Mumbai, April 13: Jos Buttler was in rampaging form as he guided Rajasthan Royals to their second win of the season. The visiting Royals defeated hosts Mumbai Indians by four wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in the first Indian Premier League double-header on Saturday.
After Mumbai Indians put up a solid total of 187, the Royals began their chase on a positive not with Rahane and Buttler going strong. Buttler guided the visitors with a quickfire 89 off 43.
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The opener smashed A Joseph for six consecutive boundaries to score 28 runs from the over and put RR in the driver's seat. But from there on Rajasthan lost quick wickets and the game went into the last over. Shreyas Gopal finally clinched the win hitting Hardik Pandya for a four.
With the win Ajinkya Rahane led Rajasthan remain at seventh position, having won two matches from seven outings, while the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indian's lie third on the table.
Here's MyKhel's Live Updates of the Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium:
After a thrilling match at the Wankhede it is time for the second game where Royal Challengers Bangalore are still looking for their first win of the season. It's a wrap here from the first double-header.
A last over thriller at the Wankhede. We loved the overall cricket on display, how about you?#MIvRR pic.twitter.com/pod1dXOpEc
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2019
The Royals should have won this easily after Buttler's innings but Mumbai picked up quick wickets to drag it into the last over, where Gopal secured the win with a boundary. With this Rajasthan have sealed their second win of the season.
Rajasthan Royals clinched a four-wicket win over hosts Mumbai Indians in the first double-header on Saturday.
FOUR!! And its over. Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets.
Hardik Pandya in for the last ball. Gopal sends it straight up towards long on. Goes high but misses. Need four from four
Dropped and Gopal takes a single. Rohit Sharma looks unhappy. 6 needed off 6
Rajasthan need 7 off 7
Joseph saves the boundary but is down as he jams his shoulder into the boundary. Not a good sign for MI. The medics checking him out now.
Review lost. Shreyas Gopal survives. RR need 13 off 10
Big appeal. Umpire gives not out. Rohit Sharma asks for review.
Two new batsmen at the crease. RR need 14 off 11
WICKET!! The game is turning on its head!! Steve Smith walks after 12 off 15.
WICKET!! The perfect delivery from Krunal Pandya as he hits the middle stump. Livingstone goes for 1 off 2.
WICKET!! Tripathi goes for the sweep shot and finds the fielder. Hardik Pandya takes a safe catch to dismiss Tripathi off a KP delivery
WICKET!! Bumrah gets his man as Samson goes 31 off 26.
Sanju Samson will have to make the long walk back!
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 13, 2019
Bumrah keeps us in the game 🙌#ESAday #OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #ESA #MIvRR @ril_foundation pic.twitter.com/WLwIW4Dr0B
Rajasthan need 19 off 23 balls to win
Almost home
Edged and boundary!
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 13, 2019
RR needs 26 runs now at less than 6 RPO#HallaBol #MIvRR #RR
A smashing innings.
What an innings this by @josbuttler. He departs after scoring a well made 89 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/mydP0pboe0
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2019
Hardik Pandya gives away just five runs off the over.
Steve Smith in. Rajasthan need 35 off 36. Mumbai need wickets.
28 runs off the over!!! Buttler is taking the game away from the hosts.
Four more!!
18 already from the over. Two more balls left. Boundaries off every delivery.
Two back to back fours to follow the maximum! Butter is thrashing Mumbai in their own den.
MAXIMUM! Buttler is absolutely unstoppable. Beautiful timing as he hits Joseph for a six
15 off the over. RR cruising at 118/1
Chahar into the attack. Hit for a six on the first and another maximum on the third delivery.
Bumrah gives away just three off his second over
Halfway through the innings and RR's 100 comes up
Buttler's 50 was studded with four sixes and four 4's
FIFTY!
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2019
That's a half-century for Jos The Boss 👌👌. @rajasthanroyals 100/1 at the halfway mark.
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