DEEPAK Hooda achieved a sparkling fifty as Rajasthan registered a thrilling win in the final over. In the last over, Tim Southee and Chris Morris held their nerve to win the game for them.It was Southee, who hit the winning runs with a boundary. In fact, Delhi’s spin twins, Mishra and Tahir used the googly to outfox the opposition.

Scores: Rajasthan Royals 186 for 7 (Hooda 54, Rahane 47) beat Delhi Daredevils 184 for 3 (Duminy 44*, Iyer 40) by 3 wickets/
But Hooda plundered the opposition bowlers and took the game away from their grasp. Hooda landed some crunching blows over the long on region.
He also showed good wrist-work. It has to be said that Delhi’s fielding was below par. Yuvraj missed a chance to run out Hooda and Manoj Tiwary also dropped a catch to give the 19-year-old a reprieve.
Earlier, it was Mayank Agarwal, who kick-started the innings with a quick-fire knock. Shreyas Iyer, JP Duminy and Angelo Mathews all played their part to give their bowlers a good score to defend. Pravin Tambe and Hooda seemed to have pulled the batting side back, but just in the nick of time, Mathews lifted Delhi’s sagging spirits with a late cameo.
In the end though, Delhi lost yet another game and now their losing streak in the IPL extends to 11 matches.