Match begins in: 2 hours and 30 minutes !
Mumbai Indians tomorrow need to beat Rajasthan Royals by :
42 runs or by 33 balls to spare :
to advance to the play offs !!
Mumbai Indians: Fifth place with 12 points from 13 games
Rajasthan Royals: Fourth.......with 14 points from 13 games
The last time these two teams met, Rajasthan Royals were third on the points table,
one win away from a playoff spot.
A week later, they have been overtaken by Kolkata Knight Riders, are still stuck on 14 points
and are now gasping to stay ahead in a tight race for the playoffs.
Today, they will take on Mumbai Indians again :
this time to decide which of the two teams makes it to the top four. ...
Mumbai Indians have won the toss AND decided to FIELD !
5 after 1 over
0.3
Anderson to Samson, FOUR, wonderfully timed ! Anderson continues getting the ball to dart in,
15 after 3
2.6 Anderson to Samson, FOUR, much better this time and he did benefit from enough width
2.5 Anderson to Samson, FOUR,
20 after 4
3.6 Bumrah to Samson, FOUR, and we thought Watson would teach Samson. :-[
30 after 5 overs
4.4
Ojha to Samson, SIX, all the way! Samson has always sparkled and this is an effortless sweep
34 -1
5.3 Harbhajan Singh to Watson, OUT Pollard raced in and dived forward to take a good, low catch.
Explodes in a Guitar Hero-like celebration.
Wankhede breaks the sound barrier ~
Watto c Polly b Bhajji 8