Ankit Sharma, who bowled four overs, conceding 33.

Rajan and Christian bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 43.

Amit, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up three scalps.