MI vs RR: Bowlers, Suryakumar pushes MI out of losing streak

MI vs RR: Rajasthan Royals’ winning streak was broken by Mumbai Indians, who halted an eight-game losing streak with to a disciplined bowling effort and a superb 81-run stand between Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma that built the chase. After restricting RR to 158/6, MI chased down the target with four deliveries to spare, scoring their first points.

MI vs RR: attacks and counter-attacks in the first half the chase

Ishan Kishan, who has struggled to get going on the powerplay in recent games, came out firing in the first over, swiping a six and clipping one for a four off Trent Boult. Other boundaries off Prasidh Krishna, he also went straight and over mid-on for two fours. While birthday boy Rohit Sharma was out early after receiving a top edge while attempting a sweep off R Ashwin, Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav continued to score boundaries. With only five runs coming off Ashwin’s first two overs, the pressure to speed up led to Kishan being bowled for 26 by Boult, who got a top-edge after being squeezed on the pull.

MI vs RR: MI fumbles to get over the line

Suryakumar and Tilak put on a 50-run partnership off 33 deliveries, with two profitable overs in the 11th and 12th innings bringing the needed rate down to 8 an over. Tilak smashed a four off Kuldeep in the 13th over, while Suryakumar’s six off Ashwin through deep midwicket in the 14th over helped him to a 36-ball fifty. Chahal removed Suryakumar who holed out to long-on after being smashed for a six by Tilak. Ashwin finished with 1 for 21 from his four overs. It was a nervous time in the MI camp as Tilak fell to Prasidh an over later, as they required 35 off 24 balls with two new batters at the crease.

MI vs RR: Jos Buttler was kept in bay till the 15^th over

Thanks to some tight bowling from the Mumbai Indians and a wicket that didn’t allow for easy stroke-making. RR only managed 40 in the powerplay and lost the left-handed opener during the session, despite Devdutt Padikkal striking three fours in a Daniel Sams over and Buttler scoring a couple of boundaries off Hrithik Shokeen. Kumar Kartikeya, a debutant, bowled amazing left-arm wrist spin and effective variations to keep the hitters from breaking through. He bowled four overs in a row for 19 runs, including a pair of sixes off Shokeen, and accounted for Sanju Samson, who had just started to get going.

MI vs RR: Buttler breaking out

Shokeen hit four consecutive sixes in the 16th over. Buttler brought up a 48-ball fifty with the first two sixes – over long-on and straight – and celebrated it with two more maximums as he cleared deep midwicket and long-off. Buttler let the fifth one go because it was wide of the mark, only to have the umpire ruled it was within the line. In the next over, Buttler tried a fifth six but toe-ended it to long-off, leaving RR at 126/4.

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MI vs RR: How did RR set the target?

R Ashwin brought the innings to a close with a quick-fire 21 off nine balls. In the 18th over, he hit a ramp shot for four and a six off Riley Meredith, and he hit two fours against Jasprit Bumrah, lofting over extra cover and opening the face of the bat to glide one over backward point. In the final over, though, they succumbed to Meredith’s slower short ball. Meredith, who had earlier taken Riyan Parag’s wicket, bowled an outstanding last over, surrendering only three runs in his four overs to finish with 2 for 24.