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Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals lost by 14 runs to put Mumbai on top of the tally, mainly due to Malinga who made sure they could not chase 167 by bowling perfect yorkers at the death
Royals, who were chasing a competitive 167 for victory, tried to make a match of it but Lasith Malinga made sure they could not by bowling perfect yorkers at the death. Rajasthan lost by 14 runs to put Mumbai on top of the tally.
Rajasthan also lost James Faulkner, Sanju Samson and Ajinkya Rahane cheaply and were looking wobbly at 58 for 4 at the end of nine overs. Mitchell Johnson (2-23) and Dhawal Kulkarni (2-21) had once again bowled incisive spells to slice through the opposition top-order. Shane Watson, Stuart Binny and Brad Hodge played cameos to raise hopes but those were not enough to see the team through.
Dravid's reaction was an indication of how much this match meant to both sides despite them qualifying for the playoffs. It was a turbo-charged humid night and when Watson walked in at No. 5, it reached tipping point. He was sledged by his big-hitting MI counterpart Kieron Pollard and it needed the intervention of umpire Asad Rauf to calm things down.
It was no different on Wednesday too as they ended with a competitive 166 for 8. The score was possible thanks to a buccaneering innings from season's debutant Aditya Tare 59 (37b, 8x4, 1x6) and his 76-run stand for the second wicket off 51 balls with Dinesh Karthik (21). The innings went a bit pear shaped in the end as they lost the wickets of their enforcers Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard just when they were looking threatening.
Earlier, Dravid has won the toss and Rajasthan have decided they will bowl first.
Sachin Tendulkar misses out because of a tendon problem. Aditya Tare comes in. Dwayne Smith's been dropped too and Glenn Maxwell's got his second chance.
Rajasthan have a couple of spinners in this team. Ankeet Chavan and Pravin Tambe replace Siddharth Trivedi and Vikramjeet Malik.
Teams
Mumbai Indians: Dinesh Karthik (wk), Aditya Tare, Rohit Sharma (captain), Glenn Maxwell, Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Johnson, Lasith Malinga, Pragyan Ojha, Dhawal Kulkarni
Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid (captain), Shane Watson, Sanju Samson, Brad Hodge, Stuart Binny, Dishant Yagnik (wk), James Faulkner, Kevon Cooper, Ankeet Chavan, Pravin Tambe
Brief scores
Mumbai Indians 166 for 8 (Tare 59, Watson 2-30)
Rajasthan Royals 152 for 7 (Hodge 39, Kulkarni 2-21, Johnson 2-23)
Result Mumbai Indians won by 14 runs
Points Mumbai Indians 2, Rajasthan Royals 0
MOM Aditya Tare (Mumbai Indians)
