Rajasthan Royals v Bangalore Royal Challengers

Rajasthan Royals v Bangalore Royal Challengers

Played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, on 17 May 2008 - day/night (20-over match)

Rajasthan Royals innings (20 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR

GC Smith not out 75 49 8 2 153.06

SA Asnodkar c Misbah-ul-Haq b Kumble 50 44 7 1 113.63

SR Watson not out 46 28 6 0 164.28

Extras (b 1, lb 6, w 18, nb 1) 26

Total (1 wicket; 20 overs) 197 (9.85 runs per over)

Did not bat YK Pathan, M Kaif, RA Jadeja, captainSK Warne, Sohail Tanvir, wicketkeeperM Rawat, SK Trivedi, MM Patel

Fall of wickets1-109 (Asnodkar, 12.2 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

Z Khan 4 0 46 0 11.50 (1w)

P Kumar 4 0 28 0 7.00 (2w)

JH Kallis 4 0 39 0 9.75 (1w)

Abdur Razzak 2 0 29 0 14.50 (1nb, 1w)

A Kumble 4 0 32 1 8.00

V Kohli 2 0 16 0 8.00 (1w)

Bangalore Royal Challengers innings (target: 198 runs from 20 overs)

R B 4s 6s SR

J Arunkumar c Trivedi b Sohail Tanvir 0 3 0 0 0.00

V Kohli b Sohail Tanvir 3 7 0 0 42.85

Misbah-ul-Haq c sub (T Kohli) b Patel 0 1 0 0 0.00

JH Kallis not out 12 19 2 0 63.15

CL White not out 8 12 1 0 66.66

Extras (w 4) 4

Total (3 wickets; 7 overs) 27 (3.85 runs per over)

To bat captainR Dravid, P Kumar, Z Khan, A Kumble, wicketkeeperDT Patil, Abdur Razzak

Fall of wickets1-0 (Arunkumar, 0.3 ov), 2-2 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 1.2 ov), 3-5 (Kohli, 2.2 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

Sohail Tanvir 3 0 6 2 2.00 (3w)

MM Patel 3 0 17 1 5.66

SR Watson 1 0 4 0 4.00 (1w)

Toss Bangalore Royal Challengers, who chose to field first

Player of the match tba

Umpires BF Bowden (New Zealand) and SL Shastri

TV umpire SJ Davis (Australia)

Match referee Talat Ali (Pakistan)

Reserve umpire MSS Ranawat

Match notes

* Rajasthan Royals innings

* Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (38 balls), Extras 8

* 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (GC Smith 13, SA Asnodkar 29, Ex 8)

* Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 10.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 19

* 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 72 balls (GC Smith 37, SA Asnodkar 44, Ex 19)

* SA Asnodkar: 50 off 42 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)

* GC Smith: 50 off 34 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)

* Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 15.4 overs (101 balls), Extras 24

* 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (GC Smith 18, SR Watson 29, Ex 5)

* Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals - 197/1 in 20.0 overs (GC Smith 75, SR Watson 46)

Rajasthan Royals confident against Royal Challengers and they show that in the match

Rajasthan Royals confident against Royal Challengers and they show that in the match.

Legend V/S Legend

Rajasthan Royals V/s Royal Challengers Bangalore

Bangalore's match in Jaipur to go ahead as Scheduled

Tuesday’s bomb blasts have thrown the IPL topper Rajasthan Royals’ preparations into disarray. Shane Warne’s team was scheduled to assemble here on Thursday for training and a net session after a long break for its sixth home match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Lost time

Warne has gone out of the way to pass on valuable tips, reaching out to the others in the squad, boosting their morale, never forgetting to stress on team unity and playing smart and clever cricket.

He has, perhaps, stayed in touch with the players over the break but has lost time to mentally prepare the team for Saturday’s clash with Dravid’s struggling team.

Without doubt, the two teams would be anxious when they take the field on Friday.

Fortunately, the IPL authorities, Chairman and Commissioner, Lalit Modi and the Rajasthan government have been able to bring the players around and reassure them.

Nicholls Steyn & Associates, the South African security adviser to the IPL, will oversee the security cover for the players and officials at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

Furthermore, the State Chief Minister Vasundra Raje and the Home Secretary Mr. V.S. Singh are taking personal interest in the safe and smooth conduct of the match.

Home game

Royals has one more home match against Mumbai Indians on May 26 and away matches against Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab.

It has virtually sealed a place in the semifinals though with seven victories.

Pakistan’s Younis Khan is expected to join the Rajasthan Royals' team on Friday as a replacement for Dimitri Mascarenhas.

On the other hand, nothing has gone right for the Challengers and the time has come for the Bangalore team to win matches.

Net session

The Bangalore team arrived here on Friday and had a net session in the evening.

The players and officials will wear black bands and all peripheral entertainment has been withdrawn for the match.

The teams (from):

Rajasthan Royals: Shane Warne (captain), Graeme Smith, Yusuf Pathan, Swapnil Asnodkar, Mohammad Kaif, Shane Watson, Sohail Tanvir, Munaf Patel, Siddharth Trivedi, Ravindra Jadeja, Niraj Patel, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Taurwar Kohli, Dinesh Salunkhe, Pankaj Singh.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Rahul Dravid (captain), J. Arun Kumar, Virat Kohli, Misbah-ul-Haq, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher, Dale Steyn, R. Vinay Kumar, Sunil Joshi, Anil Kumble, Bharat Chipli, Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar, Cameron White, Devraj Patil.

Rajasthan Royals 2008 Season

Fixtures and Results

Rajasthan Royals 2008 Season

Rajasthan Royals IPL Fixtures

No	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	19 April	Delhi DareDevils	Delhi	Lost by 9 wickets
2	21 April	Kings XI Punjab	Jaipur	Won by 6 wickets, MoM – Shane Watson – 76* (49)
3	24 April	Deccan Chargers	Hyderabad	Won by 3 wickets, MoM – Yusuf Pathan – 2/20 (2 overs) and 61 (28)
4	26 April	Bangalore Royal Challengers	Bangalore	Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Shane Watson – 2/20 (4 overs) and 61* (41)
5	1 May	Kolkata Knight Riders	Jaipur	Won by 45 runs, MoM – Swapnil Asnodkar – 60 (34)
6	4 May	Chennai Super Kings	Jaipur	Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Sohail Tanvir – 6/14 (4 overs)
7	7 May	Mumbai Indians	Mumbai	Lost by 7 wickets
8	9 May	Deccan Chargers	Jaipur	Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Yusuf Pathan – 68 (37)
9	11 May	Delhi DareDevils	Jaipur	Won by 3 wickets, MoM – Shane Watson – 2/21 (4 overs) and 74 (40)
11	17 May	Bangalore Royal Challengers	Jaipur	Pending
12	21 May	Kolkata Knight Riders	Kolkata	Pending
13	24 May	Chennai Super Kings	Chennai
14	26 May	Mumbai Indians	Jaipur	Pending
10	28 May	Kings XI Punjab	Mohali	Pending