New Delhi. The troubles of Mumbai Indians, which entered the new season of the Indian Premier League with a new captain, do not seem to be reducing. After two consecutive defeats, the batsmen of the team that came to play against Rajasthan Royals cheated. After winning the toss, captain Sanju Samson chose to bowl against Mumbai. Trent Bould maintained the record of taking wickets in the opening over. Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya came in trouble and gave hope to the team and then disappointed.
Difficulties are increasing for Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya. After failing with the ball, he has not been able to do anything special with the bat also. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bowl first in the match on Monday, April 1. Mumbai was brought to its knees by Rajasthan bowlers at its own home. Trent Bould gave the initial blow to the Mumbai team and after this Yuzvendra Chahal came and finished the job. Mumbai team could score only 125 runs at the loss of 9 wickets.
Mumbai’s batting faltered
After the team suffered initial setbacks against Rajasthan, Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya attacked as soon as he came on the field. After one, he hit good shots and reached 30 runs with the help of 6 fours. Yuzvendra Chahal lured this player who was taking the team forward from the difficulties and he made a mistake. He returned after scoring 34 runs on 21 balls and Mumbai’s hopes of a big score also ended.
Bolt and Chahal’s magic
Against Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Trent Boult pushed the team on the back foot by taking two consecutive wickets in the first over itself. Opener Rohit Sharma was made the victim on the fifth ball while Naman Dheer was made the victim on the next ball. Bolt took 3 wickets giving just 22 runs in 4 overs. After this, Yuzvendra Chahal took 3 wickets after spending 11 runs in 4 overs and restricted Mumbai to a small score.
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Tags: Hardik Pandya, IPL 2024, mumbai indians, Rajasthan Royals
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 1, 2024, 21:43 IST