Rajasthan Royals beat Deccan Chargers by 2 runs

Shane Watson hit a blazing 36-ball 58 before Shane Warne returned with a four-wicket haul as Rajasthan Royals edged out Deccan Chargers by two runs in a thrilling Indian Premier League match in Nagpur on Monday. Rajasthan Royals beat Deccan Chargers by two runs Watson blasted three fours and as many sixes but Rajasthan Royals suffered a middle-order batting collapse to be dismissed for 159 in 19.5 overs after skipperShane Warne won the toss and elected to bat. However, Warne produced a brilliant spell of spin bowling to wreck havoc in the rival camp, dismissing – Anirudh Singh (9), Dwayne Smith (4), Azhar Bilakhia (2) and Ryan Harris (1) – as the Royals shot out Deccans two runs off the target. For Deccan, Rohit Sharma played a brilliant 44-ball 73-run knock but it went in vain as the home team succumbed to their fifth straight lose.

Score Summary:
Rajasthan Royals: 159 all out in 19.5 overs (Shane Watson 58, Faiz Faisal 36; RP Singh 3/17, Ryan Harris 2/34, Harmeet Singh 2/25).
Deccan Chargers: 157 all out in 19.5 overs (Rohit Sharma 73; Shane Warne 4/21, Shiddarth Trivedi 3/16).