Published: May 01, 2022, 07:31 AM (IST)
Edited: May 01, 2022, 07:31 AM (IST)
Navi Mumbai: Mumbai Indians finally opened their account in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League with a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals here on Saturday. Opting to field, MI restricted RR to 158 for six, despite a fine 52-ball 67 by Jos Buttler at the top.
The second highest scorer for RR was Ravichandran Ashwin (21 off 9 balls) who played a cameo to take RR past 150-run mark. In reply, MI chased down the target in 19.2 overs with Suryakumar Yadav (51 off 39 balls) emerging as the top scorer.
Yadav in company of Tilak Varma (35) added 81 to keep MI in the hunt, before Tim David (20) finished the job. For MI, Riley Meredith (2/24) accounted for two wickets, while debutant spinner Kumar Kartikeya impressed with his one for 19 in his four overs and Daniel Sams (1/32) snapped one. Hrithik Shokeen too took two but he went for too many runs, while pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah (0/27) too was on the mark.
Brief Scores: Rajasthan Royals: 158 for 6 in 20 overs (Jos Buttler 67 off 52 balls, Riley Meredith 2/24), Mumbai Indians: 161 for 5 in 19.2 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 51; R Ashwin 1/21)
IPL Points Table After RR vs MI- Match 44
Gujarat Titans (GT) extend lead at the top of the points table.
Jos Buttler remain as the holder of the orange cap. The Englishman has so far scored a total of 566 runs in 9 matches with an average of 70.75. KL Rahul in 2nd position has 374 runs in 9 matches. Hardik Pandya occupies third position with 308 runs in 8 matches.
Rajasthan Royals’ Yuzvendra Chahal is leading the purple cap list for most wickets (19 in 9 matches). Kuldeep Yadav is in second position with 17 wickets in 8 matches. Umran Malik occupies 3rd place with 15 wickets in 8 matches.
