IPL 7 2014 : Rajasthan Royals win by 7 wickets!

18.2 J Unadkat to K Nair, On off, Nair clips it to mid-wicket. The fielder collects the ball and misses his shy at the non-striker’s end. Had there been a direct hit, Watson would have been a goner. 152/3

18.1 J Unadkat to K Nair, FOUR! And Nair continues to play a superb knock! Outside off, Nair lofts it over the cover region. Couple of bounces and the ball races away to the boundary rope. 152/3

17.6 W Parnell to S Watson, SIX! Will hammer this time! Shortish on middle, Watson smacks it over the mid-wicket region. One of Watson’s favourite shot. The ball goes into the stands. 148/3

17.5 W Parnell to S Watson, NOT OUT! Watson was looking to step out. Fullish outside off, Watson drives it to point and sets off. Jadhav dives and stops the ball. He throws it at the striker’s end and Watson tries to dive back in. He scores a direct hit and looks Watson is short. Replays show it’s touch and go. Watson might have made it back in. The umpire declares not out. 142/3

17.4 W Parnell to S Watson, Watson is down! Full on middle, Watson drives it back to the bowler. Parnell throws it back at the striker’s end and Watson falls down while making it back in. 142/3

17.3 W Parnell to K Nair, Outside off, Nair taps it to covers for a single. 142/3

17.2 W Parnell to K Nair, FOUR! Good length ball outside off, Nair steers it towards the third man region for a boundary this time. 141/3

17.1 W Parnell to S Watson, Length ball outside off, Watson goes after it but gets an outside edge to third man. Single taken. 137/3

16.6 J Unadkat to K Nair, The batsman has taken the risk and lofted it over the covers. Two runs added to the total. 136/3

16.5 J Unadkat to K Nair, SIX! SIX! Jaipur won’t waste much time! Shortish on middle, Nair pulls it over the mid-wicket region. The ball goes straight into the stands for a biggie. 134/3

16.4 J Unadkat to S Watson, Landed just outside off, Watson pushes it through covers and scampers across for a run. 128/3

16.3 J Unadkat to K Nair, Full on off, Nair drives it through mid off for a single. 127/3

16.2 J Unadkat to K Nair, Length ball on off, Nair defends it off front foot. 126/3

16.1 J Unadkat to K Nair, On middle, Nair clips it through mid-wicket for a couple. Fifty up for Karun Nair. It’s been a superb knock so far from the youngster. 126/3

15.6 S Nadeem to S Watson, Outside off, Watson drives it back to the bowler. 124/3

15.5 S Nadeem to S Watson, Full on off, Watson defends it off his back foot. 124/3

15.4 S Nadeem to S Watson, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 124/3

15.3 S Nadeem to S Watson, SIX! Into the stands! On middle, Watson comes down the track and hammers it over the long on region. The ball goes into the stands for a biggie. 124/3

15.2 S Nadeem to S Watson, Shortish outside off, Watson cuts it through the point region for a couple. 118/3

15.1 S Nadeem to K Nair, Full on off, Nair drives it through mid off for a single. 116/3

Finally Shane Watson walks out to bat.

14.6 M Shami to R Bhatia, OUT! Off stump is uprooted! Fuller in length around off, Bhatia goes for the swing but misses it completely. Change of pace there by Shami that does the trick. First wicket for Shami. 115/3

14.5 M Shami to K Nair, Short of a length ball on off, Nair pulls it through the on side for another run. 115/2

14.4 M Shami to K Nair, Landed on off, Nair plays it towards point. 114/2

14.3 M Shami to R Bhatia, Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. 114/2

14.2 M Shami to K Nair, Outside off, Nair guides it towards third man for a run. 113/2

14.1 M Shami to R Bhatia, Length ball on the pads, Bhatia works it down the leg side for a single. 112/2

Time out.

13.6 W Parnell to K Nair, On the pads, Nair nudges it down the leg side for a run. 111/2

13.5 W Parnell to K Nair, FOUR! Nicely played! Length ball outside off, Nair guides it towards third man. The fielder is a bit fine and fails to reach towards the ball. The ball races away to the boundary rope. 109/2

13.4 W Parnell to R Bhatia, The batsman plays a pull shot to this short delivery. The batsmen have run through for a single. 105/2

13.3 W Parnell to K Nair, Shortish on middle, Nair pulls it through square leg for a run. 104/2

13.2 W Parnell to K Nair, Outside off, Nair tries to play that one but gets beaten completely. 103/2

13.1 W Parnell to R Bhatia, Shortish on middle, Bhatia pulls it through the leg side for a single. 103/2

13.1 W Parnell to R Bhatia, WIDE! Banged in short on middle. The umpire signals a wide. 102/2

Wayne Parnell back on.

12.6 R Sharma to K Nair, Shortish outside off, Nair cuts it through point for a run. 101/2

12.5 R Sharma to R Bhatia, Shortish on off, Bhatia drives it through mid on for a run. 97/2

12.4 R Sharma to R Bhatia, The batsman plays the pull-shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 96/2

12.3 R Sharma to R Bhatia, SIX! Strikes a biggie this time! On middle and off, Bhatia comes down the track and hammers it straight down the ground. This one goes all the way over the fence for a biggie. 94/2

12.2 R Sharma to R Bhatia, Bhatia is out to play his shots! On middle, Bhatia comes down the track and hits it straight down the ground. Duminy chases the ball but fails to pick as it was tough too. Two runs taken. 88/2

12.1 R Sharma to R Bhatia, Fullish outside off, Bhatia punches it away off his back foot. 86/2

11.6 J Unadkat to K Nair, SIX! It’s a biggie! Length ball on off, angling across, Nair backs away and smashes it over the extra cover region. Couple of replays there and the third umpire confirms it’s landing on the ropes. Hence a biggie. 86/2

11.5 J Unadkat to R Bhatia, Shortish on middle, Bhatia pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. 80/2

11.4 J Unadkat to R Bhatia, Landed just outside off, Bhatia goes after it but misses. 79/2

11.3 J Unadkat to K Nair, Landed just outside off, Nair steers it to third man for a run. 79/2

11.2 J Unadkat to R Bhatia, Bhatia opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. 78/2

11.1 J Unadkat to K Nair, Length ball outside off, Nair guides it to third man for a single. 77/2

10.6 M Shami to K Nair, Landed outside off, Nair works it to the leg side for a single. 76/2

10.5 M Shami to K Nair, Landed on off, Nair flicks it through the leg side for a couple. 75/2

10.4 M Shami to K Nair, Outside off, Nair swings at it and gets a bottom edge to the keeper behind. 73/2

10.3 M Shami to K Nair, Shortish on off, Nair chips it over the bowler’s head for a couple. 73/2

10.2 M Shami to K Nair, Shortish outside off, Nair slashes and misses. 71/2

10.1 M Shami to K Nair, Length ball outside off, Nair defends it into the ground. 71/2

Rajat Bhatia walks out to bat.

9.6 S Nadeem to S Samson, OUT! Nadeem wins the battle! Samson did a bit of a damage though. Tossed up outside off, Samson tries to push that one but misses it completely. He got forward to play that one. The keeper collects the ball behind and whips off the bails. The umpire signals out. 71/2

9.5 S Nadeem to S Samson, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. 71/1

9.4 S Nadeem to S Samson, SIX! Biggie now! Shortish on off, Samson pulls it over the long on region. The ball goes all the way over the fence for a biggie. 71/1

9.3 S Nadeem to S Samson, FOUR! Tossed up outside off, Samson lofts it over the extra cover region. One bounce and the ball races to the boundary rope. 65/1

9.2 S Nadeem to K Nair, Full on off, Nair sweeps it through square leg for a single. 61/1

9.1 S Nadeem to K Nair, Landed around off, Nair defends it watchfully. 60/1

Time out.

8.6 R Sharma to S Samson, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 60/1

8.5 R Sharma to K Nair, Full on off, Nair drives it to mid on for a single. 60/1

8.4 R Sharma to K Nair, FOUR! Brilliant, brilliant shot! Fullish outside off, Nair lofts it over the extra cover region. The ball races away to the boundary rope. 59/1

8.3 R Sharma to S Samson, Landed on off, Samson taps it to the off side and sets off. Nadeem collects the ball and throws poorly at the non-striker’s end. Single taken. 55/1

8.2 R Sharma to S Samson, Shortish outside outside off, Samson cuts it through point for a couple. 54/1

8.1 R Sharma to S Samson, Landed on off, Samson drives it to mid off. 52/1

7.6 S Nadeem to S Samson, Tossed up outside off, Samson pushes it to covers for a run. 52/1

7.5 S Nadeem to K Nair, Driven towards the mid-on region. One run added to the total. 51/1

7.4 S Nadeem to S Samson, Full on off, Samson drives it through the mid off region for a single. 50/1

7.3 S Nadeem to S Samson, Fullish outside off, Samson tries to push but gets beaten. 49/1

7.2 S Nadeem to S Samson, Outside off, Samson drives through the point region. Good effort there by the fielder at the boundary rope. Two runs taken. 49/1

7.1 S Nadeem to S Samson, Tossed up on off, Samson defends it watchfully off his back foot. 47/1

6.6 R Sharma to S Samson, Fullish outside off, Samson drives through mid on for a run. 47/1

6.5 R Sharma to S Samson, Landed just outside off, Samson punches it away off his back foot. 46/1

6.4 R Sharma to K Nair, Driven through mid-off by the batsman. They pick up a single. 46/1

6.3 R Sharma to K Nair, FOUR! Nicely played! Shortish outside off, Nair cuts it through the point region. The ball races away to the boundary rope. 45/1

6.2 R Sharma to S Samson, Landed just outside off, Samson guides towards third man for a single. 41/1

6.1 R Sharma to S Samson, NOT OUT! Shortish outside off, Samson cuts it to point and sets off. There’s a throw at the striker’s end but third umpire rules it not out as Samson made it back in. 40/1

Rahul Sharma into the attack.

5.6 W Parnell to S Samson, Outside off, Samson guides it towards third man for a run. 38/1

5.5 W Parnell to S Samson, Around off, Samson defends it watchfully. 37/1

5.4 W Parnell to S Samson, Length ball outside off, Samson defends it solidly. 37/1

5.3 W Parnell to S Samson, SIX! Excellent shot now! On middle, Samson lofts it nicely over the long on region. The ball goes all the way into the stands for a biggie. 37/1

5.2 W Parnell to S Samson, In the air and safe! Landed outside off, Samson lofts it straight down the ground but doesn’t time it that well. It lands behind the umpire’s region. Shami had a chance from long off but he collects it once bounce. He also had a chance to run out the batsman at the non-striker’s end but misses his shy. 31/1

5.1 W Parnell to S Samson, Length delivery on middle, Samson stays back in his crease and defends. 31/1

4.6 M Shami to S Samson, Good length ball outside off, Samson guides it towards short third man for a single. 31/1

4.5 M Shami to K Nair, Landed on off, Nair bottom edges towards short third man. Single taken. 30/1

4.4 M Shami to K Nair, Good length ball on off, Nair stays back in his crease and defends. 29/1

4.3 M Shami to S Samson, Short of a length ball on middle, Samson pulls it over mid-wicket for a run. 29/1

4.2 M Shami to K Nair, Length ball outside off, Nair guides it to third man for a run. 28/1

4.1 M Shami to K Nair, Shortish outside off, Nair defends it from within his crease. 27/1

3.6 J Unadkat to S Samson, FOUR! Clean striking! On the pads, Samson stays in his crease and flicks it over the square leg region. One bounce and the ball crosses the boundary rope. 27/1

3.5 J Unadkat to S Samson, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. 23/1

3.4 J Unadkat to K Nair, On the pads, Nair flicks it down the leg side for a single. 23/1

3.3 J Unadkat to K Nair, Another play and a miss! Good length ball outside off, Nair tries to defend but fails to connect his bat on the ball. 22/1

3.3 J Unadkat to K Nair, WIDE! Down the leg side, Nair tries to play but misses once again. 22/1

3.2 J Unadkat to K Nair, Shortish outside off, Nair tries to push but gets beaten. 21/1

3.1 J Unadkat to K Nair, Length ball down the leg side, Nair tries to flick but misses. 21/1

Jaydev Unadkat into the attack.

2.6 W Parnell to S Samson, Samson has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 21/1

2.6 W Parnell to S Samson, WIDE! Down the leg side, Samson goes after it but misses. The umpire signals a wide. 21/1

Sanju Samson walks out to bat.

2.5 W Parnell to A Rahane, OUT! Fantastic catch by Vijay! Over-pitched outside off, Rahane is tempted and tries to drive. The ball goes towards covers where Vijay takes a diving catch to his left. Nicely held there. He is ecstatic and starts showing off a couple of dance moves. Parnell gets the early breakthrough. 20/1

2.4 W Parnell to A Rahane, FOUR! Brilliant shot! Shortish on middle, Rahane pulls it away through the square leg region. The ball races away to the boundary rope. 20/0

2.3 W Parnell to K Nair, Landed just outside off, Nair guides it to third man for a run. 16/0

2.2 W Parnell to K Nair, Landed outside off, Nair pushes it through covers. 15/0

2.1 W Parnell to A Rahane, On the pads, Rahane tucks it to short fine leg. Nair sets off from the other end and makes it in. Rahane was hesitating. Had Rahul Sharma thrown the ball at the non-striker’s end, Rahane would have been in danger. There was a direct hit at the striker’s end but Nair was in. Leg bye taken. 15/0

Wayne Parnell to bowl.

1.6 M Shami to K Nair, On middle and leg, Nair defends it off his front foot. 14/0

1.5 M Shami to K Nair, Short of a length ball outside off, Nair lets it go through. 14/0

1.4 M Shami to K Nair, FOUR! Nicely played! On the pads, Nair flicks it through the mid-wicket region. Brilliant timing there, the ball goes to the boundary fence in no time. 14/0

1.3 M Shami to A Rahane, Landed on off, Rahane clips it through mid-wicket for a run. 10/0

1.2 M Shami to A Rahane, Length ball outside off, Rahane stays back in his crease and defends. 9/0

1.1 M Shami to A Rahane, FOUR! Lovely shot! Touch wide outside off, Rahane pushes it sweetly through the point region. The ball races away to the boundary rope. 9/0

Mohammad Shami to bowl from the other end.

0.6 S Nadeem to A Rahane, On the pads, Rahane flicks it to the leg side for a single. 5/0

0.5 S Nadeem to A Rahane, Tossed up on off, Rahane defends it watchfully off his front foot. 4/0

0.4 S Nadeem to K Nair, Landed around off, Nair drives it through mid on for another single. 4/0

0.3 S Nadeem to A Rahane, Tossed up on off, Rahane clips it through mid-wicket for a single. 3/0

0.2 S Nadeem to K Nair, Fullish on middle, Nair sweeps it down the leg side for a run. 2/0

0.1 S Nadeem to A Rahane, On the pads, Rahane sweeps it to short fine leg and takes a single straightaway to get off the mark. 1/0