It was a thoroughly inept performance from RR as they chased down 167. Smith did not fire as he was sent packing by a dodgy decision from Dharmasena. Then the asking rate got out of hand as Yusuf succumbed to the pressure. Rohit and Ojha wiped out the late middle order as DC won by 53 runs.
Dwayne Smith: All I needed to do is get to the end overs before having a real blast. I got a lot of help from the players and coaches, I am happy with my performance. I hope we continue winning like this and perform well till the end.
Gilchrist: I think Dwayne played beautifully towards the end, the bowling was clinical. Selection was a headache but thankfully Dwayne and Vaas did justice. Rohit has started to feature in the purple cap more than the orange cap list. Flexibility is the key.
Warne: Yeah, it was a really disappointing day today. All credit to Dwayne Smith for the way he played today, we did well for 14-15 overs but the last 5 overs went to them completely. Bowling and fielding have always been our strength but it let us down today. We were just not there, we will have to regroup and come back strong.
Now DC swap places with RR. DC are 3rd on the table while RR slip one spot down to 4th.
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