Highlights, IPL 2021, RR vs MI Full Cricket Score: Kishan fifty helps MI cruise past RR

Nathan Coulter-Nile is the player of the match

Ishan Kishan:: It’s nice to be back opening and getting the runs and making sure we won by a big margin. Really feeling good. It was good to field first as we got the idea of the pitch, the plan was to keep simple and play in the ‘V’ region (while batting) and the batsmen executed it very well. I feel ups and downs is a big part of a sportsman. I had a chat with Virat bhai, Hardik bhai and also KP (Kieron Pollard). He told me just watched your videos and I did that and that gave me a little bit of confidence. We have to be prepared for the next match and play with the same energy in the next game.

Sanju Samson: “It was a bit challenging wicket to bat on, it was tougher in the first innings. Coming from Abu Dhabi, playing in Sharjah was a massive difference. Can’t blame the batsmen a lot, but it was tough to bat in the first innings. A bit cloudy in the mind right now. But definitely we will like to play better cricket from the next game.”

Mumbai Indians needed a big win today. The bowlers stepped up and made sure Rajasthan struggle in the first innings. The target was just 91 and Mumbai achieved it with ease. Ishan Kishan also got the runs as he smashed a 50 in just 25 balls.

It’s over! Ishan reaches his fifty with a six over mid-wicket. Mumbai Indians complete the chase in just 8.2 overs. They beat Rajasthan by eight wickets.

Full-toss by Mustafizur, Ishan cuts and gets another boundary.

After 8 overs,Mumbai Indians 84/2 ( Ishan Kishan (W) 40 , Hardik Pandya 5)

Hardik goes for the big hit, the ball is high in the air but falls safely in the deep mid-wicket region. Glenn Phillips sprints and comes up with a superb effort to push the ball back before it makes contact with the rope. Very ordinary over by Sakariya. he oversteps twice and concedes two sixes. 24 off this over. Mumbai need just seven now.

This time Sakariya overpitches, Ishan lifts this one over long on. 84 metres!

Wow! Second free-hit ball of the over. It’s a low full-toss by Sakariya and Ishan whips it over deep square-leg.

Full and on the pads, Ishan flicks it over square leg for a boundary.

After 6 overs,Mumbai Indians 60/2 

Kuldip continues. Ishan cuts and the ball is in the air but also in the gap. One run for the batsman. Hardik is off the mark with a push to deep point, one run taken. Better over by the left-arm pacer. Just four runs. Mumbai need another 31 runs in 78 balls.

After 6 overs,Mumbai Indians 56/2 ( Ishan Kishan (W) 20 , Hardik Pandya 0)

Suryakumar probably got carried away. It’s good bowling by Mustafizur who changed his length and was rewarded with a wicket. Change of pace is not enough on this pitch. You need to hit the right length and that’s what Mumbai bowlers did in the previous innings. Eight off the over plus a wicket. Hardik Pandya is the new batsman.

GONE! 

The Fizz bowls a slower one but on a good length, Suryakumar tries to lift the ball over mid-off but fails. Suryakumar Yadav c (sub) Lomror b Mustafizur 13(8)

Full and wide by Mustafizur, Suryakumar slashes this one over backward point.

After 5 overs,Mumbai Indians 48/1 ( Ishan Kishan (W) 17 , Suryakumar Yadav 9)

So 13 runs from the Kuldip Yadav’s first over and it’s a matter of time now for Mumbai. A big win today will boost their net run rate and good news is both Surykumar and Ishan, who struggled for runs, are showing good form today.

Suryakumar goes for the drives. gets an edge and the ball runs to the ropes.

Ishan swivels and it’s back-to-back boundaries in the same region.

Back of a length and down the leg by Kuldip Yadav. Ishan clips and finds the boundary in the fine-leg region.

After 4 overs,Mumbai Indians 35/1 ( Ishan Kishan (W) 8 , Suryakumar Yadav 5)

Sakariya starts the over with a dot and a wicket but he ends up conceding 11 runs. Suryakumar hits a boundary and then Ishan Kishan plays two lovely shots through off-side. The first one goes for the boundary, The second one is also in the gap but the fielder chases and cuts it off as batsmen run three.

Cracking! Back of a length ball by Sakariya, Ishan times it beautifully through cover.

Wow! Suryakumar flicks the first ball he faces towards fine-leg and he gets the boundary.

Sakariya gets the big wicket of Rohit. The Mumbai skipper goes for the drive but the bat turns as it makes contact with the ball and the catch is taken at cover. Rohit c Jaiswal b Chetan Sakariya 22(13)

After 3 overs,Mumbai Indians 23/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 22 , Ishan Kishan (W) 1)

Sanju Samson, what have you done? Gopal bowls a beauty, the ball turns just enough to beat Rohit who’s out of his crease but Samson doesn’t collect it cleanly. Three singles to end the over. Nine from this one.

Shreyas Gopal bowls a straight one and Rohit plays his sweep really well. Over fine-leg for his second six of the night.

After 2 overs,Mumbai Indians 14/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 14 , Ishan Kishan (W) 0)

Chetan Sakariya into the attack. Ishan Kishan definitely needs some runs under his name but he keeps quiet in this over. He’s middling the ball but can’t find runs. It’s a maiden.

After 1 overs,Mumbai Indians 14/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 14 , Ishan Kishan (W) 0)

Rohit times his drive well but it is straight to the fielder at mid-on. The next ball goes for a boundary and then Rohit flicks it to the vacant mid-wicket area for two runs. A superb six straight down the ground and a drive through cover for two more runs to finish the over.

Another slow ball, Rohit picks it and sends it over bowler’s head. Straight six!

Slower ball by Mustafizur, back of a length and outside off stump. Rohit punches through the cover for the boundary.

Right then. Time for the chase. Mumbai should get it but they will aim to cross the line in 12-13 overs. The pitch will also make it bit tricky. Mustafizur has the ball. Rohit Sharma is on strike and Ishan Kishan is on the other end.

After 20 overs,Rajasthan Royals 90/9 ( Kuldip Yadav 0 , Mustafizur Rahman 8)

MI restrict RR to 90/9! A brilliant bowling performance from MI. Coulter-Nile bowled four dots to start the final over, Mustafizur didn’t take a single that was available then smashed one for a six before finishing with a single off the last one. Just 7 off the over. MI bowlers were disciplined, they choked the scoring, created chances and pounced on them.

SIX! He connected it off the middle. Just the second one off the innings. It’s full outside off Boult, Mustafizur spanks it over long off.

After 19 overs,Rajasthan Royals 83/9 ( Kuldip Yadav 0 , Mustafizur Rahman 1)

Coulter-Nile finishes with brilliant figures of 4-0-14-4. After a dot, Sakariya edges one wide of the keeper for a streaky four. But a delivery later, Coulter-Nile castles him with another accurate delivery. Just one run off the last two balls make it 5 runs off the over and a wicket off it.

OUT! Castled! Coulter-Nile has his fourth. Good length delivery outside off, angling in. Sakariya goes for a swing across the line but misses it. The ball shatters the timber. 5 runs and a wicket off the over.

FOUR! Edgy! That’s a boundary after 13.1 overs. Sakariya pushes at it and gets an outside edge just wide of the diving keeper.

Coulter-Nile continues…

After 18 overs,Rajasthan Royals 78/8 ( Chetan Sakariya 2 , Kuldip Yadav 0)

Bumrah bowls another fantastic over. Yes, he overstepped off one delivery but bounced back well with a yorker off a free hit. There is just one single and that No ball run in that over. Just two off it.

After 17 overs,Rajasthan Royals 76/8 ( Chetan Sakariya 1 , Kuldip Yadav 0)

Another brilliant over from Coulter-Nile. Those cutters and seamers are difficult to pick for the RR batsmen. After just two singles off the first three balls, Coulter-Nile traps Miller LBW. It’s a big wicket considering the fact that Miller can do some damage. Coulter-Nile beats Kuldip Yadav’s outside edge off the next ball with an off cutter. The last ball is pushed to backward point. 2 runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! That is plumb! Length delivery outside off, from round the wicket from Coulter-Nile. It’s tailing in. Miller stays back in his crease and looks to defend but is way late in getting his bat down. He is caught right in front. The umpire lifts his finger. Miller, doesn’t realise there is no review left and asks for one. The umpire goes upstairs but then he too realises that there were no reviews left. He cancels that call. Miller has to walks back.

After 16 overs,Rajasthan Royals 74/7 ( David Miller 14 , )

Another over where a wicket falls. RR are going nowhere. The batsmen are finding it tough to get it off the middle. The first one keeps low and Miller just about gets his bat in time to defend it. He then clips one to mid-wicket for a couple but then gets a leading edge on the bounce to backward point. The next one is somehow fended into the ground by Miller. Another flick to the leg side yields another single. The next one straightens from length area on off, Gopal feels for it and gets an outside edge to the keeper. Three runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Bumrah gets his second. Brilliant delivery. Length delivery outside off, straightens after landing. Gopal feels for it and gets an outside edge. Kishan dives to his right and takes a very good catch. Gopal out for a duck.

After 15 overs,Rajasthan Royals 71/6 ( David Miller 11 , )

RR struggling now. They have lost Tewatia as well. It was probably the first time in a long time, RR showed some kind of aggression. Tewatia looks to go hard but ends up mistiming it to long on for just a single. Miller then takes a single to the leg side before Tewatia clips one fine to fine leg for a couple. The last one is a slower one, Tewatia looks to cut but misses. The next one is short, Tewatia is late onto his pull and ends up edging it to the keeper. 4 runs and a wicket off it.

OUT! Neesham gets his third. Tewatia departs. Short outside off, angling in. There is a bit of extra bounce. Tewatia goes for a pull but is late into his shot. Ends up getting an edge to the keeper.

Neesham back on…

After 14 overs,Rajasthan Royals 67/5 ( David Miller 10 , Rahul Tewatia 9)

Still, no intent shown of scoring a boundary. Pollard bowls tight lines, on and around off. Miller and Tewatia take five singles in that over.

Pollard back on…

After 13 overs,Rajasthan Royals 62/5 ( David Miller 8 , Rahul Tewatia 6)

RR last scored a boundary off the first ball of the sixth over. 13 overs are done now, and they haven’t scored a boundary single. Another over full of singles. Still no intent shown by the batsmen. Six singles off the over.

Boult back on…

After 12 overs,Rajasthan Royals 56/5 ( David Miller 5 , Rahul Tewatia 3)

A good comeback from Jayant Yadav. He had gone for 15 in his first over. Here is changed his pace well and bowled stump to stump. Tewatia and Miller not looking to force things, take just a couple of singles in that over.

Jayant Yadav back on…

After 11 overs,Rajasthan Royals 54/5 ( David Miller 4 , Rahul Tewatia 2)

There was a heart in mouth moment for Miller in that over, he pushed one to mid off and set off for a quick single. The fielder missed the direct hit as Miller was struggling. It would have been close. Neesham concentrated on bowling full in that over and gave away just four singles.

Neesham continues….

After 10 overs,Rajasthan Royals 50/5 ( David Miller 2 , Rahul Tewatia 0)

Another successful over for MI. Coulter-Nile got the wicket of Phillips. MI have bowled with discipline. Haven’t given away hit me balls and that has given them rewards. They have built the pressure and picked the wickets. Coulter-Nile was accurate with his lines and got the wicket of Phillips who was a tad unlucky as it stayed a touch low. The rest five deliveries yield just a single. One run and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Castled! Coulter-Nile gets his second. Good length delivery on middle and leg, Phillips gets a touch across and looks to swing across the line. It’s stays a touch low and he misses. It whizzes in between his legs and shatters the stumps.

Coulter-Nile back on…

After 9 overs,Rajasthan Royals 49/4 ( Glenn Phillips 4 , David Miller 1)

Another brilliant over from Neesham. He’s varied his pace well and has been on the mark with his lines and lengths. After just one run off the first two balls, Dube goes for a powerful shot through the off side but ends up dragging it onto the stumps. The next three deliveries yield just one single. Neesham currently has figures of 2-0-4-2.

OUT! Neesham gets his second. Full delivery outside off, Dube stays in his crease and looks to thump it through the off side but ends up getting an inside edge onto the stumps. What an inclusion Neesham is turning out to be.

After 8 overs,Rajasthan Royals 47/3 ( Shivam Dube 3 , Glenn Phillips 3)

Another good over for MI. Pollard changed his pace well and was accurate with his lines. He gave away just four singles. The wicket, as expected is slower, but there is also some uneven bounce on this surface.

Kieron Pollard into the attack now…

After 7 overs,Rajasthan Royals 43/3 ( Shivam Dube 1 , Glenn Phillips 1)

A brilliant first over from Neesham. He got the wicket of Samson first ball and then gave away just two singles in the over. He was disciplined with lines on and around that off stump. 2 runs and a wicket off it.

OUT! What a start for Neesham! It’s his first ball in IPL 2021 and he gets the wicket of Sanju Samson. Good length delivery outside off, Samson looks to slash but ends up mistiming it to backward point where Jayant Yadav dives and takes a very good catch.

Jimmy Neesham into the attack….

After 6 overs,Rajasthan Royals 41/2 ( Sanju Samson (C) (W) 3 , Shivam Dube 0)

A successful over for MI. And a very good comeback from Bumrah in that over. He got spanked for a four off the first ball. He then bowled a dot and trapped Lewis LBW off the next ball. The last three balls are on the money, in the corridor outside off and Shivam Dube defends all of them. 4 runs and a wicket off it. A decent Powerplay for MI – 41/2.

OUT! RR lose their review. Bumrah gets his man. Good length delivery outside off, angling in. Lewis stays in his crease and goes for a swing acrosss the line but misses. The umpire raises his finger on the appeal. Lewis opts for a review but replays show it’s crashing onto middle. Lewis has to walk back.

FOUR! What a shot! It’s wasn’t that short, just short of the good length area. Lewis pulls it behind square leg for a powerful four.

After 4 overs,Rajasthan Royals 37/1 ( Evin Lewis 20 , Sanju Samson (C) (W) 3)

A decent over from Boult. Boult started off with a WIDE outside off. But then corrected his lines and brought it closer to the off stump. Four singles and a wide off the over. Just 5 off it.

Boult back into the attack

After 4 overs,Rajasthan Royals 33/1 ( Evin Lewis 18 , Sanju Samson (C) (W) 1)

A very good first over from Coulter-Nile. He got the wicket of the in-form Jaiswal. The first ball is slower and on length, Lewis goes for a powerful swing across the line but gets an inside edge onto his pads. He again goes for one off the next ball but again gets an inside edge to the leg side for a single. Coulter-Nile then bowls a touch wide, Jaiswal cracks a cut but straight to the backward point fielder. He then goes for another cut shot but this time edges it to the keeper. Samson then pushed one wide of backward point for a single to get off the mark straightaway. Lewis then looks to punch one through the off side but gets a thickish outside edge wide of short third man for a four. 6 runs and a wicket off the over.

FOUR! Edgy! Good length delivery outside off, Lewis looks to punch it through the off side but gets a thick outside edge along the ground, wide of short third man for four.

OUT! Nathan Coulter-Nile strikes in his first over. Good length delivery outside off, Jaiswal stays in his crease and looks to cut but ends up getting a thin edge to the keeper.

Nathan Coulter-Nile into the attack now…

After 3 overs,Rajasthan Royals 26/0 ( Evin Lewis 13 , Yashasvi Jaiswal 12)

An eventful over. Lewis starts off in style with a brilliant drive through mid off for four. He then falls over while looking to take a single as he twists his ankle a bit but thankfully no serious damage was done. Lewis then flicks one to mid-wicket and they run through for a risky single. Suryakumar misses his direct hit as Jaiswal dives in. It would have been close had that hit. Bumrah finishes the over with two dots. 5 runs off the over.

FOUR! Superb shot! Full from Bumrah to start off, Lewis cracks it through mid off.

After 2 overs,Rajasthan Royals 21/0 ( Evin Lewis 8 , Yashasvi Jaiswal 12)

The RR openers, like the last match, have come out with aggressive intent. After defending the first one, Lewis smashes the next ball from Yadav straight down the ground for a six. He then takes a single. Jaiswal then charges and looks to swing but gets an inside edge to the leg side. He then lofts one over mid on for four and then thumps the next one through extra cover for back to back fours. 15 runs off the over.

FOURS! Good stuff from Jaiswal. There is a fielder at long off, so he goes over the mid on fielder and thumps it for four. Off the next ball, Jaiswal charges down the track and crashes it through extra cover.

SIX! First of the innings. Lewis stays in his crease and smashes it straight down the ground

Lewis was attended to by the physio. Seems like he hurt his foot while trying to play that yorker as the inside edge hit his foot.

Jayant Yadav will bowl from the other end…

After 1 overs,Rajasthan Royals 6/0 ( Evin Lewis 1 , Yashasvi Jaiswal 4)

Boult started off well but then erred in line and length. He starts off with an outswinger, Lewis leaves it alone. He then pushes one to cover-point and looks for a single but Jaiswal sends him back. Boult then comes up with a yorker, Lewis looks to drive but ends up getting an inside edge onto his pads. Boult misses his marker the next ball and bowls a leg side WIDE! The next one is on middle and leg, Lewis tucks it to the leg side for a single. He then goes short to Jaiswal first up, the youngster smashes it through mid-wicket off a pull for four. The next one is also on the pads, Jaiswal misses his flick and gets hit on the pad.

FOUR! Jaiswal off the mark in style. Short from Boult, Jaiswal pulls it in front of the wicket, off the middle and it races away.

Right then! Out come the RR openers – Yashasvi Jaiswal and Evin Lewis. Trent Boult will start off proceedings.

RR XI: Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Glenn Phillips, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal, Kuldip Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya

MI XI: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult

Team changes, RR – Shreyas Gopal replaces Mayank Markande and Kuldip Yadav gets his RR cap as he comes in for Akash Singh

Team changes, MI – Ishan Kishan comes in place of Quinton de Kock. Neesham replaces Krunal.

TOSS – Rohit Sharma has won the toss and MI will bowl first.

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Mumbai Indians’ batting let them down again in the last match as they could manage just 129/8 against the Delhi Capitals. It’s been a constant problem that has hurt them righ through this tournament. Rohit Sharma has blown hot and cold while Quinton de Kock hasn’t converted his starts. The middle order has had a tough time. MI want Suryakumar Yadav to hit form as he’s averaged just 18.50. They need significant contributions from Pollard, Krunal and Hardik as well. They will need to go all out in order to stay alive. It’s an uphill task but MI have done wonders in the past and that’s what makes them a champion team.

It’s a crucial match for both RR and MI. They both are on 10 points but RR has a better run rate. A win here will keep MI alive while a loss here would mean curtains. If RR win, their final match against KKR will be a straight shoot-out for the fourth spot. If they lose, then they will have to beat KKR and then depend on other results to go their way to qualify but KKR’s superior run rate might help them through.

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the 51st match of IPL 2021 between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians in Sharjah. Match starts at 7.30 PM IST with the toss taking place at 7 PM IST. Follow this space for live scores and updates.