Indian Premier League 2020: Ben Stokes’ fireworks guides Rajasthan Royals to crushing 8-wicket win over Mumbai Indians
Ben Stokes smashed a blistering century, whereas Sanju Samson well-supported him with a quick-fire fifty to assist Rajasthan Royals seal a complete eight-wicket victory over defending champions Mumbai Indians in Match 45 of the 2020 version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
Chasing a superb goal of 196 runs to win, Rajasthan Royals misplaced opener Robin Uthappa (13) and skipper Sanju Samson (11) cheaply contained in the Powerplay.
Opener Ben Stokes then not solely hammered his maiden century of the season but additionally stitched an enormous 152-run partnership with Sanju Samson (54 off 31 balls) for the third wicket to assist the Rajasthan franchise cross the mark inside simply 18.2 overs.
Stokes introduced up his second ton of the cash-rich league by choosing up six runs on the primary supply of the penultimate over by James Pattinson.
En path to his unbeaten knock of 107 runs off simply 60 balls, the England batsman additionally smashed 14 boundaries and three maximums.
Pattinson was the one bowler for Mumbai Indians who managed so as to add two wickets to his account.
Earlier, the Mumbai-based franchise misplaced Quinton de Kock cheaply for six runs within the very first over off a Jofra Archer supply.
Subsequently, opener Ishan Kishan (37) and Suryakumar Yadav (40) stitched an 83-run stand for the second wicket earlier than Hardik Pandya (60) hammered a quick-fire half-century on the again finish of the innings to assist Mumbai Indians put up a superb whole of 195/5 of their stipulated 20 overs.
For Rajasthan Royals, Archer and Shreyas Gopal claimed two wickets every, whereas Kartik Tyagi additionally chipped in with a wicket.
Stokes was declared ‘Man of the Match’ for his spectacular present with the bat.
Despite the defeat, Mumbai Indians proceed to face on the high of the IPL 2020 desk with seven wins from 11 matches. Rajasthan, however, have moved as much as the sixth spot and at the moment are standing with 5 victories from 12 matches.
Brief scores: MI 195/5 in 20 overs (Hardik Pandya 60 not out, Suryakumar Yadav 40; Shreyas Gopal 2/30) vs RR 196/2 in 20 overs (Ben Stokes 107 not out, Sanju Samson 54 not out; James Pattinson 2/40)
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