In Pictures: IPL 2021 in UAE - Mumbai Indians thrash Rajasthan Royals to keep play-off hopes alive

Sanju Samson, captain of Rajasthan Royals and Rohit Sharma, captain of Mumbai Indians at the toss for the Vivo Indian Premier League match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE.

Nathan Coulter-Nile of Mumbai and skipper Sharma celebrate the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal of Rajasthan. Royals got off to a flier and reached 21-0 after two overs, before it all went downhill.

Jasprit Bumrah of Mumbai celebrates the wicket of Evin Lewis of Rajasthan. Royals - who are still searching for a first IPL Trophy since winning the inaugural competition in 2008 - could not contend with a fired-up Mumbai seam attack.

Coulter-Nile of Mumbai celebrates after taking the wicket of Glenn Philipps of Rajasthan. The seamer bowled with discipline and accuracy and was too good on the night for Rajasthan's batsmen.

Coulter-Nile of Mumbai celebrates the wicket of David Miller. Coulter-Nile ended up with an impressive 4 wickets for just 14 runs while Jimmy Neesham (3-12) starred with the ball as Royals scored only 90-9 from 20 overs.

Mustafizur Rahman of Rajasthan celebrates the wickets of Surya Kumar on Mumbai. But, Mumbai had a point to prove having lost their previous three games and they raced to the victory last night.

Sharma of Mumbai and Sanju Samson of Rajasthan in action. Despite a low total to chase, Sharma took it to the opposition from the first over by hitting 14 off Rahman, including a delightful six straight back down the ground.

Ishan Kishan of Mumbai plays a shot. He hit Sakariya for consecutive sixes in the eighth over and then cleared the boundary again with a six off Mustafizur to hit the winning runs - and reach his 50 - in style.

Kishan and Hardik Pandya of Mumbai celebrate after winning the match. Mumbai, the five-time winners, will take fourth spot if they beat Sunrisers on Friday and Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday.