Published: Apr 15, 2015, 09:35 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 15, 2015, 09:37 PM (IST)
Mumbai Indians (MI) batsman Aaron Finch is likely to be ruled out of the Indian Premier League 2015 edition, as he shared the news of the scan showing damage to the hamstring on Wednesday. Finch took to Twitter on Wednesday. IPL 2015: Schedule with venue details
Looks like I’ll be out of the rest of @IPL at this stage! The scan showed a bit of damage, absolutely shattered!
— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5) April 15, 2015
Earlier, on Tuesday against Rajasthan Royals, Finch walked out of the field as he hurt his left leg’s hamstring. He looked to be in deep pain. Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians skipper said on Tuesday after the match that the injury looked bad. IPL 2015: Points Table and Team Standings
Rajasthan Royals(RR) skipper Steve Smith smashed an unbeaten 79 off 53 balls to steer his side to a thrilling seven wicket victory over Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Sardar Patel Stadium on Tuesday. IPL 2015: Complete Coverage
The winning runs came from the captain’s willow, as Rajasthan hunte d down MI’s total of 164 for five. With five balls still remaining, Rajasthan reached 165 for three. IPL 2015: CSK, KKR, RCB, KXIP, MI, RR, SRH, DD full team details in IPL 8
With this win, the Royals have registered their third straight win of the season. In stark contrast, 2013 IPL champions Mumbai slumped to their third defeat in as many matches.
Chasing a challenging 164-run target set by Mumbai Indians, the hosts got off to a modest start, but lost opener Sanju Samson for 17 in the fifth over when Mumbai’s Rohit Sharma caught him at mid off off the bowling of Vinay Kumar.
But Rajasthan didn’t let the asking rate go up, as Steve Smith and opener Ajinkya Rahane (46; 39 b, 4 x4) piled up a vital 64-run partnership for the second wicket to set the tone for the run chase.
