IPL 2018, MI vs RR: Rajasthan Royals crushes Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets, see scorecard
Rajasthan Royals led by Ajinkya Rahane defeated Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets with the help of Jos Buttler's brilliant inning of 94 runs. England's batsman Jos Buttler hit 94 runs with the help of 9 fours and 5 sixes at Wankhede Stadium. Now Buttler's this inning against created some hopes for Rajasthan Royals to qualify in Playoffs.
When Rajasthan Royals came to bat they lost their first wicket in just 10 runs as the opening batsman Shorts got out on 4 runs on Jasprit Bumrah's bowl. After this, Jos Buttler and Ajinkya Rahane started hitting hard and both the players took the Rajasthan Royals innings to a solid start. Rahane made 37 runs on 36 balls with the help of 4 fours. After this young batsman, Sanju Samson gave the full support of Jos Buttler and took Rajasthan Royals for the clear win.
Earlier Rohit Sharma led team Mumbai Indians came to bat first and they got a strong start, while their opening batsmen Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis took the innings to 87 runs till they lost their first wicket in the form as Suryakumar Yadav at 38 runs.
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However, the skipper Rohit Sharma didn't get the bowl on right direction as he got out on the first ball of his inning. After that their all-rounder batsman Hardik Pandya got out on 36 runs on 21 balls. Now with this Rajasthan Royals has come to fifth and position and now the team need to win all the matches to qualify in playoffs.
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First published: 14 May 2018, 9:48 IST