Rahul Dravid after Vaibhav Suryavanshi's wicket (Source:@StarSportsTamil/X.com)
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the 14-year-old kid, turned the cricketing world upside down with his 35-ball century against Gujarat Titans. It was expected that he would continue his fireworks against MI too, but the left-handed batter failed to live up to the billing and departed for a two-ball duck in the very first over.
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Deepak Chahar got his wicket, and Vaibhav naturally was very disappointed and stood still in disbelief for a few seconds. The home crowd was also in shock while Rahul Dravid also had a worried look on his face. It was a full delivery, around off, and Vaibhav Suryavanshi sensing a delivery in his arc went for a big hit over mid on. He failed to get the elevation though, and ended up hitting it to the mid on fielder.
Will Jacks took a sharp catch, and Mumbai Indians got a crucial wicket early in their defence. The fall of wickets continued after his wicket, and Trent Boult along with Jasprit Bumrah continued the good work started by Deepak Chahar. Karn Sharma also got three wickets with his crafty leg-break and RR were eventually bowled out for just 117.
The loss has eliminated Rajasthan Royals from the playoffs race of IPL 2025, and they have become the second team after CSK to reach that position. Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, are at the top of the table now with six wins on the trot.
This sixth win for MI was a clinical demolition of RR. Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton started off brilliantly, while Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya continued it to take their score to 217. In reply, RR never looked like chasing the target and have lost the game by 100 runs.