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And a comfortable win for RR which ensures that they take two points and continue their march to the top.
RR's bowlers worked as a unit and ensured that the pressure was always on DD.
Apart from JP Duminy's valiant 56, DD's batsmen were never in the hunt to chase down the huge total and quite predictably wilted away.
So it is a win for RR which sees them as table-toppers whereas DD remain rooted in the bottom three.
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Over 20
DD - 175 for 7 lose by 14 runs
And RR have won this comfortably.
Two runs.
17 from 1 now.
Two runs.
#stevesmith I LOVE YOU!!!#ipl2015 #RRvsDD
— Cheryl Macwan (@CherylMacwan) May 3, 2015
19 from 2 needed.
Good shot.
SIX! Tiwary smashes that into wide-long on stands.
25 from 3 needed.
WIDE!
26 from 3 needed.
Single.
27 from 4 needed.
Dot ball.
Southee is the bowler.
27 from 5 now.
Three runs.
Over 19
DD - 160 for 7
Dot ball to end the over.
30 from 7 needed.
Single.
FOUR! Tiwari hammers that to the boundary.
DD - 155 for 7
Coulter-Nile goes for 6.
NICE CATCH! Steven Smith just about takes a fine catch without touching the boundary rope.
35 from 10 needed.
DD aim to bow out with a flourish.
SIX! Coulter-Nile whacks that into deep-mid wicket stands.
RR almost near the finish line now.
WIDE!
Their is only so much a man can do.Well played JP.You really deserve a much better side than u have right now #RRvsDD
— Kartik (Cule) (@KartikBeniwal) May 3, 2015
43 from 11 needed.
Kulkarni is the bowler.
Coulter-Nile is the new batsman.
WIDE!
Over 18
DD - 145 for 6
WELL PLAYED!
Kulkarni laps up the catch at gully.
WICKET! And Duminy's heroic effort ends in 56.
Single.
"its 50 for Duminy btw! Well played " He's alone out there #RRvsDD
— Utkarsh Shenvi (@imshenvi) May 3, 2015
Good over by Faulkner so far.
Two runs.
49 from 15 needed.
Duminy has been fantastic...too bad his team let him down badly!
Single.
Single.
Over 17
DD- 138 for 5
Single to end the over.
Dot ball.
AMAZING SHOT.
SIX! Tiwari launches that into the deep-mid wicket stands.
WELL PLAYED CAP!
Duminy has scored a fifty here...but it may end up for a lost cause!
60 from 22 needed.
Southee is the bowler.
Single.
Over 16
DD - 126 for 5
End of Over.
Single.
RR almost sniff victory now!
Saurabh Tiwary is the new batsman.
Single.
Duminy has reached 46.
Single.
DD - 123 for 5
Caught Watson bowled Kulkarni.
WICKET! Jadhav perishes for 11.
Single.
Duminy on strike..he has soldiered on valiantly for DD.
Two runs.
Over 15
DD - 120 for 4
Single to end the over.
Single.
Dot ball.
Bhatia is the bowler.
SIX! Jadhav slaps that to deep-square leg...great shot!
Kedar Jadhav is the new batsman.
Dot ball.
Over 14
DD - 111 for 4
End of Over.
Two runs.
Duminy is on 40.
81 from 37 needed.
DROPPED! Kulkarni drops a catch at fine-leg...but it was a tough call!
Single.
DD - 106 for 4
GONE! And Matthews is gone...edges it to Samson for 16.
INNOVATIVE! Matthews ramps that to deep-fine leg....amazing shot for four!
Dot ball.
WIDE!
89 from 42 needed.
Binny to bowl this over.
JP duminy is a like a more sensible and realistic version of AB de villiers #RRvsDD
— Abhijit Rajan (@WoooodyAbhi) May 3, 2015
Over 13
DD - 101 for 3
End of Over.
Hammers Rajat Bhatia.
SIX AND FOUR! Duminy decides he is not going down without a fight.
DD almost have a mountainous task to win this from now on!
Single.
Single.
He is on 27...soldier on cap!
Duminy has been the saving grace so far.
Two runs.
103 from 47 needed...Mission Impossible for DD?
Dot ball.
Over 13
DD - 87 for 3
Two runs to end the over.
Single.
Single.
Two runs.
#RRvsDD dd is playing like dd channel. Boring boss.
— Srivatsan. R (@sriv_atsan) May 3, 2015
Watson is the bowler.
GOOD SHOT!
Duminy hoicks that over long-on.
SIX! Long time no see that one!
Over 12
DD - 72 for 3
End of Over.
No run.
Two runs.
Single.
Dot ball.
Reaction of Yograj Singh after seeing the brilliant batting by Yuvraj Singh urf Seth 16 Karodi today. #RRvsDD pic.twitter.com/c4xNPzjCpV
— Gautam Trivedi (@Gotham3) May 3, 2015
Faulkner begins off-mark.
WIDE!
Over 11
DD - 67 for 3
Dot ball to end the over.
But Matthews-Duminy scramble to safety.
CLOSE! A run-put almost occured at both ends!
Watson to bowl this over.
Angelo Matthews is the new batsman.
Meanwhile...
Binny will be Penniless ~ Yograj Singh . #RRvsDD
— Vijay Hemwani (@WeirdoVj) May 3, 2015
Over 10
DD - 66 for 3
Single to end the over.
DD - 65 for 3
GREAT CATCH! Yuvraj goes for 22...amazing effort by Binny in the deep-square leg boundary.
Single.
Faulkner is the bowler.
Dot ball.
FOUR! Glided away to deep-backward sqaure by Duminy....fine tuned!
Over 9
DD - 59 for 2
Dot ball to end the over.
Just waiting to read people's tweets on Yograj Singh after Yuvraj gets out .. Who is getting pennyless today ?#RRvsDD
— Funnily Serious (@notionalview) May 3, 2015
Dot ball.
Single.
No run.
Watson to bowl this over.
Yuvraj Singh is on 20 and Duminy is on 13.
Delhi should change it's name from Delhi Daredevils to Delhi Butterfingers... BTW Ajinkya Rahane, take a bow.. #IPLT20 #IPL500 #RRvsDD
— Aayush Bhatnagar (@aayushdriger) May 3, 2015
Over 8
DD- 58 for 2
Over 5
DD - 41 for 2
End of Over.
Dot ball.
Yuvraj Singh is on strike.
WIDE AGAIN!
Single.
Watson is a bit off-target here.
WIDE AGAIN!
WIDE!
DD - 32 for 2
Iyer goes for 9 after an inside edge crashes onto his stumps.
RR are on fire.
GONE! Watson removes Iyer first ball.
Over 4
DD - 32 for 1
Single to end the over.
.@jpduminy21 is turning on the heat. A classic straight drive and then a massive six. Just what the doctor ordered. #RRvsDD
— PUMA Cricket (@pumacricket) May 3, 2015
Dot ball.
Single.
Dot ball.
Southee to bowl this over.
Over 3
DD - 31 for 1
DD are not going down without a fight here.
SIX! Duminy whips that over deep-square leg!
JP Duminy is the new batsman in.
WIDE!
DD - 20 for 1
Agarwal is out for 11.
GONE! Binny responds with a delivery that shatters Agarwal's stumps!
SIX! Agarwal slams a short delivery into the mid-wicket stands...good shot.
Over 2
DD - 14 for 0
Eight off the over.
Dhawal Kulkarni to bowl this over.
Over 1
DD - 6 for 0
Good ball to end the over.
FOUR! Flicked away by Agarwal to square-leg...good shot.
Swing and Miss by Agarwal.
GOOD BALL.
LIVE WIRES!
Great fielding by RR.
Dot ball.
Rahul Dravid created his clone: Ajinkya Rahane #RRvsDD #IPL
— Preetam Nayak (@nayakeeda) May 3, 2015
Single.
Tim Southee to bowl the first over.
Huge task for DD here!
Mayank Agarwal and Shreyas Iyer have walked in to bat.
A virtual batting treat by RR which saw them hammer DD all around the park.
Ajinkya Rahane starred with a fiery 91 and was there till the end to finish off the innings.
Even Karun Nair ensured that he played ideal foil to Rahane with a blazing 61 which helped RR reach a mountain of a total.
As for DD...well their fielding and bowling both failed miserably.
Over to the DD run-chase now!
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Over 20
RR - 189 for 2
Single to end the innings.
AMAZING SHOT.
FOUR! Faulkner blasts that to deep-mid wicket.
IMPRESSIVE!
Two runs...quick running by the duo.
Rahane ticked the only remaining box today. Acceleration. Nothing left for critics now. #RRvsDD
— Sudhanshu Agrawal (@sudhanshuag) May 3, 2015
Three to go now.
Single.
FOUR! Coulter-Nile makes a hash of a stop at long-on...DD's fielding woes continue.
Sandhu is bowling the last over.
Rahane on strike.
Single.
Over 19
RR - 174 for 2
End of Over.
He is on 84...take a bow!
Single.
SIX! Rahane slams that over deep-square leg..great shot!
Single.
Single.
Enter James 'Finisher' Faulkner!
RR - 165 for 2
GREAT KNOCK.
Mishra takes the catch off Coulter-Nile.
WICKET! Nair goes after a fiery 61.
And he gets treated by the physio.
SIX! Hammered by Nair over deep-square leg...Mayank Agarwal hurts himself going for the catch.
Over 18
RR - 159 for 1
Single to end the over.
76 and 54 -the scores for Rahane and Nair respectively.
Single.
100 partnership for Rahane&Karun . its all happening in #IPL500 match #RRvsDD
— §@ntho$h Santhu (@santhosh_gurram) May 3, 2015
FOUR AGAIN! Slammed down the track by Rahane...RR on fire.
101 off 64 balls is he partnership...AMAZING!
FOUR! Slower one and whacked down the track by Rahane.
Zaheer is off mark here.
WIDE!
Over 17
RR - 149 for 1
Two to end the over.
FOUR! Fifty for Nair....flicks ot to deep-fine leg...well played mate.
FOUR! Blasted away to deep-extra cover....Nair on fire!
AMAZING SHOT.
SIX! Smacked away to deep-square leg by Karun.
Single.
Another catch spilled...two fielders went for the same catch.
Sloppy fielding by DD tonight!
DROPPED AGAIN! Rahane is let off here!
Sandhu comes in to bowl.
Over 16
RR - 130 for 1
End of Over.
Single.
Two runs.
Sloppy fielding by the fielder there...butterfingers.
FOUR! Smashed towards deep-cover point...great shot!
SIX! Rahane welcomes Mishra with a biggie!
Over 15
RR - 114 for 1
Dot ball to end the over.
@Ajinkya_World @rajasthanroyals Please RT #RRvsDD #RR #IPL2015 #PepsiIPL pic.twitter.com/B5BS55bmpx
— Eternal Explorer (@ExplorerEternal) May 3, 2015
WELL PLAYED!
SIX! And Rahane brings up his fifty..short ball from Coulter-Nile...hammered into the square-leg stands.
Rahane is on 44 while Nair is on 36.
Dot ball.
DROPPED! And Karun gets a reprive....dropped at deep-third man.
Over 14
RR - 104 for 1
Single to end the over.
Fifty partnership is up.
FOUR! Karun slams it down the track...good shot!
Single.
Dot ball.
Single.
Mishra to bowl this over.
Yo! Orange cap for Jinks! #RR #Hallabol #RRvsDD
— |Pradakshina| (@ViratManiac18) May 3, 2015
Over 13
RR - 97 for 1
Single to end the over.
Two runs...quicksilver running.
Dot ball.
Matthews is fuming here!
FOUR! Great timing by Karun...drives it perfectly through covers.
Over 12
RR - 88 for 1
End of Over.
Fine shot.
FOUR! Rahane whips that to sqquare-leg.
Single.
Arnab loves Pepsi ~Crash the Pepsi IPL: http://t.co/9IE6zRCEYh #RRvsDD
— Gaurav Upasani (@GauravUpasani21) May 3, 2015
Single.
Dot ball.
Sandhu back in the attack.
Single.
Over 11
RR - 80 for 1
End of Over.
RR are coasting now.
Single.
CLOSE! Sandhu tries to dive and take a sharp catch in the deep...but in the end it was too tough for him!
@IPL Eight years of brilliance and magical moments........still going on strong.....#IPL500 #IPL2015 #RRvsDD
— Sivanesh kumar (@SivaneshRec) May 3, 2015
Matthews is the bowler.
Single.
Over 10
RR - 74 for 1
Two to end the over.
Single.
FOUR! Nair sweeps that to deep-square leg...fine shot!
Why is RR fiddling with the batting order? Samson played so well @ No.3 in the last match. Should have send him at 3 and Smith @ 4. #RRvsDD
— Gijikrishnan (@giji365) May 3, 2015
Two runs...quick running by Rahane-Nair.
Single.
Over 9
RR - 64 for 1
Single to end the over.
Single again.
Single.
Why would you send Karun Nair when #Sanju Samson and #Smith are in the dugout! Ridiculous #RRvsDD
— Vighas Senguttuvan (@Vighas_S) May 3, 2015
CLOSE! Karun survives a leg-before appeal...lucky!
Single.
Matthews is the bowler.
Over 8
RR - 61 for 1
Single to end the over.
@rajasthanroyals Empty Stands #RRvsDD What TheHell... Book My show..tells all d tckts r sold..
— Chahil Jain Pokharna (@chahiljain) May 3, 2015
Dot ball.
Dot ball.
FOUR! Karun Nair edges Amit Mishra through the slips.
They should also have a thinking cap for the biggest disappointments of the season, may be a white cap. #RRvsDD #PepsiIPL
— Aditya Labhe (@adi_mera_naam) May 3, 2015
Over 7
RR - 53 for 1
Single to end the over.
RR - 52 for 1
HE goes for 21.
WICKET! And Watson is out....edges it to the wicket-keeper (Jadhav).
FOUR! Hooked away to deep-square leg by Watson...fine shot!
Yo! Rahane #RRvsDD
— |Pradakshina| (@ViratManiac18) May 3, 2015
Rahane slaps Matthews' second ball to the boundary.
FOUR! RR are running riot here.
Watson is on 21 while Rahane has reached 17.
Over 6
RR - 43 for 0
Single to end the over.
500th IPL game! Halla Bol! #RRvsDD #AlwaysARoyal @rajasthanroyals
— Payal Chhabria (@payaliyya) May 3, 2015
Single.
Dot ball.
Single.
Flies away to square-leg.
FOUR! Coulter-Nile is greeted by a boundary by Rahane.
Over 5
RR - 36 for 0
Dot ball to end the over.
Zaheer played first #IPL he was #RCB side & now playing 500th #IPL500 #RRvsDD #eit20
— Vivek S Bhadouria (@vivek0728) May 3, 2015
FOUR! Flicked away to mid-wicket...Watson on fire!
Dot ball.
Rahane and Watson slam a boundary each off him.
And Zaheer is getting some treatement here.
Over 4
RR - 23 for 0
Seven off the over.
There was clear noise. An edge...... Lucky Watson. #RRvsDD
— Chinmay Kishore (@chinmaykishore) May 3, 2015
Slow start for RR...they need to switch gears.
Single.
Coulter-Nile is the bowler.
Single.
Over 3
RR - 16 for 0
Two runs to end the over.
What Uday Chopra to movies Murali Karthik to commentary is the same #PepsiIPL #RRvsDD
— Kishore Murari (@GramophoneGuy) May 3, 2015
Was there a nick?
CLOSE! Zaheer appeals for a caught-behind appeal off Watson..but it is turned down.
Dot ball.
Gurindar singh sandhu 1st Ipl match for #DD & now he is playing #Ipl500 #RRvsDD
— N€w H@p€ (@satheeshsravs91) May 3, 2015
Slow start for RR so far.
Dot ball.
Zaheer to bowl this over.
Over 2
RR - 12 for 0
Dot ball to end the over.
FOUR! Rahane cuts it on the off-side...good shot!
Single again.
Single.
And he will bowl the second over.
Sandhu makes his IPL debut tonight.
Over 1
RR - 4 for 0
Single to end the over.
Single.
500th IPL match. #RRvsDD
— Aayush Jain (@aayushjain95) May 3, 2015
Dot ball to Watson.
Three runs so far.
Shane Watson and Ajinkya Rahane are the openers for RR.
And Zaheer Khan is bowling the first over.
Starting XI -
RR - AM Rahane, SR Watson (C), SPD Smith, KK Nair, SV Samson(WK), STR Binny, DJ Hooda, TG Southee, DS Kulkarni, JP Faulkner, R Bhatia
DD - MA Agarwal, SS Iyer, MK Tiwary, JP Duminy(C), Yuvraj Singh, AD Mathews, KM Jadhav(WK), NM Coulter-Nile, A Mishra, Z Khan, GS Sandhu
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Welcome to LIVE coverage of Match 36 of IPL 8 which has Rajasthan Royals clashing with Delhi Daredevils at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
DD will aim to garner a win here post their RCB mauling, but things also look bright for them since they beat KXIP by a canter in their last match.
RR meanwhile were lucky to escape the wrath of RCB in a rain-marred game and this match will give them reason enough to get back to winning ways.
DD will bank on JP Duminy to fire and the skipper needs to deliver if they are to upstage RR.
RR lost out to MI in a hum-dinger in their previous match and the likes of Sanju Samson and Ajinkya Rahane will be expected to stand up and deliver tonight.
RR are clear favourites to win the game and do expect fireworks from their in-form batting line-up!
