| 0.0 : What would Rajasthan do? They have lost 7 of their 11 games and another defeat would mean that they won't have much breathing space. In their last encounter against Hyderabad, they were going well with the bat but failed to get going towards the end. They started well with the ball as both the openers were removed by Archer very early but after that, it was just one-way traffic. They had no response to the amazing batting of Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar as the duo handed them an 8-wicket defe |
| Hello and welcome to the game no. 45 of the Indian T20 League on this double header day! Mumbai taking on Rajasthan! Two teams playing completely opposite to each other. Mumbai are consistently putting up a fine show with both bat and ball to thump the opposition while Rajasthan have failed to find the consistency and momentum. |
| So, the big question! Will Rohit play this game? What about Rajasthan? Will they make any change to their side? On whose side the toss will land? We will find out these soon. Stay with us. |
| Steven Smith, the Rajasthan skipper, says that they are playing the same team as the last game. Feels it would've been better if he had a few more wins under their belt though. Hopes that things turn well for them in this game. Says that they have got 3 games and they will try to win all the games and see how things pan out. |
| Mumbai (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard (C), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson (IN FOR NATHAN COULTER-NILE), Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah. |
| Rajasthan (Unchanged playing XI) - Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson (WK), Steven Smith (C), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi. |
| Toss - Mumbai have won the toss and they have elected to bat first. |
| Let's talk about Mumbai, the table-toppers first. Most important thing first! Will Rohit Sharma return for this game? They didn't miss him much in their last game though as Pollard led the team and they thumped Chennai. A 10-wicket victory for the champions against the defending champions. Bumrah and Boult were at their supreme best against the meek-looking Chennai batting. Rahul Chahar joined them with his spin and ripped Chennai apart. Chasing a small total, Ishan Kishan and Quinton de Kock we |
| Kieron Pollard, the Mumbai skipper, says that they will bat first. Informs that they have made one change as Nathan Coulter-Nile goes out for James Pattinson. Adds that they will look to bat and bat well and post a good score on the board. Says that the pitch is looking good and hopes that they can perform well with the bat. |
| Quinton de Kock is there for a chat. He says that it is just about momentum which has helped him. Goes onto say that he does not find it difficult and he has played a lot of cricket now and he knows how he has to adapt. Says that this team always sets a high bar and sets a high standard and they go on with that. Adds that Rohit Sharma is doing really well and wishes him a speedy recovery. |
| We are all set to begin! The Rajasthan players are in a huddle before they take their positions in the field. Ishan Kishan and Quinton de Kock are the openers for Mumbai. Jofra Archer will start with the ball for Rajasthan. |
| 0.1 : Jofra Archer to Ishan Kishan, Good start from Jofra Archer! Bounce straightaway! Good length ball on off, bounced a little extra. Kishan looks to defend but it takes the outside edge and it goes towards third man for a single. |
| 0.2 : Jofra Archer to Quinton de Kock, Good length ball on middle, de Kock flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0.3 : Jofra Archer to Quinton de Kock, On a length on middle, de Kock nudges it to the mid-wicket region. Good start so far from Jofra Archer. |
| 0.4 : Jofra Archer to Quinton de Kock, SIX! This is a poor ball from Archer! You just cannot bowl there to Quinton de Kock. He will hit you all day long. Short ball on middle, de Kock rocks on his back foot and then pulls it over the deep mid-wicket region for a maximum. |
| 0.5 : Jofra Archer to Quinton de Kock, OUT! DRAGGED ON! What a comeback from Jofra Archer! Gets a wicket after being hit for a six off the previous ball. Just terrific stuff from Archer. He bowls a good length ball outside off, de Kock looks to cut but does not move his feet. It takes the inside edge and goes onto uproot the leg stump. Good start from Rajasthan. |
| Suryakumar Yadav is the new batsman in. |
| 0.6 : Jofra Archer to Suryakumar Yadav, WIDE! Short ball down the leg side, Yadav looks to pull but misses. Wided. |
| Jofra Archer to Suryakumar Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav is off the mark! Full ball on middle, Yadav looks to flick but it takes the inside half of the bat and it goes towards deep square leg. A couple. 8 runs and a wicket from this over. |
| Ankit Rajpoot to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, Full ball outside off, Kishan pushes it to cover. |
| 1.2 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, WIDE! Strays in line this time! Good length ball down the leg side, Kishan looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Luck did not favour de Kock but has favoured Kishan! Good length ball outside off, Kishan looks to punch it but takes the inside edge and it goes past the keeper and into the fine leg fence. |
| 1.3 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, On a length on middle, Kishan defends it back to the bowler. |
| 1.4 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, Good length ball outside off, Kishan pushes it to cover. |
| 1.5 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Hammered! Kishan is in terrific form and he has started well again! Short ball on middle, Kishan pulls it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, Slower ball on the pads, Kishan flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2.1 : Jofra Archer to Ishan Kishan, Back of a length ball on middle, Kishan hops and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 2.2 : Jofra Archer to Ishan Kishan, On a length on the pads, Kishan looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. |
| Ishan Kishan seems to have hurt himself. He is limping around and the physio comes out. Let's hope that he is fine and can continue. |
| 2.3 : Jofra Archer to Ishan Kishan, SWING AND A MISS! Full ball outside off, Kishan looks to hammer it to the leg side but misses. |
| 2.4 : Jofra Archer to Ishan Kishan, Short ball around off, Kishan sways away from it. |
| 2.5 : Jofra Archer to Ishan Kishan, Length ball on off, Kishan guides it to third man for a single. |
| 2.6 : Jofra Archer to Suryakumar Yadav, Length ball on middle, Yadav blocks it to mid on. |
| 3.2 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, Good length ball on off, Kishan defends it towards cover and takes a single. |
| 3.3 : Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav, WIDE! Down the leg side. Good length ball down the leg side, Yadav looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav, WIDE! Good length ball down the leg side, Yadav lets it go. Wide signalled. |
| Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav, On a length on middle, Yadav flicks it to deep square leg and takes a single. |
| 3.4 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Excellent touch from Kishan! Full ball outside off, Kishan waits for it and then guides it to the third man region for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, PLAY AND A MISS! Better bowling from Rajpoot! Good length ball outside off, Kishan looks to play the upper cut but misses. |
| 3.6 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, Short ball on middle, Kishan pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Ishan Kishan, Short ball on middle, Kishan pulls it to deep mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| Kartik Tyagi is on. |
| 4.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Suryakumar Yadav, On a length on off, Yadav guides it to third man for a single. |
| 4.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Ishan Kishan, Nice shot for nothing! Good length ball outside off, Kishan punches it but finds the point fielder. |
| 4.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Ishan Kishan, Length ball on middle and leg, Kishan nudges it to square leg for a single. |
| 4.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Suryakumar Yadav, EDGY FOUR! Luck going Mumbai's way! Good length ball outside off, Yadav looks to push at it but it takes the inside edge and it goes to the fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! This is a hit-me ball from Tyagi! Poor end to the over! Full ball on the pads, Yadav just flicks it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, Good length ball on the pads, Kishan flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 5.2 : Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! What a way to bring up the team's 50! Brilliant cricket from Yadav! Good length ball on off, Yadav uses the bottom hand and then lifts it over the deep square leg region for a maximum. |
| 5.3 : Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav, On a length on middle, Yadav works it to mid on for a single. |
| 5.4 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, Good length ball on middle, Kishan defends it back to the bowler. |
| 3.1 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, An appeal for LBW turned down! Rajpoot bowls a full ball on the pads, Kishan looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but nothing from the umpire. Rajpoot wants Smith to take the review but Samson thinks that it is pitching outside leg and Smith goes with his keeper. The ball goes past the keeper and for four leg byes. |
| 5.5 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, SIX! This is poor stuff from Rajpoot! Short ball on the pads, Kishan pulls it over the fine leg region for a maximum. 50-run partnership comes up between the two. |
| 5.6 : Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan, End of the Powerplay! Good length ball on off, Kishan pushes it to point. Mumbai are 59 for 1 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter on the pads, Yadav looks to pull but misses. The keeper fails to collect and the ball goes to short fine leg. |
| 0.0 : Shreyas Gopal is into the attack. |
| 6.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter on off, Yadav punches it to long on for a single. |
| 6.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, Flatter and outside off, Kishan plays it to cover. |
| 6.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, Short and outside off, Kishan punches it hard but finds the cover fielder. |
| 6.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, Flighted outside off, Kishan drives it to long off and takes a single. |
| 6.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Suryakumar Yadav, Loopy ball on off, Yadav drives it to long off for a single. |
| 7.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up outside off, Yadav lifts this over extra cover and picks up a couple before the fielder cuts it off. |
| 0.0 : Rahul Tewatia is on. |
| 7.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Suryakumar Yadav, Another couple! Floated outside off, Yadav drives it past the extra cover fielder and takes a couple. |
| 7.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up on off, Yadav plays it towards extra cover. It is uppish for a while but it falls short. |
| 7.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up outside off, Yadav drives but finds cover. |
| 7.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Suryakumar Yadav, Flighted ball on middle, Yadav looks to flick but gets a leading edge back to the bowler. |
| 7.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up on off, Yadav drives it to long off for a single. |
| 8.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter ball outside off, Yadav drives it to deep cover for a single. . |
| 8.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, Short ball on middle, Kishan works it to long on for a single. |
| 8.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Nicely played from Suryakumar Yadav! Tossed up outside off, Yadav slashes it over the point fielder and picks up a boundary. |
| 8.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Suryakumar Yadav, DROPPED! Good effort from Tewatia but does not hold on! It was dying on him and was not easy. Tossed up ball outside off, Yadav heaves it towards deep cover. Tewatia runs ahead and then dives forward but does not hold on. A single taken. |
| 8.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Ishan Kishan, On off, worked to long on for a single. |
| 8.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! What a shit that is! Yadav is making a move-on! Loopy ball on middle, Yadav hammers it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| DRINKS! |
| DRINKS! Despite losing de Kock in the first over, Mumbai have made a good start. Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan have played a good little innings and they are looking good. They need to keep doing the good work. Rajasthan, on the other hand, need to take wickets and pull things back as this partnership can take the game away from them. |
| 9.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Ishan Kishan, Short ball on middle, Kishan pulls it wide of the deep mid-wicket region and picks up a couple. |
| 9.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Ishan Kishan, EDGY! Tossed up on off, Kishan looks to go over deep mid-wicket but gets a top edge. Luckily for him, it lands safely and a single, is taken. |
| 9.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up on the pads, Yadav sweeps it to fine leg for a single. |
| 9.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Ishan Kishan, Flatter ball on middle, Kishan works it to mid-wicket where a fumble allows the batters to take a single. |
| 9.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Suryakumar Yadav, Short ball on middle, Yadav works it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Nicely played! Floated on middle, Kishan paddle sweeps it to the fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 10.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Suryakumar Yadav, Full ball on the middle and leg stump line, Yadav flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 10.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Ishan Kishan, Full ball outside off, Kishan pushes it to mid off. |
| 10.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Ishan Kishan, Short ball around off, Kishan looks to pull but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 10.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT! What a catch from Jofra Archer! That is absurd from Archer! Just terrific! Tyagi cannot believe it and neither can anybody. Short ball outside off, Kishan cuts it towards third man. Archer misjudges it at first and runs ahead but then sees the ball go behind. He jumps and plucks it out of thin air with his right hand. He balances himself well and manages to hold onto it. |
| Saurabh Tiwary is the new batsman in. |
| 10.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Saurabh Tiwary, Very full ball outside off, Tiwary looks to drive but misses. |
| 10.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Saurabh Tiwary, Short ball on middle, Tiwary pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Saurabh Tiwary, Floated on middle, Tiwary plays it back to the bowler. |
| 11.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Saurabh Tiwary, Tossed up on the pads, Saurabh works it to mid-wicket. |
| 11.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Saurabh Tiwary, Loopy ball on off, Tiwary plays it to the point region for a single. |
| 11.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter ball outside off, Yadav punches it to point where the fumble allows the batters to take a single. |
| 11.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Saurabh Tiwary, Loopy ball on the pads, Tiwary looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 11.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Saurabh Tiwary, Flatter ball outside off, Tiwary punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 12.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Saurabh Tiwary, Outside off, played to the off side for a single. |
| 0.0 : Shreyas Gopal is back on. |
| 12.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT! Good passage of play for Rajasthan! Two quick wickets and it is of the two set batsmen. First Kishan and now Yadav. Gopal tosses this one outside off, Yadav looks to go over long off but fails to time it well. Stokes settles himself under it at long off and takes a simple catch. Rajasthan are making a comeback in this game. |
| 12.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Kieron Pollard, Flatter ball on middle, Pollard defends it back to the bowler. |
| 12.2 : Kieron Pollard is the new man in. |
| 12.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Just over Stokes at long off. 100 up for Rajasthan! Tossed up outside off, Pollard looks to go over long off but he does not time it well. Stokes jumps but it goes over his head for a maximum. |
| 12.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Kieron Pollard, On middle, Pollard defends it back to the bowler. |
| 12.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Kieron Pollard, OUT! TIMBER! What a ball from Shreyas Gopal! This is turning out to be an excellent passage of play for Rajasthan. 3 wickets in no time and it is the big wicket of Kieron Pollard. Gopal has struggled this season so far but has turned up when his side needed it the most. He bowls a googly on middle, Pollard looks to flick but misses and the ball goes onto hit the stumps. Look at the excitement from the Rajasthan players. They know how important this wicket i |
| Hardik Pandya is the next batsman in. |
| 13.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Saurabh Tiwary, Low full toss on middle, Tiwary works it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Hardik Pandya, A run! Floated on off, Hardik looks to defend but it takes the edge and goes towards the off side for a single. |
| 13.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Saurabh Tiwary, Tossed up on the pads, Saurabh plays it back to the bowler. |
| 13.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Tiwary and Mumbai! Loopy ball on middle, Tiwary dances down the track and then heaves it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 13.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Saurabh Tiwary, Flighted ball on off, Tiwary defends it to point. |
| 13.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Saurabh Tiwary, Flatter ball outside off, Tiwary cuts it through cover-point for a single. |
| 14.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! Powerful shot! Short delivery on off, Tiwary makes room and smashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Saurabh Tiwary, Loopy delivery on off, Tiwary pushes it towards point for a run. |
| 14.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Hardik Pandya, Floated ball on off, Pandya pushes it through mid off for a single. |
| 14.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Saurabh Tiwary, Short ball outside off, Tiwary punches it through covers for a single. |
| 14.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Hardik Pandya, Tossed up ball on off, Pandya keeps it out. |
| 14.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Hardik Pandya, Full delivery on off, Hardik drives it through covers for a run. |
| 15.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Hardik Pandya, Good length ball on off, Pandya drives it to long off for a single. |
| 15.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Saurabh Tiwary, Full ball on off, Tiwary pushes it to point and takes a single. |
| 15.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Hardik Pandya, Low full toss on the pads, Hardik flicks it to the deep mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Rajasthan have made a terrific comeback in this game! They were looking down and out at the half-way mark but three wickets in no time have pulled things back for them. They need to keep putting the pressure on as Mumbai have plenty of batting left. Mumbai, on the other hand, need Hardik Pandya and Saurabh Tiwary to come good and help his side to post a good score on the board. Kartik Tyagi is back on. |
| 15.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Saurabh Tiwary, Short ball around the pads, Tiwary looks to pull but misses. There is an appeal for caught behind but nothing from the umpire. |
| 15.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Saurabh Tiwary, Shortish ball around middle and leg, Tiwary pulls it to fine leg and crosses over for a single. |
| 15.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Hardik Pandya, Was that a catch? From the reactions from the Rajasthan players, it looks like it. Good length ball on middle, Pandya heaves it to deep mid-wicket. Tewatia runs ahead and then dives forward but fails to hold on so it was a dropped catch. Just a single. |
| 16.1 : Jofra Archer to Hardik Pandya, Good length ball on middle, Pandya works it to the leg side for a single. |
| 16.2 : Jofra Archer to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! There is nothing that Archer did wrong there! Fortunate for Mumbai. Full ball outside off, Tiwary looks to drive but it takes the inside edge and it goes to the backward square leg region for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : Jofra Archer to Saurabh Tiwary, Yorker on off, Tiwary digs it out towards mid off and takes a single. |
| 16.4 : Jofra Archer to Hardik Pandya, Good length ball on off, Pandya drives it to long off for a single. |
| 16.5 : Jofra Archer to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! Nicely played from Tiwary! He has played it brilliantly! Full ball on middle, Tiwary hammers it past the bowler and for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Jofra Archer is back on. 2-0-11-1 are his figures so far. |
| 16.6 : Jofra Archer to Saurabh Tiwary, SIX! Ends the over with a maximum! Short ball around middle, Tiwary swivels and then whacks it over the backward square leg region for a biggie. |
| Ankit Rajpoot is back on. |
| 17.1 : Ankit Rajpoot to Hardik Pandya, WIDE! Very full delivery outside off, Pandya looks to drive but misses. Wided. |
| Ankit Rajpoot to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Powered! Mumbai need more of that! Full toss on middle, Pandya hammers it over long on for a biggie. He did not time it well but that is the power of the man. |
| 17.2 : Ankit Rajpoot to Hardik Pandya, Very full delivery outside off, Pandya drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 17.3 : Ankit Rajpoot to Saurabh Tiwary, Short ball around the pads, Tiwary looks to pull but gets hit on the gloves and goes towards the leg side. A single taken. |
| 17.4 : Ankit Rajpoot to Hardik Pandya, SIX! MUSCLED! 150 up in style. This was not an easy hit. Fullish outside off, Pandya slams it over the long off region for a biggie. |
| 17.5 : Ankit Rajpoot to Hardik Pandya, SIX! The power of the man, Hardik Pandya. He did not time this well but still has enough. Full toss on the pads, Pandya lifts this over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 17.6 : Ankit Rajpoot to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Wow, Hardik Pandya is on fire. 27 runs from the over. Just terrific. Full toss on the pads, Pandya slams it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 18.1 : Jofra Archer to Saurabh Tiwary, OUT! CAUGHT! Tiwary departs! He played a fine little knock though before walking back. Low full toss on middle, Tiwary looks to go over long on but does not time it well. It goes straight into the hands of Ben Stokes at long on. Low full toss works for Archer this time. |
| 0.0 : Krunal Pandya is the next batsman in. |
| 18.2 : Jofra Archer to Krunal Pandya, Brilliant from Archer! Yorker on middle, Hardik digs it out to the cover region for a single. |
| 18.3 : Jofra Archer to Hardik Pandya, Hardik Pandya misses out on that! Full ball on off, Hardik drives but finds the cover fielder. There was no one in the deep on the off side and if Pandya had pierced the gap, it would have been a boundary. |
| 18.4 : Jofra Archer to Hardik Pandya, Very full outside off, Hardik digs it out to point and takes a single. |
| 18.5 : Jofra Archer to Krunal Pandya, Short ball outside off, Krunal looks to cut but misses. |
| 18.6 : Jofra Archer to Krunal Pandya, Short ball on middle, Krunal pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 19.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Krunal Pandya, Good length ball on off, Krunal drives it to long on for a single. |
| 18.6 : Kartik Tyagi to bowl the final over of the innings. |
| 19.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Hardik Pandya, SIX! This is poor bowling from Tyagi! Length ball at this stage and it has been punished! Tyagi bowls a good length ball on off, Hardik smashes it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. . |
| 19.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! This is excellent batting from Hardik Pandya! Length ball outside off, Hardik powers it over extra cover and picks up another boundary |
| 19.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Another boundary! This is a finishing job of the highest quality. Full ball outside off, Hardik smashes it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 19.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Unbelievable! Fifty for Hardik Pandya! What an innings! 50 in 20 balls. Good length ball on off, Hardik whacks it over long off for a maximum |
| 19.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Hardik Pandya, SIX! What a way to finish the innings! Hardik Pandya, you beauty! Good length ball on middle, Hardik lifts it over the bowler's head for a maximum. MUMBAI END ON 195 FOR 5. |
| Wow, what an innings from Hardik Pandya! His innings has propelled Mumbai to a huge total of 195. He was exceptional and hit the Rajasthan bowlers to all over the park. This was an innings of pure power-hitting and Rajasthan beared the brunt of it in the end. |
| Mumbai were good with the bat. They lost Quinton de Kock early but Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan steadied things up with a brilliant partnership. They suffered a hiccup as they lost three wickets in quick succession and it looked like that they will end up with a cheap score. But Hardik Pandya had other plans in mind. Saurabh Tiwary started the onslaught but once he fell, Hardik took over and what we saw next was pure mayhem. He smashed a 21-ball 60 to help Mumbai reach 195 which should b |
| Right then, Rajasthan need 196 to win! They have the batting firepower to do it but have been a little out of form. Can they rise from the ashes and chase this core down? Mumbai, on the other hand, would look to get early wickets. They should beliefve that they can defend this score. Join us for the chase in a while. |
| Rajasthan were poor with the ball, barring the middle overs. Archer started well but they were taken apart in the middle overs by Kishan and Yadav. Gopal brought them back in the game with a couple of wickets in the middle overs and that brought hope for them to stop Mumbai to a low score but Hardik Pandya's blitz in the end stopped all their thoughts and they have been given a huge score on the board. |
| Hardik Pandya tells that he has worked hard before the tournament. Says that he was trying really hard but didn't find the rhythm but is happy to return to hitting sixes. Tells that he hit a couple of sixes off the toe end and that's why he was checking the bat. Mentions that the other reason for that was the fact that he loves the bat which he uses and has been using for more than 3 years now. Feels that they have got enough on the board. |
| 0.1 : Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa, Good length ball on middle, Uthappa flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| We are all set to begin the run chase! The Mumbai players walk out to the middle, followed by Robin Uthappa and Ben Stokes. Trent Boult will start with the ball. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa, On a length on off, Uthappa plays it to point where the fielder fumbles and the batters take another couple of runs. |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa, BEATEN! Lovely ball from Boult! Good length ball around off, Uthappa looks to defend but misses it altogether. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa, Fullish ball on middle, Uthappa plays it to mid on off the front foot. |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa, Back of a length ball on middle, Uthappa defends it out onto the pitch. |
| 0.6 : Trent Boult to Robin Uthappa, Full ball on middle, Uthappa flicks it wide of mid on for a single. Just 5 from the first over. |
| 1.1 : James Pattinson to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! Nicely played from Uthappa! First one of the innings! Short ball on middle, Uthappa pulls it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : James Pattinson to Robin Uthappa, Full ball on middle, Uthappa plays it to mid on for a dot. |
| 1.3 : James Pattinson to Robin Uthappa, Good length ball on middle, Uthappa flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0.6 : James Pattinson to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.4 : James Pattinson to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! Smashed! Good start from Rajasthan so far. Full ball outside off, Uthappa powers it past mid off for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : James Pattinson to Robin Uthappa, OUT! CAUGHT! Uthappa plays two lovely shots but plays a poor shot and perishes. This is not what Rajasthan wanted when they are chasing a big score. Short ball around off, Uthappa looks to pull but fails to get it off the middle of the bat. It goes towards mid on where Pollard runs across and takes a simple catch. |
| 1.6 : James Pattinson to Steven Smith, Good length ball on middle, Smith flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 1.5 : Steven Smith is the next batsman in. |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, Good length ball on middle, Stokes pushes it to mid on. |
| 2.2 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Poor ball from Boult and Stokes punishes it. Good length ball on the pads, Stokes flicks it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, Good length ball on off, Stokes defends it out to point. |
| 2.4 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Creamed! Shot! Low full toss on the pads, Stokes makes room and then drives it through the mid off region for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Brilliantly played! Fullish ball on middle, Stokes plays it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Make it 16 from the over! Fullish ball outside off, Stokes makes room and then drives it through the cover region for another boundary. |
| 3.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, FOUR! Brilliant shot from Smith! Good length ball outside off, Smith drives it through the extra cover region for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Good length ball on middle, Smith defends it out. |
| 3.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, On a length on middle, Smith defends to mid on off the front foot for a single. |
| 3.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes, Short ball outside off, Stokes punches it towards the point region where the fielder makes a half-stop and the batters collect a single. |
| 3.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, SIX! What a shot! Just terrific! Full ball on off, Smith shuffles across and then powers it over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 3.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Short ball around off, Smith sways away from it. |
| 4.1 : James Pattinson to Ben Stokes, Good length ball on the pads, Stokes plays it over mid on and picks up a couple before the fielder cuts it off. |
| 0.0 : James Pattinson is back on. |
| 4.2 : James Pattinson to Ben Stokes, Very full ball on off, Stokes defends it towards mid on and takes a single. |
| 4.3 : James Pattinson to Steven Smith, Good length ball on middle, Smith looks to play the paddle but fails to make connection. |
| 4.4 : Sanju Samson is the next batsman in. |
| 4.5 : James Pattinson to Sanju Samson, Back of a length ball on middle, Samson tucks it to mid-wicket. Stokes wants the single but is sent back. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 4.6 : James Pattinson to Sanju Samson, WIDE! Short ball around leg, Samson ducks under it. Wided by the umpire. |
| 4.4 : James Pattinson to Steven Smith, OUT! TIMBER! What a ball from James Pattinson. He gets his second wicket and it is the big one of Steven Smith. Pattinson dishes a good length ball on off, it angles in. Smith looks to drive but it takes the inside edge and goes onto hit the stumps. Big wicket for Mumbai. They are on top in this game now. 152 needed in 92 balls. |
| 4.6 : James Pattinson to Sanju Samson, Length ball on middle, Samson works it to mid on. |
| 5.1 : Krunal Pandya to Ben Stokes, Floated on middle, Stokes flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 0.0 : Krunal Pandya is on. |
| 5.2 : Krunal Pandya to Ben Stokes, Tossed up outside off, Stokes looks to play the reverse sweep but misses. |
| 5.4 : Krunal Pandya to Ben Stokes, Stokes missed out! This should have been punished! Full toss outside off, Stokes hammers it but finds cover. |
| 5.3 : Krunal Pandya to Ben Stokes, Full ball outside off, Stokes drives but finds the cover fielder. |
| 5.5 : Krunal Pandya to Ben Stokes, FOUR! This time the reverse sweep works! Loopy ball on middle, Stokes goes on his knees and then reverse sweeps it to the third man region for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : Krunal Pandya to Ben Stokes, TOP EDGE AND FOUR! Hardik Pandya tried hard but fails to get there! Tossed up on middle, Stokes sweeps it to the deep mid-wicket region. Hardik goes after it and dives forward but fails to get hands on it and the ball goes to the fence. Rajasthan are 55 for 2 at the end of the Powerplay. They need 141 in 14 overs. |
| 6.1 : Kieron Pollard to Sanju Samson, Good length ball on middle, Samson flicks it to the leg side for a single. |
| 0.0 : Kieron Pollard is on. |
| 6.2 : Kieron Pollard to Ben Stokes, Good length ball outside off, Stokes looks to cut but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 6.3 : Kieron Pollard to Ben Stokes, Full ball outside off, Stokes drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 6.4 : Kieron Pollard to Sanju Samson, On a length on off, Samson drives it to long off for a single. |
| 6.5 : Kieron Pollard to Ben Stokes, WIDE! Good length ball outside off, Stokes dances down the track and looks to cut but misses. Wided. |
| Kieron Pollard to Ben Stokes,Short ball around middle, Stokes pulls it to long on and takes a single. |
| 6.6 : Kieron Pollard to Sanju Samson, On a length outside off, Samson pushes it to point. |
| Rahul Chahar is into the attack. |
| 7.1 : Rahul Chahar to Ben Stokes, WIDE! Down the leg side, Stokes looks to sweep but misses. Wided. |
| Rahul Chahar to Ben Stokes, SIX! First six for Stokes in this tournament! It has come after 123 deliveries. Brilliant shot from Stokes. Loopy ball on middle, Stokes goes on his knees and then slogs it over the deep mid-wicket region for a maximum. |
| 7.2 : Rahul Chahar to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Ohh, wow! Stokes is in some mood tonight. Loopy ball on middle, Stokes reverse sweeps it to the deep point region for a boundary. |
| 7.3 : Rahul Chahar to Ben Stokes, On off, Stokes punches it to long off for a single. |
| 7.4 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, Full on off, Samson drives it to long on for a single. |
| 7.5 : Rahul Chahar to Ben Stokes, Flatter on off, Stokes works it wide of extra cover and takes a single. |
| 7.6 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, Floated on middle, Sanju sweeps it to deep mid-wicket and crosses over for a single. |
| DRINKS! Ben Stokes has given Rajasthan a good start. They have lost two wickets but Stokes' counter-attack has given them a chance. Samson has joined him out in the middle and he has looked good so far. They have Jos Buttler still left and they will believe that they can chase this down. Mumbai, on the other hand, need wickets and if they get Stokes out early, then they would believe that they can make inroads. |
| 8.1 : Kieron Pollard to Sanju Samson, SIX! That is huge! Full delivery on off, Samson lofts it over long off for a biggie. |
| 8.2 : Kieron Pollard to Sanju Samson, Back of a length on middle, Samson flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 8.3 : Kieron Pollard to Sanju Samson, Full delivery on middle, Samson flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.4 : Kieron Pollard to Ben Stokes, Full ball outside off, Stokes looks to play the reverse sweep but misses it. |
| 8.5 : Kieron Pollard to Ben Stokes, WIDE! Pollard bowls it down the leg side, Stokes leaves it alone. |
| Kieron Pollard to Ben Stokes, Back of a length on off, Stokes pushes it through mid off for a single. |
| 8.6 : Kieron Pollard to Sanju Samson, WIDE! Back of a length and wide outside off, Samson leaves it alone. It is wided by the umpire. |
| Kieron Pollard to Sanju Samson, Full delivery on middle, Samson flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.1 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, Floated outside off, Samson drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 9.2 : Krunal Pandya to Ben Stokes, Very full ball outside off, Stokes lets it go. Not given as a wide. |
| 9.3 : Krunal Pandya to Ben Stokes, Another full ball outside off, Stokes leaves it alone. De Kock fails to collect and the batters collect a bye. |
| 9.4 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, Loopy ball on middle, Samson drives it to long off for a single. |
| 9.5 : Krunal Pandya to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Whacked! Moves to 49! This is the best of Ben Stokes we have seen this season. Full toss on middle, Stokes smashes it past the bowler and into the fence. |
| 9.6 : Krunal Pandya to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Fifty for Ben Stokes! His first this season and this has been a terrific innings. Can he take Rajasthan home? Flatter on middle, Stokes pulls and finds the gap between the deep mid-wicket region and the deep square leg region for a boundary. Good end to the over. |
| 10.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sanju Samson, Good length ball outside off, Samson punches it to point. |
| 10.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sanju Samson, WIDE! Short ball down the leg side, Samson lets it go to the keeper. Wided. |
| 0.0 : Jasprit Bumrah is back on. 1-0-12-0 are his figures so far. |
| 10.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sanju Samson, Length ball on middle, Samson plays it past the bowler and takes a single. |
| 10.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes, Good length delivery outside off, Stokes punches it to deep cover for a run. |
| 10.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sanju Samson, Length ball on middle, Samson nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes, Very full ball outside off, Stokes digs it out towards cover. |
| 10.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes, An appeal for LBW turned down! Very full on the pads, Stokes looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but turned down by the umpire. A leg bye taken as the ball rolls to the off side. |
| 11.1 : Rahul Chahar to Ben Stokes, Tossed up delivery on off, Stokes looks to play at it but misses. |
| 11.2 : Rahul Chahar to Ben Stokes, Flighted ball on off, Stokes pushes it through mid on for a run. |
| 11.3 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, Loopy ball on off, Samson drives it through covers for a run. |
| 11.4 : Rahul Chahar to Ben Stokes, Floated delivery on middle, Stokes keeps it out. |
| 11.5 : Rahul Chahar to Ben Stokes, On off, Stokes pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 11.6 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, Flighted delivery on off, Samson looks to scoop it but misses it. It goes safely towards the keeper. |
| 12.1 : James Pattinson to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Smashed! Brilliant stuff from Stokes! Good length ball outside off, Stokes hammers it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : James Pattinson to Ben Stokes, A couple now! Ben Stokes is looking good! Full toss on middle, Stokes drives it past the bowler and picks up a couple before the fielder cuts it off. |
| 12.3 : James Pattinson to Ben Stokes, PLAY AND A MISS! Good length ball around middle, Stokes looks to play the scoop but misses. |
| 12.4 : James Pattinson to Ben Stokes, Very full on middle, Stokes looks to heave it away but gets it off the bottom half of the bat and it goes towards the leg side. A single taken. |
| 12.5 : James Pattinson to Sanju Samson, SIX! Wow, phenomenal hit from Samson! Good length ball on off, Samson gets into position and then lifts it over long off for a biggie. |
| 12.6 : James Pattinson to Sanju Samson, WIDE! Down the leg side, Samson lets it go. Wide signalled. |
| James Pattinson to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Smart batting from Sanju Samson! Short ball outside off, Samson guides it to the third man region for a boundary. 71 needed from 7 overs. |
| 13.1 : Rahul Chahar to Ben Stokes, Loopy ball on the pads, Stokes looks to sweep but it takes the pads and goes to short fine leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 13.2 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, Tossed up outside off, Samson looks to drive but gets it off the inside half of the bat and it rolls to long on. A single taken. |
| 13.3 : Rahul Chahar to Ben Stokes, SIX! Bang! Just terrific! Loopy ball on off, Stokes uses his feet and then lifts it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 13.4 : Rahul Chahar to Ben Stokes, Short ball on middle, Stokes pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gives Samson the strike. |
| 13.5 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, FOUR! That is lovely from Sanju Samson! Back-to-back good overs for Rajasthan! Flatter ball outside off, Samson cuts it through the point region for a boundary. |
| 13.6 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, SIX! Samson and Stokes are on fire at the moment! Floated ball on middle, Samson dances down the track and powers it over long off for a biggie. |
| 14.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes, LEG BYE! Full ball on the pads, Stokes looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. A leg bye taken as the ball rolls to the leg bye. |
| 14.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sanju Samson, Slower short ball on middle, Samson pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 14.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes, On a length outside off, Stokes punches it through the cover region for a single. |
| 14.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Poor ball from Bumrah! Short ball down the leg side, Samson pulls it to the fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 14.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Full toss on the pads, Samson flicks it to the fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sanju Samson, FIFTY FOR SANJU SAMSON! He is back in form at the right time! Just what Rajasthan needed. Short ball on middle, Samson works it to deep square leg and picks up a couple. 39 needed from 5 overs. |
| 15.1 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, Good length ball outside off, Stokes plays it over extra cover and picks up a couple before the fielder cuts it off. |
| 0.0 : Trent Boult is back on. |
| 15.2 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, Low full toss on the pads, Stokes flicks it in front of square on the leg side for a couple. |
| 15.3 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, EDGED AND FOUR! Everything is going Rajasthan's way at the moment! Good length ball outside off, Stokes looks to cut but it takes the top edge and it goes past the short third man fielder for a boundary. |
| 15.4 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, Good length ball on middle, Stokes works it to long on and takes a couple. |
| 15.5 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Poor bowling! This is really poor from Boult. Full ball on the pads, Stokes flicks it to the fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 15.6 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, Full on middle, Stokes flicks it to the deep mid-wicket region and picks up a single. |
| DRINKS! What a performance so far from Ben Stokes and Rajasthan so far. They have taken Rajasthan close to a victory and they should get there easily. This has been a thorough performance from these two. Stokes is nearing his century while Samson has played beautifully. Mumbai need a miracle if they need to win this game. Can they make a comeback? |
| 16.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes, Good length ball on the pads, Stokes flicks it to the deep square leg region and picks up a couple. |
| 16.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes, NOT OUT! Stokes was in! Good length ball outside off, Stokes cuts it through the point region and wants a couple. The fielder throws it to the keeper who whips the bails off. The third umpire is called for and the replays show that he is well in. Stokes is into the 90s. |
| 0.0 : An appeal for run out has been taken upstairs. Stokes is in though. |
| 16.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes, Short ball on middle, Stokes pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 16.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sanju Samson, Good length ball outside off, Samson drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 16.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes, Short ball around middle, Stokes sways away from it. |
| 16.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes, EDGED AND FOUR! Everything Stokes touches is turning into gold! Short ball around middle, Stokes looks to pull but it takes the top edge and goes over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 17.1 : Trent Boult to Sanju Samson, Good length ball on off, Samson plays it to long off for a single. |
| 17.2 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, Full ball on off, Stokes plays it back to the bowler. |
| 17.3 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, Short ball around off, Stokes works it to long on for a single. |
| 17.4 : Trent Boult to Sanju Samson, Full on middle, Samson flicks it to short fine leg for a single. |
| 17.5 : Trent Boult to Ben Stokes, Short on the pads, Stokes pulls it to deep square leg and crosses over for a single. |
| 17.6 : Trent Boult to Sanju Samson, Short ball outside off, Samson looks to cut but misses. 10 required from 2 overs. |
| 18.1 : James Pattinson to Ben Stokes, SIX! CENTURY FOR BEN STOKES! Stokes has arrived to the Indian T20 League. It took some time but he has arrived. What an innings from Ben Stokes. Everyone thought that he is struggling to open but he has proved everyone wrong. He gets there in style as well. Short ball on middle, Stokes hammers the slog over the deep mid-wicket region for a maximum. |
| 17.6 : James Pattinson to bowl the 19th over. |
| 18.2 : James Pattinson to Ben Stokes, FOUR! There's the game! What an innings! Full toss outside off, Stokes drives it through the extra cover region and picks up a boundary. RAJASTHAN WIN BY 8 WICKETS. |
| Earlier in the day, Hardik Pandya's 60 off just 21 balls helped Mumbai reach 195 after being in trouble in the middle overs. He was absolutely brilliant with the bat and he took the bowlers apart. No one had a clue as to how to bowl to him on this wicket and he made merry. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav also contributed to the cause. Rajasthan bowlers were not upto the mark and it was only Gopal and Archer who did well while others faltered. But it proved to be not enough in the end as Ben |
| Mumbai's bowling was not upto the mark in this game. They picked up early wickets but failed to put pressure on Stokes and Samson and they were punished. Trent Boult had an off day while the spinners did not get much purchase from the surface and they did not find their right lines and lengths. Pollard tried everything but nothing seemed to work against the likes of Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson. Overall, it was a disappointing performance from Mumbai and they will need to regroup ahead of their n |
| Kieron Pollard, the Mumbai skipper, says that Rajasthan batted really well and credits Stokes and Samson for their innings. Adds that they could have taken a couple more wickets at the start and the spinners did not find much purchase from the surface. Goes onto say that they still have few games to go and they will look to come out positively. Says that Hardik Pandya keeps on showing that how good a player he is and he continued to fight. |
| Sanju Samson is there for a chat. He says that he kept on believing in himself and he worked on his game plan. Adds that it is amazing to bat with Stokes and he really enjoyed it. Goes onto say that they were not reacting to how much they needed but were looking to play at the merit of the ball and they wanted to be there till the end. Tells that he gave himself some time and he was looking for boundaries as well. Goes onto say that he reminded himself that he is a strong man and he is happy |
| Ben Stokes, the MAN OF THE MATCH, says that it felt bittersweet to be honest. Adds that he would have preferred to be back in form 2-3 games ago. States that the training that he had before this game was the best he had since he came to the UAE. Goes onto say the pitch was coming onto the bat nicely and he did not find it difficult. Adds that they tried to put pressure on the bowlers who came onto bowl. Tells that it has been a difficult time for him and hopes that his performance ga |
| Steven Smith, the Rajasthan skipper, says that he is very pleased with the performance and they talked about the experienced players to take the side home and Ben Stokes did just that. Says that Stokes took the game head on and he got into a nice groove in this game and played some good cricket shots. Tells that they did a lot of things right with the ball in the middle overs but the dropped catch proved costly as Hardik Pandya made them pay. Says that it is fortunate that they got over the l |
| Take a bow, Ben Stokes! Everyone knows what he is capable of and he has proved again that what a destructive player he is. He along with Sanju Samson has taken Rajasthan to a victory over Mumbai by 8 wickets and 10 balls to spare. That was one kind of dominance in the run chase. Steven Smith will be a happy man. |
| That's all from this game! What a performance from Rajasthan and they have ensured that they stay alive in this tournament. Mumbai, on the other hand, would not fret much as they have 3 games to go and they are a top side and can make a comeback after this demoralizing loss. On Monday, 26th October 2020, we see Kolkata go up against Punjab. The action will begin at 1800 local (1400 GMT). Join us for that. Until then, cheers and take care. |
| Rajasthan did not start well with the bat as they lost Uthappa early and Smith did not last long as well. There would have been alarm bells ringing as Stokes was not in good form coming into this game just like Samson but they proved everyone wrong as Stokes was magnificent as he reached his century and took Rajasthan home. It was just mesmerizing to watch as he took the bowlers apart. This is the Stokes that we all have come to know and Rajasthan would hope that he continues to perform like thi |
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