4th match between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2012
Rajasthan Royals won the 4th match in IPL season 5 beating Kings XI Punjab by 31 runs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
Kings XI Punjab won the toss and choose to field first. Playing at home ground Rajasthan Royals made a flying start. Dravid and Rahane put 77 runs on board for the first wicket partnership. Dravid was out on 28 runs. Rahane keeps the scoreboard ticking.
Runs are flowing at his end. He was bold by Faulkner on 98 runs. He hits 16 fours and one six. Brad Hodge contributed 21 runs in 16 balls.
End of 20 overs Rajasthan Royals made 191 runs at an average of 9.55 runs per over. JP Faulkner took 2 wickets for Kings XI Punjab.
Chasing a victory total of 192 runs Gilchrist and Valthaty opens the innings for Kings XI Punjab. Gilchrist was the first to go. He made 31 runs.
Mandeep Singh was the highest scorer for Kings XI Punjab. He made 34 of 25 balls.
Kings XI Punjab was only able to make 160 runs in the allotted 20 overs for the loss of 9 wickets.
Player of the match was AM Rahane from Rajasthan Royals. He made 99 runs in 66 balls including 16 fours and 1 six at a strike rate of 148.48
Rajasthan Royals Batting Innings
| Player |
|
Run |
Ball |
4s |
6s |
SS |
| R Dravid | c Faulkner b Harmeet Singh | 28 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 116.66 |
| AM Rahane | b Faulkner | 98 | 66 | 16 | 1 | 148.48 |
| AL Menaria | b Chawla | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Hodge | b Faulkner | 21 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 131.25 |
| OA Shah | not out | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 175 |
| K Cooper | not out | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 366.66 |
| Extras | (lb 8, w 11) | 19 |
| Total | (4 wickets; 20 overs) | 191 (9.55 runs per over) |
Kings XI Punjab Bowling Innings
| Bowlers |
Over |
Maiden |
Runs |
Wickets |
Econ |
| P Kumar | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 |
| JP Faulkner | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 |
| PP Chawla | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Bipul Sharma | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| Harmeet Singh | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.66 |
| PC Valthaty | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
Kings XI Punjab Batting Innings
| Player |
|
Run |
Ball |
4s |
6s |
SS |
| AC Gilchrist | c Cooper b Singh | 27 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 150 |
| PC Valthaty | c Singh b Cooper | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 86.66 |
| SE Marsh | c Dravid b Cooper | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.66 |
| AM Nayar | cGoswami b Cooper | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| DJ Hussey | c Cooper b Trivedi | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 130 |
| Mandeep Singh | b Chavan | 34 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 136 |
| Bipul Sharma | c Rahane b Chavan | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 138.46 |
| PP Chawla | b Cooper | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 125 |
| JP Faulkner | not out | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 122.22 |
| P Kumar | run out (Cooper/Goswami) | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 166.66 |
| Harmeet Singh | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (lb 4, w 1, nb 1) | 6 |
| Total | (9 wickets; 20 overs) | 160 (8.00 runs per over) |
Rajasthan Royals Bowling Innings
| Bowlers |
Over |
Maiden |
Runs |
Wickets |
Econ |
| SK Trivedi | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 |
| J Botha | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| A Singh | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 |
| K Cooper | 4 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 6.5 |
| BJ Hodge | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| AA Chavan | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9.33 |
Rajasthan Royals Team
R Dravid, AM Rahane, AL Menaria, BJ Hodge, OA Shah, K Cooper, J Botha, AA Chavan, SP Goswami, A Singh, SK Trivedi
Kings XI Punjab Team
AC Gilchrist, PC Valthaty, SE Marsh, AM Nayar, DJ Hussey, Mandeep Singh, Bipul Sharma, PP Chawla, JP Faulkner, P Kumar, Harmeet Singh
IPL 2012 Group Stage Match Results
