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IPL: Hussey, Gurkeerat hand Punjab a famous win

 Sun, 13 May 2012
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23:34

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Punjab 194-6 (13) vs Deccan 190-4
D Hussey 65 (35) G Singh 29 (12)

So the final over the match and Punjab need 16 runs off the final over as Hussey get a couple.

 

Punjab need a six or four off the next ball -- but Hussey can only manage with a single.

 

MS Gony goes for a short one as Gurkeerat Singh smokes it for a six. 7 from 3 now.

 

Singh next up down on one knee carves it over point for another boundary. 3 off 2 balls now.

 

A couple from the off side and a boundary off the final ball means we have yet another last ball finish. 

23:18

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Punjab 150-6 (13) vs Deccan 190-4
D Hussey 53 (27) G Singh 1 (1)

 

David Hussey smoked a brilliant 27-ball 50 to keep Punjab in the hunt with a massive six off TP Singh.

 

And as we speak, Chitnis has edged one to Parthiv to give Deccan the breakthrough.

 

Punjab have lost wickets at regular intervals and that's been undoing for Punjab.

 

Chawla comes in the middle and smokes one through point for a boundary. He then repeats the feat, this time with a scoop over slips for second boundary off the over.

 

But Steyn has the last laugh as he squares up Chawla and edges it to White. Punjab need 41 runs off 18 balls.

22:57

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Punjab 102-4 (13) vs Deccan 190-4
D Hussey 25 (18) S Chitnis 1 (3)

Amith Mishra comes into the attack and he strikes immediately removing dangerus Azhar Mahmood for 31.

 

Mahmood giving the legspinner the charge, misses the ball and Parthic is quick behind stumps to whips the bails off.  

22:51

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Punjab 99-3 (5) vs Deccan 190-4
D Hussey 23 (16) A Mahmood 31 (19)

David Hussey and Azhar Mahmood have steadied the ship somewhat, mixing caution with aggression.

 

First up Mahmood smacks a boundary off TP Sudhindra, then Hussey smokes him for a massive six over midwicket.

 

A misfield means the dup will steal a couple off the over. A couple to round off an expensive over, which yielded 16 runs.  

22:30

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Punjab 28-2 (5) vs Deccan 190-4
M Singh 11 (12) A Mahmood 0 (0)

Punjab are struggling as Mandeep departs... With the asking rate increasing with each ball, Mandeep tried to hit out MS Gony -- only to hit it straight to Daniel Christian at midwicket.  

 

Unlike Punjab, Deccan for a change are holding on to their catches. Will take a super human effort if Punjab were to pull this one off.

22:13

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Punjab 28-2 (5) vs Deccan 190-4
M Singh 11 (12) A Mahmood 0 (0)

Shaun Marsh is the next man to go as Christian strikes the massive blow removing the man in form for Kings XI for just 11 runs. 

 

Marsh looking to heave the ball dragged the ball and gave simple catch to Sangakkara at midwicket.

 

Punjab are struggling now.

22:06

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Punjab 11-1 (3) vs Deccan 190-4
M Singh 6 (8) S Marsh 0 (0)

Kings XI Punjab are chasing a mammoth chase are one down losing Nitin Saini early in the chase.

 

Saini looking to smack the ball out of the ground, gets a top edge and was caught neatly by Sangakkara in extra cover.

 

 

21:34

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Deccan 190-4 (20 ovs) vs Kings XI
C White 67 (41) A Reddy 0 (0)

So the final over of the day!!! News from the Premier League world is Manchester City have just been crowned champions for the first time since 1968.

 

Azhar Mahmood to bowl the final over as Christian picks off single.

 

White smokes a boundary -- the ball was a virtually a yorker.

 

Christian then scoops the ball past short fine for a boundary. Mahmood finally has the last laugh as he removes caught Harris in the deep for 24.

 

The final score ends up a mammoth 190-4.

20:58

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Deccan 114-2 (7 ovs) vs Kings XI
Dhawan 60 (40) C White 32 (18)

Shikhar Dhawan is leading the charge once again for Deccan with another 36-ball 50.

 

White too has been a perfect partner for Dhawan as the duo have put on a 50-runs stand for the third wicket.

 

Piyush Chawla's gave away 15 runs off his second over. Dhawan then smoked one off Awana for a maximum...a dilscoop.

20:32

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Deccan 49-1 (7 ovs) vs Kings XI
Dhawan 27 (22) C White 0 (0)

Parvinder Awana back for his second over as he removes Kumar Sangakkara, brilliantly caught by Azhar Mahmood for one.

 

A short delivery from Awana, which bounced a bit on, got the edge and was caught in the slips.  

20:25

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Deccan 47-1 (6 ovs) vs Kings XI
Dhawan 26 (20) K Sangakkara 0(0)

Azhar Mahmood strikes for Kings XI Punjab as he had Parthiv Patel walking back the pavillion for 19.

 

Patel looking top get maximum purchase off the fielding restrictions gives Mahmood the charge only to get a top edge and was safely caught in the deep by Gurkeerat Singh over midwicket. 

20:12

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Deccan 27-0 (3 ovs) vs Kings XI
Parthiv Patel 12 (10) Dhawan 14 (8)

Praveen Kumar into the attack for his second over as Parthiv clips a full toss for single.

 

Deccan have been living dangerously as Parthiv drops a run -- a chance of run out as the ball misses the stumps to go for 4 extras.

Deccan are off to a decent start.

19:36

Welcome to the updates of the Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers and the news from the middle is Deccan have won the toss and will bat first first.

 

Deccan is out of contention, and can be party spoilers for Kings XI Punjab.

 

Dale Steyn is back in Deccan ranks along with Abhishek Jhunjhunwala.

 

Kings XI have brought Ryan Harris back at the cost of David Miller.  

19:27
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RAJASTHAN BEAT PUNE BY 45 RUNS

Pune 125-9 (20 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

With this victory, Rajasthan continue to stay alive in the tournament with 14 points from 14 matches.

Pune have now equalled the worst ever losing sequence in the history of IPL. This was their eighth successive loss in the tournament to equal the record set by Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2009 tournament.
19:26

IPL: Chandila's hat-trick lifts Rajasthan to big win

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RAJASTHAN BEAT PUNE BY 45 RUNS

Pune 125-9 (20 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Stuart Binny to bowl the final over with 55 runs needed from the last over. Nehra and Kartik have a few wild swings but fail to get any off the middle. Nehra gets a boundary off the final delivery as he gets a thick outside edge that speeds past the wicketkeeper.

Pune finish on 125 for nine in their 20 overs to lose by a big margin of 45 runs.
19:22
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Pune 116-9 (19 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Tait comes on to bowl his final over. And Pune's last pairing of Nehra and Kartik can get only four singles in that over as Tait dishes out some fast yorkers.

Pune have once again gone down tamely as their poor showing in IPL 5 continues.
19:17
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Pune 112-9 (18 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

The wickets continue to tumble for Pune. Watson gets his first wicket of the day as Mathews chips it straight to the fielder at long-on to be dismissed for 23 from 19 balls.

Four balls later Watson claimed the second wicket of the over courtesy of some brilliant fielding from Botha at long-off. He had to run a few steps back to take the catch but the momentum was carrying him over the ropes and Botha shows great presence of mind to flick the ball to Rahane, who completes the catch.

Another moment of magic in the match for Rajasthan.
19:09

IPL: Tait strikes, Pune lose 7th wicket

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Pune 109-7 (17 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Tait is back into the attack and he gets a wicket. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar was beaten all ends up by a fast full delivery from Tait which crashes into his off-stump.

A loud appeal for LBW against Murali Kartik off the very next ball.

Three more singles to end the over as Pune reach 109 for seven after 17 overs,  needing 62 runs from three overs for victory. 
19:01
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Pune 105-6 (16 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Medium pacer Stuart Binny into the attack now. Mathews looks to target Binny as he hits a short ball to midwicket for two runs and paddles the next ball over fine leg region for three more runs.

Two more singles to end the over as Pune reach 105 for six after 16 overs, needing 66 runs from four overs for victory.
18:58

IPL: Rajasthan's spinners destroy Pune batting

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Pune 97-6 (15 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Botha gets his second wicket, in his final over. Smith looking for a big shot down the ground holes out to Hodge at long-on to be dismissed for 37 from 31 balls.

Mathews gets a boundary in that over as he slams a full toss through midwicket. He looks to have got another boundary but a good diving stop from the fielder at midwicket saves a certain four.
18:53
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Pune 89-5 (14 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Mathews takes a single from the first ball. Smith looks to heave Trivedi on the leg side but misses and then takes a single to the fine leg region.

Mathews then scampers across for a quick single to point and Smith inside edges a pull shot to get a boundary past the short fine leg fielder.

Eight runs from that over as Pune now need 82 runs from six overs for victory.
18:50
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Pune 81-5 (13 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Botha to bowl his third over. Mathews defends the first ball before getting a single from the next ball. Rajasthan in complete control now as Pune get only five singles from that over to reach 81 for five in 13 overs.
18:46
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Pune 76-5 (12 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Smith fails to get runs from the first ball of Trivedi's second over and he takes a single on the leg side.

Smith charges down the wicket but can only play it to the covers for one and Mathews gets a single from the next ball.

The thirdman fielder is inside the circle and Smith gives himself room before steering it past short thirdman for a four.
18:41

IPL: Botha strikes, Ferguson out for 23

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Pune 68-5 (11 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Pune continue to suffer as Botha strikes a wicket now. Ferguson shuffles across his stumps and looks to flick it on the leg side but misses and is trapped LBW after scoring 23 from 26 balls.

Angelo Mathews starts off with a single down the ground.

Smith flicks it behind square on the leg side for two runs. He then smashes a wide delivery through the covers for a boundary.


18:37
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Pune 60-4 (10 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Sidharth Trivedi now replaces Tait, who bowled two overs for 17 runs. Smith welcomes him with a boundary through the fine leg region as the pacer drifts it on the pads and then takes a single from the next ball.

Ferguson clips it to midwicket for one and Smith does the same off the next ball.

Eight runs from Trivedi's first over.  At the halfway stage, Pune are 60 for four, needing another 111 runs in ten overs for victory with six wickets in hand.
18:31

IPL: Chandila's hat-trick puts Rajasthan in control

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Pune 52-4 (9 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Off-spinner Johan Botha takes over from Chandila, who has all but finished off Pune's hopes with the hat-trick.

Smith defends the first ball before getting a single from the next ball.

It is only singles at the moment as five runs come from Botha's first over.
18:27
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Pune 47-4 (8 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

More on Ashok Chandila, this time from Akash Chopra. "In Delhi circuit, Chandila is regarded as a stingy bowler and not so much a strike bowler. Pune Warriors got the best out of him," writes Chopra on Twitter.

Three singles from the first three balls. Tait overstepped on the third ball and Ferguson got a free hit but he failed to connect.

Ferguson then gets a boundary as he drives a full ball from Tait back past the fast bowler. He then clips it on the leg side and get two more runs as the ball is stopped on the fine leg boundary.
18:23
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Pune 38-4 (7 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Meanwhile, Mohandas Menon gives some details on Chandila. "Ajit #Chandila 28 yr old from Faridabad Haryana. Played Ranji for Haryana (in just 2 games in 2010). Playing his just 2nd IPL game!" he writes on Twitter.

And Chandila will bowl out here as he comes on to bowl his fourth over. Ferguson hits the first ball towards mid-off for two runs and takes a single two balls later. Smith then flicks it on the leg side for two runs.

Chandila ends with wonderful figures of four for 14 in four over as Pune are struggling at 38 for four in seven overs.
18:20
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Pune 33-4 (6 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Shaun Tait into the attack and he could not have asked for a better time to come to on to bowl. Interestingly, the Australian is up against two of his compatriots -- Ferguson and Steve Smith.

Ferguson get two runs from the first ball as he steers it fine to the thirdman region and then takes a single to point.

Smith defends the first two balls before smashing the last ball of that over through point for a boundary
18:14
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Pune 26-4 (5 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Chandila continues to torment the Pune batsmen. He gets another wicket in his third over to leave Pune in further problems.

Majumdar plays out two dot balls before chipping it straight back to the bowler for nine.

Chandila has now taken four for nine in three overs.
18:12
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Pune 25-3 (4 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Ferguson takes a single from the second ball of Watson's second over. Majumdar then gets his first boundary as he plays it through midwicket.

Three balls later Majumdar looks to force it through the covers but gets a thick outside edge to
18:07

IPL: Chandila's hat-trick leaves Pune in shambles

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Pune 16-3 (3 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Chandila is on a hat-trick. He completes the feat with another magical delivery. Chandila beats Uthappa in the flight as he sends down the arm delivery and wicketkeeper Goswami completes another simple stumping.

Chandila is celebrating wildly having taken the first hat-trick in this year's IPL.

Callum Ferguson spoils that over as he hits a wide ball through the covers for a boundary and takes a single from the next ball.
18:04
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Pune 11-2 (2 ovs) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Shane Watson comes on to bowl the second over. Uthappa defends the first ball and Watson then bowls a wide down the leg side.

Uthappa steers it to the thirdman region for a single and Anustup Majumdar gets a thick outside edge to the same region for one.

Uthappa then lofts Watson straight back over his head to hit the first boundary of Pune's innings.

Eight runs from Watson's first over as Pune reach 11 for two after two overs.
18:04

IPL: Chandila's double strike leaves Pune in tatters

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Pune 3-2 (1 over) vs Rajasthan 170-4

Sourav Ganguly looks to lead from the front as he walks out to open the batting with Jesse Ryder. Off-spinner Ajit Chandila will open the bowling for Rajasthan.

Ganguly off the mark with a single from the first ball of the innings to the fine leg region and Ryder also does the same from the next ball.

Ganguly is then struck on the pads and there is a huge appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down and he takes a single from the next ball.

Chandila then gets a wicket in his first over as Ryder looking for a big shot down the ground holes out to Watson at long-off for one.

Ganguly then fails yet again with the bat. He is stumped down the leg side for two as he looks to play it on the leg side but misses the ball and the momentum takes him forward but keeper Goswami is up to the task to take off the bails.

Chandila has two wickets in two balls and he will be on a hat-trick in his next over.
17:43
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Rajasthan 170-4 (20 ovs) vs Pune

Will Pune break Rajasthan's dominance at home and chase down this huge target? Their batting has not fired in unison and they have struggled to get going in the tournament.

Interestingly, Rajasthan have never finished on the losing side after posting 160 or more in the first innings.


17:37
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Rajasthan 170-4 (20 ovs) vs Pune

Angelo Mathews to bowl the final over of the innings.

Rajasthan continue to struggle in the death overs. Mathews produces a perfect yorker that beats Rahane to bowl him after a good innings of 61 from 47 balls, having hit seven boundaries.

Johan Botha starts off with a boundary as he plays the reverse paddle to a full toss from Mathews. He then plays the next ball to mid-on and scampers across for two runs before taking a single from the next.

Binny fails to get the big hit from the final to score just one as Rajasthan finish on 170 for one in their 20 overs.
17:31
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Rajasthan 161-3 (19 ovs) vs Pune

Hodge's struggle ends. He scores a sedate 14 from as many balls before chipping Nehra straight to Ganguly at midwicket.

Stuart Binny gets a promotion in the batting. The youngster plays and misses the first ball before hitting the next ball to long-off for one.

Nehra is unlucky not to have picked up another wicket in that over. Binny top edges a pull shot but Bhuvaneshwar fails to take a catch running back at square leg.

A superb over from Nehra as he gives away just five runs in that over to end with wonderful figures of three for 23 in four overs.
17:25
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Rajasthan 156-2 (18 ovs) vs Pune

Rajasthan showing some urgency now. Hodge walks across his stumps but can only flick it to midwicket for one.

Rahane then steps down the wicket and chips it over the cover region for a four. He then gets a boundary off the net ball as he plays it perfectly through the vacant fine leg region.

Another productive over for Rajasthan as they get 11 runs from it.
17:20

IPL: Rahane hits 50, Rajasthan set for big score

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Rajasthan 145-2 (17 ovs) vs Pune

Leg-spinner Rahul Sharma is now brought back to bowl his third over. Hodge pulls the first ball to midwicket for one.

Rahane then slaps it past the point fielder for a boundary to move to 49.

He then clips it to the leg side to complete his half-century from 40 balls. Hodge drops it on the off-side for a single. Two more singles as Rajasthan get nine runs from that over.
17:18
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Rajasthan 136-2 (16 ovs) vs Pune

Kartik to bowl his final over. Hodge drives it wide of the long-on fielder and sprints across for two runs and Kartik then sends down a wide down the leg side.

Rahane then chips down the track and lofts it over the cover region to get two more runs.

Pune continue to disappoint in the field. This time captain Ganguly is slow to get to the ball at short fine leg and he gives away three runs, when any other fielder would have conceded just two.

A disappointing outing for Kartik, who gives away 39 runs in four overs.
17:11
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Rajasthan 126-2 (15 ovs) vs Pune

Veteran Nehra is back into the attack as Pune continue to juggle their bowlers. Rahane flicks the first ball past the short fine leg fielder for a boundary as Nehra bowls it way down the leg side.

Nehra then checks Pune's progress as he claims the wicket of Watson, by bowling him with a yorker that sneaked under his bat and on to the stumps. The all-rounder is bowled for a quickfire 58 from 31 balls, having six fours and four sixes.

Brad Hodge is off the mark with two runs through the cover region.
17:07
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Rajasthan 118-1 (14 ovs) vs Pune

Pune's horror show in the field continues. This time there is misfield at long-off as Rahane gets two runs from the first ball of Mathews' new over and he takes another two from the next ball to midwicket.

Watson then thumps a full delivery down the ground for a boundary as the fielder at long-off barely has time to get to it.
17:00
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Rajasthan 109-1 (13 ovs) vs Pune

Part-timer Jesse Ryder into the attack now with Pune looking to make a breakthrough here.

Rahane flicks a delivery on the pads on the leg side for one. Watson plays out two dot balls before flicking a full toss past the short fine leg fielder for one.

He then brings up his fifty in some style as he smashes Ryder high over long-on for a six. Watson brings up his fifty from just 26 balls.

Watson then gets another freebie as Kartik misfields at long-off to gift him a boundary.

The Ryder experiment has failed as he gives away 15 runs in his first over.
16:55
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Rajasthan 94-1 (12 ovs) vs Pune

Pacer Bhuvaneshwar is now back into the attack. Rahane gets a single from the second ball and Watson drills a full toss straight to long-on for another single.

Rahane then clips it to square leg and Watson once again hits a full toss down the ground for one.

Rahane takes one to end the over as Bhuvaneshwar concedes just five runs in that over.
16:53
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Rajasthan 89-1 (11 ovs) vs Pune

Rahul Sharma comes back into the attack now. Watson heaves the first ball to midwicket where a rare misfield from Steven Smith, running around to his right from long-on, gifts Rajasthan a boundary and he then gets two runs from the next ball.

Watson is threatening to take the game away from Pune here. He waits and cuts a wide ball from Sharma past the point fielder for a four to race to 37 from 19 balls.

He pulls the next ball to mid-on to get one run.
16:46
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Rajasthan 77-1 (10 ovs) vs Pune

Kartik to bowl his third over. Rahane defends the first ball before hitting the second ball to the midwicket region for two runs and then takes a single.

Watson then brings the crowd back to life with back to back sixes. He lofts the first ball back over the bowler for a maximum and then heaves a full toss over midwicket for another six.

Kartik fails to collect the next ball as Watson ends the over with a single to get 16 runs from that over.

At the halfway stage, Rajasthan are 77 for one with Rahane on 27 from 25 balls and Watson on the same score from 15 balls.
16:39
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Rajasthan 61-1 (9 ovs) vs Pune

Mathews to bowl his second over. Rahane tries to force the first ball through the off-side but gets a inside edge which narrowly misses the stumps as keeper Uthappa makes a good stop.

The next ball is a good yorker which Rahane digs it out back to the bowler.

Rahane then clips the next ball to midwicket and they take two runs as Ganguly is the fielder on the ropes. He plays the fourth ball in that same region and once again they get across for two runs as Ganguly fails to collect the ball cleanly.

Rahane hits the fifth ball down the ground to long-on for one and Watson hits the next ball straight to square leg.
16:36
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Rajasthan 56-1 (8 ovs) vs Pune

Left-arm spinner Kartik back to bowl his second over. Rahane and Watson take a single each before the Indian opener hits it wide of long-off and takes two runs.

He takes a single from the next ball, while Watson hits the next two balls back to the bowler as Kartik concedes just five runs in that over.
16:31
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Rajasthan 51-1 (7 ovs) vs Pune

Pune make another bowling change as Angelo Mathews is the fifth bowler to be introduced into the attack and he comes on to bowl the seventh over.

Watson takes a single from the first ball and Rahane does the same two balls later. Watson defends the next two balls before pulling a short ball through midwicket for a boundary as Rajasthan continue to make steady progress, reaching 51 for one after seven overs.
16:27
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Rajasthan 45-1 (6 ovs) vs Pune

Watson is into the attack straightaway. A short ball from Bhuvaneshwar Kumar is despatched into the fence at midwicket for the first six of the match.

The Australian then plays the next ball to mid-on for one.

Two balls later, Rahane flicks it delicately past the short fine leg fielder to get his third boundary.

16:24
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Rajasthan 34-1 (5 ovs) vs Pune

Nehra gets the wicket of Dravid in his second over for a quick 21 from 20 balls. The veteran right-hander edges an outgoing delivery and keeper Uthappa completes a good diving one-handed catch behind the stumps.

Shane Watson walks out to bat for Rajasthan and he gets off the mark immediately with a single on the off-side.

Rahane then hammers a short ball over the off-side field to get his second boundary.
16:17
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Rajasthan 29-0 (4 ovs) vs Pune

Ganguly continues to ring in the bowling changes. Rahul Sharma is introduced into the attack now, the fourth bowler coming on to bowl the fourth over of the innings.

Rahane hits the second ball to mid-off for one. Dravid then cuts a wide ball behind point for a boundary, his fourth in as many overs. He then nudges the next ball on the leg side for one.

Rahane ends the over with another boundary as he lofts it over the cover region.

Sharma concedes 10 runs from his first over.
16:12
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Rajasthan 19-0 (3 ovs) vs Pune

Pacer Bhuvaneshwar Kumar to bowl the third over. Dravid gets a streaky boundary to begin the over as the inside edge flies over the stumps and also evades wicketkeeper Uthappa.

He steers the next ball to the thirdman region for one. Rahane then gets off the mark with a single to thirdman off the fourth ball he faces.

Dravid then plays three dot balls to end the over.
16:08
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Rajasthan 13-0 (2 ovs) vs Pune

Veteran pacer Ashish Nehra to bowl the second over. Dravid punches the first ball to mid-off and Steve Smith then makes a good diving stop at point to save a certain boundary from the next ball.

Dravid flicks the fourth ball past midwicket to get his second boundary. He then hits the next ball to fine leg region for a single and Rahane fails to get a run off the last ball.
16:03
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Rajasthan 8-0 (1 over) vs Pune

Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul Dravid walk out to open the batting for Rajasthan. Interestingly, Rajasthan have used the same opening pair for all their 14 matches so far, while Pune have used nearly eight different combinations till now.

Murali Kartik to bowl the first over. He starts with a good delivery which Dravid defends it back to the bowler. The next ball is played wide of the mid-on fielder for a single.

Rahane also defends the first ball he faces and does the same with the next one. Kartik bowls the quicker one down the leg side for a wide plus the batsmen run across for one as wicketkeeper Robin Uthappa fails to collect it.

Dravid then gets the first boundary for Rajasthan as he cuts a short wide ball through point. That four also brings up Dravid's 400 runs in the tournament.

A single to end the over as Rajasthan get eight runs from the first over.
15:53
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It's a do-or-die situation for 2009 champions Rajasthan Royals as they need to win their remaining three matches to qualify for the play-offs.

They are sixth in the standings with 12 points from 13 matches.

But Pune Warriors are out of the running with just four wins from 14 matches.
15:47

IPL: Rajasthan elect to bat, Ganguly back for Pune

Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid wins the toss and elects to bat against Pune Warriors India in the 60th match of the Indian Premier League, in Jaipur, on Sunday.

Ganguly, who didn't play the last match, is back to lead the Pune side.

It is slightly overcast in Jaipur and there is a threat of rain later during the day.

Rajasthan make two changes. Sreevats Goswami will keep wickets in place of the injured Dishant Yagnik, while off-spinner Ajit Chandila replaces Pankaj Singh.

Pune bring back captain Ganguly, while also including Jesse Ryder and Callum Ferguson. Australia captain Michael Clarke fails to find a place in the team.

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