Match 52 Pune Warriors India Vs Rajasthan Royals
at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Pune Warriors won the toss and elected to bat. Anustup Majumdar made his debut for Pune
Warriors. Rajasthan Royals smarted a
strong team with two potential match winners Shane Watson and Shaun Tait.
Having seen some drastic starts and fall of wickets in the
initial overs, Ganguly and Clarke decided to open the innings. They were successful to some extent as there
was no wicket in the initial overs. But
the real problem was that either of them succeeded in scoring beyond a strike
rate of 100. Credit should also go the
Royals bowlers who bowled a tight line.
Ganguly was the first one to go for 14 off 18 balls when the total score
was 30 in the 6th over. Clarke departed
immediately after that scoring 16 off 18 deliveries. So the plan didn't work for Pune as they lost
two wickets in quick succession and also failed to utilise the Power Play
properly. Uthappa made 13 off 19 balls
and disappointed once again. Majumdar
played nicely scoring 30 off 20 deliveries.
Mathews and Manhas also could not contribute much. But the most surprising thing was the Pune
Warriors Powerhouse Steven Smith's sluggish innings of 18* off 22
deliveries. That sums up the sad story
of Pune Warriors who made just 125/6 in the allotted 20 overs. Shaun Tait was deadly capturing 3/13 from 4
overs.
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