IPL 2019, Match 27: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals- It Feels Good But Not Really Happy with Our Performance Says Ajinkya Rahane
Apr 13, 2019 at 10:19 PM
Rajasthan Royals forced their way back into Vivo IPL 12 as the won the 27th match of Vivo IPL 12 by 4 wickets to win their 2nd match of the competition. The victory was largely built around a great knock from the blade of Jos Buttler who struck an exceptional 89 of 43 deliveries to guide Rajasthan Royals to their 2nd victory of the tournament.
Earlier in the day it was Rajasthan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane who won the toss and put the hosts in. Captain Rohit Sharma was back for the match and he came out to open the innings with Quinton de Kock. The duo looked in tremendous touch and shared a stand of 96 runs in 11 overs. Rohit Sharma looked in great touch and struck 6 fours and a six during his amazing knock of 48 of 32 deliveries.
Quinton de Kock, on the other hand, played a tremendous knock which was studded with some exceptional shots. He was dismissed of 81 of 53 deliveries but failed to press on the accelerator towards the later stages of the match. Yet again Hardik Pandya played a gem of a cameo and remained unbeaten on 28 of just 11 deliveries. His innings included four and 3 sixes.
Chasing a par target of 188, Rajasthan Royals began brilliantly with skipper Ajinkya Rahane playing some delightful shots. Jos Buttler slowly built on his start and started taking the Mumbai Indians bowlers all around the park. The opening partnership of 60 came in just 6.2 overs and Rahane raced off to 37 of just 21 deliveries before his dismissal at the hands of Krunal Pandya.
Jos Buttler, on the other hand, played a gem of a knock and smashed the MI bowlers all around Wankhede. His knock of 89 of 43 deliveries included 8 fours and 7 sixes which changed the whole complexion of the match. There was a bit of a stutter towards the last 3 overs. However, Shreyas Gopal ensured Rajasthan chased the target down with 3 deliveries to spare.
This is what winning skipper Ajinkya Rahane said at the post-match presentation
Feels good but not really happy the way we played. Should learn from the mistakes. 30 balls, 30 needed, should’ve won it easily. No stress but games are going so close, especially in this IPL. We believed in Shreyas Gopal and KG. Jos was magnificent. Got to win almost every game now. It’s about one game at a time. We were in a similar situation last year also. Personally enjoy playing at the Wankhede, really good wicket.