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Stokes, who plundered 14 fours and three sixes in his unbeaten 60-ball 107, found a capable ally in Sanju Samson (54 not out of 31) as their unbroken 152-point partnership saw the Royals do a short job on the objective of 196 points They galloped to victory in 182 overs
Mumbai had put up a massive 195 for five thanks to a 21-ball 60 Hardik Pandya, which smashed seven sixes and two fours.This was the fourth loss for Mumbai, who remains in a comfortable position at the top of the standings who hold the orange caps and violet in the 2020 IPL? Check here
The complete victory over the defending champions not only kept the Royals alive in the tournament, but also knocked the Chennai Super Kings out of the competition.
The night belonged to Stokes, who tore up the Mumbai attack after RR lost the opener Robin Uthappa (13) and Steve Smith (11) early The southpaw was back to his best, having struggled with its timing in previous matches
The Englishman then went on the offensive against Krunal Pandya, collecting two fours before a border and six against Rahul Chahar with the Royals running to 75 for two after eight overs
Stokes and Samson played at will with RR scoring 18 and 19 points on 13 and 14 on the balls of James Pattinson and Chahar
Stokes finished his 100 balls in 59, with a beating six on the deep center wicket and finished the game appropriately with a limit
Previously, Mumbai suffered a mini-collapse in the middle of passes and, but late strikes from Hardik and Saurabh Tiwary (34 of 25) saw the defending champions rack up 74 runs in the last four overs.
Tiwary was brutal against Archer (2-31) in the 17th above, crushing two fours and a maximum while Hardik hammered four sixes over Ankit Rajpoot (0-60) in the 18th above, who lasted 27 points
Hardik threw himself into Kartik Tyagi (1-45) in the final, hitting him for three sixes and two fours His blitzkrieg may turn out to be the difference in the game
After Mumbai lost the opener Quinton De Kock (6) early, Ishan Kishan (37 of 36 balls) and Suryakumar Yadav (40 of 26) rallied the innings with their second stand of 83 points
Kishan and Surya tore the Rajpoot pacemaker again, crushing a six apiece as Mumbai ran at 59 for one after six passes
But Rajasthan backed things off by brushing aside Kishan, Surya and Kieron Pollard (6) in quick succession as Mumbai slipped to 101 for four
Kishan perished thanks to a one-handed blind from Archer to the third man, off Tyagi, then Gopal took out Surya and Pollard on the 13th
While Surya gave a babysitter to Ben Stokes, Pollard was defeated by a googly, who uprooted his stumps
MI vs RR
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