IPL 2015 DD vs RR Highlights: Deepak Hooda Helps Royals Beat Daredevils by Three Wickets
Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Daredevilsby three wickets to hand them their 11th loss on-the-trot. Delhi posted 184/3 but Royals went past their score in the very last ball. Catch all highlights here.
Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Daredevils by three wickets in a thriller at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground. Chasing 185 to win, the Tim Southee hit a last ball boundary to take Rajasthan home. Ajinkya Rahane played a solid hand of 45 but it was the 19-year-old Deepak Hooda who helped the Royals to the win. The young right-hander from Baroda slammed 54 from just 25 balls. Imran Tahir took 4 wickets for the Daredevils
Previously, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field. Delhi Daredevils got off to a flying start as Mayank Agarwal (37) and Shreyas Iyer (40) flayed the Royals bowling to all over the park. However, the Royals pegged back the Daredevils with some disciplined middle over bowling. In the end, it was cameos from Yuvraj Singh (27) and Angelo Mathews (27*) that helped the Daredevils step on to the gas and go past 180. Captain JP Duminy remained unbeaten on 44.
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 "I have improved my batting over the last two years since the U-19 World Cup. My role was to play aggressive shots in the pre-IPL camp." - Man of the Match Deepak Hooda
19:24 (IST): FOUR! Southee slaps it through covers. Oh! What a shot! What a win. 11th loss for Delhi on the trot!
19:23 (IST): Single. Three from one delivery now. Edge of the seat stuff this!
19:22 (IST): FOUR! Cheeky from Morris. Laps the full delivery to fine leg. 4 off 2 balls.
19:21 (IST): Mathews accurate, only a single. 8 off 3 balls.
19:20 (IST): Nine runs off four balls now.
19:18 (IST): OUT! Tahir again. Gets Faulkner (17) bowled off the googly. 4 for 28 for Tahir. 12 runs needed 7 balls.
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19:15 (IST): SIX! Chris Morris slams Tahir over wide long on first ball!
19:14 (IST): Hooda (54) holes out at long on to Mathews off Tahir. 19 runs needed off 11 balls - 166/6 (18.1)
19:11 (IST): FOUR! Lucky for Faulkner but the game is slipping away from the Daredevils really fast! 19 runs needed off 12 balls now.
19:08 (IST): FIFTY for Deepak Hooda off just 22 balls. What an innings from the young man from Baroda.
19:06 (IST): FOUR! Faulkner gets a thick edge and the ball flies to the third man fence.
18:59 (IST): SIX! Hooda again! This 19-year-old is hitting them and they are staying hit! Stunning hitting!
18:58 (IST): BOWLED! Rahane (47) knocked over by Tahir! RR 130/5 (15.1)
18:55 (IST): SIX! Dropped! Hooda goes over cow corner again. Manoj Tiwary not only drops the catch, also pushes it over the fence!
18:54 (IST): SIX! Hooda is on fire! Goes across the stumps, down on one knee and away she over long on!
18:50 (IST): SIX! Short from Yuvraj and Rahane launches that into the mid wicket fence.
18:49 (IST): What happened there? Misunderstanding. Batsmen half-way down. Mathews throws to Yuvraj and he fumbles. What a miss that is!
18:44 (IST): FOUR more! Hooda lighting up the Royals chase. Goes outside the leg stump and plays a swish or was that a helicopter shot? The balls screams to the point fence!
18:43 (IST): FOUR! Hooda shuffles across the stumps and places Mathews through fine leg.
18:42 (IST): SIX! Smashing strike from Hooda. Mathews pitches it up and Hooda sends it into the crowd over long on.
18:40 (IST): 100 from 48 balls. This is now a stiff chase for the Royals. They have got caught into the web of some brilliant leg-spin bowling. Would need a special effort from here on.
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18:33 (IST): OUT! Tahir now traps Binny (1) plumb in front. This is trouble for the Royals. 78/4 after 10.4 overs
18:30 (IST): OUT! Karun Nair stumped for 20. Mishra gets another one with his wrong'un. RR 74/3 (10)
18:29 (IST): FOUR! Reverse sweep now. Karun Nair getting a move on.
18:28 (IST): FOUR! Nair jumps down the track and plays Mishra inside-out to the cover boundary. Risky shot as it was in the air.
18:21 (IST): Oh! That was close. A better throw would have him trouble.
18:16 (IST): OUT! Steve Smith (10) hits Mishra straight to Agarwal at long on. It was the wong'un, didn't pick it, danced down the track and found the fielder. This is a major breakthrough. RR 57/2 after 8 overs.
18:12 (IST): FOUR! Steve Smith moves to the leg side, makes room and cuts Mathews to the point boundary. RR 50/1 after 7 overs
18:06 (IST): OUT! Samson (11) falls to Mathews. Tries to hoick over deep midwicket and finds Yuvraj. Unconvincing innings from the Kerala youngster, never looked comfortable at the crease.
18:03 (IST): Big appeal from Mathews. Straight delivery stuck on the back thigh, too high! But was there an inside edge that Jadhav put down? May be.
17:59 (IST): FOUR! Over point this time. Short and wide from Coulter-Nile and Rahane cuts that to the fence. RR 35/0 after 4 overs.
17:58 (IST): SIX! Stand and deliver from Rahane. Pitched up from Coulter-Nile and Rahane slots it over long on. Fabulous strike!
17:55 (IST): SIX! Out of the blocks and pulled over mid wicket! Rahane off and running. And FOUR! this time through covers. Unadkat messing his lengths up completely.
17:52 (IST): Coulter-Nile generating some pace and Samson looks a wee bit uncomfortable. RR 10/0 after 2 overs.
17:50 (IST): And the chase is underway. FOUR! That's silly fielding from Tahir as he overruns and hands the first boundary to the Royals.
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17:25 (IST): SIX! Duminy ends with a flourish! Full toss from Morris and the captain smoked that over long on. DD end with 184/3.
17: 22 (IST): SIX! Finally, Duminy hits one from the middle. DD needed that badly.
17:20 (IST): Fantastic over from Southee. Into the block hole and no room to hit. Great 19th over.
17:14 (IST): SIX! Mathews is hurting Royals. The ball sails over mid wicket boundary. Faulkner taken to the cleaners! DD 158/3 after 18 overs.
17:13 (IST): Dropped! Ajinkya Rahane drops Mathews at long on. Hit hard but should have been taken. And now he gets a boundary through fine-leg!
17:12 (IST): FOUR! Mathews goes straight over Faulkner's head. This has been a tough game for the Aussie.
17:10 (IST): OUT! Morris digs it in, Yuvraj miscues the pull and Karun Nair takes a stunning catch at long leg to dismiss Yuvraj (27). Big wicket at the right time for the Royals. DD 141/3 after 17 overs.
17:05 (IST): SIX! Yuvraj again. Slower ball from Faulkner and Yuvraj sends him sailing into the crowds.
17:03 (IST): SIX! Yuvraj gets going. Pitched up from Faulkner and slapped down the ground by Yuvraj
16:56 (IST): Superb fielding on display from the Royals. Yuvraj and Duminy struggling to get the boundaries. DD 119/2 after 15 overs.
16:50 (IST): SIX! Duminy takes on Faulkner. Short from the left-armer and sails over long leg boundary.
16:45 (IST): OUT! Iyer (40) foxed by Morris. Scoops a slower ball straight up and Southee takes a comfortable catch at mid off. Yuvraj comes in at four. DD 98/2 after 12 overs
16:41 (IST): SIX! Iyer swivels on his front foot and hooks Morris into the fine leg boundary. 40 off 29 now - he is coming into his own, this young man!
16:39 (IST): FOUR now! Iyer clears his front leg again but smashes this one down the ground. Tambe under pressure.
16:38 (IST): SIX! Shreyas Iyer goes down on one knee, clears his front leg and whacks it over cow corner.
16:34 (IST): SIX! Iyer takes on Faulkner and goes over long off. Good batting this from the young man. Faulkner struggling with his radar. DD 71/1 after 9 overs.
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16:27 (IST): Teasing over from Tambe. Flight, spin - great accuracy from the leg spinner.
16:20 (IST): OUT! Tambe gets Agarwal for 37. Soft dismissal to end a promising innings. Tambe beats Agarwal in the air and he spoons it back for a simple caught and bowled! DD 45/1 (4.4 overs)
16:14 (IST): FOUR! FOUR! FOUR! Agarwal carting Dhawal Kulkarni all over the park! DD 44/0 after 4 overs.
16:11 (IST): FOUR! Pitched up again and Iyer caresses Southee through covers. That was a top shot!
16:09 (IST): SIX! Sweet timing from Agarwal. Pitched up by Southee and Agarwal just lets his hands through. Flies into the crowd over long off.
16: 07 (IST): Both Morris and Southee getting some movement in the air and off-the-track. The Daredevils openers need to watch out for the ones swinging out late. RR 13/0 after 2 overs.
16:05 (IST): FOUR! Chris Morris angles into the pads and neatly tucked away by Agarwal to the square leg boundary. Easy pickings.
16:03 (IST): FOUR! Short from Southee and Agarwal pulls it away to deep square leg for the first boundary of the game.
16:00 (IST): Shreyas Iyer comes out to open the innings with Mayank Agarwal for the Daredevils. Tim Southee takes the new ball.
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DD XI: M Agarwal, M Tiwary, S Iyer, JP Duminy, Y Singh, A Mathews, K Jadhav, N Coulter-Nile, A Mishra, I Tahir, J Unadkat
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RR XI: A Rahane, S Samson, K Nair, S Smith, D Hooda, S Binny, J Faulkner, C Morris, T Southee, P Tambe, D Kulkarni
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15:34 (IST): No change for the Royals but three changes for Daredevils - CM Gautam, Albie Morkel and Domnic Joseph are out. Angelo Mathews, Jaydev Unadkat and Manoj Tiwary make way into the team.
15:30 (IST): Toss time! Rajasthan win the toss and elect to field. Still no Shane Watson for the Royals!
15:20 (IST): Rajasthan Royals lead the head-to-head against Delhi Daredevils 8-6. At Feroz Shah Kotla the head-to-head reads 2-2.
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