So far 9 matches have been played in IPL 2022 and each time the team that wins the toss has decided to bowl first. He has taken this decision in view of the due in the second innings. By nightfall on the Mumbai ground, it gets so much dew that it becomes difficult for the bowlers to grip the ball. Shreyas Iyer had even once said during the toss that he was taking the decision to bowl in view of the swimming pool being built on the ground. But contrary to all these things, Rajasthan Royals led by Sanju Samson has told the rest of the teams that even after losing the toss, matches can be won.
In IPL 2022, out of 9 matches played, the team chasing has won 7 times, while there have been two times when the team has defended the target while batting first. And both these matches have been won by Rajasthan Royals. Yes, Rajasthan Royals had earlier defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 61 runs, while Mumbai was defeated by this team by 23 runs.
Talking about the competition, Rajasthan, batting first, had set a target of 194 runs in front of Mumbai, Mumbai’s team could score only 170 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. In this victory of Rajasthan, opener Jos Buttler shone, who scored a brilliant century and took the team to a big score. Buttler scored 100 runs with the help of 11 fours and 5 sixes. With this win, Rajasthan has reached the first position in the points table.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss in this match and decided to bowl first. Rajasthan did not have a good start, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was out on a personal score of 1 in the third over. After this Padikkal also returned to the pavilion after scoring 7 runs. Sanju Samson, who came to bat at number three, supported Jos Buttler and added 82 runs. Samson played an innings of 30 runs during this period. In the end, Shimron Hetmyer scored 35 runs in 14 balls to take the team to 193 runs. Bumrah and Mills got 3-3 wickets during this period.
Mumbai started chasing the target was also not good. Captain Rohit Sharma got out on a personal score of 10 off the famous Krishna delivery. After this, Bolt showed the way to the pavilion on a personal score of 5 to Anmolpreet Singh. Ishan Kishan and Tilak Verma shared 81 runs for the third wicket. But after his dismissal, no batsman could stay on the crease for long. Ishan scored 54 while Tilak Verma scored 61 runs. Chahal and Saini took 2 wickets each for Rajasthan.