Mumbai maul Rajasthan to reach IPL top spot

Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) pulled off a convincing 57-run victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match played in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday.

After piling up a formidable 193 for four, MI bowlers produced a dazzling performance on the field to dismiss their opponents for 136 runs in 18.1 overs.     
Earlier, a late onslaught by Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya powered MI to post 193 runs in their allotted 20 overs.

In fact, MI smashed 19 runs in the 18th over and 17 runs in the final over to get past the 190-run mark. 

The main highlight of the game was Suryakumar’s brilliant 79 which included two sixes and 11 boundaries.

Opting to bat first, MI got off to a flyer as the openers Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock bludgeoned the Royals’ bowling attack. 
However, Kartik Tyagi defeated De Kock with sheer pace as he bagged his maiden IPL wicket in the fifth over.

Yadav then joined Skipper Sharma and the pair put on a brief 39-run stand. Shreyas Gopal dismissed Sharma (35) as the right-handed batsman went against the spin but found the long-on fielder.

Archer dismissed Krunal Pandya in the 14th over after a brief 39-run stand for the fourth wicket. 

Meanwhile, Suryakumar continued his fine batting and smashed his eighth half century to enable MI to get past the 190-run mark.

Scores

Mumbai Indians: 193/4 in 20 overs (Quinton de Kock 23, Rohit Sharma 35, Sooryakumar Yadav 79 n.o, Hardik Pandya 30 n.o, Shreyas Gopal 2/28)
Rajasthan Royals: 136 in 18.1 overs (Jos Buttler 70, Jofra Archer 24, Trent Boult 2/26, Jasprit Bumrah 4/20, James Pattinson 2/19). Agencies