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An frenetic end to an otherwise amzaing game.
RR despite Sanju Samson's amazing 76 in the end found the target too big to hunt down,
Kudos to MI who put on an excllent fielding display and held their nerve to clinch this one.
McClenaghan's three-wicket haul was MI's stand-out effort and it helped them apply the brakes on RR's momentum.
As for RR, despite ending up as losers they have Samson's fiery effort to inspire them for the rest of the tournament!
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Over 20
RR - 179 for 7 lose by 8 runs
And MI win this by 8 runs.
Single.
10 from the last one now.
Single.
11 from 2 needed.
Exciting stuff here.
WICKET! Southee is run-out...but it is a FREE HIT!
RR need two sixers here!
FOUR! 13 from 2 needed.
MI almost there now.
17 from 3 needed.
Single.
#RR are missing Faulkner in this situation. #MIvsRR
— Sathvik Ashok (@asae92) May 1, 2015
18 from 4 needed.
Single.
19 from 5 needed.
Single.
And Vinay is bowling this all-important over.
Binny is at non-strike.
Southee on strike.
Over 19
RR - 168 for 6
End of Over.
Single.
What a contest.
21 from 7 now.
Two runs.
Can MI win this?
23 from 8 needed.
Single.
#FingersCrossed !!!! #PepsiIPL #MIvsRR
— #Rohit #MI (@CharlieBimal) May 1, 2015
Faulkner is sorely missed here!
24 from 9 needed.
Single.
25 from 10 needed.
Single.
RR - 162 for 6
Malinga takes the wicket....Chand takes the catch at deep-mid wicket.
GONE! Hooda goes for 1.
Over 18
RR - 162 for 5
Single to end the over.
RR - 161 for 5
Karun edges it to Patel behind.
GONE! MI are back in it now!
RR - 161 for 4
Suchit takes a great catch in the deep.
WICKET! And Samson goes after a fine 76.
27 from 15 needed.
SAMSONED!
GREAT SHOT! Whacked into the deep-cover crowd.
This is tremendous batting from Sanju..That six & scoop off Malinga is stunning! #MIvsRR
— Pradeep (@pradeep_bala) May 1, 2015
Dot ball.
McClenaghan is the bowler.
33 from 17 needed.
Samson has reached 70.
Single.
Over 17
RR - 154 for 3
End of Over.
FOUR!
AMAZING SHOT! Samson shuffles across crease and chips it behind the keeper.
38 from19 needed.
The slower one failed for Malinga...picked up easily by Samson.
SIX! Blasted into the deep-mid wicket crowd...Samson on song!
Samson is on 60...he needs to finish this one off.
Single.
Good yorker from Malinga.
Single.
Slingaaaa time !!!! Make or break #ipl #MIvsRR #ApunKaSuperstar
— Bhupinder Singh (@Bhupi_91) May 1, 2015
47 from 23 needed.
The game is on tenterhooks now!
Malinga is the bowler.
Single.
Over 16
RR - 140 for 3
Single to end the over.
FOUR! Hammered between the two fielders at deep-mid wicket...amazing shot.
Two runs...Samson runs like a cheetah in the middle...awesome running!
Samson is on 51...RR need more fireworks from him.
Single.
12 is the required run-rate.
FOUR! Nair smashes that to deep-mid wicket...good shot.
60 from 29 needed.
GOOD STOP! Malinga makes a fine stop at third-man..saves a certain boundary!
Smith gone ☺ Excellent over by Mcglenghan #MIvsRR
— Praveen Kumar (@Praveen_Ileana) May 1, 2015
Karun Nair is the new batsman.
Over 15
RR - 127 for 3
Harbhajan takes a good catch at deep-third man.
WICKET! Smith is out for 23.
61 from 31 needed now.
And he gets there...amaizng knock!
Excellent stuff Mcglenghan! #MIvsRR
— Asraf. (@CricLogue) May 1, 2015
Samson is on 49.
Single.
Three dot balls in a row.
McClenaghan is testing Smith outside off.
Dot ball again.
Sanju Samson is showing his U-19 days performance. #MIvsRR
— abhi changer (@abhichanger) May 1, 2015
MI need wickets here...fast.
McClenaghan is the bowler.
Swing and Miss by Smith.
WIDE!
Over 14
RR - 124 for 2
End of Over.
Fifty partnership up.
FOUR! Samson glances that to the third-man boundary.
Smith is showing excellent foot-work against Harbhajan.
Single.
Samson is on 45...can he steer RR past the finish line?
Two runs.
Single.
Not-out says the umpire.
CLOSE! And Bhajji's appeal for a nick off Samson goes in vain.
18 off 12.
Smith has been impressive so far.
Single.
They Showed Sachin Tendulkar right after showing the Banner which was Written " Apun Ka Super Star " ( Our Super Star ) #MIvsRR
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) May 1, 2015
Over 13
RR - 115 for 2
Single to end the over.
74 from 43 needed.
Single.
Dot ball.
Two runs.
He still has two more overs to go after this one.
Malinga is the bowler.
Single.
Over 12
RR - 109 for 2
FOUR! Smith ends the over with one that races away to deep-extra cover.
Amazing knock by Samson so far...take a bow!
Single.
FOUR! Cleverly cut away to deep-third man...Samson is on 41.
Is Sanju Samson going to replicate last year's performance? #MIvsRR
— KBJ (@kedarj1111) May 1, 2015
88 from 52 needed.
Single.
Bhajji to Smith.
Over 11
RR - 98 for 2
End of Over.
Single.
Single.
Single.
93 from 57 needed.
Suchit is the bowler.
He is on 34.
SIX! Whacked away over mid-wicket...81 meters.
Over 10
RR - 87 for 2
Single to end the over.
Smith vs harbhajan let's see who's win #IPL2015 #MIvsRR
— Harshil darji (@Harshil_darji) May 1, 2015
They can win this one for sure.
RR need Samson to play it cool now.
Single.
Samson is on 25...fine innings.
Two runs.
Dot ball.
Bhajji to Samson.
Over 9
RR - 82 for 2
FOUR! Samson ends the over with a cut shot to deep-square leg.
WIDE!
GOOD STOP! Bhajji frantically executes a save in the deep..averts a boundary.
Steven Smith is the new batsman.
RR - 71 for 2
Suchit castles him with one that pegs back his off-stump.
GONE! MI have the big wicket...Watto is dismissed for 28.
Over 8
RR - 71 for 1
FOUR! Samson ends the over with a sweep to square-leg.
Single.
123 from 75 needed.
MI are looking lively on field.
Dot ball.
Good knock with cheeky shots @RayuduAmbati #MIvsRR #ApunKaSuperstar @mipaltan pic.twitter.com/5BiaKkfcBn
— ManoJ (@nani2500) May 1, 2015
Watto is on 27 while Samson has reached 14.
Single.
RR have the momentum going after Rahane's early wicket.
Bhajji is the bowler.
WIDE!
Over 7
RR - 62 for 1
Dot ball to end the over.
Single.
GOOD STOP! Pollard saves a sure-shot four in the deep..good reflexes.
Single.
Almost ran Samson out after the follow-through.
Dot ball.
Suchit is off mark.
WIDE!
Parthiv Patel must be holding the record for most no. of wasted starts in IPL. #MIvsRR #IPL2015
— Sangam Kumar (@Sangam_29) May 1, 2015
Over 6
RR - 55 for 1
Dot ball to end the over.
Single again.
Single.
Vinay is bowling this over.
Watto-Samson need to stitch a big partnership here.
Samson is on 8.
Over 5
RR - 49 for 1
End of Over.
WATTO POWER.
FOUR! Smashed away to sqaure-leg.
SIX! Easily whacked into the deep-mid wicket stands....great shot but bad ball.
No run off the over so far.
Watson is on 15...he needs to take center-stage now.
Dot ball.
Suchit in to bowl.
Over 4
RR - 35 for 1
End of Over.
CLOSE! Watto scrambles to crease...Suchit's direct hit shatters the stumps.
Watto has to electrify RR now.
Single.
RR jersey & MI jersey so similar that somebody from the fielding side can come, bat and then go back. Nobody will be bothered. #MIvsRR
— Simmi Kohli (@CricrazyGal) May 1, 2015
GREAT SHOT.
FOUR! Timed beautifully thorugh covers by Watson.
RR - 30 for 1
Vinay gets the breakthrough.
WICKET! Rahane goes for 16....Rayadu runs behind a mile and nabs it.
Over 3
RR - 30 for 0
End of Over.
Single.
Single.
@mipaltan All u need to do is to look back at the audience and they will tell you the same #MIvsRR #PepsiIPL2015 #IPL pic.twitter.com/FHdKqv5Cja
— Abhinav Shukla (@JustShukla) May 1, 2015
WIDE!
WATTO POWER.
SIX! Smashed away to mid-wicket...bad ball from McClenaghan...too short.
Over 2
RR - 18 for 0
Single to end the over.
Fine shot Jinks!
FOUR! And that one races away to the deep-mid wicket boundary.
Rahane was clueless.
Good ball by Malinga...perfect out-swinger.
Take a bow.
And Rahane is the top-scorer in the tournament with 332 runs.
Two runs....great running by the duo.
That was right inside superman Stevesmith49 hands...Almost #MIvsRR #IPL rajasthanroyals https://t.co/QFpGRSYofz
— IPL2015 (@IPL2015Update) May 1, 2015
Single.
Escape for Rahane.
An Sanju Samson dropped an absoulte dolly in the last over.
Lasith Malinga to bowl this over.
Over 1
RR - 9 for 0
Good ball to end the over.
He almost was bowled there!
LUCKY.
FOUR! Rahane's inside edge races away to deep-third man.
Dot ball.
Ankit Sharma wraps that one in his kit bag #MIvsRR @rajasthanroyals #IPL https://t.co/pHmebH9aUw
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 1, 2015
A passionate pacer he is!
Single.
McClenaghan begins off mark.
WIDE!
No easy task for RR tonight!
And Ajinkya Rahane and Shane Watson have come in to bat.
An amazing batting effort from MI which has seen them rack up a huge total.
If Lendl Simmons' fiery 38 helped them set tone early on, then Rohit Sharma (27), Kieron Pollard (24) helped them take RR to the cleaners.
But the star of the show was of course Ambati Rayadu (53*) who ensured that MI battered RR and reached 187 for 5.
Can RR chase under pressure tonight?
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Over 20
MI - 187 for 5
GREAT KNOCK.
He finishes on 53 not-out.
FIFTY! Rayadu cuts that last ball to deep-third man.
Last ball to go.
One more for his fifty.
And Rayadu reaches 49.
Two runs.
MI - 181 for 5
WICKET! And Pollard goes after an impressive 24...Samson laps up his mis-hit.
Go MI!
Three balls to go.
61 off 30 is the partnership.
FOUR! Whacked away to deep-mid wicket...unstoppable shot by Pollard.
Rayudu! What a time to come back in Form! #MI #ApunKaSuperstar #MIvsRR
— Devvrat Unadkat (@DevvratUnadkat) May 1, 2015
Theron is the bowler.
Single.
Can Rayadu reach his fifty?
Single.
Rayadu is on 46....amazing knock!
Over 19
MI - 175 for 4
End of Over.
FOUR! Blasted away thorugh covers....Super Rayadu.
BLEED BLUE!
SIX! Rayadu on fire.......full-toss and hammered into the deep-mid wicket crowd.
Single.
#MIvsRR That's was a bad over from captain Watson he gave more runs from that over.
— NITINKUMAR S.R. (@nitinkumar9465) May 1, 2015
Single.
He reaches 35.
No chance for the fielder in deep.
FOUR! Rayadu slams that through extra-cover.
Dot ball.
Southee is the bowler.
Over 18
MI - 159 for 4
End of Over.
GOOD STOP! Ankit makes a superb dive and averts a certain boundary at deep-square leg.
FREE HIT!
18 off the over so far.
Over the waist by Watto.
NO BALL! And that one is smacked away to deep-square leg.
82 meters.
SUPER SHOT.
SIX! Pollard hammers a short ball into the deep-mid wicket crowd.
Single.
MI have been excellent with the bat tonight.
Watson vs Pollard #MIvsRR
— SHIVAM (@MrLuciferous) May 1, 2015
SUPER SHOT.
FOUR! Watson's first ball is hammered to the boundary by Rayadu.
Over 17
MI - 139 for 4
Single to end the over.
He is on 24...good knock.
POCKET DYNAMO!
SIX! Hammered into the long-on crowd by Rayadu.
Single.
Two runs.
WIDE!
A battle of blue here...literally!
Single.
No matter who's playing - The loudest cheer in the house will always be for @sachin_rt !! #MIvsRR
— Simmi Kohli (@CricrazyGal) May 1, 2015
Single.
Theron to bowl this over.
Over 16
MI - 126 for 4
Two to end the over.
Rayadu is on 15..steady knock by him.
Dot ball.
Single again.
Single.
And he gets off mark.
Single.
Kieron Pollard is the new batsman in
Over 15
End of Over.
MI - 120 for 4
Ankit takes a fine one-handed catch at short fine-leg.
GOOD CATCH! Rohit is gone for 27.
AMAZING SHOT!
WHACKED AWAY! Great hook by Rohit...flies into the dep-mid wicket crowd.
Rohit is on 21.
Kulkarni is the bowler.
Smith the guy flies around like the old wwf smack moves. #PepsiIPL #RR #MI #IPL #MIvsRR
— ram prasad (@iamramprasad) May 1, 2015
Over 14
MI - 112 for 3
Rayadu ends the over with a bang.
SIX! Smith made a superb effort to dive and take it in the deep...unfortunately it was too tough an ask for him.
Binny is the bowler.
FOUR! Lovely shot by Rohit through the covers...Southee dived full-length but could not avert it.
How is that for a catch - Stuart Binny #MIvsRR #IPL Rajasthan Royals https://t.co/hwTDvc0kNV
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 1, 2015
They surely need a super-human effort to qualify for the Knock-out stages!
MI are second from bottom in the points table.
Over 13
MI - 99 for 3
End of Over.
Single.
#MI got a great start.. Now they need to accelerate from here for a big score.. Come on TALENT.. #MI #RR #MIvsRR
— Shruti #OrangeArmy (@iamshruti7) May 1, 2015
Rohit is on 14.
Single.
Theron to bowl this over.
Over 12
MI - 95 for 3
Single to end the over.
It is Sharma versus Sharma here...Ankit and Rohit.
BLEED BLUE!
The match is evenly posied as for now.
Single.
Sending #Rayudu to bat ahead of #Pollard ...is like casting Uday Chopra, instead of Amitabh Bachchan, in a film! #MIvsRR @cricBC
— NaNa PartyKar (@Arch_Warrior) May 1, 2015
Ambati Rayadu gets off the mark.
Single.
Over 11
MI - 88 for 3
Dot ball to end the over.
Flies away to the boundary.
FOUR! But Rohit connects another short one from Southee to perfection.
MI - 84 for 3
Chand goes for 13...Southee takes the wicket.
WICKET! Chand's hook goes wrong....Binny takes a fine catch near mid-wicket.
Horror Decision by the Umpire. #IPL #MIvsRR #MI
— Santosh Reddy (@puttu09) May 1, 2015
Over 10
MI - 81 for 2
End of Over.
FOUR! Chand is getting into groove now.
Single.
The man who wins, is the man who thinks he can #RR .. #MIvsRR #IPL2015
— Sana (@ImSana20) May 1, 2015
Single.
Skipper Rohit Sharma is the new batsman in.
Single.
MI - 73 for 2
Good ball which had him plumb.
GONE! And Ankit gets Simmons out for 38.
Over 9
MI - 73 for 1
Two to end the over.
Simmons is on 38...great effort!
A bit of swing on that one by Watto.
Single.
Smacks that over deep-mid wicket...fine shot.
SIX! And Simmons is on fire!
GOOD SHOT.
FOUR! Short and dispatched...that flies over the midwicket fielder.
Dot ball again.
Dot ball.
Watson to bowl this over.
Over 8
MI - 60 for 1
Single to end the over.
Converted a single into two.
Great running between the wickets!
Two runs.
FOUR! Hammered through long-on...good shot.
#MI should appoint another coach to motivate its players affected by Rameez Raja's commentary. #MIvsRR #IPL
— Mr PerFAKEtionist (@parthology) May 1, 2015
Would be interesting to see as to whether he can handle world class batsmen like Simmons.
Quite an unknown proposition he is.
Single.
Ankit is the bowler.
Over 7
MI - 52 for 1
Dot ball to end the over.
Commmonnnn Mumbai chak de today #MIvsRR
— Varun Yadav (@varun0211) May 1, 2015
Single.
The early wicket helped them.
RR are slowly getting back in the game.
Single.
Single.
Dot ball.
Stuart Binny to bowl this over.
Over 6
MI - 46 for 1
End of Over.
Meanwhile Ajinkya Rahane has the Orange Cap...can he contnue his 'purple patch' tonight?
Dot ball.
Single.
Simmons is on 18.
Single.
Fight of blues!!! #GoRR #RR #AlwaysARoyal #MIvsRR
— bhawna (@bhawnakohli5) May 1, 2015
Unmukt Chand is the new batsman in.
Single.
Watto to bowl this over.
Over 5
MI - 43 for 1
End of Over.
Dot ball.
MI - 43 for 1
Patel goes for 23.
Patel hammered it own the track but Kulkarn showed great reflexes to take that on.
WICKET! Kulkarni takes a superb catch off Patel.
GREAT SHOT!
FOUR! Simmons dances down the track and hammers it through covers.
Kulkarni to bowl this over.
Over 4
MI - 38 for 0
Single to end the over.
Patel has reached 23 in quick time.
Single.
Great shot again.
FOUR! Patel is getting on top of Theron.
Single.
FOUR! Patel hits that through point...good shot.
Single.
Interesting choice?
Rusty Theron is the new bowler.
Over 3
MI - 26 for 0
End of Over.
FOUR! Simmons edges that to deep-third man.
Excellent running between the wickets by Simmons & Patel! #MIvsRR #MI #ApunKaSuperstar #PepsiIPL #eit20
— AkShAtA (@MenInBlueDvotee) May 1, 2015
Single.
Dot ball.
Two runs....quicksilver MI!
Single.
Southee to bowl this over.
Over 2
MI - 18 for 0
Single to end the over.
#MIVsrr BLUE BLEED Is everywhere in the ground
— अश्वनी कुमार (@ashwanikr07) May 1, 2015
They need to carry on the momentum now.
MI have begun well so far.
Dot ball.
FOUR AGAIN! Good shot...this flies to deep-square leg.
FOUR! Patel slaps that through covers....good shot.
Dot ball.
Faulkner is injured as reports confirm.
WIDE!
Southee makes a fine interception in the deep.
Dhawal Kulkarni comes in to bowl.
Two runs.
Over 1
MI - 5 for 0
Good ball to end the over.
And even Pravin Tambe sits out.
No James Faulkner tonight for RR.
Single.
FOUR! Whacked away through covers...good shot.
Simmons is hopping around at crease now.
Another beauty from Southee.
Great out-swinger.
CLOSE! Simmons almost is caught behind by Samson...the keeper spills it.
Simmons is at crease.
Tim Southee is bowling this over.
Dot ball.
Bleed blue in wankhede #MIVsrr #IPL2015
— santosh navalgund (@santoshN777) May 1, 2015
Can the duo fire tonight?
Parthiv Patel and Lendl Simmons to open the batting for MI.
Meanwhile...a certain Miss Zinta.
Preity Zinta right now on her team. #DDvsKXIP #MIvsRR .. Shreyas Iyer too good today. pic.twitter.com/gF2coeT41r
— Rishi (@Rishi_Muni) May 1, 2015
Starting XI -
MI - Simmons,Patel†,Chand,Sharma*,Pollard,Rayudu, Harbhajan,Suchith,Vinay,McClenaghan,Malinga
RR - Rahane,Watson*,Smith,Nair,Samson†,Binny,Hooda,Theron,Southee,Kulkarni, Ankit
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Welcome to LIVE coverage of Match 32 of IPL 8 which has Mumbai Indians hosting Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium.
Lasith Malinga shined for MI last time around as his four wickets helped them defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad.
RR on the other hand were lucky to escape defeat against RCB as the match was called off due to rain.
RR have been inconsistent since their winning streak was halted in this tournament and another bad performance to night will see them crash to another defeat.
MI are clear favorites to clinch this one thanks to the massive home support and do expect fire works from their batsmen tonight!
