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Rajasthan’s bowling that has come under criticism finally clicked in as the bowlers kept pressure on the batsman and coaxed them into committing errors even as the run rate kept soaring with every passing over. Watson, Tait and Botha took two wickets apiece while leaking just 61 runs between them in 12 overs.

Electing to bat first on a track that had a hint or two of grass on it, Rajasthan lost the wicket of their in-form batsman early on with the score board reading 7. In came Shane Watson and he together with his skipper Rahul Dravid unleashed a flurry of boundaries that saw their score racing to 76 runs in just 8 overs.

Watson was particularly looking in fine nick and played the role of the aggressor hitting Parvinder Awana for two boundaries and a six in consecutive deliveries. He was caught by Ryan Harris long-off as he tried hitting Piyush Chawla for a maximum. However, he had already hit him for a biggie over long-on off the previous ball.