Mumbai Indians fast bowlers share nine wickets as Rajasthan slumped to a low, slow Sharjah surface
Mumbai Indians put up as much clinical performance as it could get and will be hoping it doesn’t come a little late in the day.
Mumbai beat Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets with 11.4 overs to spare in the match played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
With the win, their pacers reduced RR to 90 for nine, Rohit Sharma’s men retained their right to dream of a playoff spot, and by extension, a hat-trick of IPL titles; However, their fate may still not be in their own hands.
For now, though, they can reflect on one of their best nights this season. He won the toss and elected to bowl and brought in Ishan Kishan and James Neesham in the squad.
Both justified the trust shown in them by the team management. Neesham’s selection, in particular, proved to be an inspiration.
The Kiwi seamer took three for 14, including the prize wicket of RR captain Sanju Samson. But it was her trans-Tasman neighbor Nathan Coulter-Nile who turned out to be the destroyer-in-chief. The Australian fast bowler took four wickets for 14 runs, which is his best figure in the IPL. Jasprit Bumrah also got two wickets.
On a slow, low wicket, MI’s steady attack took off a bit. The RR batsmen made things easy for the MI bowlers as well. At 26 for no loss after three overs, openers Evin Lewis and Yashasvi Jaiswal looked in good touch, with RR on their way to a decent total.
However, the RR batsmen seemed in a hurry to make their way back to the dugout. Jaiswal was the first to go, as he tried to cut the Coulter-Nile and threw Ishaan behind the stumps. Lewis, the top scorer with 24, fell lbw off a delivery from Bumrah, who didn’t jump as high as he wanted.
This was only the beginning of RR’s horror story. Later, Ishan led MI’s comfortable chase with an unbeaten 50 (25b, 5×4, 3×6).
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Indian Premier League 2021 | Mumbai Indians crush Rajasthan Royals to stay alive
Mumbai Indians fast bowlers share nine wickets as Rajasthan slumped to a low, slow Sharjah surface
Mumbai Indians put up as much clinical performance as it could get and will be hoping it doesn’t come a little late in the day.
Mumbai beat Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets with 11.4 overs to spare in the match played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
With the win, their pacers reduced RR to 90 for nine, Rohit Sharma’s men retained their right to dream of a playoff spot, and by extension, a hat-trick of IPL titles; However, their fate may still not be in their own hands.
For now, though, they can reflect on one of their best nights this season. He won the toss and elected to bowl and brought in Ishan Kishan and James Neesham in the squad.
Both justified the trust shown in them by the team management. Neesham’s selection, in particular, proved to be an inspiration.
The Kiwi seamer took three for 14, including the prize wicket of RR captain Sanju Samson. But it was her trans-Tasman neighbor Nathan Coulter-Nile who turned out to be the destroyer-in-chief. The Australian fast bowler took four wickets for 14 runs, which is his best figure in the IPL. Jasprit Bumrah also got two wickets.
On a slow, low wicket, MI’s steady attack took off a bit. The RR batsmen made things easy for the MI bowlers as well. At 26 for no loss after three overs, openers Evin Lewis and Yashasvi Jaiswal looked in good touch, with RR on their way to a decent total.
However, the RR batsmen seemed in a hurry to make their way back to the dugout. Jaiswal was the first to go, as he tried to cut the Coulter-Nile and threw Ishaan behind the stumps. Lewis, the top scorer with 24, fell lbw off a delivery from Bumrah, who didn’t jump as high as he wanted.
This was only the beginning of RR’s horror story. Later, Ishan led MI’s comfortable chase with an unbeaten 50 (25b, 5×4, 3×6).
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