Match Details
Match: 36 T20, IPL3
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Date: April 5, 2010
Time: 8:00 pm
Toss: Rajasthan Royals elected to bat.
Result : Rajasthan Royals won by 2 runs
Man of the match: Shane Warne
After winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals decided to bat first. But this decision could not bear fruits as they lost 2 quick wickets and were 17/2 in 2.3 overs.Watson and Faiz then steadied the innings and got to a partnership of 77 runs. Watson scored a fifty and was the highest scorer for Rajasthan Royals. After Faiz got out, the wickets felt one after the other and no one could provide any support to Watson. It was Watson fifty which eventually helped Rajasthan Royals to post a total of 159/10 in 19.5 overs.
Chasing 160 to win, Laxman and Gilchrist opened the innings for Deccan Chargers. Laxman failed to provide the required start and was out for 6runs. Gilchrist on the other hand scored a quick fire 34 off just 17 balls and was then out leaving Deccan’s 47/2 in 4.5 overs. Symonds, Anirudh Singh and Dwayne Smith also then got out cheaply and the match was poised evenly and any team could. Deccan Chargers needed 42 runs off 30 balls and Royals needed 5 wickets. Warne’s bowled the 18th over and got two wickets, Deccan Chargers were 139/7 in 17.4 overs.Rohit Sharma was firm on one end and scored 73 runs off just 44 balls but his innings could not help them win the match as they lost three wickets in last over and thus lost the match by 2 runs.Deccan choked again in the final overs and Royals were finally able to clinch it by a narrow margin.
Match Keypoints
* Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 6.3 overs, Extras 5
* Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 11.5 overs , Extras 7
* SR Watson: 50 off 29 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
* Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 18.6 overs, Extras 12
* Rajasthan Royals – 159/10 in 19.5 overs
* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 5.1 overs, Extras 5
* Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 11.5 overs, Extras 8
* RG Sharma: 50 off 33 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Deccan Chargers: 150 runs in 18.5 overs, Extras 9
