IPL 2013: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals - As it happened...

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Zee Media Bureau Updates by Suyash Srivastava Follow Suyash Srivastava here on twitter: @Syu4u» SCORECARD» | COMMENTARY» | REPORT» Meet the 24 centurions of IPL» POINTS TABLE» I SCHEDULE» ==================================================================================== RAJASTHAN INNINGS: Over 18.2 || Score 92/10 Faulkner into his final over. The first ball gets an inside edge and goes to fine leg for a boundary! And Faulkner has the last laugh as Malinga is bowled and the Royals win the match by 87 runs! That was also the third wicket for James Faulkner. SL Malinga b Faulkner 7 (11b) ==================================================================================== Over 18 || Score 88/8 Cooper into his third over. And he strikes first ball, Rayudu is OUT! It was bowled at the pads, Rayudu tried to make some room for himself on the leg side, didn’t connect and perished. Five runs from the over. AT Rayudu lbw b Cooper 27 (29b) ==================================================================================== Over 17 || Score 83/8 Faulkner into his third over. And Johnson is bowled off the first ball! Johnson was looking to work it across the line and was beaten for pace. Six runs from the over. MG Johnson b Faulkner 11 (9b) ==================================================================================== Over 16 || Score 83/7 Cooper into his second over. Rayudu charges down the track and gets an edge that beats the fielder at short third man for a boundary! The last ball was pitched on the leg side and Johnson cleared the man at short fine leg for another boundary! Twelve runs from the over. ==================================================================================== ==================================================================================== Over 15 || Score 71/7 Trivedi into his final over. Seven runs from the over. Trivedi ends his superb spell - 4-1-17-1 ==================================================================================== Over 14 || Score 64/7 Binny into his third over. And now Dhawan is caught at short mid wicket! It was a full length ball and Dhawan flicked it straight to Faulkner. And a run-out was the last thing Mumbai needed and Harbhajan Singh is run-out! Rayudu worked the ball on the leg side and went for a single, Bhajji wasn’t interested and he is out as Rayudu was the first one to reach at the non-striker’s end. Two from the over. Harbhajan Singh run out 1 (1b) R Dhawan c Faulkner b Binny 0 (1b) ==================================================================================== Over 13 || Score 62/5 Faulkner into his second over. And change of pace once again works for Faulkner! Karthik charged down the wicket to a slower ball and was caught at long on by Brad Hodge! That’s a massive blow for Mumbai! Rajasthan have been dictating terms right throughout this match. KD Karthik c Hodge b Faulkner 30 (32b) ==================================================================================== Over 12 || Score 57/4 Kevon Cooper has been brought into the attack. Eight runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 11 || Score 49/4 Trivedi to bowl his third over. Karthik was almost run-out as he ran from the non-striker’s end and was right sent back by Rayudu. Trivedi ends the over with a short ball and Karthik pulls that for a boundary at deep square leg! Seven from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 10 || Score 42/4 Binny to bowl his second over. Three runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 9 || Score 39/4 Trivedi to continue. Another good over, four runs from it. ==================================================================================== Over 8 || Score 35/4 Stuart Binny comes into the attack. And he gets the big fish - Kieron Pollard is OUT! It was a length ball and Pollard missed the line and the stumps were knocked off! Ambati Rayudu is the new batsman. Nine runs from the over. KA Pollard b Binny 1 (7b) ==================================================================================== Over 7 || Score 26/3 Trivedi comes into the attack. And he strikes first ball! Maiden over to begin with for Trivedi! RG Sharma c Watson b Trivedi 2 (7b) ==================================================================================== Over 6 || Score 26/2 Chavan into his third over. Two from the over. Chavan has given just ten runs from three overs, outstanding spell this. ==================================================================================== Over 4 || Score 16/2 Chavan to continue. Karthik charged down the wicket and smashed the fifth ball over mid on for a boundary! Poor start for Mumbai, six from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 3 || Score 10/2 Chandila to continue. And guess what! Chandila strikes again, Ponting is OUT! So there is something special about his bowling. Those aren’t lollies. Ponting charged down the wicket and hit the ball straight to Chandila! Four from the over. RT Ponting c & b Chandila 4 (9b) ==================================================================================== Over 2 || Score 6/1 Ankit Chavan to bowl from the other end. Just two runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 1 || Score 4/1 Ajit Chandila to bowl the first over, Tendulkar and Ponting to open for Mumbai. Chandila strikes, Tendulkar is OUT! It was a length ball and Tendulkar went for the sweep, got a top edge that went straight to Trivedi at short fine leg. Big blow for the Mumbai Indians! Four from the over, excellent start by Chandila. SR Tendulkar c Trivedi b Chandila 1 (3b) ==================================================================================== Over 20 || Score 179/3 Johnson to bowl the final over. The first ball is short and wide and Hodge smashes that towards deep square leg for a SIX! Hodge takes a single off the second ball. Johnson once again bowls a fuller length ball and Rahane goes over extra-cover for a boundary! The fourth ball is pitched full again and Rahane this time goes over midwicket for a boundary! The fifth ball is a dot as Rahane fails to make contact. The fifth ball is pitched outside the off-stump and Rahane once again goes high over point for a boundary! What a superb finish for the Rajasthan Royals! 19 runs have come off the last over bowled by Johnson and 180 isn’t going to be an easy chase for the Mumbai Indians! Ajinkya Rahane 68* (54b) Brad Hodge 27* (15b) ==================================================================================== Over 19 || Score 160/3 Malinga to bowl the penultimate over. Rahane worked the fifth ball high in the aird towards mid off and as a result of some confusion between Tendulkar and Malinga the balls drops safely. Brilliant over from Malinga, just seven from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 18 || Score 153/3 Ojha into his final over. Rahane reached his fifty off 46 balls and also reverse-swept the last ball for a boundary! Nine from the over. They should accelerate now. ==================================================================================== Over 17 || Score 144/3 Bhajji into his final over. Rahane takes a single off the first ball and Hodge spacks the second one over deep square leg for a SIX! Twelve runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 16 || Score 132/3 Ojha into his third over. And Binny is run-out off the first ball! These two had run one and then Rahane wanted the second, Binny was reluctant and he made a late start for that second run and perished. Brad Hodge is the new batsman. Seven from the over. STR Binny run out 4 (4b) ==================================================================================== Over 15 || Score 125/2 Johnson to bowl his third over. Eight runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 14 || Score 117/2 Bhajji brought back into the attack. And he gets a wicket. After playing some fine strokes, Yagnik attempts a reverse-sweep and that goes straight to Tendulkar at short fine leg! Three runs from the over. DH Yagnik c Tendulkar b Harbhajan Singh 34 (24b) ==================================================================================== Over 13 || Score 114/1 Malinga has been brought back into the attack. Five from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 12 || Score 109/1 Dhawan into his second over. Yagnik gets some width on offer and he works that past point for a boundary! Yagnik was hit on the helmet off a bouncer and it was also a front foot no ball! Yagnik hit the ball straight to Ponting at mid on and Ponting dropped it as the batsmen ran a single, but it was a no ball as well!This time Rahane faced it and couldn’t connect. Thirteen runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 11 || Score 96/1 Bhajji to continue. Yagnik handsomely sweeps the fourth ball for a boundary at deep square leg! Eight runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 10 || Score 88/0 Pollard to continue. The first ball is short and wide and Rahane cuts that past point for a boundary! Pollard bowls a slower one and Yagnik smashes that for a six over deep midwicket! Pollard ends the over with a slower one and Yagnik goes over point for a boundary! Sixteen runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 9 || Score 72/1 Harbhajan Singh is brought into the attack. Good start by Bhajji, three from it. ==================================================================================== Over 8 || Score 69/1 Kieron Pollard into his first over. And he gets the first breakthrough, Watson is Out! The second ball was short and had width on offer, Watson slashed at it and nicked it to the keeper! Dishant Yagnik is the new batsman. Yagnik gets a top edge that clears point for a boundary! Eight runs from the over. SR Watson c Karthik b Pollard 31 (25b) ==================================================================================== Over 7 || Score 61/0 Ojha to continue. Three from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 6 || Score 58/0 Malinga into his second over. The second ball is a slower one and Watson hits that straight down the ground for a boundary! The third is pitched again short of length and outside the off-stump, Watson this time goes over mid on for a boundary! The next delivery is pitched on the leg side and Watson guides that to fine leg for a boundary! The fifth is pitched full and Watson once again goes straight down the ground for a boundary! Four successive boundaries for Watson! Sixteen runs from the over. Fifty up for the Royals! ==================================================================================== Over 5 || Score 42/0 Pragyan Ojha comes into the attack. Ojha goes wayward off the third ball and Watson sweeps that over fine leg for a boundary! Rahane shimmies down the wicket off the last ball and clobbers a six over long on! Thirteen from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 4 || Score 29/0 Rishi Dhawan comes into the attack. The third ball is short one and Watson pulls that for a six over deep midwicket! Seven from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 3 || Score 22/0 Johnson to continue. Watson gets a thick edge off the first ball that runs past third man for a boundary! Rahane gets an inside edge off the fifth ball that goes towards fine leg for a boundary! Eleven from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 2 || Score 11/0 Malinga to bowl from the other end. Rahane gets room off the second ball and he guides that past covers for a boundary! The last ball of the over is a short one and Rahane pulls that for a boundary! Eight from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 1 || Score 3/0 Shane Watson and Rahane to open for the Royals, Mitchell Johnson will bowl the first over. Watson gets off the mark with a single at fine leg. Rahane defends the second ball on the off-side for no run. The third ball is a wide. Rahane gets off the mark with a single at point. Watson defends the fourth ball for no run. The fifth ball is a bouncer and Watson ducks under it, no runs scored. The fifth ball is pitched full, hits the pads, a huge appeal by the Mumbai team, umpire isn’t interested. Three from the over. ==================================================================================== TOSS: Dravid has won the toss and he has decided to bat first! Changes for Rajasthan Royals: Ankit Chavan replaces injured Sreesanth, Dishant Yagnik replaces Sanju Samson No changes for Mumbai Indians. ==================================================================================== Mumbai Indians are right there on the top of the rankings table and they would want to extend their points tally as they take on Rajasthan Royals. While Sachin Tendulkar scored some runs in the previous match, the ‘Pondulkar’ duo still hasn’t lived up to the expectations. Their middle-order has become a force to reckon with Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Pollard and Rayudu all scoring runs for the team at regular intervals. Lasith Malinga who missed the first two games has had a quite IPL so far after picking two wickets from as many matches. It’s a rarity not to see his name in the highest wicket takers list and Malinga himself would be eager to get there. Meanwhile Rajasthan Royals who have won four out of nine matches against Mumbai Indians would want to improve their record against the star-studded side. The Royals are one of the best side in the tournament as they have a balanced side which has some of the best Indian players unlike most of the teams who are heavily dependent on their foreign players. A big knock from Watson is due and this could be the match for him.