Mumbai, First Published Apr 2, 2022, 7:44 PM IST
With the 15th season of the IPL in full swing, the Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals clashed in a match that started at 3.30 pm today. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma, who won the toss in the match, opted for fielding.
Mumbai Indians team:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishant Kishan (wicket-keeper), Anmolpreet Singh, Tilak Verma, Kieran Pollard, Tim David, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Jaspreet Bumra, Tim Mills, Basil Thampi.
Rajasthan Royals team:
Jose Butler, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (captain, wicket-keeper), Devdat Padikkal, Shimran Hedmeyer, Ryan Barak, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yusvendra Sahal, Trent Bolt, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna.
Batting first, Rajasthan Royals opener Yashaswi Jaiswal was dismissed for one and Devdhat Padikkal for seven. Captain Sanju Samson paired up with Jose Butler for the action.
The duo combined to dramatically increase the batting Audi team’s score. Sanju Samson was dismissed for 30 off 21 balls. Hedmeyer, who then paired with Butler, struck out. Hedmeyer hit 35 off 14 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes. Butler, who scored an impressive century, was dismissed for 100 off 68 balls.
Following this, Rajasthan Royals scored 193 runs in 20 overs and set a target of 194 for Mumbai Indians.
Rohit Sharma, the opening batsman and captain of the Mumbai Indians, chased down the target of 194 runs for 10 off 5 balls, while Anmolpreet Singh, who came in 3rd, lost 2 wickets for 40 runs.
Ishant Kishan and Tilak Verma then combined for an impressive 81 for the 3rd wicket. With both the batsmen scoring fifty, Ishant Kishan (54) and Tilak Verma (61 off 33 balls) were the main contributors to Rajasthan’s innings. Tim David (1), Daniel Sams (0) and Pollard could not do anything, the Mumbai Indians lost by just 170 runs in 20 overs by 23 runs.
While Mumbai Indians have lost 2 matches, Rajasthan Royals have won 2 matches.
Last Updated Apr 2, 2022, 7:44 PM IST