Rajasthan's team effort helps them claim second successive IPL victory
Rajasthan's team effort helps them claim second successive IPL victory
Some disciplined bowling and fine catching helped Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI Punjab by 31 runs in Mohali on Wednesday. Rajasthan moved a place up while Punjab was pushed to the bottom of the table.
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Shaun Tait claimed three wickets, while Yusuf Pathan and Siddharth Trivedi claimed two wickets each. Munaf Patel and Shane Warne bagged one wicket each.
Manvinder Bisla (35), skipper Kumara Sangakkara (29) and Ravi Bopara (25) were the only Punjab batsmen to offer resistence, while others u00e2u0080u0093 including Yuvraj Singh and Mohammed Kaif u00e2u0080u0093 got out cheaply.
Batting first, Rajasthan Royals rode on brisk cameos by Adam Voges (45 not out), Faiz Fazal (45) and Michel Lumb (41) to post 183 for five.
The Royals were off to a rollicking start and looked steady in the middle overs as well but they did not get the late flourish as the 200-mark eluded them.
Put into bat on a track which seemed to have something early for the pacers, Rajasthan Royals got off to a flying start in the match billed as the 'basement battle' involving two teams languishing at the bottom of the IPL points table.
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