IPL 2018: RR beat Mumbai Indians in yet another nail-biter; Gowtham shines

Krishnappa Gowtham stood tall at one end, even as wickets kept falling at the other to pull off a stunner; a six off the fourth ball of Hardik Pandya's last over sealed things in favour of RR

A continuing saga of misfortunes in the latest season of Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) continued to dog Mumbai Indians, as the Rohit-Sharma led team, defending its title, was beaten narrowly in yet another stunner on Sunday. Batting first, they managed to score a modest 167, despite some great starts up the order, thanks to some irresponsible cricket by the middle-order batsmen.
 
Chasing 168, Ajinkya Rahane-led Rajasthan Royals lost openers Rahul Tripathi and Rahane early and they seemed to be struggling at 28 for 2 at one stage, but Sanju Samson and Ben Stokes built a crucial 72-run partnership