In the 6 match of DLF – IPL, Rajasthan Royals defeated Kings XI Punjab by 6 wickets. The most valuable contribution came from Shane Watson who made 76 runs in just 49 balls which included 5 six and 5 fours. Chasing the target of 167, Rajasthan Royals lost Kaif when the team score was 6. After that Yousaf Khan and Kamran Akmal also were out cheaply and the score was 48/3 in 4.5 overs. The match witnessed some hot exchanges between Akmal and S Sreesanth. But Shane Watson holded on one end and played some marvelous shots. Some huge sixes always assured that the run rate was under control.Lehman was the one to fall at team score of 99 and there after Kings XI Punjab was not able to get any more wicket.

Shane Watson and Ravindra Jadeja batted superbly under pressure and assured the first win of Rajasthan Royals. Jadeja scored 36 runs in 25 balls and hit 5 fours and 1 six and provided the support needed by Shane Watson. The match ended with a beautiful four striked by Watson.With this win, Shane Warne’s Underdogs – Rajasthan Royals proved that they are also a strong competitor in this Indian Premier League.

Man Of the Match – Shane Watson

Maximum Six award by DLF was also won by  Shane Watson

Batting Scorecard For Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
Bowling Scorecard For Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab

The 6th match of DLF – IPL was between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab and was played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Punjab Kings won the toss and decided to bat first. The start was good and the first wicket partnership was of 34 runs off just 4.5 overs. Karan Goel was the first to go and then the next to go was Kumara Sangakkara. Mahela Jayawardene was out for just 2 runs and now the entire responsibility was on the shoulders of Yuvraj Singh. He got a life when he was dropped by Lehman and then there was no looking back. He played a captains knock and scored 57 runs of 34 balls which included 3 sixes and 6 fours. Hopes, Sohal, Lee and Pathan was out for cheap but still the Kings XI managed to score 166 runs in their alloted overs.

The crowd was enjoying each moment and the atmosphere at the ground was electrifying with cheerleaders dancing on the tunes. Apart from them some celebrities were also present.So now Rajasthan Royals have to get 167 runs in 20 overs to register their first win in the League.

Batting Scorecard For Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab

Bowling Scorecard For Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab

Shane Warne led Rajasthan Royals takes on Punjab Kings XI in the Indian Premier League encounter at the Sawai Man Singh stadium here on Monday. After loosing their opening matches both the teams are desperate for a win and thus get into the points table.Punjab Kings XI lost the first match fighting where as Rajasthan Royals were not able to show much in either bowling or batting and lost to Delhi Daredevils.

Match Details Are –

Date – 6th Match April 21, 2008
Venue – Sawai Man Singh stadium Jaipur
20:00 India time

Update: Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat

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The third match of Indian Premier League was a one sided match and Delhi Daredevils beat Rajasthan Royals convincingly by 9 Wickets. Chasing a small target of 130, Delhi DareDevils never had any problem.The Duo of Sehwag and Gambhir opened the innings and Sehvag was out when the team score was 20.

After that there was no looking back and the duo of Gambhir and Dhawan assured that Delhi DareDevils easily win the match. Both of them scored half centuries and had a partnership of 112 runs in 81 balls. Delhi Daredevils won the match by 9 Wickets in 15.1 overs.
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Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bat first. The start was not what they had expected as they lost Kohli when the team score was 17.The team had not even recovered that another jolt was given. Yousaf was run out with the team score of 27. From that onwards, Rajasthan Royals were not able to recover the initial shocks and the wickets continued to fell at regular interval. With Lehman , Kaif , Watson back to the pavilion at 57/5 it was clear that Delhi Daredevils had not too high score to chase.

A small resistant was offered by the lower middle order and they scored singles, doubles to take the score to a respectable 129 in the alloted 20 overs. One of the reason for low score was the excellent fielding of Delhi DareDevils. Two batsmen were run out and more than 20 runs were saved due to excellent fielding.

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