Jaipur: Unstoppable Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2024 Sanju Samson’s team reached the threshold of the playoffs by defeating Mumbai Indians. Rajasthan beat Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets with Yasswi Jaiswal’s brilliant century and Sandeep Sharma’s 5-wicket, bat-ball performance. The Royals further secured the first place in the league table with 14 points in 8 matches.
Mumbai Indians won the toss and decided to bat first. Hardik Pandya’s team fell under pressure losing wickets at regular intervals from the start. Mumbai scored a respectable innings courtesy of Tilak Verma’s valiant 65 and Nehal Wadhera’s 49. Mumbai made 179 after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. Sandeep Sharma took 5 wickets alone with fast bowling for Rajasthan. At the same time, Yuzvendra Chahal became the first bowler in the history of IPL to reach the milestone of 200 wickets.
Jasswi Jaiswal and Das Butler started the opening pair to chase runs. The duo built a half-century partnership with Mercatori batting. Yasaswi is found in the first recognizable rhythm of the season. Rajasthan Royals scored 74 runs in 8 overs in the opening pair. Buttler got out after scoring 35 runs. However, Yasaswi Jailwal continued his innings. He completed half a century.
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Captain Sanju Samson gave worthy support to Yasswi. None of Mumbai’s bowlers were able to break this pair on the day. Sanju played with a cool head. Yasswi continued his aggressive batting and completed his century. Shatran’s partnership was also done by the Yashvi-Sanju duo. Rajasthan Royals reached the target of victory in 18.4 overs. Yashshwi remains unbeaten with 104 runs off 60 balls. He hit 9 fours and 7 sixes. Sanju remains unbeaten with 38 off 28 balls.
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