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00:06 (IST)

That brings us to the end of our coverage of Match 44 of IPL 2022, with Mumbai Indians finally ending their winless run in IPL 2022 with a tense five-wicket win. Rajasthan Royals though, remain in the reckoning in the playoffs race despite the loss as they remain second on the points table behind leaders Gujarat Titans.

That's it from us at Firstpost Sports for the day. For now, this is Amit signing off, wishing you all a good night!

00:04 (IST)

Suryakumar Yadav is the Player of the Match for his 51

SKY: I think it was really important for me to stay on till the end. My job at No 3 was to take over from where Rohit left. Nevertheless, quite happy. It was a good one from the team’s point of view after losing so many. I love batting at all positions, but I love batting at No 3 as it allows me to pace my innings according to the situation. Spreads loads and loads of positivity, and in the practice sessions, we are enjoying each other’s company.

00:03 (IST)

Rohit Sharma: We try and field the best combination. Yes it has not worked for eight games, but one thing I can say is that we were not blown away by the opposition. We came close in a couple of games. Both of these guys are quite courageous. They want to do something special and they don’t want to go into hiding. It was a brave call when I got Shokeen to bowl to Buttler when he was well set. Yes he was hit for a few sixes, but in the end he got rid of him too, saving us 15-20 runs in the end.

23:47 (IST)

What a day in the IPL!

If you woke up this morning and got told Kohli will score a 50, MI will win a match and MSD will become captain, what would you say

— absy (@absycric) April 30, 2022

23:47 (IST)

A unique feat for Sams today

Players hitting match winning six off the only ball faced in IPL innings:
Aditya Tare v RR, 2014
Nicholas Pooran v RCB, 2020
Daniel Sams v RR, today

2 out of 3 cases are by MI against RR.#IPL2022

— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) April 30, 2022

23:44 (IST)

Sanju Samson: “I think we could’ve scored a few more runs. Dew came in and it got a bit hard to bowl later. (Wickets getting tougher to bat on) Maybe, maybe not. It was difficult batting first here. Depends on the wicket we’re playing on.”

23:44 (IST)

After 20 overs,Mumbai Indians 161/5 ( Tim David 20 , Daniel Sams 6)

Kuldeep Sen bowls is entrusted with the final over of the evening, and ends up bowling just two deliveres in the end. Pollard ends up playing a rash pull in the first delivery, getting caught by Mitchell at fine leg to raise hopes of an unlikely RR victory. Daniel Sams, though, walks out and smashes the ball out of the park first thing to bring the game to an end, with Mumbai finally having a W against their name after eight consecutive Ls.

23:40 (IST)

SIX! Daniel Sams finishes things off in style with a mighty hit over the midwicket fence as Mumbai Indians snap their eight-game losing run with a tense five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals, collecting their first points of the season in the process! MI 161/5

23:37 (IST)

OUT! Kuldeep removes Pollard in the first delivery of the final over, leaving Mumbai Indians needing 4 off 5 with five wickets in hand! Pollard looks to finish things off in style, going for a pull, unfortunately straight in the direction of the fielder at fine leg. MI 155/5

Pollard c Mitchell b Sen 10(14)

23:32 (IST)

After 19 overs,Mumbai Indians 155/4 ( Kieron Pollard 10 , Tim David 20)

Prasidh Krishna bowls the penultimate over. David starts off with a single off the first ball before Pollard collects three consecutive doubles, bringing the required rate well below run-a-ball. A dot and a single to end the over. Mumbai Indians need just four more to collect their first win of the season!

23:25 (IST)

After 18 overs,Mumbai Indians 147/4 ( Kieron Pollard 3 , Tim David 19)

Kuldeep, with two overs left in his kitty, returns in the 18th over. Leg bye added to the MI total in the first delivery followed by a streaky boundary to David in the second off an inside edge that narrowly misses the off pole. The next shot’s even better — David slapping a wide, length ball over extra cover to make it back-to-back boundaries. An under-pressure Sen then bowls a wide down the leg side. Single off each of the next three deliveries, leaving MI needing another 12 off as many deliveries.

23:18 (IST)

After 17 overs,Mumbai Indians 134/4 ( Kieron Pollard 2 , Tim David 9)

SIX! Tim David announces himself at the crease in style, getting down on one knee and slog-sweeping Chahal over long on for a monster hit! It was a googly from the leggie that the Australian-born Singaporean picked perfectly. Chahal beats Pollard completely with a ripper, one that pitches along leg and turns a mile. Pollard, facing three men down the ground including one right in front of the sight screen, decides to tap the ball towards square leg for a single in the last delivery. 10 off Chahal’s final over as he signs off with 1/33. MI need 25 off 18.

23:13 (IST)

After 16 overs,Mumbai Indians 124/4 ( Kieron Pollard 0 , Tim David 1)

Excellent over from Krishna, with just two runs coming off it along with the dismissal of the set N Tilak Varma. Rajasthan are back in the game with the two wickets, and with two new batters at the crease, will look to dictate terms for the remainder of the game. MI need 35 off 24.

23:12 (IST)

OUT! Both set MI batters depart in a space of three deliveries! This time it's Prasidh Krishna who strikes, as N Tilak Varma departs for 35. And it's Riyan Parag who ends up collecting the catch on both occasions, both near the long on region. MI 122/4

Tilak Varma c Parag b Krishna 35(30)

23:10 (IST)

After 15 overs,Mumbai Indians 122/3 ( Tilak Varma 35 , Kieron Pollard 0)

Tilak Varma collects his second maximum of the evening as the southpaw gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps Chahal over deep midwicket. Blow to MI two balls later as Chahal removes the set Suryakumar two balls later. Nine runs and a wicket from the over. MI need 37 off 30.

23:06 (IST)

OUT! Chahal gets rid of Surya after all as the MI No 3 ends up playing a shot too many. Surya takes a couple of steps down the track and looks to smash the ball over long on. Only he doesn't quite time it well, and Riyan Parag, running to his left from long on, ends up pulling off a fine catch right in front of the boundary. MI 122/3

Yadav c Parag b Chahal 51(39)

22:59 (IST)

After 14 overs,Mumbai Indians 113/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 51 , Tilak Varma 27)

Ashwin into his final over. SKY and NTV decide to rotate the strike for the most part in the over, with a single coming off each of the first five balls before Surya brings up his 16th IPL fifty in style with a slog-sweep over long on in the last delivery. MI need 46 off 36 with eight wickets in hand. Timeout signalled at the end of this over.

22:57 (IST)

SIX! Suryakumar Yadav smashes Ashwin's final delivery of the evening over long on to bring up his 16th IPL fifty in just 36 balls! MI 113/2

22:51 (IST)

After 13 overs,Mumbai Indians 102/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 43 , Tilak Varma 24)

FOUR! Tilak Varma moves to his left and whips the length ball past the diving keeper to collect his first four of the innings. Collects a brace in the next delivery, followed by a single in the penultimate ball of the over as Mumbai go past the 100 mark in this over, and are left with 57 from 42 balls.

22:47 (IST)

After 12 overs,Mumbai Indians 95/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 43 , Tilak Varma 17)

Chahal returns. Surya greets him with a well-timed slog-sweep over the square leg fence for a maximum that brings up the fifty stand for the hits wicket. A double and two singles collected off the remaining deliveries as the current pair rotate the strike between themselves to keep the asking rate under check. 10 off the over. MI need 64 off 48.

22:42 (IST)

SIX! Suryakumar Yadav brings up the fifty partnership with N Tilak Varma with a maximum off Yuzvendra Chahal, the pair bringing up the milestone in just 33 balls. MI 91/2

22:39 (IST)

After 11 overs,Mumbai Indians 85/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 34 , Tilak Varma 16)

Boult returns, replacing Sen. Starts off with a single off each of the first two deliveries, with a leg-bye added in the third delivery. Boult fires a bouncer in the fourth ball that is too high even for the keeper and runs away for five wides. Two singles conceded in the last three deliveries of this over by the left-arm quick. MI need 74 off 54.

22:36 (IST)

After 10 overs,Mumbai Indians 75/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 32 , Tilak Varma 14)

Ashwin replaces Chahal and continues to bowl the tight lines, conceding just five singles off his third over. The veteran offie has gone at a little over three-an-over in the three overs he has bowled so far. MI 75/2 at the halfway stage, needing another 84 off 60.

22:30 (IST)

After 9 overs,Mumbai Indians 70/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 29 , Tilak Varma 12)

Kuldeep Sen introduced in the ninth over. Starts off with a dot followed by a single off each of the next four deliveries. Bit of delay after the fifth delivery as Surya’s struck on his left hand by a throw from mid off while dashing towards the non-striker’s end, and needs a quick look from the team physio. Dot the end the over.

22:21 (IST)

After 8 overs,Mumbai Indians 66/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 27 , Tilak Varma 10)

Yuzvendra Chahal introduced in the eighth over of the chase, with Yadav and Tilak Varma rotating the strike between themselves through the ones and twos, with five runs coming in the first five deliveries. Surya has a close shave in the final ball after the umpire turns down a confident LBW appeal against the batter. Chahal and Samson take this upstairs, and the ball is found to be clipping the top of off and middle on HawkEye. Huge roar from the DY Patil crowd after Surya's ruled not out.

22:15 (IST)

After 7 overs,Mumbai Indians 61/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 25 , Tilak Varma 7)

Big over for the Mumbai Indians on the other side of the timeout as Daryl Mitchell gets smashed for 20 in his first over of the evening, including three fours and a maximum over long off struck by new batter N Tilak Varma. Mumbai go past the 60-run mark in the process, and need less than 100 to win with 13 overs left.

22:07 (IST)

After 6 overs,Mumbai Indians 41/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 12 , Tilak Varma 0)

FOUR! Boult offers SKY a hint of width outside off, and the flamboyant Mumbai batter makes the most of it with a well-timed slap over extra cover, collecting his second boundary in the process. Boult strikes two balls later, removing a confident-looking Kishan as the southpaw departs for 26. The left-arm seamer ends the over with back-to-back dots as Mumbai reach 41/2 at the end of the powerplay, needing another 118 off 84. Timeout signalled.

22:04 (IST)

OUT! Kishan departs after getting off to a promising start, getting a thick top-edge while looking for a pull. The ball goes up in the night sky before landing safely between Samson's gloves. MI 41/2

Kishan c Samson b Boult 26(18)

22:03 (IST)

After 5 overs,Mumbai Indians 36/1 ( Ishan Kishan (W) 26 , Suryakumar Yadav 7)

Some mind games from Ash early on as he starts off his second over with the fake run up, eliciting a wry smile from SKY. Another tidy over from Ashwin, with just three coming off it including a brace to Kishan.

21:57 (IST)

After 4 overs,Mumbai Indians 33/1 ( Ishan Kishan (W) 24 , Suryakumar Yadav 6)

Prasidh continues. New batter Suryakumar Yadav collects his first boundary with a lovely flick over mid on in the third ball. Collects a single next ball, which is followed by the second boundary of the over as Kishan rocks back and smashes the ball over mid on. Nine from the over.

21:55 (IST)

After 3 overs,Mumbai Indians 24/1 ( Ishan Kishan (W) 20 , Suryakumar Yadav 1)

Spin introduced in the third over with Ravichandran Ashwin replacing Trent Boult. Kishan collects a single off the first ball before Rohit perishes two balls later, getting a thick top-edge off an attempted sweep that results in a simple catch for Mitchell at backward square leg. Two runs and a wicket off an excellent over from the offie.

21:50 (IST)

OUT! No big knock from the birthday boy today as he ends up getting a thick top-edge while looking for a sweep, resulting in a comfortable catch for Daryl Mitchell at backward square leg. MI 23/1

Rohit c Mitchell b Ashwin 2(5)

21:47 (IST)

After 2 overs,Mumbai Indians 22/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 2 , Ishan Kishan (W) 19)

Prasidh Krishna bowls from the other end. Starts off on a tidy note, with just one conceded in the first three deliveries, before Kishan smacks him for back-to-back fours — smacking a full, wide ball down the ground followed by a pull over the fielder at midwicket. Kishan attempts to collect a hat-trick of fours, and is nearly caught by Chahal at extra cover in the process. 10 off the over. Mumbai off to a confident start in the run chase.

21:44 (IST)

After 1 over,Mumbai Indians 12/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 1 , Ishan Kishan (W) 10)

Rohit Sharma goes for the pull first up, collecting a single with Shimron Hetmyer collecting the ball in the deep. Kishan’s off to an explosive start as he collects a maximum off the second delivery, slashing a short, wide ball over the backward point fence. Wide conceded down the leg side by Boult two balls later. Kishan ends the over with the first four of the innings, clipping a length ball from Boult towards the long leg fence. 12 from the first over of the innings.

21:40 (IST)

Trent Boult to start things off with the ball in hand. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan walk out to open, the latter on strike. Mumbai need a solid start if they are to end their losing run.

21:23 (IST)

After 20 overs,Rajasthan Royals 158/6 ( Shimron Hetmyer 6 , Trent Boult 1)

Meredith bowls out the final over. Removes Ashwin with a slower bouncer at the start of the over, with Ashwin gloving it to the keeper while shaping for a hook. Trent Boult collects a single off the second. Dot off each of the next two, with Mumbai wasting a review in the fourth delivery after an unsuccessful LBW appeal. Wide called in the fifth delivery after the short ball from Meredith is deemed too high. Hetmyer turns down a single in the fifth ball, and finishes with a single off the final ball of the innings.

Rajasthan Royals finish on 158/6 after being asked to bat by Mumbai Indians.

21:18 (IST)

OUT! Meredith bounces Ashwin out at the start of the final over! Ashwin was shaping for the hook, but ended up gloving it to the keeper to bring an exciting cameo to a tame end. RR 155/6

Ashwin c Kishan b Meredith 21(9)

21:16 (IST)

After 19 overs,Rajasthan Royals 155/5 ( Shimron Hetmyer 5 , Ravichandran Ashwin 21)

Ashwin continues to collect valuable runs for the Royals, scoring two fours off Bumrah’s bowling in the penultimate over — bringing his bat down in time to steer an attempted yorker towards the backward point fence. 12 from the over.

21:14 (IST)

After 18 overs,Rajasthan Royals 143/5 ( Shimron Hetmyer 3 , Ravichandran Ashwin 11)

Meredith into his penultimate over. Removes Parag first ball with a short delivery that Parag ends up hitting straight to the man at deep midwicket while looking for a pull. Ravichandran Ashwin walks in next, and is greeted with a short delivery that he ends up ramping towards the third man fence for a four. Single off each of the next two balls before clearing his front leg to smash the ball over the midwicket fence for a maximum. Vital runs for the Royals these that keeps their hopes of getting close to the 170-mark alive. 13 runs and a wicket from the over, including a wide conceded right after the six.

21:10 (IST)

OUT! And now it's Parag who gets the marching orders as he ends up pulling a short ball from Meredith straight to the man at deep midwicket. RR 130/5

Parag c Sams b Meredith 3(3)

21:08 (IST)

After 17 overs,Rajasthan Royals 130/4 ( Shimron Hetmyer 2 , Riyan Parag 3)

Bumrah returns and bowls out a tidy over, conceding just four off it including a brace to Parag in the penultimate delivery.

21:04 (IST)

After 16 overs,Rajasthan Royals 126/4 ( Shimron Hetmyer 1 , Riyan Parag 0)

SIX! SIX! SIX! SIX! Buttler finally tees off in the 16th over to give Rajasthan a much-needed boost after the boundaries had dried up in the middle overs, smashing four consecutive maximums to bring up yet another half-century this season. An uinder-pressure Shokeen though has the last laugh as Buttler holes out to long off in the last ball of the over.

21:02 (IST)

OUT! Only fitting for Shokeen to dismiss Buttler after getting smashed for four consecutive sixes by the Englishman. Darts one wide from round the wicket, and Buttler stretches his arms, looking to smash this down the ground. Manages to hit it off the toe end, and ends up offering long off a simple catch. RR 126/4

Buttler c Yadav b Shokeen 67(52)

20:57 (IST)

SIX! Jos Buttler crosses fifty yet again in what is turning out to be an unreal season for the English keeper-batter so far! Brings up the milestone with back-to-back sixes off Hritik Shokeen in the 16th over, taking 48 balls for him to get there today. RR 114/3

20:54 (IST)

After 15 overs,Rajasthan Royals 102/3 ( Jos Buttler 43 , Shimron Hetmyer 1)

Sams removes Mitchell at the start of his final over, deceiving the Kiwi all-rounder with an offcutter. He is erratic in the remainder of the over though, firing a steep bouncer that flies over the keeper and runs all the way for five wides, followed by a low full toss that is dispatched by Buttler towards fine leg for a boundary in the fourth delivery. 11 runs and a wicket from the over, as Sams signs off with 1/32.

20:46 (IST)

OUT! The pressure that had been building due to the slow accumulation of runs gets the better of Daryl Mitchell as he ends up getting a leading edge off an off-cutter from Dan Sams, offering Rohit Sharma a sitter at extra cover. RR 91/3

Mitchell c Rohit b Sams 17(20)

20:45 (IST)

After 14 overs,Rajasthan Royals 91/2 ( Jos Buttler 38 , Daryl Mitchell 17)

Kartikeya, who’s mixed things up quite nicely and has bowled both finger and wrist spin so far today, bowls out his final over on his IPL debut, conceding just four singles and signing off with impressive figures of 1/19. Just six overs to go in the Rajasthan innings and they’re yet to cross the 100-mark at the moment.

20:38 (IST)

After 13 overs,Rajasthan Royals 87/2 ( Jos Buttler 36 , Daryl Mitchell 15)

Sams returns for a third over, replacing fellow Aussie quick Meredith. The Royals, meanwhile, are still unable to guide the ball towards the boundary, and are restricted to rotating the strike through singles, five of which are added in this over along with a wide. Second timeout of the innings signalled by the umpire.

20:35 (IST)

After 12 overs,Rajasthan Royals 81/2 ( Jos Buttler 33 , Daryl Mitchell 13)

Another tidy over from Kartikeya with just three coming off it, all of them through singles. Buttler, meanwhile, is batting on 33 off 38 deliveries, and is starting to show signs of impatience. Mumbai bowlers have done well to keep the Rajasthan batters quiet so far, with Rajasthan going at under seven-an-over at the end of the 12th over.

20:29 (IST)

After 11 overs,Rajasthan Royals 78/2 ( Jos Buttler 31 , Daryl Mitchell 12)

Meredith returns as Pollard is taken off after just one over. Mitchell collects a single off the first delivery, followed by a brace to Buttler in the second. Meredith does well to keep Buttler quiet in the remaining deliveries even as the Englishman looks to hit the ball out of the park, collecting three dots though also conceding a wide down the leg side in the process. Buttler keeps the strike with a single off the last ball.