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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