Indian Premier League 2015 - 11th Match
(Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals at Visakhapatnam)
Royals make it four out of four after tense chase
| SRH | vs | RR |
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| 127/5 (20) | 131/4 (20) | |
| RR won by 6 wickets | ||
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| Photo © BCCI |
Late drama turned a one-sided canter into a last-ball finish, but Rajasthan Royals, the team that had dominated 95% of the contest, won in the end and preserved their perfect record for the season. Two Mumbai bowlers set it up for Royals: Dhawal Kulkarni struck twice with the new ball to peg Sunrisers back early, and Pravin Tambe removed both Naman Ojha and Eoin Morgan after they had staged a recovery of sorts with a 52-run fourth-wicket partnership. The Sunrisers innings didn't take off at all after that, and a target of 128 should never have tested Royals' batting line-up.
But somehow, it did. For 18 overs, Royals made serene progress. And then, with 12 to get from 12 balls, the nerves set in. The half-centurion Ajinkya Rahane was bowled slogging at Trent Boult when Royals needed 10 off 9. The first four balls of Praveen Kumar's final over produced two inch-perfect yorkers, a near run-out, and a leg bye. With two to get from two balls, Stuart Binny drove Praveen to long-off to level the scores. On strike came James Faulkner, among the best finishers in the game. The keeper came up, the field came in to save the single. Looking for another yorker, Praveen sent down a low full-toss. Faulkner, making himself room, carved it away to the cover point boundary.
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| Photo © BCCI |
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