At 170 for 5 in the 18th over, Mumbai was still chasing a 200-run total, but the Royals' death bowlers had other ideas. Avesh had Hardik Pandya lbw for 10 as he walked across his stumps, and with just six runs on the board, even with Tim David looking to cut loose, Sandeep snapped the innings shut.
Tilak's excellent knock ended with a stumbling take off Powell at long-on, and Coetzee's first-ball delivery saw Shimron Hetmyer run out on the ground. David finally got the strike back with three balls to spare, but he too picked out a boundary rider to make it three wickets in the over, and 5 for 18 in all for Sandeep.
As well as being the best figures by an Indian bowler for the Royals, Sandeep's figures marked a triumphant return after an injury-hit season - he had previously taken one wicket in two outings before a side strain sidelined him for almost a month.