• Mumbai Indians 164-5; Rajasthan Royals 165-3
• Steve Smith stars as Royals win by seven wickets
• As it happened: Read our OBO report
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from Sport | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1DZLIGt
• Steve Smith stars as Royals win by seven wickets
• As it happened: Read our OBO report
A superbly judged unbeaten 79 from Steve Smith brought the Rajasthan Royals a third consecutive victory as they beat the still-winless Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in Ahmedabad.
Set 165 to win, Rajasthan rarely looked in trouble, even as their scoring rate strayed slightly behind the asking rate initially. Smith, scoring his first IPL half-century, masterminded the Royals’ run chase in useful partnerships with first Ajinkya Rahane, then the big-hitting Deepak Hooda – whose brief 13 raised the tempo of the innings – and finally the patient James Faulkner to guide his side to their target of 165 with five balls remaining.
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from Sport | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1DZLIGt

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