Date – May 14, 2009
Result – Rajasthan Royals Won By 2 Runs
Rajasthan Royals Innings
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat first. They got a good start and all the top order batsmen contributed. Quiney top scored with 51 runs followed by Jadega (42). Rajasthan Royals could not finish the innings in the manner they must had wanted. They lost 3 wickets in the last over and could score only 3 runs. Rajasthan Royals innings ended with 145/7 in 20 overs.
FOW:G Smith (43-1, 6.3), Y Pathan (65-2, 9.5), R Quiney (126-3, 15.5), S Chitnis (141-4, 18.3), R Jadeja (142-5, 19.1), N Ojha (144-6, 19.4), *S Warne (145-7, 20)
Rajasthan Royals Innings Highlights
* Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 2
* Drinks: Rajasthan Royals – 66/2 in 10.0 overs (RJ Quiney 26, RA Jadeja 1)
* Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 3
* RJ Quiney: 50 off 37 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
* 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (RJ Quiney 24, RA Jadeja 27, Ex 0)
* Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals – 145/7 in 20.0 overs (J Botha 2)
Mumbai Indians Innings
Mumbai Indians started off really badly but in the middle it looked they could win the match. The match was in total control of Mumbai Indians thanks to Tendulkar and Nayar. But in the last over Mumbai Indians threw away a very easy win. They needed just 4 runs in the last over with 3 wickets in hand. But they could not manage it and thus Rajasthan won the nail bitting match by 2 runs.
FOW:D Bravo (9-1, 1.3), A Rahane (23-2, 5), Y Takawale (23-3, 5.2), S Jayasuriya (56-4, 11.1), JP Duminy (76-5, 13.1), *S Tendulkar (103-6, 15.3), A Nayar (140-7, 18.4), D Kulkarni (142-8, 19.2), C Nanda (142-9, 19.3), S Malinga (143-10, 19.5)
Mumbai Indians Innings Highlights
* Mumbai Indians: 50 runs in 9.1 overs (57 balls), Extras 8
* Drinks: Mumbai Indians – 54/3 in 10.0 overs (ST Jayasuriya 15, SR Tendulkar 9)
* Mumbai Indians: 100 runs in 15.0 overs (96 balls), Extras 15
Man of the match – S Warne
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