2024-04-25 21:24:38
First, Sandeep Sharma did not let Mumbai Indians’ collection get bigger with five wickets in hand. Then Yasswi Jaiswal scored an unbeaten century to seal the win for Rajasthan Royals.
Batting first, Mumbai scored 179 for 9 in Jaipur on Monday night. In reply, Rajasthan secured victory by losing 1 wicket in 18.4 overs. With this victory, they consolidated the top position of the points table. As usual, they are at the top with 14 points from 8 matches. On the other hand, Mumbai is in seventh place with only 6 points from 8 matches.
Chasing runs, Jaiswal and Jos Buttler got off to a great start with 74 runs in 7.5 overs. Buttler returned to this run scoring 35 runs off 25 balls with 6 fours. From there, Jaiswal and Sanju Samson made an unbroken partnership of 109 runs off 65 balls to ensure the team’s victory.
Samson remained unbeaten on 38 off 28 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes. With him, Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 104 runs in 60 balls with 9 fours and 7 sixes. After completing his fifty in 31 balls, he touched the magical figure of three in 60 balls. It was his second century in IPL. He got both against Mumbai Indians.
Before that, Mumbai Indians won the toss and went to bat, but the start was not good. They lost 4 wickets to score 52 runs that day. Rohit Sharma (6) for the team’s 6 runs, Ishan Kishan (0) for the same run, Suryakumar Yadav (10) for 20 runs and Mohammad Nabi Feren scored 23 runs for 52 runs.
Tilak Verma and Nehal Wadhera led the team from there. The two put on a 99-run stand to take the team’s total to 151. The team returned to Nehal in this run by scoring 49 runs off 24 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes. Mumbai lost the wicket of Hardik Pandya (10) for 170 runs.
Tilak was dismissed on the first ball of the last over at the time of 176 runs. Before leaving, he played an innings of 65 runs with 5 fours and 3 sixes in 45 balls. In the end, Mumbai lost 9 wickets and collected 179 runs.
Sandeep took 5 wickets with the ball giving only 18 runs in 4 overs. Be the best of the match. Trent Boult took 2 wickets.