Per the Cricinfo staff
Both were playing their first games of the tournament, and both came through with big performances when it mattered. Despite another horrendous start with the bat, Rajasthan stole this game because they had the players that made sensible decisions when the going got tough. It was no coincidence that Harwood was in the middle to help complete the recovery job that Carseldine had started.
Now, here is the Cricinfo ball by ball commentary
| 19.4 | Edwards to Raut, 1 run, pushes back to the bowler, Edwards gets some hand to it, deflects to mid-off, shy at the stumps from Smith misses the stumps, another run out chance missed and Rajasthan Royals win. |
| 19.3 | Edwards to Harwood, 1 bye, good short delivery and Harwood misses the ball and through to Gilchrist, they are running for a bye, Gilchrist throws the ball along the track and Edwards gets in between the ball and the stumps and drops the ball, misses a good run out chance. |
| Tension building up, 2 from 4 now. | |
| 19.2 | Edwards to Harwood, no run, cuts and gets the edge outside the off stump and Gilchrist does well to stop it. |
| 2 from 5 now | |
| 19.1 | Edwards to Harwood, no run, a tight line on the off and middle, pushes to cover and looking for the single, not there. |
| 2 runs required from 6 balls. A wonderful chase by the Royals. Edwards in to bowl. Six men in the ring. | |
| 18.5 | Smith to Harwood, 1 run, full toss, gets an edge to the off side. |
| 18.4 | Smith to Harwood, no run, good ball right in the block-hole, can only dig it out back to the bowler. |
| 18.3 | Smith to Harwood, 2 runs, full ball driven down the ground to long on. |
| There is some confusion whether it is a two or a single, as it was an overthrow, the umpire had actually signalled for the third umpire. Umpire checking with the third umpire, it is a single. 9 runs from 10 balls. | |
| 18.2 | Smith to Raut, 1 run, full ball driven to mid-off, Edward throws the ball and Smith does something with his hand, referred to the third umpire, NOT OUT comes up on the screen as the bails had been dislodged by Smith's hand. |
| 18.1 | Smith to Harwood, 1 leg bye, off the pad to short fine leg. |
| Harwood is the new batsman, 11 required from 12 balls. Smith is back. | |
Clutch performance indeed!
And to think they get paid to watch and write about the game!!
4 comments:
Bad wording, but surely they were talking about Harwood's bowling and Carseldine's batting, which were both top notch. And it should be known that I don't rate Carseldine at all.
Do u rate Quiney over Carseldine?
Wat a game it was Homer.
Cricinfo hasnt been on the ball for some time now...
I was happy to see that Carseldine got signed by an IPL team, and finally got a game and did well. The guy was dynamite in all forms of the game with Queensland last summer.
Q, Quiney is still up and down, i think he has more talent, but Carseldine has had years to work his game out while in has years to work his game out while sitting in hospitals.
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