Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, 42nd Match
Mumbai Indians have defeated Rajasthan Royals by 6 wickets in the 42nd match of IPL 2023. Batting first, Rajasthan Royals scored 212 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs thanks to Yashasvi Jaiswal’s century. In response, Mumbai Indians won the match with three balls to spare thanks to the strong innings of Suryakumar and then Tim David. Suryakumar Yadav scored the highest 55 runs for Mumbai. Ashwin took two wickets for Rajasthan. With this win, the Mumbai Indians team has reached the seventh position in the points table with 8 points, while despite the defeat, the Rajasthan team is at the third position with 10 points.
Chasing a target of 213 runs, Mumbai Indians got off to a poor start. Captain Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion after scoring 3 runs. After this, there was a 62-run partnership for the second wicket between Green and Kishan. Ishaan Kishan got out after scoring 28 runs in 23 balls. Cameron Green scored 44 runs in 26 balls. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav scored 55 runs in 29 balls while batting fast. After the dismissal of Suryakumar, Tilak Verma and Tim David shared a half-century partnership to give the team a resounding victory. Tilak Verma remained unbeaten on 29 runs and Tim David scored 45 runs in 14 balls.
Batting first, Rajasthan Royals scored 212 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs thanks to Yashasvi Jaiswal’s century. Yashasvi got out after scoring 124 runs. Arshad Khan took three wickets for Mumbai Indians. Batting first, Rajasthan Royals got off to a good start. Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal shared a 72-run partnership for the first wicket. Jos Buttler scored 18 runs in 19 balls. Captain Sanju Samson scored 14 runs in 10 balls. Devdutt Padikkal got out after scoring 2 runs. Jason Holder scored 11 runs in 9 balls. Shimron Hetmyer was dismissed after scoring 8 runs in 9 balls. Dhruv Jurel could score only two runs. Apart from Yashasvi, none of the Rajasthan batsmen could score more than 20 runs. Jaiswal got out in the last over. He scored 124 runs in 62 balls. In his innings, he hit 16 fours and 8 sixes.