On Sunday-night, it was defending champion Mumbai Indians, who opted to bat first and posted a competitive total on the board of 167 runs for loss of 7 wickets against Rajasthan Royals. Mumbai Indians riding on the back of half-centuries from young Suryakumar Yadav and fabulous Ishan Kishan’s innings. The Defending Champion, Mumbai Indians lost the opener Evin Lewis to the fourth ball of the first over, but it was two young Indian batsmen Yadav and Kishan snatched the initiative back and put their team on firm footing with a 129-run partnership. But after both the set batsmen were dismissed within five runs of each other and in the space of six balls, RR pulled things back in spectacular fashion.
The pair had added 129 runs in 13.4 overs, before both batsmen were dismissed in the short space of each other. Kishan, who made 58 from 42 balls, was dismissed in the 15th over, while Yadav was dismissed six balls later for a career-best 72 (made from 47 balls).
Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians 167-7 (Suryakumar Yadav 72, Ishan Kishan 58, Jofra Archer 3-22, Dhawal Kulkarni 2-32) lost to
Rajasthan Royals 168-7 in 19.4 Overs (Sanju Samson 52, Ben Stokes 40, K Gowtham 33*, Jasprit Bumrah 2-28) by 3 wickets.
Man of the Match: Jofra Archer, for his bowling figures of 4-0-22-3.
