IPL 2014: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals - As it happened...

Live updates of the Indian Premier League’s 56th match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals from Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

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SCORECARD» | COMMENTARY» | MATCH REPORT» ALSO SEE: OUR FULL COVERAGE ON IPL 7» ALSO SEE: IPL 7 POINTS TABLE» | IPL 7 RESULTS» ============================================================== Rajasthan Royals Innings Over 14.4 || Score 195/5 MI needed 9 runs off 3 balls to qualify. Faulkner to bowl the over. First ball, came a single. Second ball, full toss, and Rayudu slapped it over mid-wicket for a six. MI needed two off one ball to qualify. Rayudu, played the ball towards off side, and ran for a single. But it was an over throw and when Rayudu ran for a double, he fell well short of his crease. Rayudu Run Out! But their is another chance for Mumbai to qualify if they get a boundary in the next ball. Aditya Tare is the new man in and on strike as well. Fourth ball, full toss, Tare hit a six over mid wicket. MI not only sealed the match but also qualified for the playoffs. It's one of the most dramatic and entertaining matches ever played in this format of the game. Corey and Tare are the hero of this match. =================================================== Over 14 || Score 181/4 MI needed 20 runs off 9 balls to qualify. Tambe to bowl the over. First ball, full toss, but Anderson missed it completely, no run. Off the second came a boundary as the southpaw punched the bowler straight down the ground. Two singles came from the last two balls. Off the fifth came another boundary as Anderson found a gap towards cow corner. Single off the last. 11 runs came in the over. =================================================== Over 13 || Score 170/4 MI needed 33 runs off 15 balls to qualify. Cooper to bowl his final over. First ball, Anderson smashed the bowler down the ground to collect a boundary. From the next two balls came two doubles. off the fifth ball came a single. In the last ball, Rayudu played a perfect cover drive to get a boundary. 13 runs came from the over. ============================================================== Over 12 || Score 157/4 Watson is set bowl the over. First ball, a boundary came from the bat of Rayudu. Off the next two balls Rayudu collected two more boundaries. Meanwhile, MI crossed the mark of 150 runs. Off the fifth came another boundary, this time from the outside edge of Anderson's bat. 18 runs came in the over. ============================================================== Over 11 || Score 139/4 70 needed off 26 balls to qualify for the playoffs. Faulkner to bowl the over. First ball, Anderson punched the bowler down the ground for a four. Fourth ball was a wide down the leg side. Off the fifth, Anderson slapped the bowler for a six over long on. In the last ball came a boundary towards fine third man. ============================================================== Over 10 || Score 116/4 Kulkarni to bowl the over. First ball, a boundry came from the inside edge of Rohit's bat. Rohit Out! Rohit tried to smash the bowler out of the park but mistimed it and at deep point Karun Nair took a simple catch. Ambati Rayudu is the new man in the middle. Off the fourth ball, a full toss, Anderson completed his fifty in style by clobbered the bowler for a six over long off. In the last ball, Rayudu collected a boundary towards long on. 16 runs came in the over. RG Sharma c Nair b Kulkarni 16 (11b) ============================================================== Over 9 || Score 104/3 Copper to bowl his third over. Off the second ball, Anderson collected a boundary and then off the fourth he smacked the bowler for a six over long on. Meanwhile, MI crossed the mark of hundred runs. 15 runs came in the over. 19 runs came in the over. ============================================================== Over 8 || Score 89/3 Parvin Tambe is the new man in. Anderson launched the leggie for a boundary and then a six in the third and fourth balls to collect 14 runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 7 || Score 75/3 Cooper to continue. 119 needed off 51 balls to break into the playoffs. Three runs came in the first four balls. Off the last two came a single. A tight over by the medium pacer as he conceded mere four runs. ============================================================== Over 6 || Score 71/3 Faulkner is back. Rohit Sharma is the new man in. Off the fourth ball, Sharma slapped the bowler towards point region for a six. Ten runs came from the over. ============================================================== Over 5 || Score 61/3 Kevon Cooper has been introduced into the attack. Hussey Out! Hussey tried to play across the line but missed the line completely and the ball crashed into his stumps. Kieron Pollard is the new man in. Off the fifth ball Pollard smashed the bowler for a six over cow corner. Double blow, Pollard Out! Another slower one, and Pollard mistimed it completely and end up giving a simple catch to short square leg fielder. KA Pollard c Hodge b Cooper 7 (3b) MEK Hussey b Cooper 22 (11b) ============================================================== Over 4 || Score 53/1 Kulkarni to bowl his second over. First ball, Anderson hit the bowler straight over his head for a maximum. Then came a risky single off third ball. Off the next ball, Hussey came down the track to launch the bowler for a six over square leg. In the fifth ball came a double. Last ball, came three runs from the bat of Hussey. 19 runs came in the over. ============================================================== Over 3 || Score 34/1 Skipper Shane Watson has the bowl in hand. Corey Anderson is the new man in. The southpaw welcomed the bowler with a boundary and a six off the first two balls. Off the fifth ball, Hussey collected a boundary towards fine third man through an outside edge. 15 runs came from the over. ============================================================== Over 2 || Score 19/1 Dhawal Kulkarni is sharing the new ball with Faulkner. Massive hit! Off the first ball, Hussey pulled the bowler for a six over mid wicket. Simmons Out! Fifth ball, a slower one, Simmons failed to read it and found himself in an awkward position to play a pull and end up giving a simple catch to mid-on fielder. LMP Simmons c Faulkner b Kulkarni 12 (8b) ============================================================== Mumbai Indian Innings Over 1 || Score 12/0 James Faulkner has the new ball in hand, whereas, Lendl Simmons and David Hussey are opening the innings for MI. Off the second ball, in-form Simmons played a cracked cover drive to get a boundary. In the fourth ball, Simmons flicked the bowler for the second boundary towards mid-wicket. In the last ball Simmons collected his third boundary towards fine leg. 12 runs came in the first over. ============================================================== Over 20 || Score 189/4 Pollard to bowl of the last over of the innings. Two runs each came from the first two balls. Then came a six from the bat of Hodge, straight over the bowlers head. Fifth ball was a wide down the leg side. Off the last came a wicket of Faulkner. The right hander, tried to pull the slower bouncer out of the park but failed to time it well and gave catch to mid-wicket fielder. Still, RR finally managed to put up a challenging total in front of MI, after being invited to bat first. JP Faulkner c Anderson b Pollard 23 (12b) =================================================== Over 19 || Score 173/3 Bumrah to bowl the penultimate over of the innings. Two runs came from the first three balls. Next was a wide down the leg side. Off the last ball, Fulkner slapped the bowler for a six over mid-wicket to collect 12 from the over. =================================================== Over 18 || Score 161/3 Harbhajan Singh is set to bowl his final over. Faulkner launched the offie for two big sixes off the second and third balls. Then in the fifth ball, Hodge collected a boundary towards backward point region. Another good over for RR as 18 runs came in it. =================================================== Over 17 || Score 143/3 Ojha is ready to bowl his final over of the innings. Tight last over by the left arm spinner as he conceded mere two runs in it. =================================================== Over 16 || Score 141/3 Gopal has the ball in hand. Gopal strikes for MI. Off the third ball, Samson got the outside edge of his bat and end up giving a simple catch to Bhajji at point. James Faulkner and Brad Hodge are the two new batsmen in the middle. SV Samson c Harbhajan Singh b Gopal 74 (47b) =================================================== Over 15 || Score 134/2 Bumrah has been called back. Samson collected two boundaries in the first four balls. Off the last ball Nair Out! Nair tried to pull the short ball out of the park but mistimed the shot completely and Simmons took a simple catch at mid wicket. 13 runs came in the over along with the wicket. KK Nair c Simmons b Bumrah 50 (27b) =================================================== Over 14 || Score 121/1 Harbhajan is back. Two runs came in the first ball. Off the third ball, Nair scooped the bowler for a boundary towards fine leg. Off the fifth ball, Samson launched the offie for a maximum over long on. Big over for RR as 15 runs came from it. Meanwhile, Nair also completed his fifty. =================================================== Over 13 || Score 106/1 Ojha is back. Samson took a single off the second ball, to complete his second fifty of the season. Off the next ball, Nair smacked the ball towards mid-wicket for a six. In the next ball Naire collected a boundary. Meanwhile, RR crossed the mark of hundred runs. In the last ball Nair collected another boundary. He is on a roll at the moment. ============================================================== Over 12 || Score 90/1 Pollard to continue. Off the second ball, Nair collected another boundary towards cover region. In the last ball, Samson pulled the bowler over the short third man fielder to get another boundary of the over. 12 runs came in the over. ============================================================== Over 11 || Score 78/1 Gopal to continue. Off the second ball Nair launched the bowler for a six over mid wicket. Then Nair collected three more boundaries as well from the over to get 19 runs. ============================================================== Over 10 || Score 59/1 Now Kieron Pollard has the ball in hand. Decent over first up by the medium pacer as he conceded mere six runs in it. ============================================================== Over 9 || Score 53/1 Shreyas Gopal has been given the ball. Four singles came in the first four balls. Off the next, Samson slogged the bowler for a six over mid-wicket. Meanwhile, RR crossed the mark of fifty runs. Ten runs came in the over. ============================================================== Over 8 || Score 43/1 Bhajji to continue. Another tight over by the offie. Five runs came from it. ============================================================== Over 7 || Score 38/1 Ojha to continue. Ojha is bowling slow in the air. Tight line by the left arm spinner. Two runs came in the first five balls. Single off the last ball. So a good over by the bowler as he conceded mere three runs in it. ==============================================================\ Over 6 || Score 35/1 Now the most experienced bowler in the team, Harbhajan has been given the ball. Watson welcomed the offie with a boundary towards square leg. Watson Out! RR skipper tried to clear the long-on fence but couldn't connect it well and Pollard took an athletic catch in the end. Karun Nair is the new man in. Five runs came from the over. SR Watson c Pollard b Harbhajan Singh 8 (18b) ============================================================== Over 5 || Score 30/0 Pragyan Ojha has been introduced into the attack. Third ball was wide down the leg side. Of the fourth ball, Samson slogged the bowler towards square leg for a maximum. Ten runs came from the over. ============================================================== Over 4 || Score 20/0 Bumrah to continue. Slow start for Watson, as he has only scored a single off first 12 balls he has faced. First three balls were dot by the young speedster. Then came a single off the next from Watson's willow. Off the last ball, full toss, Samson played a perfect cover drive to collect his second boundary of the match. Five runs came from the over. ============================================================== Over 3 || Score 15/0 Anderson to continue. Off the fifth ball, Samson got a lucky boundary towards fine third man. And the boundary was followed by another four towards point region. Ten runs came from the over. ============================================================== Over 2 || Score 5/0 Jasprit Bumrah, is sharing the new ball with Corey. And it's a maiden over first up by the young right hander. ============================================================== Over 1 || Score 5/0 Sanju Samson and skipper Shane Watson are opening the innings for RR, whereas, Corey Anderson is opening the bowing proceedings for MI. Off the third ball, Samson placed the ball towards mid- on to collect the fist boundary of the match. Five runs came from the first over. ============================================================== Toss: Mumbai have won the toss and elected to bowl first. One change in MI, Corey Anderson has replaced Marchant de Lange. On the other hand, three changes in RR, Abhishek Nayar, Dhawal Kulkarni and Ankit Sharma have replaced Stuart Binny, Vikram Malik and Rahul Tewatia. Mumbai Indians are on a run of three successive victories and they face a big task of winning the match by a big margin when they take on rusty Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede stadium in an IPL match within few minutes from now, in the second encounter of the day. Both the teams have a chance of filling the fourth spot for the play-offs. Rajasthan are on 14 points, two above Mumbai. The hosts have to win the game and win big to pip RR on net run-rate. If MI chase they will be given a stipulated number of overs to achieve their target. On batting start they have to beat RR by a given number of runs. In this do or die situation MI will give their everything. The last time these two teams met, MI won the game comfortably by 25 runs. Rohit Sharma, Keiron Pollard and Ambati Rayudu have been good with the bat. The opening pair of Michael Hussey and Lendl Simmons will hope to give their team a good start. The bowling is looking better too for them. Royals meanwhile have lost two games on the trot and will not let MI complete the double over them. Royals will eye nothing but a win to ensure a passage safely.