| GC Smith and YK Pathan to open the batting | |||
| 16:17 GMT: Start of innings | |||
| PD Vijay Kumar comes on to bowl | |||
| 0 | b1 | 4 | Vijay Kumar to Smith fuller length ball on the legs, flicks it towards fine leg for FOUR! |
| 0 | b2 | 4 | again fuller length ball on the legs, flicks it wide of keeper for FOUR! |
| 0 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards covers for no run. |
| 0 | b4 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, turns it to square leg for no run. |
| 0 | b5 | 1 | short of good length ball on the off, pulled it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 0 | b6 | 1 | Vijay Kumar to Pathan good length ball on the legs, turns it to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| End of over 1: | (10 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 10-0 (Smith 9*, 5 balls, Pathan 1*, 1 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| RP Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 1 | b1 | 0 | Singh to Pathan good length ball just outside the off, punches it towards extra cover for no run. |
| 1 | b2 | 0 | fuller length ball on the off, tries to flick it misses, hit him on pads, shouts for lbw, declined. |
| 1 | b3 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off, pushed straight down the ground for a run. |
| 1 | b4 | 0 | Singh to Smith good length ball on the off, defended towards covers for no run. |
| 1 | b5 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, pushed to extra cover for no run. |
| 1 | b6 | 0 | good length ball on the off, tries to push it got outside edge and bounces to slip for no run. |
| End of over 2: | (1 run scored) Rajasthan Royals 11-0 (Smith 9*, 8 balls, Pathan 2*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SB Styris comes on to bowl | |||
| 2 | b1 | 0 | Styris to Pathan good length ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 2 | b2 | 1wd | good length ball just down the legs, tries to paddle it misses, Gilchrist collects it and dislodged bails, Yusuf is just in. |
| 2 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the off, drives it towards covers for no run. |
| 2 | b4 | 1 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards point for a quick run. |
| 2 | b5 | 1 | Styris to Smith good length ball on the middle, turns it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 2 | b6 | 6 | Styris to Pathan Bang! fuller length ball on the off, smashed it towards long on for a SIX!! |
| 2 | b7 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to steer it misses. |
| End of over 3: | (9 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 20-0 (Smith 10*, 9 balls, Pathan 9*, 9 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 3 | b1 | 0 | Singh to Smith fuller length ball on the off, turns it to mid-wicket for no run. |
| 3 | b2 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, pushed towards point for a quick run. |
| 3 | b3 | 1 | Singh to Pathan good length ball outside the off, tries to cut it got bottom edge towards backward point for a run. |
| 3 | b4 | 0 | Singh to Smith good length ball on the off, defended towards mid-on for no run. |
| 3 | b5 | 1 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-on for a quick run. |
| 3 | b6 | 1wd | Singh to Pathan wide outside the off, tries to steer it misses. |
| 3 | b7 | 4 | fuller length ball on the off, drives it wide of mid-off for FORU! |
| End of over 4: | (8 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 28-0 (Smith 12*, 13 balls, Pathan 14*, 11 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 4 | b1 | 0 | Styris to Smith good length ball on the off, turns it towards square leg for no run. |
| 4 | b2 | 1 | good length ball on the off, steered it towards backward point for a quick run. |
| 4 | b3 | 1 | Styris to Pathan good length ball on the off, pushed towards long on for a run. |
| 4 | b4 | 2 | Styris to Smith fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it wide of extra cover for couple of runs. |
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| 4 | b5 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 4 | b6 | 1 | good length ball down the legs, tries to flick it got inside edge to pads and deflected towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| End of over 5: | (5 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 33-0 (Smith 16*, 18 balls, Pathan 15*, 12 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| PP Ojha comes on to bowl | |||
| 5 | b1 | 1 | Ojha to Smith tossed up on the legs, turns it to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 5 | b2 | 1 | Ojha to Pathan tossed up on the middle, drives it straight down the ground for a run. |
| 5 | b3 | 1 | Ojha to Smith tossed up on the off, pushed towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 5 | b4 | 6 | Ojha to Pathan Bang! tossed up on the legs, sweeps it over deep square leg for a SIX!! |
| 5 | b5 | 4 | fuller ball on the legs, smashed it over mid-on for FOUR! |
| 5 | b6 | 4 | tossed up on the off, drives it over covers for FOUR! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Rajasthan Royals 50 took 5.6 overs | |||
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the partnership of 50 (Smith 18, Pathan 30) took 36 balls | |||
| End of over 6: | (17 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 50-0 (Smith 18*, 20 balls, Pathan 30*, 16 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Shahid Afridi comes on to bowl | |||
| 6 | b1 | 0 | Shahid Afridi to Smith tossed up outside the off, tries to cut it misses. |
| 6 | b2 | 1b | tossed up outside the off and kept low, tries to cut it misses, Gilchrist fumbles it for a bye. |
| 6 | b3 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Pathan tossed up on the off, sweeps it got top edge towards square leg for a run. |
| 6 | b4 | 0 | Shahid Afridi to Smith tossed up on the off, tries to push it misses, off the pads to covers for no run. |
| 6 | b5 | 4 | tossed up just outside the off, sweeps it wide of deep square leg for FOUR! |
| 6 | b6 | 1 | short ball just outside the off, cuts it got bottom edge towards backward point for a run. |
| End of over 7: | (7 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 57-0 (Smith 23*, 25 balls, Pathan 31*, 17 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SB Bangar comes on to bowl | |||
| 7 | b1 | 1 | Bangar to Smith good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-off for a run. |
| 7 | b2 | 0 | Bangar to Pathan short of good length ball just outside the off, walks down the track to pull it misses. |
| 7 | b3 | 4 | short of good length ball on the legs, tries to pull it off the gloves to fine leg for FOUR! |
| 7 | b4 | 1 | good length ball on the legs, turns it to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 7 | b5 | 1 | Bangar to Smith good length ball on the legs, tries to flick it got leading edge towards long off for a run. |
| 7 | b6 | 1 | Bangar to Pathan good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-on for a run. |
| End of over 8: | (8 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 65-0 (Smith 25*, 27 balls, Pathan 37*, 21 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 8 | b1 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Pathan tossed up on the legs, sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 8 | b2 | 0 | Shahid Afridi to Smith short ball just outside the off, tries to cut it misses. |
| 8 | b3 | 2 | tossed up on the legs, paddles it to fine leg for couple of runs. |
| 8 | b4 | 0 | tossed up just outside the off, punches it to extra cover for no run. |
| 8 | b5 | 0 | tossed up outside the off, tries to sweep it misses. |
| 8 | b6 | 1 | fuller ball on the middle, punches it to long on for a run. |
| End of over 9: | (4 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 69-0 (Smith 28*, 32 balls, Pathan 38*, 22 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 9 | b1 | 1 | Bangar to Smith good length ball down the legs, makes room and punches it to long on for a run. |
| 9 | b2 | 4 | Bangar to Pathan good length ball on the off, drives it wide of long on for FOUR! |
| 9 | b3 | 2 | fuller length ball on the middle, drives it wide of long on for couple of runs. |
| 9 | b4 | 0 | short of good length ball on the off, tries to pull it got edge and fall short of mid-wicket for no run. |
| 9 | b5 | 4 | good length ball on the off, tries to pull it got inside edge to fine leg for FOUR! |
| 9 | b6 | 1 | low full toss on the middle, chips it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| End of over 10: | (12 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 81-0 (Smith 29*, 33 balls, Pathan 49*, 27 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| PP Ojha comes on to bowl | |||
| 10 | b1 | 2 | Ojha to Pathan short ball on the off, pulled it straight down the ground for couple of runs and Pathan complets his T20 Fifty. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Yusuf Pathan has made 50 in 28 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes | |||
| 10 | b2 | 1 | tossed up on the off, walks down the track and drives it to long on for a run. |
| 10 | b3 | 0 | Ojha to Smith tossed up on the middle, turns it to square leg for no run. |
| 10 | b4 | 1 | tossed up just outside the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 10 | b5 | 0 | Ojha to Pathan tsosed up on the off, tries to drive it got inside edge to pads. |
| 10 | b6 | 1 | tossed up on the off, drives it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| End of over 11: | (5 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 86-0 (Smith 30*, 35 balls, Pathan 53*, 31 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Y Venugopal Rao comes on to bowl | |||
| 11 | b1 | 2wd | Venugopal Rao to Pathan tossed up down the legs, left alone, Gilchrist fumbles it for another wide. |
| 11 | b2 | 2 | Venugopal Rao to Smith tossed up on the off, punches it towards long on for couple of runs. |
| 11 | b3 | 1 | fuller ball on the legs, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 11 | b4 | 4 | Venugopal Rao to Pathan tossed up on the off, walks down the track and smashed it over mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| 11 | b5 | 1 | fuller ball on the legs, sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 11 | b6 | 1 | Venugopal Rao to Smith fuller ball on the legs, turns it to mid-wicket and Rohit over throws it for a run. |
| 11 | b7 | 4 | Venugopal Rao to Pathan fuller ball on the legs, makes room and smashed it wide of extra cover for FOUR! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Yusuf Pathan has passed his previous highest score of 61 in Twenty20 Matches | |||
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Rajasthan Royals 100 took 11.6 overs | |||
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the partnership of 100 (Smith 34, Pathan 62) took 72 balls | |||
| End of over 12: | (15 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 101-0 (Smith 34*, 38 balls, Pathan 62*, 34 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 12 | b1 | 1 | Ojha to Smith tossed up just outside the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 12 | b2 | 4 | Ojha to Pathan fuller ball on the legs, sweeps it wide of short fine leg for FOUR! |
| 12 | b3 | 2 | tossed up just outside the off, punches it towards point for couple of runs. |
| 12 | b4 | 1wd | wide down the legs, left alone. |
| 12 | b5 | 0 | Gone! tossed up on the off, walks down the track and drives it to long off for an easy catch to Gibbs. |
| Pathan c Gibbs b Ojha (68 runs, 37 balls, 9x4, 2x6) | |||
| M Kaif comes in to bat | |||
| 12 | b6 | 1 | Ojha to Smith tossed up just outside the off and spins in, tries to push it got edge towards point for a run. |
| 12 | b7 | 1 | Ojha to Kaif tossed up on the legs, turns it to deep square leg for a run. |
| End of over 13: | (10 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 111-1 (Smith 36*, 40 balls, Kaif 1*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| RP Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 13 | b1 | 0 | Singh to Kaif good length ball outside the off, left alone. |
| 13 | b2 | 2 | fuller length ball just outside the off, steered it wide of backward point for couple of runs. |
| 13 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the off, defended towards backward point for no run. |
| 13 | b4 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 13 | b5 | 0 | good length ball on the off, defended towards point for no run. |
| 13 | b6 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, pushed it wide of extra cover for a run. |
| End of over 14: | (3 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 114-1 (Smith 36*, 40 balls, Kaif 4*, 7 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 14 | b1 | 0 | Ojha to Kaif tossed up just outside the off, tries to push it misses. |
| 14 | b2 | 4 | tossed up just outside the off, drives it over mid-off for FOUR! |
| 14 | b3 | 0 | fuller ball just outside the off, tries to push it misses. |
| 14 | b4 | 4 | tossed up on the off, walks down the track and chips it over mid-on for FOUR! |
| 14 | b5 | 5wd | tossed up down the legs, tries to sweeps it misses, Gilchrist has no chance to collect it. |
| 14 | b6 | 2 | tossed up on the off, pushed towards point for couple of runs. |
| 14 | b7 | 0 | tossed up on the off, defended towards covers for no run. |
| End of over 15: | (15 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 129-1 (Smith 36*, 40 balls, Kaif 14*, 13 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 15 | b1 | 4 | Singh to Smith fuller length ball on the off, punches it striaght down the ground wide of mid-off for FOUR! |
| Royals ned just 8 runs to win in 29 balls. | |||
| 15 | b2 | 0 | fuller length ball just down the legs, makes room to drive it misses. |
| 15 | b3 | 0 | Gone! fuller length ball on the legs, walks down the track and drives it to mid-on for an easy catch to Ojha. |
| Smith c Ojha b Singh (40 runs, 43 balls, 4x4, 0x6) | |||
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| 15 | b4 | 1 | Singh to Watson short of good length ball on the off, pulled it towards mid-on for a run. |
| 15 | b5 | 3 | Singh to Kaif low full toss on the legs, turns it to deep mid-wicket for three runs. |
| 15 | b6 | 4 | Singh to Watson ALLOVER! RAJASTHAN ROYALS WIN BY 8 WICKETS, fuller length ball on the off, drives it straight down the ground wide of mid-off for FOUR! |
| End of over 16: | (12 runs scored) Rajasthan Royals 141-2 (Kaif 17*, 14 balls, Watson 5*, 2 balls) | ||
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| 17:35 GMT: End of innings | |||
| End of the match: Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets | |||
| Man of the match: YK Pathan | |||
| 17:48 GMT: End of the session's play | |||
| 17:48 GMT: Close of play for the day | |||