Rajasthan Royals (RR) became the 2nd team to be eliminated from the Indian Premier League (IPL) after Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Riyan Parag and co. suffered their 8th loss in IPL 2025 and their loss on 1st May 2025 at the hands of Mumbai Indians (MI) shut their qualification hopes, permanently.
Batting first, Mumbai Indians batted like they were batting on a highway with no stops nearby. All the 4 batters who played, performed exceedingly well and powered the 5-time IPL champions to a commendable total of 217 runs.
The openers in the form of Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma stitched a humongous partnership of 116 runs on the board for the opening wicket. That shifted the momentum in favour of the visiting side.
After Maheesh Theekshana and Riyan Parag bagged a wicket each, it felt like Rajasthan would stage a comeback. But fate had other things in plan and Surya Kumar Yadav, who has been in stupendous form in IPL 2025, smashed a 23-ball knock of 48* runs. He got able support from skipper Hardik Pandya, who scored 48* runs as well, in 23 balls.
Rajasthan Royals lost half their side in the Powerplay
In a shock start for the IPL 2008 champions, half their side was back in the pavilion in the Powerplay itself. Former skipper of Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma, had mentioned that picking up wickets in the Powerplay will be crucial and that is exactly what Mumbai Indians did.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who had scored a fabulous ton in the previous game against Gujarat Titans (GT), fell for a duck. Yashasvi Jaiswal followed suit after scoring a couple of sixes. Jasprit Bumrah wreaked havoc with the ball and dismissed Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmeyer in successive deliveries and set the foundation for an emphatic win for Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians climb to the roof of the points table
Following their 100-run humongous victory, Mumbai Indians leapfrogged to the top of the points table. After having registered only 1 win in their first 6 games, Mumbai Indians have sparkled with confidence and rhythm and are now favourites to qualify for the playoffs of IPL 2025.
