MI vs RR | Twitter reacts as Mumbai Indians storm past Rajasthan Royals to keep playoffs hopes alive
Jimmy Neesham and Nathan Coulter Nile excelled with the ball as Mumbai Indians restricted Rajasthan Royals to 90/9 in a must-win game in Sharjah on Tuesday. It took MI just 8.2 overs to seal an eight-wicket win, which ensured that the five-time champions remained in contention for IPL 2021 playoffs.
Jimmy Neesham, playing his first game in IPL 2021 UAE leg, made an instant impact with his highly impressive spell of 3/12. Nathan Coulter Nile and Jaspirt Bumrah bagged four and two wickets respectively while conceding 14 runs each, as the Rajasthan Royals managed a mere 90/9 after being put in to bat.
Rohit Sharma got his side off to a flyer with a 13-ball 22, before Ishan Kishan, replacing Quinton de Kock in the XI, took over with an unbeaten 25-ball 50. MI won with a staggering 70 balls to spare, which marked their second-largest win in IPL in terms of balls remaining.
Their net run-rate (NRR) took a massive shot from -0.453 to -0.048, as they jumped up two spots to take the fifth position in the IPL 2021 points table. However, they’d still have to depend on the KKR-RR result, even if they do win their last league fixture against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi on Friday, October 8.
Lol! ROHIT SHARMA GOT NO CHILL! XD XD XD
🚨 Toss Update from Sharjah 🚨 have won the toss & elected to bowl against .
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Follow the match 👉
Look at that pure moment of joy
Oct 5 was all about:
— S A I K I R A N (@sachinfan1045)
𝙰 𝙲omplete 𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝙵𝙰𝙼𝙸𝙻𝚈 performance 💙
Another one
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals | Match Highlights
— Hussain Reddy (@HussainReddy999)
Ambani:
Team spirit
Coulter-Nile: "It works really well that we have got Boulty and Bumrah opening the attack."
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Not complete without the man himself
Reason to Support
— CrickeTendulkar 15921🇮🇳 (@CrickeTendulkar)
👇👇 ❤️
Who's excited about this match?
— Varun Mishra (@Varun_M615)
After seeing Tonight’s match
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. be like :
Stats don't lie!
became 1st team to Chase target under 10 Overs (2 times)
— Kamal Kishor (@KamalKi12837220)
vs KKR (5.3 Overs)
vs RR (8.2 overs)
Indeed
Mumbai Indians now have a better NRR than Punjab Kings.
— ShaYan Vfc (@ShaYanVK18)
True
— 𝖘𝖞𝖊𝖉 𝖘𝖚𝖍𝖆𝖎𝖑 (@Lambda__Velorum)
Hahaha
This Meme is Perfectly Suit to MI.😂
— Sarcastic Panda🐼 (@Sarcastic_indar)
What a result for MI!
This is called real domination is back, a Hundred points
— jennifer (@jennife74834570)
Never underestimate this team
This is a team of ChampionsTrophy
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