Warne scalps four as Rajasthan beat Deccan Chargers in a last-over thriller by two runs
Warne scalps four as Rajasthan beat Deccan Chargers in a last-over thriller by two runs
Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne helped Rajasthan beat Deccan Chargers by 2 runs after a last over thriller at the Vidharba Stadium in Nagpur on Monday.
Warne picked up four wickets for 21 runs.
But it was last over from Siddharth Trivedi - where Chargers needed six runs in six balls - that made a match of this thriller.
Rohit Sharma (73 off 44 balls) tried his very best till the last over but was caught out off the last ball by Abhishek Raut.
In the first innings, Shane Watson cracked a scintillating 36-ball 58 but Rajasthan Royals suffered a middle-order batting collapse to be dismissed for 159 by Deccan Chargers.
But Royals lived up to their record of not losing a match while defending 150 runs or more in the Indian Premier League.
Watson blasted three fours and as many sixes to stand amidst the ruins, even as Michael Lumb (15), Naman Ojha (1), Yusuf pathan (5), Abhishek Jhunjhunwala (11) and Abhishek Raut (0) were dismissed cheaply after skipper Shane Warne elected to bat first.
Watson played a dashing knock to anchor the Rajasthan innings but their batting capitulated as they lost first half of their side for 130 in 15.2 overs, before losing the last five wickets for just 29 runs.
Rajasthan had a dramatic start after the fourth ball of the first over saw opener Lumb (15) leave the field after Ryan Harris juggled his way to finally hold on to a return catch.
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