MI now has 6 points from 6 matches to their name.
Sanju Samson made 42, Jos Buttler made 41 and Shivam Dube struggled to 35 as RR only managed to make 171/4 in 20 overs. Rahul Chahar was the best bowler for MI with figures of 2/33.
In reply, though RR managed to remove Rohit Sharma for 14, Quinton de Kock and Krunal Pandya ensured that MI reached the total without many casualties. De Kock made 70* in 50 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes, while Krunal made 39 in 26 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes.
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In the end, Kieron Pollard made 16* to take MI to win with 7 wickets in hand and 9 balls to spare. Chris Morris picked 2/33 for Rajasthan Royals.
MI now has 6 points from 6 games, while RR remains with 4 points in 6 games.
Cricket fraternity reacted to the MI’s 7-wicket win over RR on Twitter and here are some of the best tweets.
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