MI beat RR Highlights– IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians have survived in IPL 2021 to fight one last playoff battle. MI bounced back in style registering 8 wickets win over Rajasthan Royals here in Sharjah on the back of a quickfire fifty from Ishan Kishan and Nathan Coulter Nile’s 4-wicket haul – Follow all IPL 2021 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.co
MI beat RR Highlights: Chasing a low total of 91 runs, Mumbai Indians batters made sure to finish off the run chase quickly to boost their NRR as the defending champions have now moved to the fifth spot in the points table. With 12 points in 13 games, MI is sitting fifth in the table and is only behind Kolkata Knight Riders in net run rate.
How Mumbai Indians can enter Playoff? 1 more victory in the last match vs Sunrisers Hyderabad & defeat for Kolkata Knight Riders in the last game vs Rajasthan Royals will take Mumbai to playoffs
IPL 2021 – RR vs MI Highlights: MI still in contention for playoffs, register 8 wickets win over RR with Ishan Kishan’s quick-fire fifty
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😁 HAPPY faces all around after a sweet victory 🤩#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #IPL2021 #RRvMI pic.twitter.com/6c1piUYJi5
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 5, 2021
RR vs MI Highlights– IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians move to 5th in IPL Points Table
IPL 2021 Teams Points Table
| No. | Teams | Played | Won | Lost | N/R | Points | NRR | |
| 1 | Delhi Capitals | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | +0.526 | |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 18 | +0.739 | |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | -0.157 | |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | +0.294 | |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | -0.048 | |
| 6 | Punjab Kings | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10 | -0.241 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10 | -0.737 | |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | -0.475 |
Rohit Sharma hits 400 sixes in T20: With just 91 runs to chase, Rohit Sharma started the run chase in style as he smashed Mustafizur Rahman for a SIX and a Four in the first over. Sharma slammed two cracking sixes in his little cameo of 22 off 13 deliveries and also became the first Indian batter to hit 400 sixes in T20 cricket.
A SI6⃣NATURE Hitman record 🔥💙
Rohit Sharma becomes the first Indian batter to achieve this feat 🙌#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #IPL2021 #RRvMI @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/ZeLlhtkdid
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 5, 2021
MI beat RR Highlights– IPL 2021: Young Chetan Sakariya removed Hitman Rohit Sharma in his second over and provided the first breakthrough to Rajasthan Royals. Sakariya bowled a maiden over to Ishan Kishan in his first over who was looking to get back to his form. Mustafizur Rahman provided the second success to Rajasthan as he removed off-color Surya Kumar Yadav in the sixth over.
Ishan Kishan completes 1000 runs in IPL: Ishan Kishan, who hasn’t looked at his best in the ongoing season, completed 1000 runs in IPL and started to get back in touch after hitting two consecutive Four off RR debutant Kuldip Yadav.
🚨 Milestone Alert 🚨@ishankishan51 completes 1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ IPL runs for @mipaltan! 👏 👏 #VIVOIPL #RRvMI
Follow the match 👉 https://t.co/0oo7ML9bp2 pic.twitter.com/kbJdx2bZW0
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 5, 2021
Ishan Kishan quickly shifted gears in the eighth over as he slammed Chetan Sakariya for 21 runs with SIX, SIX, and a FOUR. With 7 more needed, Kishan slammed Mustafizur Rahman’s first ball Four before smacking the second one for a huge six as he reached his fifty in style and also won the match for Mumbai Indians.
A four and a SIX to wrap it up 👊🔥
Ishan Kishan brings up his half-century from just 25 balls 😍#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #IPL2021 #RRvMI pic.twitter.com/PnwVxUgeSn
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 5, 2021
MI beat RR Highlights: Nathan Coulter Nile returns with career-best IPL figures: Opting to bowl, Mumbai Indians restricted Rajasthan Royals at just 90/9 – the lowest total in the ongoing IPL season. Jimmy Neesham, Jasprit Bumrah, and Nathan Coulter Nile collectively ripped apart the Rajasthan Royals batting lineup with Nathan Coulter Nile returning with his career-best IPL figures 4-0-14-4. He was later adjudged as the Man of the Match for his excellent performance.
Man of the Match. Man of the Moment.😎🔥
NCN has his hands full after a dream bowling performance🤩👌#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #IPL2021 #RRvMI pic.twitter.com/Vx4ZvVa5Fs
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 5, 2021
Jimmy Neesham and Jasprit Bumrah too were on a roll as Neesham picked up three wickets while Bumrah returned with two scalps. Only four Rajasthan Royals batters managed to score in double-digit with Evin Lewis being the top scorer with 24 off 19 deliveries.
INNINGS BREAK!
Brilliant bowling display from @mipaltan as they limit #RR to 90/9.
4⃣ wickets for Nathan Coulter-Nile
3⃣ wickets for @JimmyNeesh
2⃣ wickets for @Jaspritbumrah93The #MumbaiIndians chase to begin soon. #VIVOIPL #RRvMI
Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/0oo7ML9bp2 pic.twitter.com/43QY4JbivJ
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 5, 2021
MI beat RR Highlights: Brief Scores: Rajasthan Royals 90/9 (Evin Lewis 24; Nathan Coulter-Nile 4-14, James Neesham 3-12) vs Mumbai Indians 94/2 (Ishan Kishan 50*, Rohit Sharma 22; Mustafizur Rahman 1-22)
Lowest totals | IPL Matches in UAE
Total By | Vs Venue Year
70 RCB | RR Abu Dhabi 2014
84 DC | CSK Abu Dhabi 2014
84-8 KKR | RCB Abu Dhabi 2020
90-9 RR | MI Sharjah 2021
92 RCB | KKR Abu Dhabi 2021
Lowest totals in IPL 2021:
90/9 RR vs MI, Sharjah
92 RCB vs KKR, Abu Dhabi
106/8 PBKS vs CSK, Mumbai
111 MI vs RCB, Dubai
115/8 SRH vs KKR, Dubai
MI beat RR Highlights– IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians won the toss and invited Rajasthan Royals to set the target in the crucial fixture for both teams. Mumbai Indians made two changes and both of them paid off in style – Ishan Kishan replaced Quinton de Kock and Jimmy Neesham replaced Krunal Pandya. Rajasthan Royals also made two changes as Shreyas Gopal replaced Mayank Markande and Kuldip Yadav made his debut for the side in place of Akash Singh.
Two changes to the Royals XI, as Kuldip Yadav makes his debut in Sharjah tonight! 💗#HallaBol | #RoyalsFamily | #RRvMI | @Dream11 pic.twitter.com/cUpMTww6ns
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) October 5, 2021
IPL 2021 Points Table: The reigning champions Mumbai Indians have boosted their playoff chances significantly, with the eight wickets win over Rajasthan Royals in Sharjah. Rohit Sharma led side has jumped up to fifth in the table, with a final game left against SRH on October 08. Kolkata Knight Riders who are sitting at the 4th spot are still favorites and need to win their last outings against Rajasthan Royals on October 07.
IPL 2021 – MI playoff scenarios: Mumbai Indians will need to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final game. A win however does not guarantee MI a playoff spot, with KKR’s net run-rate significantly ahead of them. The Rohit Sharma-led side will have to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad with a huge margin to topple KKR’s run rate. A win over SRH and defeat for KKR will see MI qualify for the playoffs.
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