Match – 56th IPL 2014 – Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Date – Sun May 25
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Today in the second match of the day and the last match of the league stage, Mumbai Indians will take on Rajasthan Royals at 8 pm Indian Standard Time.

This is a do or die match for both teams. Rajasthan Royals need to win this match to occupy the fourth spot in the league stage and thus move to the playoffs where as Mumbai need to win comprehensively so that their net run rate improves and they move ahead of Royals and thus play in the next stage. In case of a draw or washout, Rajasthan Royals will move to the playoffs.

Mumbai Indians Team For IPL 2014
Rohit Sharma (captain), Corey Anderson, Jasprit Bumrah, Marchant de Lange, Ben Dunk, Chidhambaram Gautam (wk), Shreyas Gopal, Harbhajan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Michael Hussey, Zaheer Khan, Lasith Malinga, Sushant Marathe, Pragyan Ojha, Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu (wk), Krishmar Santokie, Jalaj Saxena, Pawan Suyal, Aditya Tare (wk), Apoorv Wankhade.

Rajasthan Royals Team For IPL 2014
Shane Watson(captain), Amit Mishra , Ankit Sharma, Ankush Bains, Rajat Bhatia, Stuart Binny,Unmukt Chand, Kevon Cooper, Ben Cutting, James Faulkner, Brad Hodge, Deepak Hooda, Iqbal Abdulla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Vikramjeet Malik, Karun Nair, Abhishek Nayar, Ajinkya Rahane, Kane Richardson, Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Tim Southee,Pravin Tambe, Rahul Tewatia, Dishant Yagnik.

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Match – 52nd IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
Date – Fri May 23
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali
Toss – Rajasthan Royals elected to field
Result – Kings XI Punjab won by 16 runs
Man of the match – Shaun Marsh

Rajasthan Royals lost to Kings XI Punjab today and thus lost their chance to assure a place in playoffs. Now they need to beat Mumbai Indians on Sunday to make it to the playoffs. On the other hand, KXIP have extended their lead and will be the table toppers.

Chasing 180 to win and make sure they qualify for playoffs, Rajasthan Royals openers Ajinkya Rahane and Karun Nair added 21 runs after which Nair became victim of Balaji. Rahane and Sanju Samson then took the score past 50 and just when the duo looked settled Rishi Dhawan came to bowl and got the priced wicket of Rahane and Shane Watson on consecutive balls. Royals were reduced to 56/3 in 8.2 overs. Sanju Samson and Stuart Binny had a huge responsibility on their shoulders but excellent bowling by KXIP never allowed them easy runs. Stuart Binny fell after scoring just 7 to Karanveer who also accounted for Sanju Samson (30 off 29 bals). Royals were struggling at 83/5 in 13.1 overs and needed some one to play a cameo. Brad Hodge and James Faulkner came to the team’s rescue and gave a scare to KXIP. Hodge scoed 31 in 18 balls before falling to Patel where as James Faulkner scored 35 off 13 balls and kept Royals in the hunt. But finally Royals needed 31 runs from the last over which proved to too much and they got down fighting and scored 163/8 and thus lost the match by 16 runs.

Earlier Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field. Kings XI Punjab openers, Virender Sehwag and Manan Vohra added 24 runs in 2.2 overs for the first wicket stand. Sehwag was the first to go after scoring 18 off 8 balls. Vohra and Marsh then took the team score past 50. On the score of 54, Vohra got run out after scoring 25. Shaun Marsh and Wriddhiman Saha then added 59 runs in 6.4 overs to take the score to 113. Marsh was the next to fall after scoring 35 ball 40. Saha, Miller and Bailey chipped in with useful 27, 29 and 26 respectively to help KXIP post a total of 179/4 in 20 overs.

Match – 52nd IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals Scorecard

Match – 52nd IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
Date – Fri May 23
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali

Today in the second match of the day and the 52nd match of IPL Season 7, Rajasthan Royals will take on Kings XI Punjab at 8pm Indian Standard Time.

Both these teams are coming into this match with a defeat on their back. Mumbai got better of both KXIP and Royals in their respective previous matches. Kings XI Punjab who will be hoping to win today to seal the first place in the points table where as Royals would like to make sure that they regain their third spot which they lost to KKR yesterday.

Kings XI Punjab Team For IPL 2014
George Bailey (captain), Anureet Singh,Parvinder Awana, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Rishi Dhawan, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Beuran Hendricks, Mitchell Johnson, Karanveer Singh, Murali Kartik, Mandeep Singh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Patel, Thisara Perera, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha, Sandeep Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Shivam Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Manan Vohra.

Rajasthan Royals Team For IPL 2014
Shane Watson(captain), Amit Mishra , Ankit Sharma, Ankush Bains, Rajat Bhatia, Stuart Binny,Unmukt Chand, Kevon Cooper, Ben Cutting, James Faulkner, Brad Hodge, Deepak Hooda, Iqbal Abdulla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Vikramjeet Malik, Karun Nair, Abhishek Nayar, Ajinkya Rahane, Kane Richardson, Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Tim Southee,Pravin Tambe, Rahul Tewatia, Dishant Yagnik.

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Match – 44th IPL 2014 – Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
Date – Mon May 19
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Sardar Patel Stadium Motera, Ahmedabad
Toss – Mumbai Indians elected to bat
Result – Mumbai Indians won by 25 runs
Man of the match – Michael Hussey

Chasing 179 to win, Rajasthan Royals lost opener Unmukt Chand in the third over when the team score was just just 17. He departed after scoring just 2 and became victim of Ojha. Captan Shane Watson also failed and fell to Ojha after scoring just 5. This saw the collapse of entire middle order as from 38/2 in 4.2 overs, Rajasthan Royals fell to 75/7 in 12 overs. Mumbai Indians spinners created such a web of spin bowling that Royals had no clue to it. Only Karun Nair managed to score a decent 48 but eventually got tricked by Harbhajan Singh. Lately some good hitting by Brad Hodge and James Faulkner helped Royals to get their score past 100. Needing 52 to win from last 2 overs, James Faulkner and Brad Hodge(40 runs off 30 balls) unleashed themselves hitting fours and sixes but it was a little late and eventually they managed to score 153/8 and thus lost the match by 25 runs.

Earlier Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat. The openers Michael Hussey and Lendl Simmons have Mumbai a flying start as the duo added 120 runs for the first wicket stand. Michael Hussey scored 56 in 39 balls (3×4, 2×6) where as Lendl Simons scored 62 in 51 balls (6×4, 2×6). Both of them got out in the 15th over but a solid platform was laid. Kieron Pollard and Rohit Shamra continued the fireworks as the duo helped Mumbai Indians post a total of 178/3 in 20 overs. Rohit Sharma played a caemo of 19 balls and scored 40 which included 3 fours and 4 sixes.

Match – 44th IPL 2014 – Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians Scorecard

Match – 44th IPL 2014 – Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
Date – Mon May 19
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Sardar Patel Stadium Motera, Ahmedabad

Today in the 44th match of Pepsi IPL 2014, Rajasthan Royals will take on the Mumbai Indians at their home ground in Montera at 4pm Indian Standard Time.

Rajasthan Royals who have managed to win 7 matches out of 11 and are placed at number 3 in points table will be going all guns blazzing today to make sure they are inches away from qualifying for the playoffs.

On the other hand, defending champions Mumbai had a disastrous start to the season with 5 straight loses but they have bounced back with three wins. In total they have won 3 and lost 7 matches so far and they need to win remaining all matches to even think about going to playoffs.

Rajasthan Royals Team For IPL 2014
Shane Watson(captain), Amit Mishra , Ankit Sharma, Ankush Bains, Rajat Bhatia, Stuart Binny,Unmukt Chand, Kevon Cooper, Ben Cutting, James Faulkner, Brad Hodge, Deepak Hooda, Iqbal Abdulla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Vikramjeet Malik, Karun Nair, Abhishek Nayar, Ajinkya Rahane, Kane Richardson, Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Tim Southee,Pravin Tambe, Rahul Tewatia, Dishant Yagnik.

Mumbai Indians Team For IPL 2014
Rohit Sharma (captain), Corey Anderson, Jasprit Bumrah, Marchant de Lange, Ben Dunk, Chidhambaram Gautam (wk), Shreyas Gopal, Harbhajan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Michael Hussey, Zaheer Khan, Lasith Malinga, Sushant Marathe, Pragyan Ojha, Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu (wk), Krishmar Santokie, Jalaj Saxena, Pawan Suyal, Aditya Tare (wk), Apoorv Wankhade.

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