MI vs RR live score: Jasprit Bumrah bowls a delivery against Rajasthan Royals.© Instagram
Mumbai Indians (MI) have won the toss and elected to bowl vs Rajssthan Royals (RR) in their ongoing match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season, at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Thursday. Both teams have four points and are only separated by net run-rate on the points table. Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has been in fine touch this season but the middle-order has failed to click for the defending champions. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals are struggling to find the right bowling combination. They conceded over 220 runs against Punjab Kings and failed to pick up a wicket against Royal Challengers Bangalore while defending 178 runs. (LIVE SCORECARD)
IPL 2021 Match 24 Live Score Updates Between Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) from Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.
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15:58 (IST)
SIX!
A short delivery by Coulter-Nile and Jaiswal goes back to launch it over deep square for a six!
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15:58 (IST)
FOUR!
A length delivery by Coulter-Nile down leg, and Jaiswal directs it between mid-off and extra. FOUR!
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15:52 (IST)
SIX!
A short delivery by Yadav, in at off. Buttler smashes it over midwicket for a six!
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15:51 (IST)
FOUR!
A short length delivery by Yadav, and Buttler launches it over midwicket for a four!
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15:50 (IST)
Two runs
Buttler is saved again!
He guides this delivery by Jayant off the leading edge behind backward point. Chahar fails fto hold on, and two runs.
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15:49 (IST)
One run
A length delivery by Bumrah, at middle. Buttler hits it straight to mid-on. He goes for a single, and Pollard misses the direct hit.
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15:46 (IST)
No run
A length delivery by Bumrah, in at off. Buttler defends it into the covers. No run.
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15:45 (IST)
Two runs
A short delivery by Boult, and Jaiswal pulls it to deep square’s right for a double.
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15:43 (IST)
FOUR!
A short delivery by Boult, at shoulder height. Jaiswal hammers it to the midwicket boundary for a four!
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15:42 (IST)
One run
A length delivery by Boult, in at off. Jaiswal inside edges it to fine leg for a single.
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15:38 (IST)
FOUR!
A length delivery by Bumrah, in at off. Buttler guides it between slip and short third for a four!
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15:37 (IST)
One run
A full delivery by Boult, and Buttler inside edges it onto his pad, and gets a single.
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15:33 (IST)
No run
Short delivery by Boult, and it just goes past Buttler’s outside edge by a whisker!
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15:32 (IST)
FOUR!
A good length delivery by Boult, in at leg stump. Buttler glances it away fine. FOUR!
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15:31 (IST)
The action begins!
Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal to open for RR. Trent Boult to bowl for MI.
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15:08 (IST)
Here are the playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman
Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
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15:05 (IST)
Nathan Coulter-Nile comes in for Ishan Kishan: Rohit Sharma
After winning the toss, Rohit Sharma revealed that Nathan Coulter-Nile will play instead of Ishan Kishan for today’s match.
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15:01 (IST)
Mumbai Indians win toss, elect to bowl
MI captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and elected to bowl vs RR.
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14:44 (IST)
Pitch report
According to Ajit Agarkar, who works for the broadcasting team, the pitch has a good surface with a good grass covering. He also revealed that it is constant being watered by the groundsmen due to the heat, and could get a bit tacky.
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14:40 (IST)
Nitin Menon pulls out of IPL 2021
Indian umpire Nitin Menon has pulled out of IPL 2021 due to personal reasons. It has been learnt that Menon, a resident of Indore, has left the IPL bio-bubble after his wife and mother tested positive for COVID-19. Menon is the only Indian in the ICC elite panel of umpires.Meanwhile, Australian official Paul Reiffel has also pulled out due to the Australian government imposing a travel ban from India in the wake of the rising COVID-19 cases.
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14:37 (IST)
Head to head
Both sides have faced each other in 24 IPL matches, and are equal with 12 wins each!
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14:20 (IST)
Good afternoon and welcome everyone!
Good afternoon and welcome everyone to our live coverage of Match 24, from the Feroz Shah Kotla. Mumbai Indians face Rajasthan Royals in their next IPL 2021 fixture, and will be aiming to bounce back to winning ways and get their title defence back on track. Stay tuned for some exciting cricket folks!
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