Dravid leads; RR trounce Mumbai

RR made a couple of Cha(va)nges to their playing eleven – Sanju Samson and Sreesanth made way for Dishant Yagnik and Ankeet.

MI made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, RR’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 58, without the loss of a wicket.

RR’s openers put on 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). MI had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Shane Watson’s contribution to the partnership was 26, the contribution of Ajinkya Rahane, the player of the match, to it was 22.

Watson, whose 25-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 31. Forty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Kieron Pollard broke the 62-run partnership.

RR scored 100 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). MI had conceded nine extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 68 balls. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was a dozen, Yagnik’s contribution to it was 33. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Yagnik, whose 24-ball (Sach)innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 34. Forty balls after Watson’s dismissal, he was caught by Tendulkar. Harbhajan Singh broke the 53-run partnership.

The third-wicket pair put on 11. Stuart Binny, who faced four balls, scored as many. Nine balls later, Mitchell Johnson and Pragyan Ojha ran him out.

Rahane’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 46 balls.

RR scored 150 off 18 overs (110 balls). MI had conceded 14 extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Brad Hodge’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Rahane, whose 54-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 68. He was unbeaten, as was Hodge, who eventually scored 27. His 15-ball innings included a couple of sixes.

MI eventually conceded 15 extras. RR scored 179 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Rishi Dhawan, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 20. He was wicketless, as were Johnson, Pragyan and Malinga, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 41, 31, and (Lasi)thirty, respectively.

Pollard, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 26, and lost a couple of wickets.

Tendulkar, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls into the Cha(ndila)se, he was caught by Siddharth Trivedi. Ajit broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ricky Ponting, MI’s skipper, faced nine balls, scoring four. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Chandila, who broke the six-run stand.

Rohit Sharma had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Watson. Trivedi broke the 16-run stand.

Pollard had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored a run. Ten balls later, Binny broke the five-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). RR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Karthik, whose 32-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by James Faulkner. Hodge broke the 30-run stand.

Rishi, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Faulkner. Binny broke the two-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on a run. Harbhajan, who faced a ball, scored a run. Three balls later, Dravid and Yagnik ran him out.

Johnson, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Fourteen balls later, Faulkner broke the 19-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ambati Rayudu, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kevon Cooper.

Malinga, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – seven balls later, Faulkner broke the nine-run stand.

Pragyan, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave RR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

MI, who were bundled out for 92 off 18.2 overs, lost by 87 runs.

Chavan, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 10.

Cooper, who bowled three overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket, as did Trivedi, who bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 17.

Chandila, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded half-a-dozen. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Binny, who bowled three overs, conceding 14.

Faulkner bowled 3.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16, picking up three scalps.