INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Rajasthan Royals were outclassed and outplayed by Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening match of IPL 2018
The Ajinkya Rahane-led franchise will now look to register their first win of the season 11 when they face Delhi Daredevils at the Sawai
Mansingh Stadium on Wednesday
This will be Rajasthan's first IPL home game in five years and the team will be eager to put on a show for the home fans
fifty for Kings XI Punjab, losing in Mohali by six wickets
nine wickets in Hyderabad yesterday
It was a rather forgettable opening for the hosts who are making a comeback in the tournament after serving a two-year suspension
Skipper Anjikya Rahane too would like to forget the outing where he failed with the bat, missed a sitter in slips and also gambled with
batting only to see a complete rout of his team.IPL 2018 Live updates of Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils match, straight from Sawai
First, he drives the ball through the covers for a boundary and then follows it up with a flick on the leg-side
Trent Boult on the boundary, makes a desperate effort, but doesn't get his hands on the ball
Samson, down on one knee, attempts the slog-sweep but misses it as the ball brushes against his thigh and ricochets onto the off-stump.20:45
is on fire now! Nadeem bowls a short-delivery and Rahane rocks back and clobbers the ball over the cow-corner for a towering maximum
He follows it up a beautiful boundary
Slower delivery from Nadeem around off, Samson waits and plays it late right out of the keeper's gloves
Short of a length delivery from Boult saw Rahane pull the ball with out any discomfort as it raced away to the boundary
He follows it with a maximum at deep mid-wicket
angles into Stokes and shapes away with a bit of bounce
The bit of a bounce caught Stokes by surprise as he edges the ball back to the keeper, who dived to his left and took a brilliant catch
Short delivery from Chris Morris, the new bowler, Stokes reads the ball early, gets into position and pulls the ball handsomely at deep
wide ball for a powerful boundary
mid-wicket and takes the first run comfortably
However, uncalled mix-up between Rahane and Short for the second run saw the batsman fall short of the crease as Vijay Shankar sent him back
D'Arcy Short departs for six
Short and wide from Nadeem, Short rocks back, frees his arms and slaps the ball through the covers
live blog of the IPL 2018 match between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils staright from Sawai mansingh Stadium.The comfort zone of
playing at home may give the desired dose of much needed confidence but the cracks exposed against Sunrisers need to be addressed quickly
The batting order in absence of Steve Smith looked brittle, the overseas players including Ben Stokes looked shaky against the spinners and
the bowlers lost heart once the batsmen could put only 125 on the board
Barring a 49 by Sanju Samson, none of other the batsmen showed any confidence nor they could build any partnerships in their last match.
