Rohit-led MI advance, beating Rajasthan

MI made one change to their playing eleven – Marchant de Lange made way for Corey Anderson, the player of the match.

RR (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Stuart Binny, Rahul Tewatia, and Vikramjeet Malik made way for Abhishek Nayar, Ankit, and Dhawal Kulkarni.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, MI’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.  They scored 35, and lost a wicket.

Shane Watson, RR’s skipper, scored eight off 18 balls, which included a boundary. Thirty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Kieron Pollard. Harbhajan Singh broke the 34-run stand.

RR scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). MI had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Sanju Samson’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Karun Nair’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Samson’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 36 balls.

RR scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). MI had conceded three extras at that point.

Nair’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 26 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 56 balls. While Samson’s contribution to the partnership was 49, Nair’s contribution to it was 50. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Nair, who eventually faced 27 balls, failed to add to the aforementioned score. Fifty-seven balls after Watson’s dismissal, he was caught by Lendl Simmons. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 100-run partnership.

Samson, whose 47-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 74. Three balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Shreyas Gopal broke the two-run stand.

Brad Hodge, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 29. He was unbeaten.

RR scored 150 off 17.3 overs (105 balls). MI had conceded three extras at that point.

James Faulkner, whose 12-ball innings included three sixes, scored 23. Twenty-six balls after Samson’s dismissal, he was caught by Anderson. Pollard broke the 49-run stand.

Kevon Cooper, who did not face a ball, was unbeaten.

MI eventually conceded five extras. RR scored 189 for the loss of four wickets at that point.

Anderson, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as was Pragyan Ojha, who bowled four overs, conceding 31.

Gopal and Pollard bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 33.

Harbhajan and Bumrah bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 30.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.  They scored 71, and lost three wickets.

Simmons, who faced eight balls, scored a dozen. His runs came by way of boundaries. Eleven balls into the chase, he was caught by Faulkner, Kulkarni broke the 19-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 3.5 overs (23 balls). RR had conceded an extra at that point.

Hussey, whose (Micha)eleven-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 22. Fifteen balls after Simmons’ dismissal, Cooper broke the 34-run stand.

Although his three-ball innings included a six, Pollard had no reason to be in seventh heaven – four balls later, he was caught by Hodge. Cooper broke the eight-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 8.4 overs (52 balls). RR had conceded five extras at that point.

Rohit, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Twenty-six balls after Pollard’s dismissal, he was caught by Nair. Kulkarni broke the 47=run stand.

Anderson’s half-century – which included three boundaries and five sixes – came off 25 balls.

MI scored 150 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave RR no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 17 balls. While Anderson’s contribution to the partnership was 33, Ambati Rayudu’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

The fifth-wicket pair eventually put on 81. Rayudu, whose 10-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 30. Thirty-one balls after Rohit’s dismissal, Nair and Samson ran him out.

Anderson, whose 44-ball innings included nine boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 95. He was unbeaten, as was Aditya Tare, who faced a ball, scored half-a-dozen.

MI, who scored 195 for the loss of five wickets off 14.4 overs, won by five wickets with 32 balls to spare.

Watson and Pravin Tambe bowled a couple of overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 25. They were wicketless, as was Faulkner, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 54.

Kulkarni, who bowled three overs, conceded 42. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Cooper, who bowled four overs, conceding 38.