After a top-class bowling show, opener Ishan Kishan scored a 25-ball 50-run to guide Mumbai Indians (MI) to an 8-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium to stay alive in the race to playoffs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Rohit Sharma-led side chased down the target of 91 runs in the ninth over of their innings. Earlier bowling first, Nathan Coulter Nile was the top performer with the ball for the defending champions. Coulter Nile gave away just 14 runs in his four overs and picked up four wickets. Jimmy Neesham got three wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah got two wickets. With this victory, MI got a boost in their net run-rate and moved up to the fifth spot in the points table. Now if they win their final league stage clash against SunRisers Hyderabad then they will have a better chance to qualify for the playoffs. While Rajasthan Royals need to win their final fixture against Kolkata Knight Riders and depend on other performances to get through in the final four.
IPL 2021 Highlights Between Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, Straight From Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
- 22:27 (IST)MI Alive In Race To Playoffs As They Beat RR By 8 Wickets!Mustafizur to Kishan, SIX!! Mumbai Indians have won this clash by 8 wickets. They chased down the target of 91 runs in the ninth over of the match. Ishan Kishan has been amazing at the top for his team as he got to his 50 with that last ball six.
- 20:49 (IST)MI On Top!After 14 overs, Rajasthan Royals are at 67 runs for the loss of five wickets. David Miller and Rahul Tewatia are batting and eyeing a fighting total on the board after 20 overs. David Miller has scored just one fifty this season and the franchise would expect a lot from him today to deliver in a must-win game. Mumbai Indians bowlers have been in top form, Jimmy Neesham and Nathan Coulter Nile bowled with brilliant economy and got two wickets each.
- 20:07 (IST)Virtual Knock-Out Game For Mumbai Indians!This is a virtual knock-out game for defending champions Mumbai Indians. If they lose today, then Rajasthan Royals will go up to 12 points and face KKR in their final game who also sit at 12 points. So, the winner of the clash between RR and KKR will book their place in the playoffs. Meanwhile, Punjab Kings will also get knocked out if today's result goes in favour of the Rajasthan Royals.