Rajasthan Royals crushed Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 by 9 wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday, April, 22.
Toss: Rajasthan VS Mumbai
Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians) won the toss and opted to bat first against Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals).
RR bowler’s control over MI batting
Mumbai Indians could only manage to score 179/9 in 20 overs. From the very start of the match, MI was not up to the mark from as both of their openers were dismissed in the first two overs. Rohit Sharma (6 off 5) was dismissed by Trent Boult, Ishan Kishan was dismissed on duck by Sandeep Sharma and then, Suryakumar Yadav (10 off 8) was also dismissed by Sandeep Sharma.
Tilak Varma (65 off 45) and Nehal Wadhera (49 off 24) handled the pressure well but got dismissed by Sandeep Sharma and Trent Boult respectively.
Mohammad Nabi (23 off 17) was dismissed by Yuzvendra Chahal and Hardik Pandya, Skipper of MI, was dismissed by Avesh Khan.
Sandeep then finished things with Tim David and Gerald Coetzee.
RR energetic starts against MI
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored an incredible innings of (104 off 60), hitting nine fours and seven sixes. He was well-supported by Jos Buttler (35 off 25) with six fours, before getting dismissed by Piyush Chawla.
Sanju Samson then contributed and finished the job with 38 off 28, helping his team complete the target in just 18.4 overs.
POTM: MI VS RR
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sandeep Sharma both played exceptionally well for Rajasthan Royals and were equally deserving of recognition.
Sandeep Sharma’s incredible performance with the ball tonight with 5-18. Meanwhile, in the chase, Yasjasvi Jaiswal hit a superb century in just 60 balls.
Despite both players’ impressive performances, Sandeep Sharma was named the Player of the match for his incredible five-wicket haul.
“The credit has to go to all the players. We started off really well with the ball in the powerplay. In the end, both the left-handers played unbelievably well. Some quality spin from Ashwin and Chahal. The way they went after them was really great. The wicket looked dry, but Jaipur is still colder in the night. When the lights come on, it looks like a better wicket to bat on. It came true today (smiles). The way Buttler and Jaiswal batted for a couple of overs after the rain, we knew that we had to just reset and go back to our momentum. People are professional enough to understand what they need to do when they get a break, so I am really happy with the approach. Jaiswal is always confident. We knew it was just a matter of one game. The way he batted in the powerplay, he was calm and composed, knowing that things were in control. We knew in the dugout that he was playing some cricketing shots and he would be fine today. I am happy for him. We are going to Lucknow. Let’s see how the wicket is out there and let’s see how it goes.”
-Sanju Samson
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