Graeme Smith and Yusuf Pathan strategise during the chase, Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals, IPL, 18th match, Centurion, April 28, 2009
IPL Delhi lost their fourth match against the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2009.This is the first loss for this team.The first batted IPL Delhi opened their innings with a six with the help of skipper Virender Sehwag but it didn’t go a long way since they lost quick wickets of Virender Sehwag,Goutham Ghambir,Tilakarathne Dilshan and the wicket keeper of the IPL Delhi Dinesh Karthik.Only the South African player A B de villiers played a sensible cricket for the team who scored a precise half century in 40 balls which consisits of 5 fours and 1 six.IPL Delhi were only able to take 143 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs.
IPL Delhi also had a very good start in the field in which they took the quick wickets of quiney and Asnodkar.But the five-down batsman Yusuf Pathan had completely took the game in favour of IPL Rajasthan in which he played his usual attacking shots against the IPL Delhi bowlers.He took 62* runs from just 30 balls which consists of 6 sixes and 3 fours.Graeme Smith was there on the middle throughout the innings of IPL Rajasthan who took 44* runs from 46 deliveries which include 5 fours.Pathan and Smith eventually led IPL Rajasthan to victory with 9 more balls to spare.
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