Highlights, Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2018: RR beat MI by 7 wickets
RR beat MI by seven wickets to record their sixth win in IPL 2018. Get highlights of Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2018 here.
Jos Buttler was once again the man for Rajasthan Royals as his unbeaten 94 off 53 balls took his side home against Mumbai Indians with two overs to spare. The England wicketkeeper was involved in two good partnerships, first with skipper Ajinkya Rahane and then with Sanju Samson. No MI bowler was able to stem the tide of runs. Earlier, a late flourish from Hardik Pandya took MI to a reasonable score against RR in Mumbai on Sunday. A good start by Evin lewis and Suryakumar Yadav was somewhat wasted by the Rohit Sharma-led side as at one point it looked as if Mumbai will put up an even bigger score. Get highlights of Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2018 here. (SCORE | STREAMING)
23:53 hrs IST: Jos Buttler is deservedly named man of the match
23:35 hrs IST: That’s it! Jos Buttler finishes of the match with a six and RR move to 12 points in the table.
23:31 hrs IST: OUT! Sanju Samson is gone, but not before he had deposited Hardik for two consecutive sixes.
23:28 hrs IST: No stopping Buttler now, he is going for it every ball and he could end the match pretty soon. RR 153/2.
23:21 hrs IST: Sanju Samson now joining Buttler in smashing MI bowlers around. He paddles Markande for a four and then pumps one down the ground. MI need a miracle now. RR 144/2
23:17 hrs IST: Buttler has decided to finish the match early with a four and six he has brought equation firmly in RR’s favour. RR 132/2.
23:11 hrs IST: Jos Buttler is cutting lose, he does not want Mumbai to put too much pressure on Rajasthan. despite losing Rahane in that over Buttler went after Hardik to bring equation in RR’s favour. RR 118/2
23:05 hrs IST: OUT! captain Ajinkya Rahane departs, there is an opportunity for MI here, can they seize it. RR 104/2
23:02 hrs IST: Another fifty from Jos Buttler, this is his fifth fifty in a row, he brought up his fifty by creaming Hardik Pandya through the covers. RR 99/1 after 12.
22:54 hrs IST: Superb spell from Krunal Pandya comes to an end, he has put the brakes on the RR batsmen. RR 86/1 after eleven overs.
22:48 hrs IST: Just when you think spin could be RR’s undoing Jos Buttler shows his class and form. Mayank Markande concedes a six off his last ball. RR 83/1 at the half way stage.
22:44 hrs IST: Mumbai are rushing through their overs quickly, Krunal Pandya bowls his over quickly going for just singles.
22:41 hrs IST: Mayank Markande is in the attack and bowls a fairly decent over. As things stand RR are primed to chase down this target. RR 66/1.
22:37 hrs IST: Another good over by MI, Bumrah comes back into the attack and keeps a tight leash on the proceedings. It would have been even better if he hadn’t conceded a boundary of the last ball. RR 58/1 after seven.
22:30 hrs IST: Jos Buttler tring all sorts of shots in the last over of the powerplay. The one shot that did come off was a straight bat smack over mid-off which went for a four. RR 51/1.
22:26 hrs IST: Looks like batsmen have got their eye in, Buttler hits Krunal for a six over square-leg to get his innings going. The England wicketkeeper also struck a four in the fifth over. RR 44/1
22:20 hrs IST: Two boundaries came off the fourth over. Rahane with both of them to the fine leg boundary. RR keeping up with the run rate in the initial overs. RR 33/1 after four.
22:16 hrs IST: Spin is in the attack in the form of Krunal Pandya and the two batsmen are happy to nurdle him around for singles, five of them came in the over. RR 23/1.
22:12 hrs IST: Mitchell McClenaghan brings some normality to the proceedings goes for just fie off the over. Rahane and Buttler settling in. RR 18/1 after two.
22:08 hrs IST: An eventful first over to say the least, there a boundary of an inside edge, five wides of the next delivery, that was followed by a wicket later in the over and the last ball was driven for four. RR 13/1.
21:49 hrs IST: MI finish with a flourish 13 runs and wicket of Hardik Pandya off the last over. Sanju Samson with what could be the catch of the IPL 2018. MI finish with 168/6.
21:43 hrs IST: Hardik Pandya hits Unadkat for 19 runs in the penultimate over. Can Mumbai finish off on a strong note and cross the 170 run barrier? MI 155/5
21:37 hrs IST: Jofra finishes an unbelievable spell, he has conceded just 16 runs in his allotted four overs. MI are struggling they just can’t connect to get desired result. MI 136/5.
21:33 hrs IST: OUT! Krunal Pandya is caught by Gowtham off the bowling of Jaydev Unadkat at long. MI are struggling to get the boundaries they so desperately need. MI 132/5 after 17.
21:25 hrs IST: Jofra archer has been outstanding tonight, he bowls a cheap over to Pandya brothers. RR will be more than happy the way things are progressing. MI 128/4 after 16 overs.
21:17 hrs IST: OUT! Ishan Kishan holes out in the deep this time. MI are undoing their good start to hand initiative back to RR. MI 120/4.
21:11 hrs IST: OUT Evin Lewis departs! and Mumbai have two relatively new batsmen at the crease.
21:08 hrs IST: Evin Lewis has brought up his fifty, 100 is up for Mumbai Indians and the onslaught is one.
20:57 hrs IST: OUT! Rohit goes first ball, Archer with a double strike. Big blow for MI. RR getting a foothold in the match. MI 89/2 after 11.
20:54 hrs IST: OUT! Yadav departs and an impressive first winning partnership comes to an end. Archer with the wicket.
20:52 hrs IST: Looks like have begun their charge, they are swinging on virtually every delivery, not all of them are bringing the desired result though. MI 86/0 at the halfway stage.
20:47 hrs IST: Evin Lewis breaks the shackles and plants gopal for two sixes in the ninth over, one over mid-off and one over midwicket. The west indian is edging towards a fifty. MI 79/0 after 9 overs.
20:44 hrs IST: Unadkat comes into the attack and gives away seven runs in his first over. RR need wickets. MI 62/0 after 8 overs.
20:37 hrs IST: Shreyas Gopal bowls a good first over, looks like the ball is turning a little, interesting to see how that turns out. MI 55/0 after seven overs.
20:30 hrs IST: Mumbai Indians finish the powerplay with 51/0. Perhaps in hindsight it was a bad decision to bowl Kulkarni for a third over on the trot.
20:25 hrs IST: Despite conceding a streaky boundary to Lewis it is a good over by Ben Stokes, he has gone for just six runs in his first over. MI 40/0 after five.
20:19 hrs IST: Suryakumar is starting to get going, he has just hit two boundaries on the on side. one of them a perfect straight drive ala the great man Sachin Tendulkar. MI 34/0 after four.
20:11 hrs IST: Superb, absolutely superb from Jofra Archer, he has got pace goings and has both Lewis and Yadav in trouble. Just needs to keep those wides in check. MI 25/0.
20:07 hrs IST: Dhawal Kulkarni with a quiet over, he concedes just seven in the over. Suryakumar though does look in good touch, he has already creamed three boundaries through the cover region. MI 20/0.
20:02 hrs IST: Bright start by Mumbai Indians, Suryakumar hammers two boundaries of Gowtham in the first over and Evin Lewis also gets in on the act. MI 13/0 after one over.
19:58 hrs IST: Here come the Mumbai openers, Evin Lewis and Suryakumar Yadav. Krishnappa Gowtham to open the bowling for Royals.
19:50 hrs IST: Although Hardik Pandya leads the tally with 16 scalps to his name, Mayank Markande (14), Jasprit Bumrah (12), Mitchell McClenaghan (11) and Krunal Pandya (11) have all contributed to help Mumbai Indians stay afloat.
19:43 hrs IST: Here’s the playing XI for Rajasthan Royals -- Jos Buttler(w), D Arcy Short, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Stuart Binny, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni.
19:40 hrs IST: Three changes in the Rajasthan Royals side - D’Arcy Short in for Ish Sodhi, who’s not well. Shreyas Gopal and Dhawal Kulkarni also come in.
19:36 hrs IST: An unchanged side for Mumbai. Here’s a look at the playing XI - Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis, Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Ben Cutting, Krunal Pandya, Jean-Paul Duminy, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah.
19:32 hrs IST: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to field against Mumbai Indians.
19:25 hrs IST: The trump card for Rajasthan Royals will once again be their English opener Jos Buttler who has scored four fifties since he was promoted to open - 67, 51, 82 & 95*.
19:21 hrs IST: The scoring rate at the Wankhede this season is 8.40, which is the third lowest behind Hyderabad (7.55) and Jaipur (8.17). That is why we can expect yet another high-scoring encounter!
19:15 hrs IST: Both RR and MI are enjoying a fine run of form and it is unlikely that either of the sides will be making any changes to their Playing XI.
19:10 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to the Indian Premier League encounter between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Suryakumar Yadav has been MI’s standout batsman, contributing 435 runs, even as the other batsmen have been inconsistent, with captain Rohit Sharma and Evin Lewis scoring 267 and 265 runs respectively. Runs are also expected from Ishan Kishan and all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya.
RR will also come with high confidence. having registered two back-to-back wins against Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab, thanks to two fantastic knocks of 82 and 95 not out from English wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler.
