MUMBAI: The Mumbai Indians defeated the Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets with 29 balls left here on Wednesday at the DY Patil Sports Academy ground. They achieved the easy target of 104 runs in 15.1 overs for the loss of three wickets in the 27th match of the Indian Premier League. Robin Uthappa made 34 off 21 balls and remained not out. He hit four boundaries and one six while opener Yogesh Takawale scored 27. The only wicket-takers from the Rajasthan Royals were fast bowler Shane Watson with two for 26 and captain Shane Warne with one for 19 runs. Rajasthan Royals could not resist the Mumbai Indians bowlers and were bundled out for 103 runs in 16.2 overs after they were put in to batting by Shaun Pollock. None of their batsmen, except Swapnil Asnodkar and Shane Watson, could reach the double figures. Opener Asnodkar made 39 off 36 balls with three fours and one six while Watson scored 32 off 20 balls with four fours and one six. The most successful bowler from the Mumbai Indians was Ashish Nehra, who captured three wickets for 13 runs and was later declared the Man-of-the-match. Among other bowlers, Dwayne Bravo, Rohan Raje and Dhawal Kulkarni claimed two wickets each while captain Shaun Pollock could get one wicket. This is the Mumbai Indians’ third victory out of seven matches while the Rajasthan Royals had won five out of seven in the league. Geo Super showed this match live from Mumbai.