Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals remain in contention for the playoffs, having a mixed stint in UAE for IPL 2021. Meanwhile, we present the live updates of this fascinating tie.
RCB wins by seven wickets, while Maxwell scored his ninth IPL half-century. Bharat was the final man to depart, as RCB stays at third. Read full match report here....
OUT! Bharat c (sub) Anuj Rawat b Rahamn 44 (35). RR: 153/3 (17.1). Batting: Maxwell 50 (30), de Villiers 4 (1).
Bharat and Maxwell have nearly pulled it through. 27 more needed off 30.
RR: 95/2 (12). Batting: Bharat 24 (23), Maxwell 16 (12).
No further harm done, as Bharat and Maxwell seem to be going well. RCB still in the driver's seat. 55 needed off 48.
RR: 95/2 (12). Batting: Bharat 24 (23), Maxwell 16 (12).
Second setback for RCB, as Kohli is run out for 25. Nonetheless, RCB is still on the hunt for the chase. 75 more needed off 66.
OUT! Kohli run out (Parag) 25 (20). RR: 75/2 (9). Batting: Bharat 14 (13), Maxwell 7 (4).
Padikkal is the first man to be dismissed, as Rahman knock him over for 22. It has brought Bharat to the crease, while RCB looks determined to chase this down and is going good. 95 more needed off 84.
OUT! Padikkal b Mustafizur 22 (17). RR: 54/1 (6). Batting: Kohli 23 (17), Bharat 3 (2).
RCB openers are off to a fiery start, as Padikkal and Kohli seem determined to see this through, Can the RR bowlers restrict the side?
RR: 29/0 (3). Batting: Padikkal 7 (6), Kohli 19 (12).
Three more wickets in the final over off pacer Harshal, and RR has collapsed like a pile of cards. While it looked promising for a score of somewhere around 200, has now finished around 50 runs short. 150 for RCB to win. Should be easy unless it sufferers a similar fate like RR.
OUT! Parag c Kohli b Harshal 9 (16), Morris c Padikkal b Harshal 14 (11), Sakariya c de Villiers b Harshal 2 (2). RR: 149/9 (20). Batting: Tyagi 1 (2).
The fifth wicket is down for RR as Livingstone falls for a mere six to spinner Chahal. Can RR finish around 160?
OUT! Livingstone c de Villiers b Chahal 6 (9). RR: 137/6 (18). Batting: Parag 7 (12), Morris 8 (6).
Three more wickets, as Lomror, Samson and Tewatia are back in the hut. And, just like that, RCB is back into the game. This format is harsh.
OUT! Lomror st Bharat b Chahal 3 (4), Samson c Padikkal b Shahbaz 19 (15), Tewatia c Padikkal b Shahbaz 2 (3). RR: 120/5 (15). Batting: Livingstone 3 (5), Parag 1 (4).
Second wicket falls for RR as Lewis departs after scoring his third IPL half-century (58) to pacer Garton, as the latter claims his maiden IPL wicket on debut. Nonetheless, Samson and Lomror have taken control while the former seems to be in a brutal form.
OUT! Lewis c Bharat b Garton 58 (37). RR: 109/2 (12). Batting: Samson 17 (12), Lomror 1 (1).
The first breakthrough is here, as Jaiswal has departed for 31 to pacer Christian. Nevertheless, RR has set the platform for a big total.
OUT! Jaiswal c Siraj b Christian 31 (22). RR: 81/1 (9). Batting: Lewis 47 (29), Samson 3 (3).
No harm done to the RR openers, as they have taken the attack to the RCB bowlers. How long before RCB eventually gets it?
RR: 56/0 (6). Batting: Lewis 41 (21), Jaiswal 15 (15).
Slow start by the RR openers, but both seem to be picking up pace. Kohli has applied spin into the attack straightaway.
RR: 21/0 (3). Batting: Lewis 10 (9), Jaiswal 11 (9).
Toss: RCB opts to bowl.
Virat Kohli: Going to bowl first. It feels like the pitch remained good in the last game. If you get off a decent start, you can get runs consistently. I think as a batting unit, we're doing a good job and want to continue that. Want to provide our bowlers with the conditions - it's a new pitch. We asked the guys to be brave in crunch moments, and they showed that in the last game. I feel like I'm hitting the ball the best I have in a while. Just a change: Garton makes his IPL debut in place of Jamieson.
Sanju Samson: Wicket is nice. A lot of people have batted first and won the game at this venue. As a team, we were a bit down. Had a long chat yesterday. Revisited the purpose of playing the game. Lots of supporters back home. Karthik Tyagi comes in place of Jayden Unadkat.
Playing XI
RR: Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Kartik Tyagi, Chetan Sakariya and Mustafizur Rahman.
RCB: Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (wk), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Daniel Christian, George Garton, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Hello and welcome to Asianet Newsable's live coverage of Match 42 of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) between defending champion Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. With both teams eyeing a crucial win, the match is expected to be a cracker, as we present the live updates here.
MI has won just four from the ten matches so far and is coming off an embarrassing 54-run loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), while it is still in the hunt for its maiden win in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this season. PBKS also has four wins from ten and is placed fifth, based on a more significant net run rate.
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LIVE SCORECARD: IPL 2021 - MI vs PBKS
The two sides have played each other on 27 happenings, with MI having a slender lead of 14-13. Of a couple of matches between the two in the gulf, both won, while their lone clash in Abu Dhabi saw MI gaining the upper hand.
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The Abu Dhabi weather is heated, with 36 degrees of temperature and 59% humidity. The track has been aiding the batters and is likely to stay the same while winning the toss and batting would be a great idea.
Probable XI
MI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult.
PBKS: KL Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Aiden Markram, Nathan Ellis, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Harpreet Brar and Arshdeep Singh.
