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Match 52 : Rajasthan ravage pass poor Pune, Watson man of match

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Match : Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors, match 52 of IPL 2012.
Venue/Date : Sahara stadium at Pune, 8th May 2012.
IPL Debut : Anustup Majumdar.
Toss : Pune, elected to bat.
Result : Rajasthan won by 7 wickets.
Man of the match : Shane Watson.
Umpires : Asad Rauf (Pakistan) + Billy Doctrove (West Indies) with Sudhir Asnani (3rd umpire, from India).

Head to head

2nd Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors IPL match it was and now, Rajasthan have won both the encounters.

Match summary

Down and almost out of contention for play-offs, it was a challenge for Pune Warriors today to play for pride at home but they failed once again, giving Rajasthan Royals a comfortable win which now keeps them firmly with a chance for top four positions..

It was a rough looking pitch at Sahara stadium in outskirts of Pune and hence both captain wanted to bat first. Sourav Ganguly got lucky with the toss and came out to open with Michael Clarke, the 7th different opening pair for Warriors to far this season, and it didn't work. Ganguly and Clarke struggled between the wickets and then Shaun Tait made the first break-through, eating up Ganguly whom he had dropped couple of balls earlier. Here onwards, none of Warrior batsman managed a strike rate of better than run a ball, except the debutant Majumdar who hit couple of sixes in his impressive knock.

Rajasthan had a easy target in hand to chase but they knew they needed to better their net run rate as well going forward in the tournament. Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul Dravid didn't last long but Shane Watson single handedly breezed them through to a solid win.

Pune Warriors innings (elected to bat)
Batsman   R B 4s 6s
Sourav Ganguly c Chavan b Tait 14 18 1 0
Michael Clarke lbw b Binny 16 18 1 0
Robin Uthappa c Yagnik b Tait 13 19 0 0
Anustup Majumdar b Botha 30 20 1 2
Steven Smith not out 18 22 1 0
Angelo Mathews run out (Shah) 11 12 0 0
Mithun Manhas b Tait 11 9 1 0
Wayne Parnell not out 2 2 0 0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Murali Kartik
Ashish Nehra
Extra : 10 (lbyes=7, wides=3)
Total : 125 runs in 20 overs for 5 wicket. RR = ( 6.25 ).
Fall of wickets : 1-30 (Ganguly, 5.4 ov), 2-35 (Clarke, 6.1 ov), 3-77 (Majumdar, 11.3 ov), 4-83 (Uthappa, 12.6 ov), 5-107 (Mathews, 17.1 ov), 6-122 (Manhas, 19.2 ov)
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs W Extra
Ankit Chavan 2 0 20 0 1 wide
Shaun Tait 4 0 13 2
Shane Watson 4 0 28 0 1 wide
Johan Botha 4 0 25 1
Stuart Binny 3 0 12 1
Sidharth Trivedi 3 0 20 0 1 wide
Rajasthan Royals innings (target = 126 from 20 overs)
Batsman   R B 4s 6s
Rahul Dravid c Clarke b Parnell 14 16 2 0
Ajinkya Rahane c Smith b Kumar 0 3 0 0
Shane Watson not out 90 51 10 4
Ashok Menaria c Manhas b Clarke 18 21 1 0
Owais Shah not out 4 7 0 0
Ankit Chavan
Johan Botha
Stuart Binny
Dishant Yagnik
Shaun Tait
Sidharth Trivedi
Extra : 0
Total : 126 runs in 16.2 overs for 3 wicket. RR = ( 7.71 ).
Fall of wickets : 1-4 (Rahane, 1.3 ov), 2-49 (Dravid, 5.6 ov), 3-105 (Menaria, 13.4 ov)
Bowler Overs Maiden Runs W Extra
Wayne Parnell 2 0 12 1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3 0 17 1
Murali Kartik 3 0 32 0
Ashish Nehra 3 0 33 0
Angelo Mathews 3 0 15 0
Michael Clarke 2 0 12 1
Steven Smith 0.2 0 5 0

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(2) IPL 2012 Points table : Which team will qualify for play-offs?
(3) Most runs : List of top run scorers in IPL 2012 tournament.
(4) Most wickets : List of top wicket takers in IPL 2012 tournament.
(5) Match 1 : Mumbai cruise pass defending champions Chennai.
(6) Match 2 : Daredevil Morkel yorks Kolkata at damp Eden Gardens.
(7) Match 3 : Mumbai crash well short of small Pune Warriors total.
(8) Match 4 : Rahane and Cooper script handsome win for Rajasthan.
(9) Match 5 : Bangalore begin with a comfortable win over Delhi.
(10) Match 6 : Deccan no show against Chennai, Jadeja takes five.
(11) Match 7 : Kolkata fails to breach Rajasthan's fortress.
(12) Match 8 : Pune Warriors make winning start at new home venue.
(13) Match 9 : Rohit Sharma evolves Mumbai in tense chase vs Deccan
(14) Match 10 : Kolkata off the mark as Bangalore's batting bombs.
(15) Match 11 : Chennai run out, Delhi race home effortlessly.
(16) Match 12 : Mumbai narrowly escape Rajasthan's royal chase.
(17) Match 13 : Chennai accomplish second biggest chase in IPL ever.
(18) Match 14 : Pune slip on damp wicket, Punjab off the mark.
(19) Match 15 : Kolkata claim spinning battle against Rajasthan.
(20) Match 16 : Impressive win for Pune, at home, against Chennai.
(21) Match 17 : Punjab escape Narine's five, beat Kolkata by 2 runs.
(22) Match 18 : Rajasthan ride on Rahane & Shah, Bangalore no show.
(23) Match 19 : Delhi Daredevils destroy Mumbai Indians at Wankhede.
(24) Match 20 : Rajasthan on a roll, chase down big Deccan total.
(25) Match 21 : Moral boosting win for Bangalore at home over Pune.
(26) Match 22 : Kolkata breeze pass Punjab away from home.
(27) Match 23 : Pietersen's maiden century for Delhi floors Deccan.
(28) Match 24 : Chennai hold nerves to escape Pune patient chase.
(29) Match 25 : Gayle & de Villiers evolve Bangalore over Punjab.
(30) Match 26 : Chennai go past Rajasthan off the very last ball.
(31) Match 27 : Pune outclass Delhi, Ganguly turns as trump-card.
(32) Match 28 : Mumbai disappoint yet again as Punjab chase well.
(33) Match 29 : Kolkata hand over Deccan their 5th defeat in a row.
(34) Match 30 : Bangalore breach Rajasthan's fortress confidenly.
(35) Match 31 : Delhi Daredevils wipe out Pune in their backyard.
(36) Match 32 : Deccan finally off the mark thanks to rainy Kolkata.
(37) Match 33 : Mumbai Indians pull skin off Punjab teeth at Mohali.
(38) Match 34 : Rain eats up high profile Chennai v Bangalore clash.
(39) Match 35 : White inspires Deccan to their first win, over Pune.
(40) Match 36 : Delhi Daredevils destroy Mumbai Indians once again.
(41) Match 37 : Punjab hold nerve to score a narrow win in Chennai.
(42) Match 38 : Gambhir hammers Bangalore, Kolkata won by 47 runs
(43) Match 39 : Delhi snatch one run win over Rajasthan at Kotla.
(44) Match 40 : Mumbai strugglingly cross Deccan's slender total.
(45) Match 41 : Gambhir guides Kolkata past tricky Chennai total.
(46) Match 42 : Deccan keep hopes alive by beating Pune once again.
(47) Match 43 : Negi & Sehwag help Delhi breach Rajasthan's fortress.
(48) Match 44 : Punjab panickingly pass Bangalore's moderate total.
(49) Match 45 : Pune beat Mumbai in low scoring Maharashtrian clash.
(50) Match 46 : Chennai score marginal win over Deccan at Chepauk.
(51) Match 47 : Kolkata on a roll, Pune crash to 5th defeat in row.
(52) Match 48 : Rajasthan back on track with solid win over Punjab.
(53) Match 49 : Smith snatches a thiller for Mumbai against Chennai.
(54) Match 50 : de Villiers drives Bangalore's big chase over Deccan.
(55) Match 51 : Clinical Kolkata defeat Delhi to go top of the table.
(56) Match 52 : Rajasthan ravage pass poor Pune, Watson man of match
(57) Match 53 : Mandeep shines as Punjab crush Deccan at Hyderabad.
(58) Match 54 : Convincing + important win for Bangalore vs Mumbai.
(59) Match 55 : Warner and Ojha blast Delhi past Deccan solid total.
(60) Match 56 : Chennai claim low scoring rainy thriller vs Rajasthan.
(61) Match 57 : Bangalore thump Pune to rise up in points table.
(62) Match 58 : Rohit Sharma's century helps Mumbai silence Kolkata.
(63) Match 59 : Utterly important win for Chennai at home over Delhi.
(64) Match 60 : Rajasthan beat Pune easily, Chandila takes hat-trick.
(65) Match 61 : Punjab stay alive with unbelievable win over Deccan.
(66) Match 62 : Rayudu & Pollard inspire Mumbai against Bangalore.
(67) Match 63 : Bravo's last ball six keeps Chennai alive at Kolkata.
(68) Match 64 : Delhi qualify for play-offs, knock Punjab almost out.
(69) Match 65 : Kolkata defend a very moderate total against mumbai.
(70) Match 66 : Punjab stay alive, Chennai knocked out, almost.
(71) Match 67 : Bangalore beat Delhi in high scoring game at Kotla.
(72) Match 68 : Deccan's rare win at home ends Rajasthan's hope.
(73) Match 69 : Delhi secure pole position, end Punjab's campaign.
(74) Match 70 : Kolkata score easy win over Pune to book second spot.
(75) Match 71 : Deccan spoil Bangalore's party, Chennai sneek in.
(76) Match 72 : Mumbai openers thrash Rajasthan in last league game.
(77) Qualifier 1 : Delhi Derailed, Kolkata enter first ever final.
(78) Eliminator : Chennai recover remarkably to knock Mumbai out.
(79) Qualifer 2 : Chennai annihilate Delhi with Vijay's century.
(80) Final : Kolkata chase big Chennai total to win IPL first time.