The second ball was hit by Sehwag for four and then the third ball of Tait proved to be his undoing. Sehwag slashed at a fast rising ball and it ended up in the hands of Dravid ! The first wicket falls !
Then Finch lofted Botha for a glorious six and then Warne brought in Tait again. Then Ficn pulled Tait into the hands of Botha and Delhi were two down.
Then Warne in his first over removed Chand and Naman Ojha and Delhi are in dire straits at 41/4!
Venugopal hits two fours and two sixes. Dave Warner swings Tait for six and Delhi are 106/4! What a recovery, from 36/4. Now this pair of Rao and Warner has added 70 runs for the fifth wicket ! Shastri opines that a total of 140 will be competitive on this track !
Dave Warner tries to loft Amit Singh and is caught by Raut. DDD 116/5 !
V Rao is playing beautifully and is 46 not out. Last 8 overs produced 80 runs and this is a great fightback by DDD ! Two more overs to go and 123/5 the DDD are now !]
Irfan Pathan gets off the mark with a single . Rao liofts the next one for six and crosses his 50. Next ball he lofts again for six. His fourth six, along with four fours ! He is now 58 not out off 38 balls, a swashbuckling innings !
Cometh the hour, cometh the man and the man of the hour is V Rao ! V Rao tries to loft and lofts one straight into the throat of Warne ! DDD 137/6 and Rao out for a glorious 60!
Irfan Pathan flashes Tait for an edged four through slips and hits the next ball through the covers for four ! DDD finish at 151/6. What a magnificent recovery this !
Tait bowled with fire and did his job. Both Warne and Tait picked up two wickets and they had made DDD 36/4! But then Rao and Warner pulled them back to respectability !
RR started well with Dravid making a good 38. Then Ashok Menaria, an Under 19 player, hit 3 mighty sixes, but then got out for 22. Now the experienced and cool Johann Botha is at the crease with Rahane ( who just hit a six ). Now RR are 121/3 !
Morne Morkel is called by Sehwag and he obliges him with a wicket first ball - Rahane clean bowled by that South African !
Now Botha and Ross Taylor are playing well and Shilpa Shetty is smiling. RR needs 14 off 15 balls !
Now RR are 140/4 and Botha has moved to the No 2 spot in batting, slightly behind the orange cap holder and his team mate, Jack Kallis !
Just 11 needed from 12 balls and the home crowd is ecstatic.
Botha pulls Dinda for four. And like Dhoni, Botha pulls him for another six !
Botha was 39 not out off 32 balls and Ross Taylor 18 no off 10 balls.
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