MI vs RR Man of the Match today IPL: Who was awarded Man of the Match in Rajasthan vs Mumbai IPL 2021 match?

MI vs RR Man of the Match: The Australian fast bowler from the winning team won the match award for picking his career-best figures.

During the 51st match of the ongoing 14th season of the Indian Premier League between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians in Sharjah, Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets. The emphatic victory means that the defending champions continue to remain alive in the tournament.

Chasing a paltry 91-run target, Indians sealed the chase in only the ninth over on the back of wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan’s eighth IPL half-century.

Opening the batting with Rohit Sharma (22), Kishan scored a match-winning 50* (25) with the help of five fours and three sixes as his 14th T20 half-century witnessed him finding his lost form at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

MI vs RR Man of the Match

After Sharma invited Royals in to bat first, a disciplined bowling performance from his bowlers reduced the opposition to 90/9 in 20 overs. Before Kishan’s blistering knock, MI’s another change in the form of James Neesham replacing Krunal Pandya also reaped fruits as the Kiwi all-rounder picked bowling figures of 4-0-12-3.

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Having said that, it was 33-year old Australia fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile career-best IPL bowling figures which earned him the ‘Man of the Match’ award tonight. Pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 4-0-14-4, Nathan Coulter-Nile made early inroads by dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal (12) and followed it with sending back the overseas pair of Glenn Phillips (4) and David Miller (15).

“Just tried to keep it simple. Was a tough wicket to bat on. Just tried to change the pace a little. It was sticking a little. I am not fussed when I am bowled. There are world class bowlers in our side and hope they can pick a few more and I will have my job easier,” Coulter-Nile was quoted as saying by Star Sports during the post-match presentation ceremony.