Rajasthan Royals vs Otago Volts 18th CL T20 Match 2013

139/7
20 Overs
Jimmy Neesham
32(25)
Nathan McCullu..
28(20)
Rahul Shukla
23/3
Kevon Cooper
33/2
142/6
19.1 Overs
Brad Hodge
52(23)
Ajinkya Rahane
52(48)
Jimmy Neesham
22/3
Neil Wagner
33/2

Scorecard - Rajasthan Royals won by 4 wickets

Royals win their last match in the home ground - The 18th match saw the Rajasthan Royals fight it out against the Otago in the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The Royals in their home ground decided to field first after winning the toss. The Otago got off to a terrible start in their last match in the tournament. The Royals were able to get on top of the game in the first 6 overs of the game. They made sure that the home advantage was used to the maximum level as they took 4 wickets leaving the Otago to a score of 21/4. This was a shocking position to be in an important match. Ryan ten Doeschate and Jimmy Neesham started the rebuilding of the innings with some sensible batting. Ryan got out after scoring 26 runs while Neesham lost his wicket after scoring 32 runs. Nathan McCullum and Ian Butler scored 28 and 25 respectively to take their team to a score of 139. This seemed to be a score that was a distant dream once. Rahul Shukla took 3 wickets in the game for the Royals.

The target for 140 in 20 overs was an easy one for a team in form. The Royals got off to a good start scoring 49 for the 1st wicket. Rahul Dravid after scoring 10 runs lost his wicket in the 7th over. Then suddenly the Royals were put into trouble as they lost some real quick wicket and reached a score of 72/4. It was Bradd Hodge and Ajinkya Rahane who managed to script the win with some great batting. Both the players scored 52 runs and scripted the win for the Royals thus finishing off from their home ground with a win. Rahul Shukla was named as the man of the match for his bowling performance.

Series Name

Champions League T20 2013 Schedule

Date

01/10/2013

Start Time

20:00 (Local Time)

Match Day

Tuesday

Stadium

Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Playing Teams

Rajasthan Royals, Otago Volts

Rajasthan Royals Team Squad

Rahul Dravid,	Ajinkya Rahane,	Shane Watson,
Ashok Menaria,	Brad Hodge,	James Faulkner,
Kevon Cooper,	Pravin Tambe,	Rahul Shukla,
Sanju Samson,	Stuart Binny,

Otago Volts Team Squad

Neil Wagner,	Ian Butler,	Hamish Rutherford,
Brendon McCullum,	Ryan ten Doeschate,	Nathan McCullum,
Jimmy Neesham,	Neil Broom,	James McMillan,
Nick Beard,	Derek de Boorder,

Rajasthan Royals vs Otago Volts 18th CL T20 Match 2013

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