JOIN USIPL 2020 Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals highlights: MI win by 57 runs
Mumbai Indians were clinical in their performance tonight. Thanks to the win they have 8 points now in the bag. They overtake Delhi Capitals on the points table and are first now. They have a superior NRR of +1.488 compared to DC's NRR of +1.060. But DC have 8 points from 5 games while MI have 8 points from 6 games so DC can over take MI. Join us tomorrow for the match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.
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Suryakumar Yadav: I felt it was coming in this game, because in the last few games I was finding ways to get out. This time I just wanted to bat till the end. Loving the added responsibility at the top of the order, and I've just been told to play my game and express myself and I did just that. The lockdown helped me with my off-side game rather than just my leg-side pick-up shot. The team winning is really satisfying and at that situation I had to bat till the end to get the team to a perfect total, and then the bowlers came and finished things off.
Player of the Match
Mumbai Indian's Suryakumar Yadav wins the Player of the Match award. He played a splendid knock of 79 from 47 balls hitting 7 fours and 2 sixes.
Rohit Sharma: We strive to be out there and play well. WE have a lot of quality and it's about getting the job done. They all have a lot of confidence. They're all talented and they can take the game away on their day and it's all falling into place. The conditions are helpful here for the quick bowlers. It was nipping around to start with and it's good to have bowlers who can exploit the conditions. We also worked a lot on our fielding, because it's one of the controllables in the game and we made it a point to do that well. A good Surya innings was coming, I spoke to him before the game, and his shot selection was perfect today. We wanted him to bat till the end because he can innovate rather well.
Steve Smith: I think losing wickets early doesn't help,we haven't been able to get off to a good start in the last three games. Outside of Jos and Archer at the end, we have a bit of work to do on our batting. He (Stokes) is not out till the 10th I think. He is not too far away, hopefully we can get a few wins before he's back and then gain momentum. I don't think we need to panic too much, it is just about implementing our plans and playing some good cricket for longer. We haven't been able to do that in the last three games and we have to turn it around quickly. Hopefully get a bit of momentum.