In a semifinal match that was hoped to be a real thriller, Rajasthan Royals tamed the might Delhi Daredevils for a paltry 87 runs when they were chasing a target of 193.Batting first, Royals set a target of 193 that was supposed to be a decent target in the semi’s. When Delhi Daredevils came to bat they had to be aggressive in the approach but it was over aggression that may be the reason for the loss.The batting of Delhi Daredevils was responsible for the loss as none of them was able to play a big innings. The highest scorer was Tillakaratne Dilshan who scored 33. In the end it was Rajasthan ROyals who won the match by 105 runs and now they will take on the team who wins the second semi final.

Scorecard of Semi Final-1 of DLF- IPL

Today was the DLF IPL 1st Semi Final Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals, the match is played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Dated May 30th, 2008. Delhi Daredevils won the toss and decided to bowl first. Graeme Smith and Swapnil Asnodkar opened the batting for Rajasthan Royals and took the score to 65 before Graeme Smith was out. The score of the team was 71 for the loss of 2 wickets in 8 overs. Shane Watson was the top scorer for Rajasthan Royals He scored 52 runs. In the end the team scored 192 runs in 20 overs.

Batting: Delhi Daredevils Innings

Bowling : Rajasthan Royals

Batting: Rajasthan Royals Innings

Bowling: Delhi Daredevils

This would be the match to watch out for. Both the teams are in superb form and it will be like a true competition between the best teams of DLF- IPL. Both the teams have a good team players and it has been individual who are from different countries or regions which have jelled together and have thus made this competition a success.

We can only say may the best one wins

Match Details

Semi Final – 1

Venue – Mumbai

Time – 8 pm IST

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The franchise owners of the Mumbai Indians, who have the rights for the ticket sales for semi-finals and the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be played here, have drastically slashed the ticket prices.A spokesman for the franchise management said here that seeing the huge demand for tickets within the country and overseas, the organisers had decided to cut down the ticket prices as a goodwill gesture so that they are affordable to the fans.

The revised prices for the semi-finals, to be played at the Wankhede stadium Friday and Saturday — tickets for the Vithal Divecha Stand priced Rs 400 as against the original Rs 6,000, while it will be Rs 1,000 instead of Rs 5,000 for the Sunil Gavaskar upper stand.

For the Vijay Merchant upper stand, the price has been slashed to Rs 1,000 from Rs 10,000 and those wanting to buy tickets for the Sachin Tendulkar stand they will be paying only Rs 500 for a Rs 2,000 ticket. And the tickets for the North Stand will also be Rs 500 and not Rs 2,000 as originally priced.

For Sunday’s final at the DY Patil Stadium, tickets for the Bay/Stands C, F, K, N lower tiers will be Rs 500, Rs 1,000 for tier 3 and Rs 500 for tier 4.

Tickets for Bay/Stands D, E, L, M will be of Rs 500 for lower tiers 1 and 2, Rs 1,000 for tier 3 and Rs 250 for tier 4.

For Bay/Stands B, G, H, I, J, O the tickets prices are Rs 1,000 for lower tiers 1 and 2, Rs 2,000 for tier 3 and Rs 1,000 for tier 4.

For Bay/Stands A and P, the tickets have been priced at Rs 2,000 for tiers 1, 2 and 4.

All other ticket prices remain as printed on the tickets.
Source:indiatoday.digitaltoday.in