IPL 2015 RR vs KXIP Highlights: Ajinkya Rahane's Fifty Goes in Vain as Rajasthan Royals Finally Lose
Kings XI Punjab won the first Super Over of the eighth season of the IPL against Rajasthan Royals. Chasing a massive 191/6 Kings XI Punjab took the match into the Super Over at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad. Catch all the highlights here.
Kings XI Punjab snapped Rajasthan Royals winning streak in style by winning the first super over of the IPL season. Chasing a massive 192 to win, Kings XI got off to a disastrous start by losing Virende Sehwag early but a fifties from Shaun Marsh and David Miller took the Kings XI into the super over.
Earlier, Rajasthan Royals posted 191/6 in a bid to maintain their unbeaten run in the Indian Premier League 2015. A sensational 74 from Ajinkya Rahane and a solid 45 from Shane Watson gave Royals a blistering start and the Kings XI were only left to play catch up.
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22:54 (IST): OUT! RUN OUT! Faulkner misses the ball, goes for the bye and Saha throws the stumps down. Kings XI have beaten the Royals in the first super over of the season.
22:52 (IST): Single to Smith.
22:50 (IST): FOUR! Full toss, no ball and Steve Smith edges that past third man!
22:49 (IST): BOWLED! Duck for Watson as Johnson uproots the off-stump with a ripping yorker!
22:45 (IST): Watson and Faulkner comes out for Royals. Mitch Johnson with the ball. It's Aussie vs Aussie now!
22:40 (IST): Run Out! KXIP get to 15/1 at the end of the Super Over.
22:39 (IST): Dot ball. Marsh misses.
22:39 (IST): FOUR more! Down the ground now! Marsh on fire.
22:38 (IST): FOUR more! Marsh gets it over square leg.
22:37 (IST): FOUR! No ball and whacked over cover.
23:35 (IST): OUT! Chris Morris gets Miller first ball of the Super Over! KXIP 0/1
23:32 (IST): Okay, out comes the Kings, Marsh and Miller to bat for them.
Who is it going to be?? Super over between @rajasthanroyals v @lionsdenkxip huge game in the @IPL #IPL2015
- Damien Martyn (@damienmartyn) April 21, 2015
23:28 (IST): FOUR! OH! This goes into super over now! What a finish from Axar Patel. Rajasthan Royals 191/6 (20), Kings XI Punjab 191/6 (20).
23:26 (IST): Two more! Some more bad fielding. Samson spills the ball, misses the run out.
23:25 (IST): Two, horrible fielding from Smith. Wild throw.
23:24 (IST): Single, 9 off 3 balls. Need a boundary.
23:23 (IST): Another two or a run out? Just safe! 10 runs off 4 balls now.
23:22 (IST): Full toss and straight to long off. Oops Smith misses, they run two.
23:20 (IST): 14 runs from the last over. This is gripping stuff. Anyone's game. James Faulkner is the man with the ball.
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23:17 (IST): Dropped! What an effort from Rahane. Runs in almost 10 yards in full tilt, gets to the ball but fails to hang on. Full marks for effort there.
23:15 (IST): FIFTY and OUT! Miller perishes for 54. Surely Royals would fancy themselves from here.
23:10 (IST): BOWLED! Saha (19) cleaned up by Morris. Did Royals need that or what? The wicket-keeper played a great cameo. KXIP 152/5 (17 overs)
23:08 (IST): And another FOUR! Saha is taking Morris apart!
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23:04 (IST): FOUR! Saha now goes over mid-on and FOUR more! Back-to-back boundaries for the little keeper.
23:01 (IST): SIX! And another one. This time it sails over square leg. Is it still possible? Miller thinks so! KXIP 138/4 after 16 overs. 54 runs required off 24 balls.
23:00 (IST): SIX! Back of the hand slower from Faulkner and Miller slaps it flat over mid-wicket. Some hit that!
22:58 (IST): FOUR! Saha pulls Faulkner and Binny almost, almost pulled off a great one handed catch at the deep square leg boundary.
22:55 (IST): OUT! Marsh (65) top-edges Tambe to Rahane at long on. The 40-year-old 'young' man has done it again for the Royals. Brilliant knock comes to an end but had no choice. KXIP 117/4 (14.3)
22:51 (IST): FOUR! CLOBBERED, that's the only word for that shot from Miller. Marsh was in the danger line there! How did he get out of the way?
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22:47 (IST): SIX! Miller joins in the party as KXIP gets to their 100. Still 92 runs required off 42 deliveries. Quite a task!
22:43 (IST): Wonderful over from Faulkner. Great mix of deliveries, breaking Marsh's momentum. KXIP 87/3 after 12 overs.
22:39 (IST): SIX! Shaun Marsh races to his 17th IPL fifty off just 32 balls.
22:38 (IST): Sensational piece of fielding from Chris Morris. Fast bowler throws himself at the boundary.
22:37 (IST): SIX! Marsh opens up his front foot and whacks Tewatia over the boundary.
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22:30 (IST): OUT! Maxwell (1) slog sweeps Tewatia and skies one to Steve Smith. He was never going to drop that! Maxwell's bad form continues. KXIP 59/3 (8.4 overs) (Maxwell Blames World Cup 'Emotional High' for Form Slump)
22:25 (IST): FOUR! Marsh comes down the track and fires Tambe down the ground. KXIP need a few more.
22:21 (IST): RUN OUT! Another one, Vijay (21) is caught short of the crease by Tewatia. Stunning work from the bowler. Marsh hits the ball straight to Tewatia, he turns and deflects the ball onto the non-striker's end. Vijay short by a good few inches. KXIP 42/2 (6.2 overs)
22:16 (IST): SIX! Vijay making Royals pay for the drop catch. Fetches that ball from outside off-stump and slog sweeps Morris over-mid wicket.
22:11 (IST): DROPPED! Vijay slog sweeps Tambe straight to Nair and he drops the sitter! KXIP 33/1 after 5 overs.
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22:09 (IST): FOUR! Marsh has come out with a positive mindset here.
22:05 (IST): SIX! Imperious timing from Vijay. Comes down the track and lofts Binny over the sight screen.
21:59 (IST): DIRECT HIT! Sehwag run out for 1. Confusion between Vijay and Sehwag. Brilliant throw from Smith mid off. KXIP 3/1 (2 overs)
21:55 (IST): Good first over from Morris. Just two off it.
21:50 (IST): And here we go! Can the Kings XI chase this down? Will there be a Sehwag show at Motera?
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21:35 (IST): SIX! Binny ends the innings with a maximum! Expensive last over for Anureet Singh. Got the wicket of Karun Nair but Binny and Samson took 16 runs off that last over. End of 20 overs, excellent batting effort for Royals as they post 191/6. Big chase this would be for the Kings XI.
21:30 (IST): SIX! Karun Nair whacks that one into the crowd.
21:29 (IST): OUT! Faulkner (1) caught by Maxwell off Sandeep. Fabulous catch from the Aussie at the boundary to dismiss his fellow countryman. Big wicket that. 166/5 (18.5)
Rahane's been superb, his partnership with Watson put RR into a strong position. But score under 190 may not be enuf. Faulkner needs to fly!
- Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 21, 2015
21:24 (IST): OUT! Sensational Knock from Rahane (74) ends. Goes across the line and tries an ugly swipe, manages to edge it and is caught behind of Johnson. RR 162/4 (17.4)
21:21(IST): FOUR! Flicked off the toes by Rahane. Picked the slower ball from Johnson and clipped it past square leg.
21:20 (IST): This is a good comeback for the Kings XI. Rahane is still holding fort but the Kings have managed to dent their charge.
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21:13 (IST): OUT! Maxwell catches Smith at the mid-wicket boundary for a duck. Would you believe it! Smith gets a duck! Even Maxwell can't! Axar gets his second. RR 137/3 (15.3) -
21:11(IST): BOWLED! Hooda (19) is cleaned up by Shivam. One shot too many for the young man. KXIP needed that! RR 136/2 (15)
21:08 (IST): FOUR! Hooda, dealing in boundaries only! Over mid-wicket he goes. Punjab are bleeding boundaries.
21:07 (IST): SIX more! Down the track comes Rahane and launches Shivam into the cover boundary. Sehwag, needs wickets, NOW!
21:01 (IST): SIX! Ajinkya Rahane brings up his 16th IPL FIFTY with a flick over square leg. Full stretch from the fielder but he had no chance! Rahane's golden run continues. Dean Jones mentioned about Rahane needing to get some X-factor into his batting! Boy! He is knocking Punjab all over tonight!
20:58 (IST): SIX! Hooda knows only one way to play. Another one flies into the crowd!
20:57 (IST): SIX! Hooda gives Maxwell a grand welcome to the crease. Over cow corner and into the stands!
20:54 (IST): Stumped! Watson (45) beaten by Axar. That was an arm ball. Saha whips off the bails in a flash! That was a sensational stumping. RR 95/1 (11.3)
20:48 (IST): Direct hit from Maxwell but Watson was miles in. That was easy!
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20:43 (IST): SIX! Down the track and boom! Watson takes on Axar now. RR 90/0 after 10 overs.
20:42 (IST): FOUR more! 19 runs off the Shivam Sharma over. Watson has put his foot on the gas.
20:41 (IST): FOUR! Ah! That went through the fielder. Last thing KXIP needed.
20:41 (IST): SIX! Slog sweep over mid wicket. Shivam Sharma under pressure now.
20:40 (IST): FOUR! Watson muscles that one down the ground.
20:36 (IST): FOUR! Unfortunate for Anureet. Good ball outside off, Watson throws his hands at it, take the edge and flies off to third man fence. RR 59/0 after 8 overs.
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20:32 (IST): 50-up for Royals. Rahane and Watson motoring along. KXIP need wickets, soon.
20:27 (IST): FOUR more! This time through the off-side. This is wayward bowling from Johnson and Rahane making full use of it. RR 43/0 after 6 overs.
20:27 (IST): FOUR! No problems for Rahane though, on the pads and flicked to the fence.
20:26 (IST): Watson not very confident against Johnson. Mitch is steaming in and the memories of Wahab Riaz might be clouding his head.
20:18 (IST): FOUR! Better shot this time. Sliced past point. Nine from the over. RR 30/0 after 4 overs. Rahane is in superb form and Gavaskar thinks he is a great asset for India and the Royals.
20:17 (IST): FOUR! Dug in short by Johnson, Rahane hooks, gets a top edge for a boundary.
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20:11 (IST): FOUR! Sandeep misses the length. Room for Rahane and creamed through covers. Delightful shot from the opener.
20:10 (IST): Big appeal! Sandeep got the ball dart in again and Rahane was beaten all ends up, wrapped on the pads but safe. Close call that!
20:06 (IST): FOUR! Room for Watson. Anureet got that wrong. Thrashed through point for the first boundary of the game. Eight from Anureet's first over, didn't quite get the length right. RR 13/0 after 2 overs.
20:04 (IST): Testing over from Sandeep. The ball has tailed in quite alarmingly for the right-arm pacer. RR 5/0 after 1st over.
20:02 (IST): Swing and lots of it. Sandeep Sharma darting the ball into the batsmen, almost catching Watson in front of the stumps.
20:00 (IST): Royals openers Watson and Rahane are out. Sandeep Sharma has the new ball and Viru Sehwag has a big smile on his face.
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#RR XI: A Rahane, S Watson, S Smith, K Nair, S Samson, S Binny, D Hooda, J Faulkner, C Morris, R Tewatia, P Tambe #AlwaysARoyal
- Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 21, 2015
#KXIP XI: M Vijay, Viru*, W Saha, G Maxwell, S Marsh, D Miller, M Johnson, A Patel, Anureet Singh, Shivam Sharma, Sandeep Sharma #KXIP #IPL
- Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) April 21, 2015
.@ShaneRWatson33 is happy batting first. "The wicket doesn't look like it will change too much, there might be a bit of dew around as well."
- Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 21, 2015
#KXIP's BIG SHOW is warming up for the game against #RR #IPL pic.twitter.com/IwdPdrySqX
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19:30 (IST): Toss time - New captain for Kings XI Punjab tonight - VIRENDER SEHWAG and he opts to bowl first.
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Indian Premier League 2015 table-toppers Rajasthan Royals, who have won all their five matches so far, will look to extend their winning streak tonight, when they take on Kings XI Punjab. The Royals, blessed with Steve Smith, Shane Watson, Ajinkya Rahane, James Faulkner and Tim Southee have been in red-hot form and their demolition of Chennai Super Kings was a warning signal to all other teams.
The Royals have been perennial underdogs despite winning the inaugural edition in 2008. But not anymore. They have a great blend of youth and experience in their ranks and most captains would be wary coming up against this lot. But the dream run could come to an end sometime and it could well be against Kings XI Punjab.
KXIP, who finished runners-up in 2014, have failed to fire despite the presence of Murali Vijay, Virender Sehwag, George Bailey, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Johnson in their ranks. All they need is for one of these men to have a great day and even the in-form Royals could be gasping for breath.
It should be a cracker of a match. KXIP will come hard at the Royals, especially after losing their first match against them this season. Can the Royals hold their own and extend the winning run to six matches?
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