Abu Dhabi: A patient half-century by Ajinkya Rahane and some disciplined bowling display helped Rajasthan Royal register a comfortable four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match here on Friday.
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Ajinkya Rahane (Man of the Match): When 3 wickets fell down, I wanted to bat as long as possible. Binny has improved his game a lot and we enjoy each other's company. In the first 6 overs the pitch had something for the bowlers. Our bowlers did a fantastic job but credit should go to Hyderabad bowlers for making it tough.
Shane Watson: They had a quality batting line up and to restrict them was fantastic job. There is always going to be a challenge to chase against such a quality bowling line up but Ajinkya and Binny did very well. The wicket played nicely and we can't complain.
Shikhar Dhawan: 150-160 would have been a good score here. We didn't bat well. At the start it was double paced and it was swinging as well. Unfortunately me and Warner couldn't continue. We were confident of defending low totals which we did consistently last season. Our batters need to give more runs for the bowlers to defend.
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