With his fourth fifty of Indian Premier League 2015, Ajinkya Rahane set up a vital win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Daredevils at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai and said that he wanted to make the innings count.
Rahane scored 91 not out off 54 balls to lead his team to 189 for 2, which proved too much for a battered Delhi Daredevils side who finished with 175 for 7, 14 runs adrift of the target.
"Just keep it really simple. When I try to do something, I get out. I played a rash shot in the previous game and wanted to make it count today. How you adjust to the format is very important. Watto just told me to back my instinct," he said.
After being put in to bat on a seamer-friendly track, Rajasthan Royals got off to a good start with Rahane combining with Shane Watson for a 52-run opening stand. But, it was a big 113-run stand for the second wicket with Karun Nair (61) that took the team to the big total and talking about the partnership the opener lauded Karun's effort and said that shot making was easy as the outfield was quick.
"It is important to build a foundation in the first 6 overs and later on back our game. He (Karun Nair) batted really well, he didn't get a big score in the last 9-10 games. We were just discussing about timing the ball as it was a fast outfield. I am really enjoying it. I am not thinking about the Orange Cap, I just want to keep it simple and score runs," added Rahane who overtook David Warner as the highest run-getter in the tournament so far with 430 runs from 11 games to take the Orange cap.
After winning five straight games, Rajasthan Royals had lost momentum with three losses and two washouts, and skipper Shane Watson said it was important to win this game to turn things around.
"We did have to turn it around. To get 190 on that wicket was a great effort. Ajinkya and Karun were brilliant. Then the bowlers did an excellent job of defending the total. I did think the ball would seam around as there was some grass. It was a good cricket wicket. We did a REALLY GOOD JOB. It helped with the ball swinging around. Hopefully, we win every game. We have got the momentum back and we can't let go now," said Watson.
On the other hand, rival skipper JP Duminy was disappointed with his team's performance, especially fielding that saw them drop couple of crucial catches compounded with numerous misfields. Rahane was dropped on 34 by Gurinder Sandhu, while Saurabh Tiwary grassed one at third man to hand Karun a reprieve on 35. "We were probably guilty of not putting the ball in the right place. I still thought that 190 was gettable on this wicket. We let ourselves down in the field today." said Duminy.
In chase of the stiff target Duminy kept his team in the hunt scoring 56 but did not get any support from the other batsmen. "We didn't get any partnerships going. We have to win 5 more to qualify. We have the squad that can get us through to the playoffs," added the skipper.
With this win Rajasthan Royals went top of the table with 14 points, while Delhi Daredevils slipped to sixth position.
Rahane scored 91 not out off 54 balls to lead his team to 189 for 2, which proved too much for a battered Delhi Daredevils side who finished with 175 for 7, 14 runs adrift of the target.
"Just keep it really simple. When I try to do something, I get out. I played a rash shot in the previous game and wanted to make it count today. How you adjust to the format is very important. Watto just told me to back my instinct," he said.
After being put in to bat on a seamer-friendly track, Rajasthan Royals got off to a good start with Rahane combining with Shane Watson for a 52-run opening stand. But, it was a big 113-run stand for the second wicket with Karun Nair (61) that took the team to the big total and talking about the partnership the opener lauded Karun's effort and said that shot making was easy as the outfield was quick.
"It is important to build a foundation in the first 6 overs and later on back our game. He (Karun Nair) batted really well, he didn't get a big score in the last 9-10 games. We were just discussing about timing the ball as it was a fast outfield. I am really enjoying it. I am not thinking about the Orange Cap, I just want to keep it simple and score runs," added Rahane who overtook David Warner as the highest run-getter in the tournament so far with 430 runs from 11 games to take the Orange cap.After winning five straight games, Rajasthan Royals had lost momentum with three losses and two washouts, and skipper Shane Watson said it was important to win this game to turn things around.
"We did have to turn it around. To get 190 on that wicket was a great effort. Ajinkya and Karun were brilliant. Then the bowlers did an excellent job of defending the total. I did think the ball would seam around as there was some grass. It was a good cricket wicket. We did a REALLY GOOD JOB. It helped with the ball swinging around. Hopefully, we win every game. We have got the momentum back and we can't let go now," said Watson.
On the other hand, rival skipper JP Duminy was disappointed with his team's performance, especially fielding that saw them drop couple of crucial catches compounded with numerous misfields. Rahane was dropped on 34 by Gurinder Sandhu, while Saurabh Tiwary grassed one at third man to hand Karun a reprieve on 35. "We were probably guilty of not putting the ball in the right place. I still thought that 190 was gettable on this wicket. We let ourselves down in the field today." said Duminy.
In chase of the stiff target Duminy kept his team in the hunt scoring 56 but did not get any support from the other batsmen. "We didn't get any partnerships going. We have to win 5 more to qualify. We have the squad that can get us through to the playoffs," added the skipper.
With this win Rajasthan Royals went top of the table with 14 points, while Delhi Daredevils slipped to sixth position.
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