Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, 51st Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Indian Premier League 2021 Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Date & Time: Oct 05, 06:00 PM LOCAL

Coulter-Nile picked four wickets to keep RR to 89. © BCCI/IPL

That's all from us folks! Hope you enjoyed this cracker. Until next time then ...

victory with 70 balls to spare is the fifth quickest by any side in all history! vRR vsRR 2021 2O21 inUAE

56/2 in 5.3 overs. They are keen to finish this quickly and boost NRR.

has the quickest victory while chasing in history! MI 68/2 in 5.3 overs beat KKR (67) by 8 wickets with a whopping 87 balls to spare at Mumbai WS on 16 May 2008vRR vsRR 2021 2O21 inUAE

have been dire but we need to worry about the pitches.

@ImRo45

@KieronPollard55

1926 148

Hello and welcome to the live blog of the IPL 2021 clash between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians. Before we going, why don't you warm up with the preview from Kritika Naidu -

With less than 10 days to go for the crowning of the IPL 2021 winner, it comes down to the battle for the fourth spot that's being contested so fiercely. Of the four teams vying for the spot, KKR are best-placed given their superior NRR. However, Rajasthan Royals can throw a spanner in their works should they win the remainder of their two games - the first of which is against the Mumbai Indians.

The defending champions have punched below their weight since resumption. They've lost four out of their five games in the UAE. Part of the reason has been their batsmen struggling against some of the two-paced wickets in the heat of the Middle East. No batsmen in the MI line-up has struck over 120 since the league moved. They've struggled to get the spinners away and have failed to accelerate in the middle overs with a misfiring middle order. That said, MI still have a side that can overcome any opponent on their day, and as history has shown, they bring out their best game when their backs are against the wall.

On the other hand, if anyone can overcome the might of MI, it is RR, and it shows in their record against them since 2018; they've won 5 of their 7 clashes against Rohit Sharma's side. RR have struggled for consistency themselves, but against CSK, they seemed to have had a near-perfect batting game with the top four coming good. It helped them chase down 190 with two overs to spare. They will hope to carry forward that momentum when they take on MI.

The equation for RR is quite simple: they need to beat both MI and KKR to jump to 14 points. Whereas, for MI, their best-case scenario is to win both their remaining games and hope RR get the better of KKR. For now though, both sides will take one game at a time and let the focus remain on their immediate task at hand to move one step closer to that playoff spot.