IPL 2018, MI vs RR: 5 talking points
With both Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals tied at 10 points from their 11 matches in IPL 2018 so far, their contest at the Wankhede Stadium would be crucial to their dreams of securing a spot in the play-off stages of the competition.
The hosts made a good start after being put into bat, with the openers putting on an 87-run stand for the first wicket.
But, a flurry of wickets after that meant that Rajasthan Royals were able to pull things back before Hardik Pandya produced a late onslaught to help the side reach a total of 168 in their 20 overs.
Still, it was an under-par score at the high-scoring stadium, and so it proved as Jos Buttler continued his scintillating form to score his fifth consecutive half-century to earn his side a very crucial win.
Here are the 5 major talking points from tonight's match.
#5 Suryakumar Yadav and Elwin Lewis get MI off to a flyer
Mumbai Indians started out the campaign with skipper Rohit Sharma opening the innings alongside Suryakumar Yadav, but the former has since moved down the order with West Indian Elwin Lewis being chosen to partner Yadav.
The pair has given the side a few decent starts playing their part in the side's revival off late, and tonight saw them giving their best outing together as a partnership as they added 87 runs for the first wicket in a little over ten overs.
Yadav was in his stylish self during his knock of 38 which saw him achieve the record of most runs scored by an uncapped player during an IPL season while Lewis was the aggressor, hitting 4 sixes, during his knock of 60 off 42 balls.