Upcoming cricketer Ravindra Jadeja has landed in a tight spot after he tried to negotiate with another franchise of Indian Premier League. In IPL 2010, Rajasthan Royals have left Ravindra Jadeja out of squad on the charges of anti-team activities. Some reports claim that Ravindra Jadeja was unhappy with the payment and wanted to be given more and due to this he was trying to negotiate with other IPL franchise and even bargained his fees with Rajasthan Royals.
The buddying cricketer, who was selected for Indian team due to good performance in IPL may now face a disciplinary action from the IPL governing council for anti-team activities.
Date – May 20, 2009
Result – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
In one of the biggest upsets in IPL season 2, Shahrukh Khan’s Knight Riders defeated Shipla Shetty’s Rajasthan Royals and thus eliminated the defending champions from the race. Today’s match though was a low scoring one but it hooked the viewers on the chairs as till the last over, it looked that it could be anyone’s game. Earlier Kolkata won the toss and elected to field first. With excellent bowling and fielding they got wickets at regular intervals. Royals never gained the momentum and in the end of 20 overs they could manage only 101 runs with Ojha’s 22 being the highest.
Rajasthan Royals FOW:R Quiney (22-1, 1.1), S Asnodkar (28-2, 2.5), N Ojha (28-3, 3.3), J Botha (42-4, 5.3), N Patel (59-5, 9.2), Y Pathan (62-6, 10.5), T Henderson (62-7, 11.2), R Jadeja (92-8, 17.2), *S Warne (99-9, 19.3)
Kolkata Knight Riders had to chase just 102 for victory and it looked a very easy task. But at one stage it looked that Royals would get back and Kolkata Knight Riders might even lose this match. Kolkata Knight Riders were reeling at 45/6. But then came the savior for them. Laxmi Ratan Shukla and Ajit Agarkar’s duo played sensible cricket and with one’s and two’s took the team towards the door step of victory. In the last overs’ some poor fielding by Rajasthan Royals handed the Kolkata Knight Riders a well deserved victory. FOW:S Ganguly (9-1, 1), *B McCullum (9-2, 1.1), Y Singh (21-3, 5), B Hodge (30-4, 7.1), D Hussey (37-5, 9.1), S Shaikh (45-6, 11.3)
Match Highlights
* Rajasthan Royals innings
* Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (47 balls), Extras 2
* Drinks: Rajasthan Royals – 61/5 in 10.0 overs (YK Pathan 9, RA Jadeja 0)
* Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 19.5 overs (122 balls), Extras 5
* Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals – 101/9 in 20.0 overs (MM Patel 5, A Singh 1)
* Kolkata Knight Riders innings
* Drinks: Kolkata Knight Riders – 38/5 in 10.0 overs (LR Shukla 7, SS Shaikh 0)
* Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (75 balls), Extras 1
* 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (LR Shukla 39, AB Agarkar 9, Ex 2)
* Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 19.2 overs (118 balls), Extras 5
With this win, Kolkata Knight Riders save dsome prestige but Royals are now out of the championship.
Date – May 17, 2009
Result – Delhi Daredevils won by 14 runs
Delhi Daredevils Innings
Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat first. The decision looked a bit hasty as they lost 2 quick wickets of Gambhir and Sehwag for just 15 runs. But then AB De Villers came to bat and changed the total scenario and took Delhi Daredevils out of the trouble. He played some very good shots and along with Dilshan took the score past 100. After Dilshan got out, Karthik came and played a cameo of 23 runs and thus helped Delhi Daredevils post a total of 150/3 in 20 overs.
Delhi Daredevils Innings Highlights
* Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (55 balls), Extras 3
* Drinks: Delhi Daredevils – 60/2 in 10.0 overs (AB de Villiers 27, TM Dilshan 20)
* 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (AB de Villiers 25, TM Dilshan 25, Ex 1)
* AB de Villiers: 50 off 40 balls (6 x 4)
* Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 16.1 overs (100 balls), Extras 4
* Delhi Daredevils: 150 runs in 19.6 overs (124 balls), Extras 5
* Innings Break: Delhi Daredevils – 150/3 in 20.0 overs (AB de Villiers 79, KD Karthik 23)
Rajasthan Royals Innings
Chasing 151 to win, Rajasthan Royals lost 3 quick wickets and were struggling at 24/3 in the 7th over. But Botha and Jadega came to Rajasthan Royals rescue and played cautiously and took the score past 50. Rajasthan Royals were 60/3 in 10 overs and required 91 more to win in remaining 10 overs. In the process of increasing run rate, Jadega got out and Yusuf Pathan came to the center. As soon as Jadega fell, wickets started to fell in quick succession and Rajasthan Royals were reduced to 107/9.
The ended with 136/9 thus handing Delhi a win by 14 runs.
FOW:G Smith (7-1, 1.5), R Quiney (8-2, 2.2), N Ojha (24-3, 6.2), R Jadeja (79-4, 12.1), Y Pathan (82-5, 13.2), J Botha (98-6, 15.5), A Raut (99-7, 16.1), A Singh (99-8, 16.2), *S Warne (107-9, 17)
Rajasthan Royals Innings Highlights
* Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (58 balls), Extras 9
* Drinks: Rajasthan Royals – 60/3 in 10.0 overs (J Botha 23, RA Jadeja 12)
* 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (J Botha 23, RA Jadeja 22, Ex 5)
* Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 16.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 12
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)
Date – May 11, 2009
Result – Deccan Chargers Won By 53 Runs
Deccan Chargers Innings
Deccan Chargers won the toss today and decided to bat first. Right from the first over they were in attacking mood and despite they lost wickets at regular interval, they never let the run rate fall.They completed 50 runs in the 7th over for the loss of 2 wickets. Gilchirst, Symonds, Smith, Rao and Vaas all contributed to the team total and together they helped Deccan Chargers score 166/7 in 20 overs.
FOW:*A Gilchrist (21-1, 3.3), T Suman (42-2, 5.5), R Sharma (70-3, 9.3), A Symonds (83-4, 11.3), C Vaas (120-5, 16.2), Venugopal Rao (155-6, 18.4), D Smith (164-7, 19.5)
Deccan Chargers Innings Highlights
* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (41 balls), Extras 1
* Drinks: Deccan Chargers – 77/3 in 10.0 overs (A Symonds 27, DR Smith 1)
* Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (87 balls), Extras 2
* Deccan Chargers: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (111 balls), Extras 2
* Innings Break: Deccan Chargers – 166/7 in 20.0 overs (DB Ravi Teja 7, RP Singh 0)
Rajasthan Royals Innings
Chasing a good total of 167, they needed a strong start but unfortunately Rajasthan Royals lost quick wickets initially and never recovered from it. Only Asnodkar Ojha and Jadega were able to score in double digits. At drinks, they were 59/3 and still had some hopes but after that break, all batsmen fell like cards and Rajasthan Royals were reeling at 85/6 in 14th over. To add to misery, they lost 3 quick wickets and slip to 98/9 and ended at 113/10 in 19.3 overs.
FOW:G Smith (5-1, 1.1), L Carseldine (19-2, 3.5), N Ojha (43-3, 7.5), Y Pathan (74-4, 11.2), S Asnodkar (83-5, 13.1), A Raut (85-6, 13.4), M Morkel (96-7, 15.2), *S Warne (97-8, 15.4), S Trivedi (98-9, 16.3), M Patel (113-10, 19.3)
