Mumbai Indians put up a terrific all-round present to outplay Rajasthan Royals by 100 runs of their IPL 2025 sport at Jaipur on Thursday. Getting an invite to bat first, MI posted 217 for two of their stipulated quota of 20 overs earlier than bundling out RR for 117. The win helped the Hardik Pandya-led aspect take the highest spot within the factors desk. They’re equal on 14 factors with second-placed Royal Challengers Bengaluru however have a greater web run fee. That meant Punjab Kings too slipped a place, shifting to the quantity three spot.
Suryakumar Yadav now has the Orange Cap with him with the tally of 475 runs in 11 matches. RCB pacer Josh Hazlewood continues to carry the Purple Cap with 18 wickets in 10 video games.
Mumbai Indians prolonged their exceptional successful streak to 6 matches with a 100-run rout of Rajasthan Royals within the Indian Premier League, pushing the house crew out of the race for playoffs.
Openers Rohit Sharma (53 off 36 balls) and Ryan Rickelton (61 off 38) struck elegant half-centuries earlier than Suryakumar Yadav (48 not out off 23) and Hardik Pandya (48 not out off 23) went on the offensive to energy Mumbai Indians to 217 for 2.
Royals, who chased down 210 towards Gujarat Titans right here three nights in the past with greater than 4 overs to spare, by no means received going within the run chase and folded up for 117 in 16.1 overs.
It was Royals’ eighth defeat in 11 video games whereas Mumbai Indians have seven wins from 11 matches. One other victory must be sufficient to safe a playoffs berth for the five-time champions.
The 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi (0 off 2), who took the cricketing world by storm together with his 35-ball hundred on Monday evening, was caught at mid-on off Deepak Chahar within the first over of the RR innings.
His opening accomplice Yashasvi Jaiswal struck two towering sixes off Trent Boult within the following over earlier than being castled by the New Zealander. It was a procession from thereon.
Jasprit Bumrah, who was introduced into the assault within the fifth over, despatched again Shimron Hetmyer and Riyan Parag with quick balls to scale back Royals to 51 for 5 contained in the powerplay.
Earlier, Rohit and Rickelton put the house crew beneath stress with a scorching show of unpolluted hitting.
Of their 116-run stand, Rickelton focused the fast bowlers whereas Rohit went after spinners particularly Maheesh Theekshana, who was launched as early as third over.
Suryakumar and Hardik Pandya capitalised on the openers’ good work to take the crew previous 200.
Jofra Archer bowled a good first over however the Mumbai openers collected 18 runs off his second. However the categorical tempo of Archer, Rohit made room to chop the England pacer for a 4 earlier than Rickleton pulled him for a six over mid-wicket.
The standout stroke of Rickelton’s innings was the nonchalant flick off Fazalhaq Farooqi that went all the best way.
Mumbai Indians cruised to 58 for no loss within the powerplay after Rohit dispatched Maheesh Theekshana for back-to-back fours over mid-off. The lofted drive over additional cowl from Rohit off Akash Madhwal oozed class.
Left-arm spinner Kumar Kartikeya supplied a half tracker to Rickelton and he duly dismissed it off his presence for a six and a well-deserved half-century.
Rohit, who didn’t begin the event effectively, is again to his greatest. He hit a large supply from Theekshna over backward level to finish his fifty.
Each the openers had been dismissed in fast succession nevertheless it was not a problem for Mumbai Indians with loads of batting to return.
Suryakumar batted like he solely can and considered one of his audacious hits included a scoop over tremendous leg off Archer that noticed the batter falling on the ground. He smashed the final ball of the innings for a six down the bottom off Madhwal who in any other case impressed together with his yorkers.
The final 5 overs fetched 71 runs for Mumbai Indians.
(With PTI Inputs)
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