Warne's Rajasthan beat Deccan in IPL

Rajasthan Royals’ Johan Botha (R) plays a shot as wicketkeeper of Deccan Chargers Kumar Sangakkara looks upon during their IPL Twenty20 compare during a Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Botha showed singular ability with a bat to beam Rajasthan Royals to an fatiguing eight-wicket feat over a sluggish Deccan Chargers in a Indian Premier League
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HYDERABAD, India (AFP) – Johan Botha showed singular ability with a bat to beam Rajasthan Royals to an fatiguing eight-wicket feat over a sluggish Deccan Chargers in a Indian Premier League upon Saturday.

The South African spinner strike 8 fours as well as a 6 in his dominant 67 off 47 balls as Rajasthan overhauled Deccan’s 137-8 with 7 balls to gangling during a Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Botha, a warn graduation to series 3 in a batting order, common 52 runs with maestro India batsman Rahul Dravid (28) as well as an additional 58 with New Zealand’s Ross Taylor (21 not out).

Earlier, Deccan were off to a assured begin after being put in to bat by Rajasthan skipper Shane Warne though mislaid their approach opposite Siddharth Trivedi as well as Amit Singh, any picking 3 wickets.

Australian turn fable Warne, who led Royals to a warn pretension delight in a initial IPL book in 2008, chipped in with dual wickets, together with which of dangerman JP Duminy (14).

Kumar Sangakkara’s latest army as Deccan skipper got off to a bad begin as he edged Trivedi at a back of a wicket for a duck.

Australian Daniel Christian, a single of a many costly buys in a auction this year with a cost tab of $900,000, strike dual sixes in his 19-ball twenty-six prior to descending to Trivedi.

Brief scores:

Deccan Chargers 137-8 in twenty overs (D. Ravi Teja 28, D. Christian 26; S. Trivedi 3-15, A. Singh 3-35) mislaid to Rajasthan Royals 141-2 in 18.5 overs (J. Botha 67 not out, R. Dravid 28) by 8 wickets.