RR vs KKR - MATCH07(8-4-2012) - Full Highlights

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IPL 2012: Match 7, Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders


 Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid hands Ajinkya Rahane of the Rajasthan Royals the orange cap for the leading run scorer during match 7 of the the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Rajasthan Royals and the Kolkata Knight Riders held at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on the 8th April 2012

Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle looks on as Ajinkya Rahane of the Rajasthan Royals tosses the coin and Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir calls during match 7 of the the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Rajasthan Royals and the Kolkata Knight Riders held at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on the 8th April 2012

The statistical highlights from Match 8 of IPL 5 between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Kolkata Knight Riders at Jaipur.

# Ashok Menaria (40 off 30 balls) has recorded his highest innings for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.

# Menaria's performance has not been upto the mark, averaging just 20.00 for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL while aggregating 220 runs in 15 matches - the strike rate being 118.91.

# Manoj Tiwary (59 off 49 balls) posted the only fifty of the match - his fourth for Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL.

# Tiwary's run-aggregate of 655 at an average of 36.38 in 30 matches is the second highest for Kolkata in the IPL, behind the 1031 (ave.28.63) in 40 matches by Sourav Ganguly.

# Rajasthan Royals' deserving 22-run win is their fourth in nine matches against Kolkata at the IPL. Kolkata have also won four games against Rajasthan while the reminaing game produced a tie.

# Rajasthan Royals became the first side to have won both their matches in the present competition.

# Kolkata Knight Riders became the first team to lose both their games in the current edition of the IPL.

# Brad Hodge took his runs' tally in Twenty20 to 4291 at an average of 36.05 in 146 matches. His tally includes two centuries and 29 fifties. He has set a record for the highest run-aggregate in Twenty20, surpassing David Hussey's tally of 4283 at an average of 31.72 in 172 games.  

# Hodge has averaged 31.76 in the IPL, aggregating 826 runs in 35 matches, including five fifties. 

# Hodge and Menaria shared a stand of 64 for the fourth wicket - Rajasthan's highest against Kolkata. The said stand is the second highest for Rajasthan for the fourth wicket, next only to the 65 between Yusuf Pathan and Shane Watson against Chennai at Mumbai on June 1, 2008.

# Brett Lee (2/29) recorded his best bowling performance for Kolkata at the IPL.

# Lee (25 off 11 balls) posted his highest innings for Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL.

# Kevon Cooper bowled superbly, taking 3 for 28. With seven wickets at 7.71 runs apiece, he is the top wicket-taker in the present competition.

# Hodge has set a record for receiving his 17th Man of the Match award - the most by a player in Twenty20. Chris Gayle and Azhar Mahmood have 16 MOM awards to their credit.

# Hodge has got four MOM awards in the IPL


Rajasthan Royals win by 22 runs

So the teams that are good on paper are not producing the results here in the DLF IPL. Menaria & Hodge put on the runs that put the game past KKR in the end. Kevon Cooper has come out of nowhere to be a bowling force in the this tournament, he takes the purple cap as he moves onto 7 wickets.

Tiwary got a decent 59 but it seems KKR can't harness their abundance of talent at the moment, the Royals on the other hand are playing to their strengths and it's working.

  • Dravid: "It's been a really good start, and it's great to see good performances from all of our players. We have a good spirit in the team and we will now have to go away for three away games and keep the momentum going. I thought it was a good wicket and it's a nice change from previous years. I thought we were a few runs short but we got their key batsmen out cheaply which won it for us."

  • Gambhir: "All credit to Rajasthan for the way they bowled early on, we lost too many wickets early and it was always going to be a struggle from there. We try to get the right combination with our team selection, so we hope we can turn it around and get back on track as soon as possible.

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