The Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated the Mumbai Indians (MI) by six wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, thanks in large part to Riyan Parag’s unbeaten 39-ball 54. This was the team’s third consecutive victory. When Kwena Maphaka defeated Yashasvi Jaiswal, Akash Madhwal dismissed Ravichandran Ashwin, Jos Buttler, and Sanju Samson. Mumbai Indians were limited to a subpar total of 125 runs earlier by the disciplined bowling display of Rajasthan Royals. When Sanju Samson’s RR won the toss and chose to bowl first, they had an incredible start. The master of starting the bowling assault, Trent Boult, was unstoppable right away, launching a flurry of deliveries with exquisite accuracy.
He struck twice in the opening over, shocking the Mumbai Indians (MI) camp with his exhibition of skill. Boult’s assault was bolstered by Nandre Burger’s steady line and length. In the next overs, the two kept up their destructive work, with Burger taking a wicket thanks to some clinical stroke play after Boult claimed another scalp in his second over. Within four overs, Mumbai was 20 for 4, a hazardous position caused by the early dominance of Rajasthan’s bowlers. However, a counterattacking partnership momentarily restored Mumbai’s hopes, and Yuzvendra Chahal ended the impasse by dismissing the Mumbai captain.
The five-time champion Rajasthan Royals have had a difficult season, despite their two victories out of two against the Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants. The Gujarat Titans defeated MI in their opening encounter by a score of just six runs. To make matters worse, MI lost their second game by 31 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad after giving up an IPL-high 277 runs in 20 overs.
