Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of IPL 2020, Match 45 between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
MI 101/4 after 13 overs: Shreyas Gopal with a double strike has made a dent in Mumbai as he gets the well-established Suryakumar Yadav and then punishes Kieron Pollard to bring the Royals back into the game.
Mumbai 94/2 after 12 overs: Rahul Tewatia now applies the brakes while giving just three runs and Rajasthan with the Ishan wicket has found a small window to back up.
Mumbai 91/2 after 11 overs: Great moment in the game when Jofra Archer takes a one handed stunner to the third man to take out Ishan Kishan. Kartik Tyagi can’t believe it and neither can Ishan as he walks away for a 37 of 36 balls.
Mumbai 89/1 after 10 overs: Both Ishan and Suryakumar are driving very well and are well placed in the middle. Mumbai en route to post a grand total.
MI 79/1 after 9 overs: Rahul Tewatia drops Suryakumar Yadav – It was tough and the batter wins when he hits Shreyas Gopal by two limits. Rajasthan needs a breakthrough.
MI 67/1 after 8 overs: Spinners Shreyas Gopal and Rahul Tewatia have put a brake on scoring as Tewatia grants five but does not give a cap. Both hitters are currently making singles.
MI 62/1 after 7 overs: Spin is introduced and Shreyas Gopal produces an excellent over giving only three runs.
MI 59/1 after 6 overs: Excellent from Ishan and Suryakumar as they punish Rajpoot for missing length as Surya hits him first in a thin leg short and then Ishan hits him behind the square for a max.
MI 45/1 after 5 overs: Suryakumar Yadav springs into action as he hits Kartik Tyagi for consecutive limits with a sleek cut. Mumbai driving very well.
MI 34/1 after 4 overs: Ishan Kishan attacks and is thriving under pressure after taking a hit to the leg. Pick up two boundaries and you are dissecting the field with precision.
MI 21/1 after 3 overs: Brilliant on Archer’s part as he only gives a single and there was a nice little encounter between Archer and Ishan. In the end, it is Archer who turns out to be the winner. Fascinating fast bowling.
MI 20/1 after 2 overs: De Kock’s downfall has not put any pressure on Ishan as he hits Rajpoot by two limits as Mumbai is up and running despite missing a wicket inside the PowerPlay.
MI 10/1 after 1 envelope: Quinton de Kock goes off the mark in style with a fierce jerk to a max, but Jofra Archer gets his man when he throws the southpaw to give Rajasthan an early lead.
Very good, we are ready for Match 45 to begin and it will be Quinton de Kock and Ishan Kishan for Mumbai. Jofra Archer will be operating with the new ball.
Pitch: Mumbai Indians win pitch, choose to hit first
Playing XI
Royals of Rajasthan: Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson (w), Jos Buttler, Steven Smith (c), Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi
Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock (w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard (c), Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Changes: MI – James Pattinson replaces Nathan Coulter-Nile | RR – Without changes
Last IPL meeting:
MI (193/4 in 20 overs) beat RR (136/10 in 18.1 overs) by 57 runs.
Earlier this season, the parties had met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, October 6. The Mumbai-based franchise gave the Rajasthan-based team a five-field victory as youngsters Riyan Parag (42 *) and Rahul Tewatia (45 *) established a winning partnership of 85 races for sixth field.
Head to head: (21 matches RR 10 | W 11)
The two teams have met 21 times in the IPL so far, and MI has a slight advantage over RR by winning 11 of those matches.
IPL 2020 Form Guide: (Last 5 Matches | Win: Loss)
RR- Rajasthan have won two of their last five games but move on to the next match after a loss.
(2. 3)
MI- Mumbai are currently in good shape, winning four of their last five matches. (4: 1)
IPL Today: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians form guide, head-to-head rivalry
The preview
Mumbai Indians has returned to his ruthless best form and that’s surely not good news for Royals of Rajasthan, who desperately needs to win Sunday’s IPL match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
The absence of the captain Rohit sharma It was barely felt in the Mumbai annihilation of Chennai Super Kings in Sharjah on Friday. Royals, on the other hand, had an eminently forgettable outing against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Mumbai Indians are at the top of the table with 14 points and thus are practically assured of a playoff spot, while Royals have to win this game and the remaining two. It’s a tough question, yes.
Squads:
Royals of Rajasthan:
Steve Smith (captain), Jos Buttler (Wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, David Miller, Ankit Rajpoot, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Mayank Markande, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Jaydev Unadkat , Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh, Oshane Thomas, Andrew Tye, Rahul Tewatia, Shashank Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anirudha Joshi, Tom Curran and Anuj Rawat
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (captain), Quinton de Kock (goalkeeper), Digvijay Deshmukh, Aditya Tare (week), Saurabh Tiwary, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Rahul Chahar, Chris Lynn, Hardik Pandya, Sherfane Rutherford, Anmolpreetinh Khan, Mitchell Khan McClenaghan, Prince Balwant Rai, Anukul Roy, Ishan Kishan, Dhawal Kulkarni, Trent Boult, Jayant Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, and James Pattinson.
Match details:
Game No. 45: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Date: October 25, Sunday
Time: 7:30 pm
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