- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 around the wickets. Length ball outside off but angling in. Ball stays low as Lewis looks to cream another leg-side slog. Misses, ball goes under the bat, and hits the back leg. Umpire Gough says out but Lewis reviews. No bat involved, and this is crashing into middle stump - Royals lose a review and their second opening batter 41/23.4 faint edge! NCN goes back to his full pace, and gets this length ball to skid through. Jaiswal wants to cut, but its taken a bottom edge to Kishan. Jaiswal out for a 9-ball 12 27/16.1 Neesham strikes first ball! How about that?! Length ball outside off. Samson tries to cut but he may have played the shot too early. Sliced, and Yadav at point dives forward to get the Royals captain 41/38.3 chopped on! From around the stumps. Full and wide. Dube stretches out to drive but it takes the inside edge and hits leg stump. Royals in big trouble and Jimmy "Golden Arm" Neesham is doing wonders! 48/49.4 between his legs! Full ball on off stump. Phillips looks to flick it across the line, but the ball stays low-ish, goes between his legs and crashes into middle stumps! Would've been lbw if that hadn't hit the stumps too 50/516.4 rapped him in front, and given leg before! Some drama there, with the umpire thinking there is a review left, but then realises Royals have none to go. Good length ball pitching outside off, and angling in to strike Miller's back pad on middle and leg. He is deep in his crease, and misses his clip to be struck right in front. 76/814.6 soft dismissal as Neesham takes three. Good length outside off. Tewatia looks to pull through the leg side but it's such a slow delivery. Can't delay the stroke, and top-edge comfortably taken by Kishan from near his face 71/615.6 and nabbed by Kishan first ball! Bumrah bowls one on a good length on off, which is straightening after pitching. Gopal pokes at that with the full face of the bat, but the ball takes his outside edge instead. Kishan has to go low to his right to complete the take, as Royals slide further with Bumrah's second strike 74/718.4 bang! Bowled him! Bowls with a scrambled seam on a good length on middle, with the ball angling into the batter. Sakariya is standing after backing away outside leg, and tries to heave that ball to the on side. But he is beaten, as the ball hits his back thigh and strikes the stumps behind 82/9Extras3 (nb 1, w 2)TOTAL90/9 (20 Overs, RR: 4.5)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3.4 ov), 2-41 (Evin Lewis, 5.3 ov), 3-41 (Sanju Samson, 6.1 ov), 4-48 (Shivam Dube, 8.3 ov), 5-50 (Glenn Phillips, 9.4 ov), 6-71 (Rahul Tewatia, 14.6 ov), 7-74 (Shreyas Gopal, 15.6 ov), 8-76 (David Miller, 16.4 ov), 9-82 (Chetan Sakariya, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TA Boult 4 0 24 0 6.00 10 1 1 2 0 J Yadav 2 0 17 0 8.50 6 2 1 0 0 JJ Bumrah 4 0 14 2 3.50 18 2 0 0 1 NM Coulter-Nile 4 0 14 4 3.50 16 2 0 0 0 JDS Neesham 4 0 12 3 3.00 13 0 0 0 0 KA Pollard 2 0 9 0 4.50 3 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.2 chipped to cover! Royals strike early. Good length ball on middle and off, and Rohit looks to loft that, but the bat turns into his hands as he plays at that aerially. Easy take by Jaiswal at cover, and Sakariya gets a wicket after seven dots in a row 23/15.4 ballooned to mid-off! Sends that good length ball on middle sailing, as Fizz bowls a cutter to go with a change of pace. Suryakumar is beaten by the lack of pace as he looks to go aerial again, but mistimes it instead for the substitute fielder to grab that easily 56/2Extras4 (lb 1, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL94/2 (8.2 Overs, RR: 11.28)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Rohit Sharma, 3.2 ov), 2-56 (Suryakumar Yadav, 5.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mustafizur Rahman 2.2 0 32 1 13.71 6 3 2 1 0 C Sakariya 3 1 36 1 12.00 9 3 2 0 2 S Gopal 1 0 9 0 9.00 2 0 1 0 0 K Yadav 2 0 16 0 8.00 5 3 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Mumbai Indians , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20
Match days
5 October 2021 - night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Mumbai Indians 2, Rajasthan Royals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 5.3: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Batting), Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - E Lewis (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 47/3 in 8.0 overs (S Dube 3, GD Phillips 3)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 62/5 in 13.0 overs (DA Miller 8, R Tewatia 6)
- Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals - 90/9 in 20.0 overs (K Yadav 0, Mustafizur Rahman 8)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 2 wickets)
- Mumbai Indians: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Mumbai Indians - 56/2 in 6.0 overs (Ishan Kishan 20, HH Pandya 0)
- Ishan Kishan: 50 off 25 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
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