With 7 matches complete, Rajasthan Royals has earned 5 wins, and lost 2, staying at 3rd position behind the leader CSK and Kings XI. Under Shane Watson, the team is rising up with more focus and better performances from the local players. Even after 7 matches they have no hero, as they have played as a team. Tambe is the front runner with the ball, and current Purple Cap holder, while Rahane, as expected, has again displayed consistent performances. With the only Indian Coach of current IPL, Sanjay Bangar, as head, Rahul Dravid as mentor, they certainly are the contender of semifinals. Check their complete team, batting and bowling performances.
Report Card: Chennai Super Kings
IPL 2014 Schedule and Results
Summary of Matches
1st match: Dhawawl Kulkarni (2/23), Rajat Bhatia (2/22), Tambe (0/23), Richardson (2/25) strangled SRH to 133/6. Despite good fight by SRH bowlers, Rahane (53-ball 59) and Stuart Binny (32-ball unbeaten 48) saw them win in last over.
2nd Match: RR scored 191/5 with 50s from Samson and Watson, but Maxwell and Miller clobbered them as KXIP won easily.
3rd Match: Rajat Bhatia (2/13), Tambe (1/27), Southee (0/27), Kulkarni (0/18) tied CSK to 140/6. But their batsmen were all out on 133 as Jadeja (4/33) destroyed them.
4th Match: Tambe (4/20), Binny (1/1), Richardson (2/18), Watson (1/5), Bhatia (1/7) bowled RCB to third lowest score of IPL, 70 runs, which they chased in 13 overs winning by 6 wickets.
5th Match: Tied match as RR and KKR scored 152 and then 11 runs each in Super over. But their 19 boundaries were much more than what KKR managed overall. Faulkner (3/11) was finally successful.
6th Match: Tambe (2/25), Faulkner (2/26) restricted DD to 152/5. Opener Karun Nair batted like a professional and took team home by 7 wickets.
7th Match: Nair (44), Rahane (30), Samson (37), Watson (31) took RR to 170/6. 121-run opening stand between Uthappa (65) and Gambhir (54) proved it was an easy chase. But then Watson took 3 wickets in an over and in next over Tambe completed a hattrick. Losing 6 wickets in 6 balls KKR crumbled and RR won by 10 runs.
Match Results
- 1. Def SRH by 4 wickets
2. Lost to KXIP by 7 wickets
3. Lost to CSK by 7 runs.
4. Def RCB by 6 wickets.
5. Def KKR in Tied Match.
6. Def DD by 7 wickets.
7. Def RR by 10 runs.
Runs Scored and Conceded Every Match
- 1. SRH 133/6, RR: 135/6 (19.3)
2. RR 191/5, KXIP 193/3 (18.4)
3. CSK 140/6, RR 133 (19.5)
4. RCB 70, RR 71/4 (13)
5. RR 152/5 and 11 (in tie), KKR 152/8 and 11 (in tie)
6. DD 152/5, RR 156/3 (18.3)
7. RR 170/6, KKR 160/6
Key Batsmen
- 224 runs Rahane
164 runs Watson and Samson
126 runs Karun Nair
Key Bowlers
- 12 Tambe
7 Richardson, Faulkner
6 Rajat Bhatia
4 Watson
3 Kulkarni
2 Binny
Player of the Matches
- 1. Rahane (53-ball 59 runs with 6 4s).
2. Pravin Tambe (4/20) vs RCB
3. Faulkner (3/11) vs KKR
4. Karun Nair (50-bball 73* 8 4s 2 6s) vs DD
5. Pravin Tambe (3/26) vs KKR
50+ Partnerships
- 1. 77 4th Rahane, Binny vs SRH
2. 74 3rd Samson, Watson vs KXIP
3. 64 3rd Rahane, Watson vs KKR
4. 51 2nd Nair, Samson vs DD
5. 52 1st Rahane, Nair vs KKR
6. 53 2nd Nair, Samson vs KKR
Team Records
- Bowled out RCB for third lowest total of IPL.
191 is their biggest total now that they failed to defend (vs KXIP).
Batting Records
- 5 50s
73* by Karun Nair is highest.
33 sixes hit (10 by Watson, 8 by Samson)
85 4s (25 by Rahane)
Bowling Records
- Hattrick by Tambe
4/20 is best performance
Economy: 6.18 (Watson), 6.35 (Tambe)
Maidens: 1 over by Watson
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