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Patna : Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 57 runs in the 20th match of IPL 2020 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE, on October, 6, 220, late night, as fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah took 4/20 in 4 overs while Trent Boult took 2/26 in 4 overs and James Pattinson 2/19 in 3.1 overs.. Electing to bat after winning the toss, MI posted 193/4 in 20 overs and then bundled out RR for 136 in 18.1 overs. It was MI’s 4th win in six matches in IPL 2020. For RR, it was their 3rd loss in 5 matches.
For MI, Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten 79 in 47 balls hitting 11 fours and 2 sixes while all-rounder Hardik Pandya remained 30 not out in 19 balls with 2 fours and a six. Opener Rohit Sharma (captain) scored 35 in 23 balls with 2 fours and 3 sixes while his opening partner Quinton de Kock scored 23 in 15 balls with 3 fours and a six. Ishan Kishan fell to spinner Shreyas Gopal for a duck. Gopal had earlier accounted for Rohit Sharma. Krunal Pandya fell to fast bowler Jofra Archer for 12 including a six.
Chasing the target of 194, RR lost their first three wickets including that of Steven Smith and Sanju Samson with only 12 runs on board. Opener Jos Buttler was the lone bright spot for RR scoring 70 in 44 balls hitting 4 fours and 5 sixes. Jofra Archer scored 24 in 11 balls hitting 3 fours and a six. Smith fell to Jasprit Bumrah for 7 while Sanju Samson fell to Trent Boult for zero. Tom Curran fell to Pollard for 15 while Mahipal Lomor fell to spinner Rahul Chahar for 11. Rahul Tewatia fell to Bumrah for 5.