Mumbai: Riyan Parag’s half-century propelled the Rajasthan Royals to a resounding victory against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday, during the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024. With this win, RR has maintained a perfect record, securing victory in all three of their matches this season, while MI has faced defeat in all three encounters.
MI struggled to bounce back following their lackluster performance in the first innings, only securing four wickets in the second innings. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, achieved a comfortable victory with four overs to spare.
Earlier, RR bowlers Trent Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal’s three-wicket hauls restricted hosts MI to 125 runs, losing nine wickets in the first innings
Trent Boult and Marco Jansen led Mumbai Indians’ collapse in the IPL encounter. Boult struck twice early in the innings, while Burger added to the pressure, leaving Mumbai reeling at 20 for 4. Despite a brief recovery, Yuzvendra Chahal’s spin triggered a collapse from 76 for 4 to a dismal 125 for 9.
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jasprit Bumrah, Kwena Maphaka
Mumbai Indians Subs: Dewald Brevis, Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal
Rajasthan Royals Subs: Rovman Powell, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Sen, Shubham Dubey, Abid Mushtaq
