Mumbai Indians (MI) hosted Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 14 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at their home ground in Wankhede Stadium. The fortune, however, didn’t change for MI as they lost the contest by 6 wickets, marking their third consecutive defeat in the tournament.
Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal dominate with the ball
Opting to bowl first after winning the toss, the Rajasthan Royals put up a stellar performance to restrict the Mumbai Indians to a modest total of 125/9 in their allotted 20 overs. The Mumbai Indians’ innings got off to a shaky start with early wickets falling, including the dismissals of key players Rohit Sharma and Naman Dhir for ducks.
However, Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya steadied the ship with contributions of 32 and 34 runs respectively. Despite their efforts, the Mumbai Indians struggled to accelerate, managing only 125 runs at the end of their innings. Trent Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal were exceptional with the ball for the Royals, picking up crucial wickets to keep the Mumbai Indians’ scoring in check.
Riyan Parag leads Rajasthan Royals to splendid win
In response, the Rajasthan Royals chased down the target comfortably, reaching 127/4 in just 15.3 overs. Riyan Parag was the star of the show for the Royals, smashing a brilliant half-century with 54 runs off 39 deliveries, supported by valuable contributions from Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, and Ravichandran Ashwin.
For the Mumbai Indians, Akash Madhwal was the pick of the bowlers, claiming three crucial wickets, but their efforts were not enough to prevent the Royals from securing victory. Despite some resistance from the Mumbai Indians’ bowlers, Rajasthan Royals sealed the win with six wickets in hand.
Also WATCH: IPL 2024 – Trent Boult stuns Wankhede after dismissing Rohit Sharma for a golden duck in MI vs RR clash
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Back to back to back wins! 😂🔥 pic.twitter.com/wt8SSCsyKn
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 1, 2024
Young Riyan Parag getting opportunity to bat at 4 and making the most of it by showing solid consistency. Always said that he has tons of talent, happy to see him performing.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 1, 2024
Superb batting by Riyan Parag. Technically sound, calm, composed, full of purpose, holding the innings together on a pitch that offered substantial help to bowlers.
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 1, 2024
RIYAN PARAG IS THE JOINT HIGHEST RUN SCORER OF IPL 2024…!!! 💥 pic.twitter.com/WwWKXxEt2e
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 1, 2024
This Man Riyan Parag Is In Different League All Together Man !!
It’s his season pic.twitter.com/HpwopkgeVQ
— Saddam Says (@Beingsaddam01) April 1, 2024
Trent Boult pic.twitter.com/n2ZydWdazL
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) April 1, 2024
Riyan Parag : Can bat , talk , field , bowl and dance 🔥 #MIvsRR pic.twitter.com/4EZsVFnDnF
— V I P E R (@VIPERoffl) April 1, 2024
Not easy to come to Wankhede and dominate MI from the word go. RR looks such a strong outfit. Their bowling has all the bases covered, and batting also gets the job done. And to think Jaiswal & Buttler are yet to come to party! MI have their task cut out. #MIvRR #IPL2024 pic.twitter.com/GQyA8KkQoM
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 1, 2024
It’s Riyan Parag’s season 💗 pic.twitter.com/bDhBMLtazJ
— Riyanhive (@riyanparagfc_) April 1, 2024
Trent boult at its peak pic.twitter.com/RfESsJR9CL
— narsa. (@rathor7_) April 1, 2024
One has to appreciate the kind of leap Riyan Parag has taken. This man is looking like a totally different batter this season.
Scored back-to-back half-centuries and won RR the game.
— Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) April 1, 2024
Riyan Parag’s success feels so good. Keep Going like that @ParagRiyan 👊🏼⚡️! pic.twitter.com/k4wB2dD9DZ
— Naman (@Mr_unknown23_) April 1, 2024
The way Riyan Parag is playing, I know even he will be surprised by his performance and consistency.
This guy must be having some cheat code at the moment.
He used to finish Rajasthan Royals but now he is finishing the match for Rajasthan.This is unrealpic.twitter.com/QevHPcqHxH
— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) April 1, 2024
*When the opposition is in Blue jersey*
Trent Boult & Travis Head: pic.twitter.com/Tp73jdZWPf
— Abhishek (@MSDianAbhiii) April 1, 2024
