Mumbai secures Rajasthan's exclusion from IPL playoffs with a crushing victory
In the thrilling IPL 2025 clash at Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Mumbai Indians (MI) trounced Rajasthan Royals (RR) by a whopping 100 runs, consolidating their place at the top of the points table. This victory also marked MI's first victory at the venue since 2012 and their sixth consecutive triumph.
Ryan Rickelton (61 runs) and Rohit Sharma (53 runs) set the stage with an impressive 116-run opening partnership before Rickelton's departure in the 12th over. But fear not, as a fiery finish from Suryakumar Yadav (48) and Hardik Pandya (48) ensured the team's dominance, with Yadav smacking a six off the last ball to set Rajasthan a target of 218.
In stark contrast, Rajasthan stumbled early, losing teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi (0) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (13) cheaply in the first few overs. A devastating spell from Mumbai's bowlers followed, causing a crushing batting collapse that left RR at 117 all out in just 16.1 overs. Trent Boult (3-28), Karn Sharma (3-23), and Jasprit Bumrah (2-15) were the standout performers for MI, with Bumrah's catch to dismiss Jofra Archer securing the emphatic victory.
Archer (30 runs) was the only ray of hope for Rajasthan, as their middle order disappointingly struggled to counter MI's clinical bowling attack. Riyan Parag admitted that MI deserved credit for their excellent batting performance and that their total of 190-200 would have been ideal. Despite some positive aspects of their game, Rajasthan's lower-order collapse and bowling ineffectiveness proved costly, effectively eliminating them from playoff contention.
Shimron Hetmyer, a Rajasthan Royals batsman, must have wished he was in India, as he watched his team falter in Jamaica. In the thrilling Indian Premier League clash from 2025 that took place at Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Mumbai Indians (MI) recorded an emphatic 100-run victory, ultimately restricting Rajasthan Royals (RR) to a dismal 117 runs, courtesy of a devastating bowling performance led by Trent Boult, Karn Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah. Jaipur, the city where MI notched up their first victory since 2012 and their sixth consecutive triumph, would have seemed a world away from the sports fields of Jamaica where Shimron Hetmyer was batting.
