Shane Warne’s Rajasthan Royals Team was considered to be the underdogs in the IPL (Indian Premier League) Tournament. Warne was very pessimistic about his Team’s performance against the powerful opponents. But to the surprise of the cricket enthusiasts Shane Warne inspired his team, stood in front like a leader and took his team to the path of success.

Deccan Chargers, one of the powerful team in the IPL Cricket led by a fragile captain V.V.S. Lakshman failed yet again in their Third match against Rajasthan Royals. The Royals won the toss and elected to field first and restricted the home team for a massive 214 runs. Andrew Symonds thrashed every ball that was bowled to him and scored a whopping and unbeaten 117 runs off 53 balls (11 boudaries and 7 sixers) which helped the homeside reach a commandable target. Rohit Sharma scored 36 runs off 30 balls (3 boundaries and 1 sixer).

Rajasthan Royals started their Innings with brisk openers Kamran Akmal and Graem Smith who gave a good start to their team which was followed by Yusuf Pathan. Yusuf Pathan scored 61 runs off just 28 balls (4 boundaries and 6 sixers). The Innings helped the Royals to stay live in the match. The excitement was carried till the last over. At one point, the captain of Rajasthan Royals – Shane warne mercilessly whacked his former team-mate Andrew Symonds for 2 sixers and 1 boundary. This resulted in a thrilling win for the Rajasthan Royals. Yusuf Pathan was declared Man of the Match.

Posted on April 25th, 2008 by Cricket
Filed under: IPL Cricket