{"id":5490,"date":"2012-05-02T04:18:29","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T04:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=5490"},"modified":"2012-05-02T04:18:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T04:18:29","slug":"ipl-sehwag-helps-daredevils-tame-rajasthan-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=5490","title":{"rendered":"IPL: Sehwag helps Daredevils tame Rajasthan Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IPL:Jaipur<\/strong>: Virender Sehwag<\/a> once again showed why he is considered to be the most dangerous batsman in world cricket, he has been in tremendous form and struck his fifth consecutive half-century to help Delhi Daredevils<\/a> breeze past Rajasthan Royals<\/a> by six wickets in the Indian Premier League <\/a>here Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Daredevils captain Sehwag played a breathtaking knock of 73 off 38 balls, ensuring his team overcomes the 142-run target in 15.2 overs. With the scintillating knock, he also became the first batsman to score five consecutive half centuries in T20 cricket. <\/p>\n

Kevin Pietersen<\/a> made 36 in his last game for the Delhi franchise while left-arm spinner Pawan Negi (4\/18) did the job with the balls in the Royals’ innings which ended at 141 for six in 20 overs.<\/p>\n

Sehwag’s blinder brought Daredevils’ fourth win a row and they have now extended their lead at the top of the table to 16 points from 10 matches. It was a fourth straight loss for Royals’, who are sixth in the standings with eight points from 10 games.<\/p>\n

The explosive opener once again toyed with the opposition bowling attack, bludgeoning 12 boundaries and a six. The lone maximum Sehwag hit was his trademark uppercut which also brought his fifty. <\/p>\n

Sehwag’s opening partner Mahela Jayawardene (0) was dismissed in the first over but that joy was shortlived for the Royals.<\/p>\n

Sehwag and Pietersen shared 96 runs for the second wicket and when the latter departed, Daredevils needed just 46 off 60 balls. <\/p>\n

Earlier, Royals made a mess of a great start provided by Rahul Dravid<\/a> (57) and Ajinkya Rahane (42).<\/p>\n

Dravid ran out of partners as the home team was reduced to 95 for five in 13 overs after the opening pair collected 71 runs in 8.4 overs.
Scorecard:
Rajasthan Royals: <\/p>\n

Rahul Dravid b Morkel 57
Ajinkya Rahane c Sehwag b Negi 42
Shane Watson b Negi 8
Owais Shah c Ojha b Yadav 1
Brad Hodge c Sehwag b Negi 1
Ashok Menaria c Pietersen b Negi 2
Shreevats Goswami not out 18
Ankeet Chavan not out 7 <\/p>\n

Extras: (lb 2, w 3) 5
Total: (6 wickets; 20 overs) 141 <\/p>\n

Fall of wickets: 1-71 (Rahane, 8.4 overs), 2-87 (Watson, 10.5), 3-90 (Shah, 11.4), 4-93 (Hodge, 12.2), 5-95 (Menaria, 12.6), 6-128 (Dravid, 18.1) <\/p>\n

Bowling:
Irfan Pathan 2-0-22-0
Umesh Yadav 4-0-28-1
Morne Morkel 4-0-23-1
Shahbaz Nadeem 4-0-33-0
Pawan Negi 4-0-18-4
Virender Sehwag 2-0-15-0<\/p>\n

Delhi Daredevils innings:
Mahela Jayawardene lbw b Chavan 0
Virender Sehwag c Dravid b Hogg 73
Kevin Pietersen c Shah b Watson 36
Ross Taylor c Goswami b Hogg 6
Yogesh Nagar not out 9
Naman Ojha not out 11 <\/p>\n

Extras: (b 5, lb 3, w 1) 9
Total: (4 wickets; 15.2 overs) 144 <\/p>\n

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Jayawardene, 0.3 overs), 2-96 (Pietersen, 10.2), 3-106 (Taylor, 11.4), 4-131 (Sehwag, 14.4) <\/p>\n

Bowling:
Ankeet Chavan 4 0 29 1
Pankaj Singh 2-0-24-0
Shane Watson 4-0-29-1
Amit Singh 1- 0-12-0
Brad Hogg 4-0-32-2
Ashok Menaria 0.2-0-10-0<\/p>\n

(IANS)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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