Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Rajasthan XI 61st Match at Indore, 15 May, 2011

Toss: Kochi Tuskers Kerala, who choose to bowl first
Rajasthan XI 97/10 (18.3)
Kochi Tuskers Kerala 98/3 (7.2)
Kochi Tuskers Kerala won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: BJ Hodge
  • BJ Hodge 33 * (17)
  • Parthiv Patel 21 * (14)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to BB McCullum, gives the charge and ends up fending it towards squareleg and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.2 SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to BB McCullum, fetches this from outside off and pulls it all the way over deep mid wicket for a six!


Over 0.2 SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to BB McCullum, attempts a pull shot and ends up getting hit around the rib cage, there is a noball signaled for overstepping! Freehit coming up! NB+0

Over 0.3 SW Tait bowls it short and wide outside off to BB McCullum, stands tall and hammers it through extra covers for a boundary!

Over 0.4 SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to BB McCullum, looks to heave the freehit ball out of the park but gets a top edge which is put down by the keeper who ran in towards point and that will be a single.


Over 0.4 SW Tait bowls a pitched up delivery to BB McCullum, charges down the track but only to get cleaned up by a blistering yorker which makes a mess of the stumps! Hang on, the Umpire wants to check if Tait had bowled a legal delivery or not! Replays show that his backfoot was touching the side crease, so that will be a NoBall!

Over 0.5 SW Tait bowls a good length delivery to DPMD Jayawardene, plays a pick up shot over squareleg for a boundary!

Over 0.6 SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to DPMD Jayawardene, flicks it off his pads through squareleg and picks up a couple of runs.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1JDP Oram bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, jumps down the track and swings it through the line over straight long on for a six!

Over 1.2JDP Oram slips in a full toss to BB McCullum, flicks it off his pads to short fine leg and gets a single.

Over 1.3JDP Oram bowls a good length delivery to DPMD Jayawardene, walks down the track and plays a lovely pick up shot which deserves a six but is instead caught comfortably at deep backward squareleg! CAUGHT!

Over 1.4JDP Oram bowls a pitched up delivery to BB McCullum, lofts it arrogantly straight down the ground well over the sightscreen for a six!

Over 1.5JDP Oram bowls a pitched up delivery to BB McCullum, squeezes the wide yorker to mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.6JDP Oram bowls a pitched up delivery to BB McCullum, walks down the track and lofts it mightily over straight long off for another six!

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1SW Tait bowls a pitched up delivery to PA Patel, drives it straight to mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.2SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to PA Patel, drops his wrists down and leaves it outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.3SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to PA Patel, upper cuts it smartly using the express pace of Tait and the ball sails a mile over thirdman for a six!

Over 2.4SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to PA Patel, dabs it sweetly to backward point and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.5SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to PA Patel, sways away to leave that outside off and that is a dot ball.


Over 2.5 SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to PA Patel, misses his flick down the legside and that will be a wide.

Over 2.6SW Tait bowls a pitched up delivery to PA Patel, squeezes the 148 kmph yorker straight to point and that is a dot ball.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1ND Doshi bowls it flat in the air to BB McCullum, jumps down for a big hit over mid wicket and gets hit on the pad by the drifter which then ricochets to crash onto the timber! BOWLED HIM!

Over 3.2ND Doshi bowls it flat in the air to BJ Hodge, gets hit on the pad around middle and escapes an lbw shout and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.3ND Doshi bowls a tossed up delivery to BJ Hodge, steps out and whacks it across towards long on for a boundary!

Over 3.4ND Doshi bowls a tossed up delivery to BJ Hodge, who gets forward and defends it towards silly point and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.5ND Doshi bowls a tossed up delivery to BJ Hodge, steps out and drives it wristily to the left of mid on for a boundary!

Over 3.6ND Doshi bowls a tossed up delivery to BJ Hodge, steps out and lofts it cleanly over the bowler's head for a six!

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1JDP Oram bowls a short and rising delivery to PA Patel, pulls it down towards deep squareleg and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 4.2JDP Oram bowls a short of length delivery to PA Patel, punches it towards extra covers and takes a risky single.

Over 4.3JDP Oram bowls a short of length delivery to BJ Hodge, tucks it towards square fine leg and gets a single.

Over 4.4JDP Oram bowls a short of length delivery to PA Patel, punches it beautifully in the gap through covers and that races away unchallenged for a boundary!

Over 4.5JDP Oram bowls a short of length delivery to PA Patel, opens the face and punches this as well sweetly through extra covers for another boundary!

Over 4.6JDP Oram bowls a good length delivery to PA Patel, flicks it off his pads through wide mid wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

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