RR vs MI: Mumbai Indians hit a winning sixer, Rajasthan out of the playoff race

RR vs MI: Mumbai Indians hit a winning sixer, Rajasthan out of the playoff race

Mumbai Indians defeated Rajasthan Royals by 100 runs. With this defeat, Rajasthan is out of the playoff race.

RR vs MI Key Players Of The Match:

Ryan Rickelton was the standout performer in Mumbai Indians’ dominant win over Rajasthan Royals. He scored 61 runs off 38 balls, smashing 7 fours and 3 sixes, and was named Player of the Match.

Other key contributors:

• Rohit Sharma: 53 runs off 36 balls, anchoring the innings.
• Suryakumar Yadav & Hardik Pandya: Both remained unbeaten on 48 off 23 balls, accelerating MI past 200.
• Trent Boult & Karn Sharma: Each took 3 wickets, dismantling RR’s batting lineup.
• Jasprit Bumrah: Claimed 2 wickets, maintaining pressure.

MI’s all-round performance ensured a 100-run victory, knocking RR out of playoff contention.

RR vs MI: After Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma‘s half-centuries, Mumbai Indians, with a storm of bowlers, defeated Rajasthan Royals by 100 runs here on Thursday in the Indian Premier League and registered their sixth consecutive win, to top the points table and took a strong step towards qualifying for the playoffs.

Mumbai, which started with four losses in the first five matches, has 14 points from seven wins in 11 matches and the team has reached the top of the points table. The Royals team is at the eighth position with six points in the same number of matches and is out of the playoff race.

Chasing Mumbai’s target of 218 runs, the Royals were bowled out for 117 runs in 16.1 overs in front of the sharp bowling of Karn Sharma (three wickets for 23 runs), Jaspreet Bumrah (two wickets for 15 runs) and Trent Boult (three wickets for 28 runs). From the Royals, only Jofra Archer (30) was able to cross the 20-run mark. Captain Riyan Parag was the second top scorer with 16 runs.

Ricklton scored 61 runs in 38 balls with three sixes and seven fours and also gave Mumbai an unmatched start by adding 116 runs for the first wicket with Rohit (53 runs, 36 balls, nine fours).  Captain Hardik Pandya (48 not out, 23 balls, six fours, one six) and Suryakumar Yadav (48 not out, 23 balls, four fours, three sixes) then made an unbroken partnership of 94 runs in 44 balls in the last overs to take the team’s score to 217 for two wickets. For the Royals, Mahesh Teekshana (one wicket for 47 runs) and Parag (one wicket for 12 runs) took one wicket each but all the bowlers proved to be very expensive.

Rajasthan out of playoff race

After the defeat against Mumbai, Rajasthan Royals are now completely out of the playoff race. After Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals have become the second team to be out of the playoff race of IPL 2025. A major reason for Rajasthan Royals’ exit was the team’s regular captain Sanju Samson being out of most of the matches due to injury.  Rajasthan Royals had to suffer the loss of Sanju not playing consistently in the team during the match and the team has faced disappointment this season.