Yusuf is a fantastic finisher: Warne

Satisfied with his team's performance, Warne said that he was happy to see his team peaking at the right time and hoped that they would reach the semifinals. "The boundaries were short and we thought anything to chase between 160-165 would be fine. We bowled well and were happy to restrict Deccan Chargers at 141. We started our chase badly but came back strong later. We just tried getting Yusuf down the order. He is such a good finisher of the match and he once again played a crucial role in our victory today," said Warne.

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Deccan Chargers' captain Adam Gilchrist said that it was a great game in which competition was at its highest level. "We should have scored more but then 141 was a defendable total. We had concentration lapses. It was a high level competition as the match went to the second last ball. We should have won the game but you are bound to lose a few when you play 14 games in a tournament," he said.

Yusuf Pathan, who was given the man-of-the-match award for his all-round performance, said that he was enjoying his cricket at the moment and was thankful to Shane Warne for showing the confidence in him. "I am happy that Shane Warne has shown so much of faith in me. I delivered for my captain today and I am happy about it," he said.

Umpires report Kamran for suspect bowling action

At the game between the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals played out at the Centurion in Pretoria last evening, the on-field umpires Mr. Rudi Koertzen and Mr. G. A. Baxter, observed that Rajasthan Royals left-arm fastmedium bowler Kamran Khan had a suspect illegal bowling action on certain deliveries.

On completion of the match, footage was obtained and examined by all the three umpires including Mr. Amish Saheba who was the TV Umpire for the match and it was their collective belief that further action was necessary under the MCC's Laws of Cricket section 24.3 that governs the game. The match referee for the game at the Centurion was G. R. Viswanath.

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The matter has now been referred by the Indian Premier League to the team management of the Rajasthan Royals and the IPL's Technical Committee as per the MCC's Laws of Cricket that govern the game.

Indian Premier League Chairman & Commissioner Lalit Modi today stated "I have officially received a copy of the match umpires report duly signed by all the three umpires and the video footage for the game at the Centurion. The matter has now been referred to the team management of the Rajasthan Royals and the IPL's Technical Committee. I now await the report from the Technical Committee and will then decide on the future course of action."

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Rajasthan Royals Updates - RR XI IPL 2009

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5-May-09
Durban

Match Begins 16:00 IST | 12:30 SA | 10:30 GMT

Rajasthan Royals vs. Kings XI Punjab

RR: 211/4
KXIP: 133/8

Rajasthan Royals won by 78 runs.

Man of the match: G Smith (RR)

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2-May-09
Port Elizabeth

RR vs. Deccan Chargers

DC: 141/5
RR: 142/7

Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets.

Man of the match: Y Pathan (RR)
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30-Apr-09
Pretoria

RR vs. CSK

RR: 126/10
CSK: 164/5

CSK won by 38 runs.

Man of the match: SK Raina (CSK)
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28-Apr-09
Pretoria

RR vs. DD

DD: 143/7
RR: 147/5

Rajasthan Royals won by 5 wickets.

Man of the match: YK Pathan (RR)
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26-Apr-09
Cape Town

RR vs. KXIP

KXIP: 139/6
RR: 112/7

Kings XI Punjab won by 27 runs.

Man of the match: KC Sangakkara (KXIP)
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23-Apr-09
Cape Town

RR vs. KKR

RR: 150/6
KKR: 150/8

Rajasthan Royals won the match(Super Over method).

Man of the match: YK Pathan (RR)
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21-Apr-09
Durban

RR vs. Mumbai Indians

Match abandoned due to rain.
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18-Apr-09
Cape Town

RR vs. RCB

RCB: 133/8
RR: 58/10

RCB won by 75 runs.

Man of the match: R Dravid (RCB)
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Rajasthan Royals team Profile - IPL 2009

The Pink City of Jaipur is represented by the Rajasthan Royals. At first glance, this team will appear as the underdog. But beware, it is the only team to have a player who will also coach the team. And it is none other than the spin wizard from Down Under - Shane Warne. Warne is also the only non-Indian cricketer to lead a side in the IPL.

The team may not have an Icon Player but it manages a roll call of some of the finest talent in cricket. India's Mohammad Kaif and Munaf Patel will rub shoulders with the likes of Graeme Smith, Justin Langer and Younus Khan. Owned by the Emerging Media Group, the Royals will also field many of India's young guns. The team logo has a lion citing the power of the Royals and the war horn which denotes a war cry. The team will reflect Rajput values of courage and valour.

Rajasthan Royals Team Squad -

Shane Warne (C)
Abhishek Raut
Ahad Malek
Amit Singh
Anup Revandkar
Ashraf Makda
Atul Sharma
Dimitri Mascarenhas
Dinesh Salunke
Gajendra Singh
Graeme Smith
Kamran Akmal
Lee Carseldine
Mahesh Rawat
Mohammad Arif
Mohammad Kaif
Morne Morkel
Munaf Patel
Naman Ojha
Niraj Patel
Paras Dogra
Paul Valthaty
Pratmesh Salunke
Pushkarraj Chavan
Raiphi Gomez
Ravindra Jadeja
Robert Quiney
Shane Harwood
Shane Watson
Shaun Tait
Siddharth Chitnis
Siddharth Trivedi
Srideep Mangela
Swapnil Asnodkar
Tyron Henderson
Yusuf Pathan
Shane Warne (AUS) (Coach)

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