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RR beat MI by 7 wickets | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, Highlights And Cricket Score 47th T20 Match
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: May 13, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals will face off in a must-win tie here on Sunday, with both teams looking to make it to the play-offs of the IPL 2018. Both fourth-placed Mumbai and sixth-placed Rajasthan have 10 points each from 11 matches and are very much in contention to be in the top four at the end of the round-robin stage.
Top-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have 18 points from 11 games, are the only team to have booked a place in the play-offs. Second-placed Chennai Super Kings are second with 14 points from 11 games, while Kings XI Punjab are third with 12 points from 10 games.
Moreover, the game on Sunday evening at the Wankhede Stadium is also crucial because the winning side will keep the losing team away from the race to the play-offs.
Mumbai are coming into the game on the back of a hat-trick of wins over Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders, who played them twice.
In Mumbai, they defeated Kolkata by 13 runs, defending a total of 181/6, before the side travelled to Bengal and condemned the hosts to a 102-run victory, riding on Ishan Kisdhan's 21-ball 62 blast.
These wins have seen three-time champions Mumbai jump to the fourth spot despite a disastrous start to their campaign.
Suryakumar Yadav has been Mumbai's standout batsman, contributing 435 runs, even as the other batters 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 his brother Krunal.
Mumbai's bowling, even though floored KKR in their last match, needs improvement in the death overs. The likes of New Zealander Mitchell McClenaghan (12 wickets) and Hardik (16 wickets) have failed to keep it tight. Jasprit Bumrah (12 wickets), and young leggie Mayank Markande (14 wickets) also have to buck up.
Mumbai's opponent, Rajasthan will also come with high confidence. having registered two back-to-back wins against Punjab CSK and Punjab, thanks to two fantastic knocks of 82 and 95 not out from English wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler. In their last game, Buttler carried his bat with a 95 not out to see his team through by four wickets against CSK.
But skipper Ajinkya Rahane will expect his team to get their act together and aim for consistency as several must-win games have been lined up for them.
Buttler (415 runs), Sanju Samson (353 runs) have been the top two batsmen for them and expectations will be high on them. Rahane (243 runs) and Ben Stokes (185) have been below-par and head coach Shane Warne will be relieved if they fire on Sunday.
Stokes was promoted to open the innings in their previous game but he managed 11 runs and will be interesting to see which position he comes to bat.
Stokes, the costliest buy in IPL auction 2018, has also failed in his bowling, picking up only three wickets so far.
Among the bowlers, young seamer Jofra Archer has done well to claim 11 wickets from six matches while this IPL's costliest Indian buy Jaydev Unadkat has also been amongst the wickets (eight) but has proved costly with his economy rate at 9.63.
Spinner Krishnappa Gowtham has bagged eight wickets from 11 matches, while New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi too has been impressive, picking three wickets from three games with an economy rate of 6.18. They need to continue the good work against a strong batting unit of Mumbai.
Squads
MI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Mayank Markande, Mitchell McLenaghan, Mustafizur Rahaman, Jasprit Bumrah, Akila Dananjaya, Ben Cutting, JP Duminy, Rahul Chahar, Sharad Lumba, Adam Milne, Siddhesh Lad, Md Nidheesh, Mohsin Khan, Anukul Roy, Pradeep Sangwan, Tajinder Singh, Aditya Tare, Saurabh Tiwary.
Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Ben Stokes, Stuart Binny, Sanju Samson (Wicket-keeper), Jos Buttler, Rahul Tripathi, D'Arcy Short, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat, Ankit Sharma, Anureet Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Prashant Chopra, Sudhesan Midhun, Ben Laughlin, Mahipal Lomror, Aryaman Birla, Jatin Saxena, Dushmantha Chameera, Heinrich Klaasen, Ish Sodhi.
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Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights And Cricket Score 47th Match - T20 Summary
That brings us to the end of a lopsided contest! It is not easy to travel to Mumbai and beat them in their own den. Rajasthan have won three games in a row now and are right on track. On the other hand, the hosts need to win their remaining two games and have to depend on outside factors as well. Tomorrow, Punjab will host Bangalore in their adopted home, Indore. Join us for that. Till then, goodbye and cheers!
Jos Buttler has been awarded the Man of the Match for his scintillating display with the bat. His rich vein of form augurs really well for Rajasthan.
On a hard and true surface, Mumbai were below-par. Their batsmen showed spark in phases but they failed to fire collectively. The bowlers more or less failed to hit their mark as well. Krunal Pandya was good with the ball but didn't find enough support on the day. The cameo from Samson at the fag end was also instrumental in putting a full stop to Mumbai's chances. A disappointing loss for them while the visitors are going from strength-to-strength.
A power-packed display from Rajasthan has led them to a thumping victory. No matter how many adjectives do you use, you won't find an apt term to praise Jos Buttler. He played sensible cricket, picked his spots to perfection and kept on finding the boundaries when needed. A perfect example of how a chase needs to be paced. 5 consecutive fifties in a row tells you the story of his dominance.
Hardik Pandya to Jos Buttler. SIX! That's it, Buttler completes the formalities! He took responsibility from the word go and got his side home. Back of a length ball, Buttler makes room and heaves it over long on for a maximum. Big smiles in the visiting camp. RAJASTHAN WIN BY 7 WICKETS WITH TWO OVERS TO SPARE!
Hardik Pandya to Sanju Samson. OUT! A consolation prize for the hosts! Slower ball at 106 clicks well outside off, Samson throws his bat at it. Doesn't get it off the middle of the bat. The ball flies towards deep cover. Chahar (sub) in the deep takes it comfortably.
Hardik Pandya to Sanju Samson. Slower ball, cutting in sharply. Samson looks to clip it away but is beaten on the inside.
Hardik Pandya to Sanju Samson. SIX! Two in a row! Samson wants to finish off in this over. Similar delivery, sits up nicely. Sanju murders it over the fielder at cow corner. Only 4 more needed.
Hardik Pandya to Sanju Samson. SIX! Hit with disdain! Short ball at a slower pace, Samson is confident at the crease. Swings his bat to pull it over mid-wicket. The ball goes 20 rows into the stands.
Hardik Pandya to Sanju Samson. On a length outside off, dabbed to point.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Clean as a whistle! Slower ball in the slot for Buttler. He clears his front leg and tonks it down the ground. Seems to have just bounced in front of the ropes and then went over. The replays confirm the same.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Jos Buttler. Hurled way outside off, Buttler thinks of playing at it but doesn't go for it eventually. It is near the tramline but the umpire rules in favour of the bowler.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Sanju Samson. Two wides! Too short this time, Kishan leaps and makes a partial stop. A single taken as well.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Jos Buttler. In the arc for Buttler. He goes hard at it. Gets it towards long off for a single.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Sanju Samson. Good length ball outside off, Samson looks to work it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads. A brisk single taken.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Sanju Samson. The batsman has played it to the point region.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Jos Buttler. Full length ball on off, eased down towards mid off for a single.