- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.3 back of a length, some away shape, Finch pats it in front of mid off and goes for the single, underarm throw misses, Finch has pulled up after completing that run, and is down on the ground straight away in pain in the left leg 244.4 Kulkarni strikes with a slower one, Parthiv tried to make some room and loft it over extra cover, but badly mishit it, and it is an easy catch at mid off 27/19.5 got him, good stuff from Tambe, Chand has yorked himself, it was tossed up again, Chand stepped out without much conviction, and the ball dipped and slid quickly under his bat to take out middle stump 45/36.3 and now he strikes, he kept moving the line across Rohit, this one was floated up outside off, moved away a tad, Rohit pushed at it away from the body, and the lone slip was in business 31/219.4 middle stump is pegged back as Anderson misses a swipe, the fullish ball brushes the thigh pad and crashes into the stump 161/518.6 could have been another flicked six but Pollard could not get enough distance on this full one and deep midwicket tumbles forward to take it 149/4Extras5 (b 2, lb 2, nb 1)TOTAL164/5 (20 Overs, RR: 8.2)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Parthiv Patel, 4.4 ov), 2-31 (Rohit Sharma, 6.3 ov), 3-45 (Unmukt Chand, 9.5 ov), 4-149 (Kieron Pollard, 18.6 ov), 5-161 (Corey Anderson, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TG Southee 4 0 46 1 11.5 11 6 3 0 0 CH Morris 4 0 34 1 8.5 13 5 1 0 0 DS Kulkarni 3 0 15 1 5 10 2 0 0 1 STR Binny 2 0 8 1 4 8 1 0 0 0 DJ Hooda 1 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 JP Faulkner 3 1 29 0 9.66 11 2 3 0 0 PV Tambe 3 0 25 1 8.33 5 1 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR13.1 Rahane has picked out long off, skipped out and went with the spin, but was not too close to the pitch and did not get the distance 92/24.3 Samson has had one leading edge too many, wanted to work a length ball off the pad, ended up hitting it high and limply to mid off 28/114.5 Malinga strikes, uproots leg and middle stumps, Hooda walked across his stumps sensing that Malinga would bowl full and into the pads, he did, and Hooda missed, the replays are tight for the front-foot no-ball check, but Malinga seems to be just fine 113/3Extras4 (nb 3, w 1)TOTAL165/3 (19.1 Overs, RR: 8.6)Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Sanju Samson, 4.3 ov), 2-92 (Ajinkya Rahane, 13.1 ov), 3-113 (Deepak Hooda, 14.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB R Vinay Kumar 3 0 13 1 4.33 11 2 0 0 0 P Suyal 4 0 45 0 11.25 6 4 1 0 3 SL Malinga 4 0 41 1 10.25 7 6 0 1 0 J Suchith 4 0 31 0 7.75 4 2 0 0 0 CJ Anderson 2 0 12 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 S Gopal 2.1 0 23 1 10.61 2 0 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Mumbai Indians , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20
Match days
14 April 2015 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Rajasthan Royals 2, Mumbai Indians 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 1 wicket)
- AJ Finch retired hurt at 24/0 (10, 3.3 overs)
- Mumbai Indians: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 1
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (CJ Anderson 29, KA Pollard 23, Ex 1)
- Mumbai Indians: 100 runs in 16.1 overs (98 balls), Extras 2
- KA Pollard: 50 off 28 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 54 balls (CJ Anderson 32, KA Pollard 70, Ex 2)
- Mumbai Indians: 150 runs in 19.1 overs (116 balls), Extras 3
- CJ Anderson: 50 off 37 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Innings Break: Mumbai Indians - 164/5 in 20.0 overs (J Suchith 0, S Gopal 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 1 wicket)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (46 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (AM Rahane 28, SPD Smith 22, Ex 0)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (84 balls), Extras 1
- SPD Smith: 50 off 40 balls (5 x 4)
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 17.6 overs (111 balls), Extras 4
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (SPD Smith 44, JP Faulkner 5, Ex 2)
Match Coverage
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Mumbai lose Rohit in translation
The modern tactic is to hold the big hitter back in T20s, but Rohit Sharma is much more than that and using him at No. 4 means he has to play a game he is no longer used to
Morris' dance and Pollard's rope trick
Plays of the day from the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians in Ahmedabad
Serene Smith guides Royals to third straight win
A perfectly paced unbeaten 79 from Steven Smith anchored a chase of 165 and steered Rajasthan Royals to a seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians




