New Delhi. In the Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals team completed a hat-trick of wins by defeating Mumbai Indians. Under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, Mumbai team suffered its third consecutive defeat. After winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson chose to bowl first. In front of the deadly bowling of Trent Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal, Mumbai team could only score 125 runs for 9 wickets. Rajasthan lost its wickets in achieving the target which seemed easy.
Another victory for Rajasthan
Rajasthan Royals, chasing the target of 126 runs, got initial setbacks from Mumbai Indians. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson lost wickets after a good start. After this, the in-form Riyan Parag once again showed his talent.
Bolt and Chahal wreaked havoc
Two bowlers of Rajasthan Royals created havoc on the batsmen of Mumbai Indians team in the 14th match of the Indian Premier League. Fast bowler Trent Boult dashed Mumbai team’s hopes of a good start by taking two consecutive wickets in his very first over. Rohit Sharma returned after getting out on the fifth ball and Naman Dheer on the next ball. Took 3 wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs. After this, Yuzvendra Chahal bowled even more lethally and handed the return ticket to 3 batsmen by giving away only 11 runs.
Chahal took the wicket of Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya, who was looking in good form. The wicket of this player, who was continuously dealing fours, was taken at a time when Mumbai team was making a comeback against Rajasthan. After this, Tilak Verma, who could have taken the team to a big score, was also dismissed. In the end, Chahal gave a big blow to Mumbai’s hopes by dismissing Gellard Coetzee, who was batting steady.
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Tags: Hardik Pandya, IPL 2024, mumbai indians, Rajasthan Royals, Riyan Parag, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 1, 2024, 22:58 IST