IPL6: CSK Vs RR 12/05/2013 Results

IPL6 T20 Cricket: CSK Vs RR 12/05/2013 Results, Review and Statistical Highlights

CSK Vs RR 12/05/2013 started with the Rajasthan Royals winning the toss and electing to bowl first, they have been in very good form while chasing at their home ground so winning the toss was crucial for them. Read on for the complete Results, Review and Statistical Highlights of the match that took place tonight.

CSK Vs RR 12/05/2013 - Results,Review and Statistical Highlights

Chennai Super Kings were sitting on top of the table while Rajasthan Royals were in the third spot, these were the two factors which made this a cracker of a game.Lets now take a closer look at the Batting and Bowling performance reviews along with the results of the match that took place on 12/05/2013.

CSK Batting

When the Chennai Super Kings came into bat they started off very well as they were cruising at a score of 80 for 1 in around 10 overs but seemed to lose all their steam towards the end as they ended up at a score of only 141 for 4 which was very mediocre. The highlights of their batting were Murali Vijay and Michael Hussey who made a score of 40 and 55 Respectively.

RR Bowling 

Rajasthan Royals gave away a lot of runs in the first ten overs but pulled things back quite well as they ensured they didn't give away any easy runs. This match was very important for them as there were chances of them going on top of the table if they got a convincing victory. The highlights of their bowling was Kevin Cooper who picked up 2 Wickets.

RR Batting

Rajasthan Royals batting started with a lot of hiccups, there were a lot of changes in the Batting order as Sanju Samson and James Faulkner came in ahead of Shane Watson and Brad Hodge. The pitch at this point really looked bowler friendly but a partnership between Shane Watson and Stuart Binny ensured they came back right into the match.

CSK Bowling

Chennai Super Kings bowling was brilliant to start with as they picked up regular wickets but as soon Shane Watson came into bat they leaked away a lot of runs and the match ended with the Rajasthan Royals winning the match comfortably.

CSK Vs RR 12/05/2013 - Results/Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings innings (20 overs maximum)	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
MEK Hussey	b Binny	40	40	6	0	100
M Vijay	run out (†Yagnik)	55	50	6	0	110
SK Raina	c Samson b Cooper	1	2	0	0	50
MS Dhoni*†	c Watson b Cooper	2	3	0	0	66.66
RA Jadeja	not out	12	14	0	0	85.71
DJ Bravo	not out	23	11	4	0	209.09
Extras	(lb 5, w 3)	8
Total	(4 wickets; 20 overs)	141	(7.05 runs per over)
Did not bat S Badrinath, CH Morris, R Ashwin, JO Holder, MM Sharma
Fall of wickets 1-83 (Hussey, 11.3 ov), 2-86 (Raina, 12.1 ov), 3-89 (Dhoni, 12.5 ov), 4-113 (Vijay, 17.2 ov)
Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Extras
VS Malik	3	0	19	0	6.33
JP Faulkner	4	0	23	0	5.75
SR Watson	4	0	23	0	5.75	(1w)
SK Trivedi	2	0	22	0	11	(1w)
K Cooper	4	0	32	2	8
STR Binny	3	0	17	1	5.66	(1w)
Rajasthan Royals innings (target: 142 runs from 20 overs)	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
R Dravid*	c †Dhoni b Morris	22	28	2	0	78.57
AM Rahane	c Vijay b Holder	9	10	1	0	90
JP Faulkner	b Holder	1	2	0	0	50
SV Samson	c †Dhoni b Sharma	0	5	0	0	0
SR Watson	b Bravo	70	34	6	6	205.88
STR Binny	not out	41	23	2	3	178.26
BJ Hodge	not out	0	1	0	0	0
Extras	(w 1)	1
Total	(5 wickets; 17.1 overs)	144	(8.38 runs per over)
To bat DH Yagnik†, SK Trivedi, K Cooper, VS Malik
Fall of wickets 1-14 (Rahane, 3.1 ov), 2-18 (Faulkner, 3.4 ov), 3-19 (Samson, 4.4 ov), 4-45 (Dravid, 9.2 ov), 5-138 (Watson, 16.5 ov)
Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Extras
MM Sharma	4	0	21	1	5.25
JO Holder	4	0	20	2	5
CH Morris	4	0	36	1	9
DJ Bravo	3	0	35	1	11.66
R Ashwin	1	0	23	0	23	(1w)
RA Jadeja	1.1	0	9	0	7.71

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