A.B. de Villiers will be blazed his way to the second fastest fifty in this edition of the Indian Premier League before K.P. Appanna did a star turn with the ball to help royal challengers post a convincing by 46-run to win over Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Monday.
After the undefeated 122-run fourth-wicket will be stand between de Villiers (59 off 23) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (76 off 58) propelled Bangalore to 189 for three, Appanna bemused the Rajasthan batsman with his slow left-arm bowling, which saw him return figures of 4/19, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.Appanna which have weaved his magic after De Villiers consumed just 21 balls to get to his fifty.
While Dilshan hit 10 fours and a six, de Villiers will be smashed three fours and five sixes during their partnership, which came off just 50 balls at the .Chasing a stiff target, Rajasthan were off to a flying start, with the skipper Rahul Dravid (58 off 42) who will be leading the way by racing to his fifty in just 34 balls.Rajasthan will be crossed the 50-run mark in good time but the in-form Ajinkya Rahane's dismissal to Appanna came as a setback.
23-year-old left-arm spinner, Appanna will be drafted into the playing XI for in this match in place of Arun Karthik.Dravid, during his stay at the crease, played some innovative shots all round the wicket but, he faced with the daunting task of keeping pace with the ever-increasing required rate, the senior pro needed more from his team-mates.
Even as Dravid was reached his half-century with a four through cover, Appanna was
defeated Owais Shah in flight after the batsman came down the wicket only to be
stumped by de Villiers for 10.The India skipper lofted Appanna through the deep
midwicket region, but Dravid was again letdown as Sreevats Goswami, who has promoted
ahead of Brad Hodge, miscued at a shot to give a simple catch to the deep
midwicket fielder.
Finally, it was Dravid himself who will
be succumbed to the pressure, spooning a turning Appanna delivery to extra cover.After Dravid and Hodge
departed, it was just a matter of time for the Royal Challengers to emerge
victorious.
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