Indian Premier League 2011 Photos

IPL 4: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils

April 12, 2011 20:07

The Rajasthan Royals took on the Delhi Daredevils in the second league match for both sides, at the Sawai Man Singh stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday.

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The Rajasthan Royals took on the Delhi Daredevils in the second league match for both sides, at the Sawai Man Singh stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday. (AFP Photo)
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Virender Sehwag won the toss but Shaun Tait won the plot early on, testing the Daredevils' skipper with a short ball that nicked his bat and was safely latched behind the stumps. (AFP Photo)
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Tait bowled with a lot of promise as he returned to send Aaron Finch back and deal the second blow to the opposition with the score on 29. (AFP Photo)
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Skipper Shane Warne made the right moves with his bowlers and himself took two wickets. The fielding was electric as well and was appreciated by the home crowd here. (AFP Photo)
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David Warner and Venugopal Rao though anchored themselves in the middle and their partnership of 83 for the 5th wicket was able to frustrate the Royals. (AFP Photo)
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Johan Botha was expected to pick wickets but failed to do so though his spin was able to check on the rate of scoring by T20 standards. (AFP Photo)
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The crowd as well as the security personnel here remained glued to the match as it happened and once the Daredevils cut loose, it was clear that a close encounter was at hand. (AFP Photo)
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Warner smashed a 44-ball 54 and led the attack with controlled aggression for most parts of his innings. He hit six boundaries and a six, helping his team eventually finish on 151. (AFP Photo)
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In reply, Amit Paunikar lost his wicket to Ashok Dinda in the third over hinting at a close match yet again. Dinda made a mess of the stumps as the crowd went into a stunned silence. (AFP Photo)
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Morne Morkel at the other end too, bowled with a lot of intensity although a wicket towards the end is all that he could show for his spirited efforts. (AFP Photo)
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Rahul Dravid though had no plans of letting the game slip away as he helped himself to a 31-ball 38 with the help of six boundaries and a single heave over the boundary. (AFP Photo)
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There was a small cameo role for Ashok Maneria as well who traded this shot for a single, for hits into the stands as he struck a thunderous 22 with three sixes. (AFP Photo)
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It was Johan Botha though who took the responsibility of taking his team past the target as he constructed a well-made 39 off 32 balls. (AFP Photo)
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The Royals won the match with 6 wickets and 9 balls left. Team owner Shipla Shetty would have even liked the knocks of 18 runs from both Ajinkya Rahane and Ross Taylor. (AFP Photo)

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