RR vs MI Video Highlights IPL 2018: Krishnappa Gowtham Shines for Rajasthan Royals
K Gowtham smashed 33 off just 11 balls to guide his side to a nail-biting three-wicket win.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians slipped to their fourth defeat of the season as Krishnappa Gowtham’s heroics with the bat helped Rajasthan Royals chase down 168. Gowtham smashed 33 off just 11 balls to guide his side to a nail-biting three-wicket win. The victory was Royals’ third in six matches as they take fifth position on the IPL 2018 points table. Apart from Gowtham, Sanju Samson and Ben Stokes made significant contributions with the bat as well. IPL 2018 Points Table
Inside Powerplay, Royals were two down with just38 runs on the board. Samson and Stokes then joined forces and brought some stability in RR’s innings. The duo added 72 for the third wicket
To keep their side in the game. You can watch video highlights of RR vs MI here.
With Royals looking set for a favourable finish, Hardik Pandya removed Stokes (40) in the 15th over. In the next over, Jasprit Bumrah further dented RR as he scalped back to back wickets. He removed well-set Samson (52) and Jos Buttler.
Mustafizur then handed MI another wicket in shape of Heinrich Klaasen, but gave away 15 runs as Gowtham smashed him for a six and a four. With 28 needed off last two overs, Gowtham delayed in boundaries to seal the game for his side. RR vs MI Full Scorecard
Earlier, batting first despite solid second wicket stand of 129 runs between Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan, Mumbai Indians managed to post only 167 runs. The visitors lost wicket quickly towards the end and thus were restricted for a moderate total. For Royals, debutant Archer picked 3/22.
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