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Jos Buttler stroked a 43-ball 89 © BCCI
RAJASTHAN ROYALS WIN After a lot of late thrill, Shreyas Gopal's boundary has helped Rajasthan Royal overhaul the total and register their second win of the season. Mumbai Indians put up a strong fightback with the ball but it would all go down to their failure to make good of a strong start with the bat.
19th over - This had all the drama you wanted. A wicket, a DRS wasted, an injury, an edge for a boundary and a dropped catch. It has come down to 6 runs from 6 balls.
WICKET Jasprit Bumrah comes on to bowl his last over and gets Steve Smith with a a fine delivery that shot up and got the inside edge of Steve Smith's bat to the 'keeper. Have Rajasthan Royals completely lost track of their chase after Jos Buttler's wicket earlier this season? Yes. Are they capable of doing it again? Not ruling it out.
WICKET Rajasthan Royals' middle order have collectively left their brains in the freezer. Liam Livinstone throws the kitchen sink at a straight delivery from Krunal Pandya and loses his stumps.
WICKET Rahul Tripathi, looks to slog sweep Krunal Pandya and holes out to Hardik in the deep. Not the smartest shot selection. Even as Rajasthan Royals look comfortably placed, late panics haven't been a rarity in IPL this season.
WICKET Jasprit Bumrah strikes! Sanju Samson is trapped legbefore but Rajasthan Royals have almost shut the chae. Very little scope for a comeback for Mumbai Indians from hereon.
That's quite an ask, especially given that the likes of Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Ashton Turner and Jofra Archer could be unavailable towards the end of the league stage.