Mumbai Indians crush Rajasthan Royals by 100 runs, ending RR's playoff dreams and surging to the No. 1 spot in IPL 2025! Relive all the explosive action from Jaipur, including Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickleton's blistering half-centuries, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav's destructive cameos, and MI's dominant bowling performance led by Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult. Don't miss the highlights as MI secures their sixth straight win and RR faces elimination after a night to forget.
00:00Mumbai Indians delivered a clinical all-round performance to thrash Rajasthan Royals by 100 runs in their IPL 2025 encounter at the Savai Mansing Stadium in Jaipur,
00:12marking their sixth consecutive win and climbing to the top of the points table.
00:17MI's resurgence has been remarkable, especially after a shaky start to the season, and this emphatic victory also knocked Arar out of playoff contention.
00:27Opting to bat first, MI openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickleton set the tone with a blistering 116-run partnership.
00:36Rickleton was the first to reach his half-century, scoring 61 of 38 balls with 7 boundaries and 3 sixes,
00:44while Rohit followed suit with a fluent 53-from-36 deliveries, including 9 fours.
00:51After their dismisses, Surya Kumar Yadav and Captain Hardik Pandya took charge, launching a late assault.
00:57The duo added an unbeaten 94 runs, both finishing on 48 not-out of just 23 balls.
01:05Surya Kumar capped the innings by smashing a six of the final ball, propelling MI to a daunting total of 217-for-2 in 20 overs.
01:16For Arar, only Mahesh and Riyan managed to pick up a wicket each.
01:20The chase began disastrously for Rajasthan.
01:23Deepak Chahir struck in the opening over, removing Vaibhav Suryavanshi for a duck.
01:27Trent Bolt, who celebrated his 300th T20 wicket milestone, continued the carnage by dismissing Yasha Swijaiswal and Nithish Rana in quick succession.
01:36Removing Riyan, Parag and Shimron in the same over, at the end of the power play, Arar were reeling at 62-for-5 with wickets tumbling at regular intervals and no batter able to settle.
01:49Karan Sharma's leg spin proved lethal in the middle overs as he picked up three wickets, including the crucial scalps of Dhruv Jurel and Kumar Kartike.
01:58Bumrah and Bolt finished with figures of 2-for-15 and 3-for-28 respectively, while Karan Sharma returned 3-for-23, completely dismantling RR's line-up.
02:10Hardik Pandya and Deepak Chahir chipped in with a wicket each.
02:13Joffra Archer's fighting 30 was the only bright spot for Rajasthan, but the hosts were ultimately bundled out for 117 in 16.1 overs.
02:23With this dominant win, MI not only cemented their place as title contenders, but also sent a strong message to the rest of the league.
02:32RR, meanwhile, saw their play-off hopes dashed in front of their home crowd.
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