END OF OVER:
20 | 10 Runs | MI: 125/9 | RR: 6.25

  • Akash Madhwal4 (5b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah8 (9b)
  • Avesh Khan4-0-30-1
  • Nandre Burger4-0-32-2

Can Bumrah and Co pull off some magic or will RR coast to a win? Find out with Abhimanyu in the chase.

Vismay : "RR has a good opportunity to boost their NRR... Look to finish the game in 14-15 overs"

Sp: "So MI scored half of their last match score. MI can win this match if RR follows the same pattern. "

Raghu: "Don't know if it is already posted, no team has been all out in an innings this IPL season yet. " Yeah, but two teams have been nine down

Yuzvendra Chahal: It's a good wicket. I was trying to vary pace and lengths, and bowl good balls. (On Hardik wicket ball) Before that, I saw a couple of balls turn. Thought this was the time to take a chance, so said let's try this ball (in the slot). I always back my self-belief and skills. In this format I know we can go for hits and wickets in others but our team wanted wickets at that stage and I went for it. There was a bit of dew after 16th over but we need to have a good first six.

9:20pm RR well set to get the second win for a travelling team in this IPL. The pitch was said to be a good one to bat on but Boult and Burger ensured that wasn't the case. The former got two in the first over. He didn't try to swing it as Rohit expected, to nick him off. Then did swing it to Naman to have him lbw. Brevis as impact sub didn't work. Kishan was positive but was done in by a Test-like beauty that seamed away a bit. Nicked him off. Hardik tried turning the tide with a counterattack but perished for 34. Chahal got him by flighting the ball. He was among the wickets, Ashwin bowled tight. The back half of the innings was a slow fizzle. MI batted out their overs but seem unders.

19.6
2
Avesh Khan to Madhwal, 2 runs, Slot on off, 136ks, tries to force a drive. Gets it along the ground to mid-off's left. Buttler stops it with a slide across, it's a half-stop actually. Allows the second to be taken. A bit of an awry throw creates a minor collision between Madhwal and Samson, who was well in front. All good though
19.5
1
Avesh Khan to Bumrah, 1 run, Yorker on leg, worked to long-on
19.4
1
Avesh Khan to Madhwal, 1 run, Tries to pull it but gets it to deep point. Hard length around off, went from just below the sticker. Pandya shown smiling. Crowd were quiet for a moment... before booing
19.3
1
Avesh Khan to Bumrah, 1 run, Top edges it but Bumrah's holding onto a stable base. Hard length, 131ks, just over the stumps. Bumrah had all stumps exposed and tried to clobber it across the line. Lands safely and goes to long-on. Just a single

Vismay : "Phew... 120 up for MI !"

19.2
4
Avesh Khan to Bumrah, FOUR, Connects with the pull. Is it in the gap? Yep, Jaiswal wasn't too far, he dove to the right and but got yorked and couldn't get hand on it. Was a bumper, pace on.
19.1
1lb
Avesh Khan to Madhwal, 1 leg bye, Ouch. Bashed into a length at 137ks, on off, beats the pull and deflects off the thigh pad to the offside. Single stolen

Final over

END OF OVER:
19 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | MI: 115/9 | RR: 6.05

  • Jasprit Bumrah2 (6b)
  • Akash Madhwal1 (2b)
  • Nandre Burger4-0-32-2
  • Avesh Khan3-0-21-1

dev: "3-1/2 wickets for Boult - MoM without a doubt!"

18.6
0
Burger to Bumrah, no run, Bumper beats the pull. 122ks, Bumrah too ealy on the shot
18.5
1
Burger to Madhwal, 1 run, Into the pitch, at the body. Tries to defend straight, bat-pad, goes into the pitch. Doesn't go far from the crease

swathi: "Nothing is working for MI. Some exceptional fielding by RR>"

18.4
0
Burger to Madhwal, no run, Full on middle and leg, blocked to the bowler's right

Stays around

18.3
W
Burger to David, OUT, David can't finish on a high. Burger goes into the pitch, angles in at the body. It's pulled from deep in the crease, flat and to Boult at the long-leg boundary, who takes it just while jogging to the right. Maybe David was expecting the slower one too there

TH David c Boult b Burger 17 (35m 24b 1x4 0x6) SR: 70.83

18.2
0
Burger to David, no run, Wide yorker, slapped to deep cover
18.1
0
Burger to David, no run, David will farm strike now. Shortish at the body, cramped on the pull. Deflects off the body to backward square leg

Chahal is out of the field. Impact sub time, Shubham Dubey is now on. Around, starts Burger

END OF OVER:
18 | 2 Runs | MI: 114/8 | RR: 6.33

  • Jasprit Bumrah2 (5b)
  • Tim David17 (21b)
  • Avesh Khan3-0-21-1
  • Yuzvendra Chahal4-0-11-3

Irs: "Maybe davids got a message to take it deep like maybe swing for it around the 19th ?" Yeah, but he didn't look like he wanted to hit gaps

17.6
0
Avesh Khan to Bumrah, no run, Short again, pulled uppishly with limited timing. Rolls to deep square leg. Single not taken this time, so David will get strike for next over's start
17.5
1
Avesh Khan to David, 1 run, Pulls the shortish ball to the deep on the leg side. Not sure why he go for boundaries here

Sp: "Dear MI, What happende to you? Are you alrite ? "

17.4
0
Avesh Khan to David, no run, Well, he defends it to cover. Three-quarter length on leg, punched it against the line of the ball too.
17.3
0
Avesh Khan to David, no run, Bumper. Very short, 125ks, over middle. Around face-height, David sways back inwards to let it go
17.2
0
Avesh Khan to David, no run, Hard length over leg, blocked to the bowler

David vs a pacer in Avesh

17.1
1
Avesh Khan to Bumrah, 1 run, Goes for the pull, french cuts it past leg peg. Deep fine leg runs to the right, slides and stops it. Was a length ball, think he made a bit of room

END OF OVER:
17 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | MI: 112/8 | RR: 6.58

  • Jasprit Bumrah1 (3b)
  • Tim David16 (17b)
  • Yuzvendra Chahal4-0-11-3
  • Trent Boult4-0-22-3
16.6
1
Chahal to Bumrah, 1 run, He takes a single off the last ball. Somewhat surprising given David in strike for the next over's start wasn't the worst option. Was full around fifth, worked to long-on
16.5
0
Chahal to Bumrah, no run, Fullish on leg, knocked in front.
16.4
0
Chahal to Bumrah, no run, Full on fourth, Bumrah lunges far forward to smother it. Does so despite not completely getting to the pitch

Slip in

Joe: "will Nelson strike ? "

16.3
W
Chahal to Coetzee, OUT, Softie to cover. Chahal winning the invitational with a 76ks legbreak. Fullish, lands around fifth and turns away a bit. Coetzee looked to drive on the up, didn't try and muscle it but ended up spooning it Hetmyer

G Coetzee c Hetmyer b Chahal 4 (14m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 44.44

16.2
0
Chahal to Coetzee, no run, Gorgeous loopy invite. Fullish, lands outside off and rips away, Coetzee happy to let it go
16.1
0
Chahal to Coetzee, no run, Length on leg, flat, beats the flick and hits flush on the pad. Would've gone down leg

Eshwar: "Question to all: Do you consider the death overs as the last 4 overs, or the last 5? I've seen different definitions on different platforms." Think it's last four generally. Chahal to close out

RR 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10JC ButtlerYBK Jaiswal
2nd32JC ButtlerSV Samson
3rd6JC ButtlerR Parag
4th40R AshwinR Parag
5th39R ParagSB Dubey

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
KKR1493201.428
SRH1485170.414
RR1485170.273
RCB1477140.459
CSK1477140.392
DC147714-0.377
LSG147714-0.667
GT145712-1.063
PBKS145910-0.353
MI144108-0.318