Watson gets the short ball, he can hit this for a six, but this is not that short, and he doesn't get all on the pull. He has placed this to the left of Steyn at deep midwicket, though. Steyn goes flying again, but can;t prevent the four
SRH vs RR, 36th match at Jaipur, IPL, Apr 27 2013 - Match Result
RR won by 8 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
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Quotes from presentation
"we didn't have a great start," says Kumar Sangakkara. "Darren, Mishy, Steyn, Ashish Reddy batted really well. It was a good total, but the magnificent innings from Watson did it for them. The legspinners have been two of our best bowlers. They have bowled brilliantly throughout the tourament."
"In the end, we got the job done," says Rahul Dravid. "It was disappointing we let them get 144, but at the back end we were really good. I think Shane was exceptional. It's great to have him in the side. Both he and Jimmy were exceptional. We didn't execute well with the ball well in the end. We haven't done that for a few games."
"A good game," says James Faulkner, the Man of the Match. "Good to be on the winning side. Reasonably good control tonight, but a couple of balls didn't come out right. Our wickets have got a bit in them early on. I thought we batted very well tonight."
Watson punches the air. Falls two short of what could have been a successive century. Never mind that, though. He has sealed a win with a sizzling innings. Makes sure James Faulkner's five-for doesn't go down in a losing cause. This was a superb come back from Sunrisers after being 19 for 5, thanks to some filthy bowling by Rajasthan in the end. That total of 144 on a seaming pitch with Steyn in the line-up made Sunrisers the favourites, but Dravid and Watson weathered the storm, and Watson charged away in the end. Sample this: Binny and Watson added 65, but Binny scored only nine of those. And Watson went from 53 to 98 not out in 14 balls. Royals and Sunrisers now tied at 10 points and the third place in the table. Royals, though, have a game in hand
Three to win, six for the hundred
short again, pulled to the right of deep midwicket for four. Steyn makes another desperate effort in vain
Steyn makes a desperate effort at deep midwicket, but can't hold on. Don't bowl short to Watson. He pulls it, Steyn goes flying at deep midwicket, gets a hand to this, but it still lands on the rope. Steyn signals a six
short of a length, on off, punched to long-on for one
shortish, pulled to long-on for one
Srini: ""Rajasthan Royals Edge Sun Risers Hyderabad" is my six word description of this match."
Karan Sharma back into the attack. Last throw of the dice?
driven on the up, but straight to mid-off. Steyn has bowled out now
"Must correct you on one point. Watson's second four off Ishant wasn't an edge. He deliberately opened the face on the yorker and guided it wide of the keeper. Brilliantly played." David, I know the TV commentators said the same, but you really must watch the replay. The face was dead straight
short and wide, cut away powerfully, but finds deep cover
short of a length, gets a bit big on him, hits him on the thigh pad
short now, Bin y ramps it over slip, but the third man is fine enough to keep them down to one
edged towards slip again, this bounces short of Sammy, but he has his body right behind the ball
Sammy, at slip, is holding onto his calf
no edge is going to hand. Begins with an outswinger, gets an edge, and even though there is a wide slip in place, this one goes wider
Another contest is on now. Rajasthan Royals need 21, and Watson needs 18 to score a hundred. With Binny taking the singles well, it is doable
Steyn is back now
Time for a timeout now. These two overs have changed the game, but you have to wonder if this game would still have been on had Watson not got those two boundaries off outside edges at the start of Ishant's over
full and wide, and this one is deliberate. Smartly played. Comes down on it with an open face, and guides it wide of Sanga and fine of third man
slower ball, but a wide length ball, and Watson does well to go over cover and not straight down the ground. This mis-hit finds the gap, and gets them four more
length ball. Watson imagines another six. Drives hard at this, but is beaten by the away movement
he has murdered this for a parallel six. Perera doesn't have the pace to be bowling in his own half. He takes this from outside off, and clobbers it over midwicket
steered away to third man for a single. Over to Watson
Perera bowls a ripper. This one kicks away from short of a length, and rises chest high to beat his fend
evades the flying Dhawan at long-on. Is this the over that has changed the match, and as it too often happens in this format, based purely on luck? Watson pulls, mis-hits, and sends it down the ground. Looks like Dhawan will catch it at long-on. He sets himself up for it, at the edge of the field, but it clears him
nicely played. Quick hands. Short, stays low, but Watson is quick to swivel and pull it through square leg for four. On the pads too. First bad ball of the over, and he has gone for 14 already
short of a length, outside off, steered away to third man for one
Slip comes in for Binny
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | |
Toss | Sunrisers Hyderabad, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2013 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.25, Interval 17.25-17.45, Second Session 17.45-19.10 |
Match days | 27 April 2013 - daynight (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Rajasthan Royals 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad 0 |
Over 18 • RR 146/2
RR won by 8 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)