Steve Smith, captaining Rajasthan Royals (RR) for the first time this IPL season, scored an unbeaten 48-ball 59 to guide his team to a 5-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians (MI) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in the first of two IPL matches being played on Saturday. Sanju Samson (35 off 19 balls) gave the chasing team a good start in Jos Buttler's absence. Smith, however, got the most able support from 17-year-old Riyan Parag (43 off 29 balls), as the duo put on a partnership to almost see RR home.
Rahul Chahar (3/29) made some early breakthroughs to give early setbacks to the home team, but it was not enough for MI.
