RR Vs MI, IPL 2024: Jaiswal's Ton, Sandeep Sharma's Fifer Give Rajasthan 7th Win Of Season - As It Happened

In yersterday's IPL match, table-toppers Rajasthan Royals made quick work of Mumbai Indians beating them by 9 wickets. Hardik Pandya decided to bat first after winning the toss but Trent Boult and Sandeep Sharma picked three wickets in the powerplay to put MI on the backfoot. Nehal Wadhera and Tilak Varma played impactful knocks to bring MI back in the game but Sandeep Sharma completed his fifer with three wickets in the fiinal over to restrict MI to 179/9. Then, an out of form Yashasvi Jaiswal took matters in his hands and scored his second IPL century to take RR to 14 points on the table, 4 more than the second-placed KKR. MI with just 3 wins is at 7th spot. Catch the highlightsof RR vs MI, IPL 2024 match number 38 here (Scorecard)

Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal, Nuwan Thushara, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Naman Dhir, Luke Wood, Harvik Desai, Shams Mulani, Arjun Tendulkar, Nehal Wadhera, Shivalik Sharma, Anshul Kamboj, Dewald Brevis, Kwena Maphaka

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (wk/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Keshav Maharaj, Tanush Kotian, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore

"This pitch looks very very beautiful, it's dry, it's hard and it's even. Why isn't there a score over 200? I think one of the reasons is players presently like bounce and there's not a lot of moisture in this pitch. Moisture is what creates bounce and that's why it's very difficult to play the bowlers that are bowling directly straight at the stumps."

Played - 31

RR - 14

MI -16

No Result - 1

Mumbai Indians win toss and decide to bat first

MI: Ishan Kishan (w), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah

Subs: Nuwan Thushara, Akash Madhwal, Naman Dhir, Shams Mulani, Dewald Brevis

RR: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Subs: Jos Buttler, Keshav Maharaj, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tom Kohler-Cadmore

Trent Boult has dismissed Rohit Sharma again as the Indian captain has mistimed the fifth ball of the innings straight into the hands of Sanju Samson.

MI - 6/1 (1)

MI - 21/3 (4)

An 18-run over to close the powerplay has helped MI to recover a bit after its top three of Rohit Sharma (6), Ishan Kishan (0) and Suryakumar Yadav (10) was sent packing by the new ball duo of Trent Boult and Sandeep Sharma within first 19 balls of the match.

MI - 45/3 (6)

Left-handed duo of Tilak Varma and Nehal Wadhera is keeping MI in the game with a slow but steady partnership after Yuzvendra Chahal sent Mohammad Nabi to the pavillion in the eighth over.

MI - 82/4 (11)

Sandeep Sharma has picked up a brilliant fifer to restrict MI to 179/9.

Wickets of Tilak Varma and Gerald Coetzee on the first two balls of the final put Sandeep Sharma on a hat-trick that he missed.

Earlier, he had got rid of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav.

MI - 179/9 in 20 overs (Tilak Varma 65 off 45, Nehal Wadhera 49 off 24; Sandeep Sharma 18/5)

Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal are batting smartly and have brought up fifty-run partnership for the first wicket. The duo closed the powerplay with a 17-runn over against IPL debutant Nuwan Thusara.

RR - 61/0 (6) - need 119 runs in 84 balls

Joss Buttler's wicket had no effect on Rajasthan Royals' innings as Yashasvi Jaiswal took charge and put his team in a solid position. He is batting on 63 now and MI desperately need to get rid of the left-hander.

RR- 113/1 (12) - need 68 runs in 48 balls

Second IPL hundred for Jaiswal with both of them coming against MI.

RR - 183/1 in 18.4 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 104* off 60, Sanju Samson 38* off 28)

MI - 179/9 in 20 overs (Tilak Varma 65 off 45, Nehal Wadhera 49 off 24; Sandeep Sharma 18/5)

"What we can do is learn from this game and the mistakes which we have made, rectify it and make sure that we don't make it. Progression is very important. Within the team, individually, we will have to accept our flaws and maybe work on those. I don't believe much in chip and chop, I like to back players and the focus would always be to play good cricket, sticking to our plans and making sure that we don't make the basic errors."

"Credit has to go to all the players. Started well in the powerplay. In the middle, the left-handers played unbelievably. But the way we came back was where we won the game. Wicket looked a bit dry. But when lights come in, gets colder in the night, it gets better to bat in the second innings"

"Got fit day before yesterday only. First game after fitness, feeling good. Pitch was on slower side and lower side, so my plan was to keep bowling variations and cutters. If you're bowling in the end, you have to have big heart. Have seen in the IPL, bowlers are under the pump. Need to have big heart and keep executing plans. As you know, I went unsold two years ago. Came in as a replacement. So I'm enjoying every game."

Rajasthan Royals continue their dominance in IPL 2024 and now have earned their seventh win of the season and sit at the top of the table four points clear of the second team. For Mumbai Indians, this is their fifth loss and one more loss will put them in a knockout scenario.

That will be it from our side tonight. Good Night!