Mumbai Indians are yet to get some kind of a momentum in the tournament and their new captain Hardik Pandya has failed to inspire.
Jaipur: Even if MI lose their fifth game out of the eight played, can the Hardik Pandya-led side still make it to the playoff? Things have gotten tricky for the MI side, but they are very much in the race for the playoff. Ideally, if they lose against Rajasthan – they would need to win five of their remaining six games to go through. But again, things could get tricky with the NRR coming into play in the later half of the tournament and the MI side would be wary of it.
The MI side has not delivered collectively on a consistent basis and that has hurt the, They are yet to get some kind of a momentum in the tournament and their new captain Hardik Pandya has failed to inspire. Apart from Jasprit Bumrah’s dominant show, there has not been a lot to talk about from the MI camp. Traditionally, the MI side has picked up their game in the second half of the league and they would be hoping for the same this season.
At the time of filing the copy, Rajasthan were cruising at 61 for no loss in six overs as rain intervened and halted play. Jos Buttler is on 28* off 18 balls, while young Yashasvi Jaiswal is unbeaten on 31* off 18 balls. If the game was to stop now, then Rajasthan win by the Duckworth Lewis Method.
Earlier in the day, MI won the toss and opted to bat first. Unfortunately, MI kept losing wickets and that did not help as they posted 179 for nine in 20 overs. Tilak Varma with 65 off 45 balls was the best MI batter on display. For the Royals, Sandeep Sharma picked up five wickets on his comeback to the side.
MI would need quick wickets to turn the game on it’s head or else the Royals would cruise home.