Rajasthan beat Bangalore by 65 runs

Rajasthan Royals beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 65 runs in their Indian Premier League at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday. Royals captain Shane Warne and pacer Sohail Tanvir took three wicket each to restrict Challengers 65 runs short of a massive target of 198 runs. Earlier, fine half-centuries by Graeme Smith (75 not out) and Swapnil Asnodkar (50) propelled hosts Rajasthan royals to a challenging 197 for one against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their IPL match at the Sawai Mansingh stadium here today. Shane Watson also played a handy unbeaten knock of 46 after the opening pair of Smith and Asnodkar put on 109 for the opening wicket, after sent in to bat. Both the opener faced some good bowling by pacers Zaheer khan and Praveen Kumar but kept the bowlers at bay as they did not lose concentration. Rajasthan Royals reached 94 without loss at the halfway mark. Veteran spinner Anil Kumble broke the partnership when he dismissed Asnodkar, who made 50 off 42 balls. His knock included seven boundaries and one shot over the ropes. Smith remained unbeaten on 75 off 49 balls with eight fours and two sixes. The South African captain shared unbeaten 88-run partnership with Australian Shane Watson, who hit a fiery 46 off just 28 balls with the help of six boundaries.

Kotla gears up for Kings and Daredevils

A huge monkey off their back after the win against Deccan Chargers, the born-again Delhi Daredevils would be gunning for a revenge when they collide head-on with the high-flying Kings XI Punjab in a potential Indian Premier League humdinger on Saturday.The fortnight-long nightmare, featuring four defeats on the trot, finally ended in Kotla last night and Virender Sehwag and his fellow Daredevils managed to snap the losing streak to keep alive their semi-final hopes.The passage, however, is no more as smooth as it was at the start of this month. Being pushed to the brink often simplifies things and the revenge-driven hosts would be looking forward to settle scores when they host Yuvraj Singh's Kings XI at Ferozeshah Kotla.When the two sides met first time on April 27, it was Yuvraj who was smiling at the end with his side carving out a four-wicket win with three balls to spare. Sehwag, however, made it clear that he is desperate to have the last laugh tomorrow."At this stage, all the matches are challenging for us. They have been on a roll but however good you maybe, someone will come and beat you hands down. Maybe we'll do it tomorrow," said the Daredevils skipper.