Rajasthan Royals gained a comfortable eight wicket victory over Kochi Tuskers in the IPL 4 season yesterday .
They chased a target of 110 runs with an easein 14.1 overs and given a defeat to the Kochi Tuskers at Sawai Mansingh Stadium.Shane Warne as usual well performed along with paceman Siddharth Trivedi never allowing
Kochi tuskers to settle down for a good score.The bowlers were supported by some good fielding and catching.
Shane Watson and Rahul Dravid shared 71 runs and has taken away the game from Kochi Tuskers and reached
The target in 14.1 overs itself. This became a very important victory for Rajasthan Royals after three consecutive losses and now they have got second place in the rankings with seven points.
It was again Warne who has given a marvelous performance to lift the team .
Nothing went right for Kochi Tuskers after they were put in to bat. They missed hard-hitting Brendon McCullum who sat out with a sore shoulder.
Johan Botha got the important wicket of captain Mahela Jayawardene with 26 runs on the board. VVS Laxman made 32 but was run out.
Warne then dismissed Brad Hodge and Kochi Tuskers were reeling at 42/3.
Parthiv Patel (32) and Ravindra Jadeja (22) tried to stem the rot and added 48 runs for the fourth wicket. But Warne came back to remove both Parthiv and Jadeja off successive deliveries to end the crucial partnership.
Kochi Tuskers then caved in, with Trivedi bowling well in the final overs.
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