Steven shines; RR beat Mumbai

RR made no changes to their playing eleven.

MI made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Aditya Tare, Ambati Rayudu, and Harbhajan Singh made way for Parthiv, Unmukt Chand, and Shreyas Gopal.

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

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.  They scored 31, and lost a wicket.

Twenty-one balls into the match, MI had scored 24 without the loss of wicket. Aaron Finch – who was unbea‘ten’ at that point – retired hurt. His 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

Parthiv, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Chris Morris. Dhawal Kulkarni broke the 27-run stand.

Rohit, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Steven Smith, RR’s skipper and the player of the match. Stuart Binny broke the four-run stand.

Chand, whose 17-ball (Prav)innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty balls later, Tambe broke the 14-run stand.

MI scored 50 off a dozen overs (72 balls). RR had conceded an extra at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Corey Anderson’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Kieron Pollard’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Pollard’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 28 balls.

MI scored 100 off 16.1 overs (98 balls). RR had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 54 balls. While Anderson’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Pollard’s contribution to it was 70. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Pollard, whose 34-ball innings included seven boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 70. Fifty-six balls after Chand’s dismissal, he was caught by Karun Nair. Tim Southee broke the 104-run partnership.

MI scored 150 off 19.1 overs (116 balls). RR had conceded three extras at that point.

Anderson’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 37 balls.

He eventually faced 38 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Four balls after Pollard’s dismissal, Morris broke the 12-run stand.

Both Jagadeesha Suchith and Gopal faced a ball apiece, and were unbeaten. While the former didn’t get off the mark, the latter scored a run.

RR eventually conceded five extras. MI scored 164 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Deepak Hooda, who bowled an over, conceded three. He was wicketless, as was James Faulkner, who bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29.

Binny, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded eight. He picked up a wicket.

Tambe and Kulkarni bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 15.

Southee and Morris bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 34.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.  They scored 42, and lost a wicket.

Sanju Samson, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Twenty-seven balls into the chase, he was caught by Rohit. Vinay Kumar broke the 28-run stand.  

RR scored 50 off 7.3 overs (46 balls). MI had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Ajinkya Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Steven’s contribution to it was 22. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Rahane, whose 39-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 46. Fifty-two balls after Samson’s dismissal, he was caught by Anderson. Gopal broke the 64-run partnership.

RR scored 100 off 13.5 overs (84 balls). MI had conceded an extra at that point.

Deepak Hooda, whose four-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored (Lasi)thirteen. Ten balls after Rahane’s dismissal, Malinga broke the 21-run stand.

Steven’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 40 balls.

RR scored 150 off 18 overs (111 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Steven’s contribution to the partnership was 44, Faulkner’s contribution to it was five. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Steven, whose 53-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 79. He was unbeaten, as Faulkner, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring as many.

RR, who scored 165 for the loss of three wickets off 19.1 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won with five balls to spare.

Anderson, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He was wicketless, as were Suyal and Suchith, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 31.

Gopal bowled 13 balls, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket.

Vinay bowled three overs, conceding 13. He picked up a wicket.

Malinga bowled four overs, conceding 41. He picked up a wicket.