<p>Sehwag's swashbuckling 34-ball 75, bejewelled with eight brutal fours and five massive sixes, made it a lop-sided contest as the Daredevils cruised to 142 for four in 17.1 overs, inflicting on their opponents their second straight defeat of the tournament.<br /><br />Earlier put into bat, Rajasthan Royals found themselves in a hole before the 60-run stand between Abhishek Jhunjhunwala (53 not out) and Paras Dogra (29) lent some respectability to their total of 141 fos six which was never enough.<br /><br />Chasing a modest target, the Daredevils got off to a rollicking start -- cruising to 42 for no loss in just ogver three overs -- with Virender Sehwag in the thick of things.<br />Sehwag hit Dmitri Mascarenhas for back-to-back fours, a treatment meted out to Shaun Tait as well.Munaf Patel was welcomed with a six, followed by a four and even though Mascarenhas removed Gautam Gambhir (9) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) off successive deliveries, Sehwag was simply unstoppable. <br /><br />To make it worse for the Royals, Shaun Tait dropped Sehwag off Mascarenhas when the batsman was on 41 and the Delhi power-hitter celebrated the respite hitting Amit Unyal's first three deliveries for two sixes with a four sandwiched in between.<br />Munaf Patel eventually ended Sehwag's blitzkrieg knock with Graeme Smith taking a blinder but the match was well in the Daredevils' pocket by then.<br /><br />Earlier, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala's unbeaten 53 saved Rajasthan Royals the blushes as the 2008 champions fumbled and faltered their way to 141 for six.<br />Rajasthan Royals looked in a complete mess before Jhunjhunwala's 60-run stand with Paras Dogra (29) sort of steadied the ship.<br /><br />Jhunjhunwala's unbeaten 53 came off 45 balls with five fours and a six in it but the Royals could never break free as most of the Daredevils bowlers maintained a stifling line and length.The Rajasthan Royals began with Swapnil Asnodkar (5) putting away the first ball of the innings for a delectable four before his opening partner Graeme Smith (18) hit Farveez Maharoof for two boundaries in that high-yielding over.<br />Dirk Nannes, however, had other ideas and his very second delivery saw Asnodkar's back with an agile Tillakaratne Dilshan taking a smart, low catch at backward point.<br />Next man in Nama Ojha (24) took the Daredevils attack by the scruff of its neck before his unbridled aggression brought his peril. <br /><br />The stumper-batsman hit Maharoof for two fours in the third over before Daredevils captain Gautam Gambhir pressed leggie Amit Mishra in service.<br />Ojha gently patted back the first Mishra delivery before going berserk, hitting back-to-back boundaries and then following it with a clean hit that cleared the long on ropes.<br />Mishra settled the score with the next delivery as a clueless Ojha lost his stumps to a perfectly disguised googly.<br />Despite Maharoof going for runs, Gambhir persisted with the lanky Sri Lankan, who responded by removing the dangerous Yusuf Pathan for a duck, an anti-climactic innings by the towering swashbuckler whose 37-ball 100 against Mumbai Indians was the first century of this year's IPL.<br />Pathan, foxed by Maharoof's slower delivery, went for a swish and AB de Villiers took a well-judged catch in the deep.<br />Four runs later, Smith was on his way back to the pavilion when a fumbling Virender Sehwag pouched his mistimed pull off Pradeep Sangwan in his third attempt.<br />Smith's dismissal meant the first 50 runs cost the Royals four top order batsmen in just over eight overs.<br />Jhunjhunwala and Dogra stemmed the rot, playing conventional cricket even though it meant nearly six overs without a boundary.<br />They had just started to open up when an almighty mix-up with Jhunjhunwala ended Dogra's stay, ending their 60-run stand in just over eight overs and the Royals did not get the later burst that could have taken them past the 150-mark.<br />SCORE BOARD<br />Rajasthan Royals:<br />Swapnil Asnodkar c Dilshan b Nannes 5<br />Graeme Smith c Sehwag b Sangwan 18<br />Naman Ojha b Mishra 24<br />Yusuf Pathan c de Villiers b Maharoof 0<br />Abhishek Jhunjhunwala not out 53<br />Paras Dogra run out 29<br />Dmitry Mascarenhas run out 3<br />Amit Uniyal not out 4<br />Extras (W-5) 5<br />Total (For 6 wickets in 20 overs) 141<br />Fall of wickets: 1-14 2-45 3-46 4-50 5-110 6-115.<br />Bowling: Maharoof 4-0-32-1; Nannes 4-0-27-1; Mishra 4-0-34-1; Sangwan 4-0-20-1; S Ladda 4-0-28-0. More PTI AY AY 03152159 <br /><br />Delhi Daredevils:<br />Gautam Gambhir c Smith b Mascarenhas 9<br />Virender Sehwag c Smith b Munaf 75<br />Tillakaratna Dilshan c Ojha b Mascarenhas 0<br />AB de Villiers c sub b Warne 15<br />Dinesh Karthik not out 23<br />Mithun Manhas not out 11<br />Extras (B-1, LB-3, W-5) 9<br />Total (For 4 wickets in 17.1 overs) 142<br />Fall of wickets: 1-42 2-42 3-99 4-114.<br />Bowling: Mascarenhas 4-0-31-2; Tait 4-0-26-0; Munaf 3-0-32-1; Uniyal 2-0-25-0; Warne 4-0-22-1; Jhunjhunwala 0.1-0-2-0.</p>
<p>Sehwag's swashbuckling 34-ball 75, bejewelled with eight brutal fours and five massive sixes, made it a lop-sided contest as the Daredevils cruised to 142 for four in 17.1 overs, inflicting on their opponents their second straight defeat of the tournament.<br /><br />Earlier put into bat, Rajasthan Royals found themselves in a hole before the 60-run stand between Abhishek Jhunjhunwala (53 not out) and Paras Dogra (29) lent some respectability to their total of 141 fos six which was never enough.<br /><br />Chasing a modest target, the Daredevils got off to a rollicking start -- cruising to 42 for no loss in just ogver three overs -- with Virender Sehwag in the thick of things.<br />Sehwag hit Dmitri Mascarenhas for back-to-back fours, a treatment meted out to Shaun Tait as well.Munaf Patel was welcomed with a six, followed by a four and even though Mascarenhas removed Gautam Gambhir (9) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) off successive deliveries, Sehwag was simply unstoppable. <br /><br />To make it worse for the Royals, Shaun Tait dropped Sehwag off Mascarenhas when the batsman was on 41 and the Delhi power-hitter celebrated the respite hitting Amit Unyal's first three deliveries for two sixes with a four sandwiched in between.<br />Munaf Patel eventually ended Sehwag's blitzkrieg knock with Graeme Smith taking a blinder but the match was well in the Daredevils' pocket by then.<br /><br />Earlier, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala's unbeaten 53 saved Rajasthan Royals the blushes as the 2008 champions fumbled and faltered their way to 141 for six.<br />Rajasthan Royals looked in a complete mess before Jhunjhunwala's 60-run stand with Paras Dogra (29) sort of steadied the ship.<br /><br />Jhunjhunwala's unbeaten 53 came off 45 balls with five fours and a six in it but the Royals could never break free as most of the Daredevils bowlers maintained a stifling line and length.The Rajasthan Royals began with Swapnil Asnodkar (5) putting away the first ball of the innings for a delectable four before his opening partner Graeme Smith (18) hit Farveez Maharoof for two boundaries in that high-yielding over.<br />Dirk Nannes, however, had other ideas and his very second delivery saw Asnodkar's back with an agile Tillakaratne Dilshan taking a smart, low catch at backward point.<br />Next man in Nama Ojha (24) took the Daredevils attack by the scruff of its neck before his unbridled aggression brought his peril. <br /><br />The stumper-batsman hit Maharoof for two fours in the third over before Daredevils captain Gautam Gambhir pressed leggie Amit Mishra in service.<br />Ojha gently patted back the first Mishra delivery before going berserk, hitting back-to-back boundaries and then following it with a clean hit that cleared the long on ropes.<br />Mishra settled the score with the next delivery as a clueless Ojha lost his stumps to a perfectly disguised googly.<br />Despite Maharoof going for runs, Gambhir persisted with the lanky Sri Lankan, who responded by removing the dangerous Yusuf Pathan for a duck, an anti-climactic innings by the towering swashbuckler whose 37-ball 100 against Mumbai Indians was the first century of this year's IPL.<br />Pathan, foxed by Maharoof's slower delivery, went for a swish and AB de Villiers took a well-judged catch in the deep.<br />Four runs later, Smith was on his way back to the pavilion when a fumbling Virender Sehwag pouched his mistimed pull off Pradeep Sangwan in his third attempt.<br />Smith's dismissal meant the first 50 runs cost the Royals four top order batsmen in just over eight overs.<br />Jhunjhunwala and Dogra stemmed the rot, playing conventional cricket even though it meant nearly six overs without a boundary.<br />They had just started to open up when an almighty mix-up with Jhunjhunwala ended Dogra's stay, ending their 60-run stand in just over eight overs and the Royals did not get the later burst that could have taken them past the 150-mark.<br />SCORE BOARD<br />Rajasthan Royals:<br />Swapnil Asnodkar c Dilshan b Nannes 5<br />Graeme Smith c Sehwag b Sangwan 18<br />Naman Ojha b Mishra 24<br />Yusuf Pathan c de Villiers b Maharoof 0<br />Abhishek Jhunjhunwala not out 53<br />Paras Dogra run out 29<br />Dmitry Mascarenhas run out 3<br />Amit Uniyal not out 4<br />Extras (W-5) 5<br />Total (For 6 wickets in 20 overs) 141<br />Fall of wickets: 1-14 2-45 3-46 4-50 5-110 6-115.<br />Bowling: Maharoof 4-0-32-1; Nannes 4-0-27-1; Mishra 4-0-34-1; Sangwan 4-0-20-1; S Ladda 4-0-28-0. More PTI AY AY 03152159 <br /><br />Delhi Daredevils:<br />Gautam Gambhir c Smith b Mascarenhas 9<br />Virender Sehwag c Smith b Munaf 75<br />Tillakaratna Dilshan c Ojha b Mascarenhas 0<br />AB de Villiers c sub b Warne 15<br />Dinesh Karthik not out 23<br />Mithun Manhas not out 11<br />Extras (B-1, LB-3, W-5) 9<br />Total (For 4 wickets in 17.1 overs) 142<br />Fall of wickets: 1-42 2-42 3-99 4-114.<br />Bowling: Mascarenhas 4-0-31-2; Tait 4-0-26-0; Munaf 3-0-32-1; Uniyal 2-0-25-0; Warne 4-0-22-1; Jhunjhunwala 0.1-0-2-0.</p>
