MI vs RR, 14th Match at Mumbai, IPL, Apr 01 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
14th Match (N), Wankhede, April 01, 2024, Indian Premier League
(15.3/20 ov, T:126) 127/4

RR won by 6 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
3/22
trent-boult
Cricinfo's MVP
98.27 ptsImpact List
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Scorecard summary
Mumbai Indians 125/9(20 overs)
32 (29)
3/22 (4)
Rajasthan Royals 127/4(15.3 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
RR98.27--03/224.5698.27
MI79.24(5)2.711.83/204.0477.39
RR68.16--03/112.8568.16
MI61.534(21)47.8661.5--0
RR51.654(39)53.9951.6--0

11.25pm So, that's three wins in three for Rajasthan Royals. But even a return to their home ground could not help Mumbai Indians avoid defeat for the third consecutive game. There were some boos for Hardik, several cheers for Rohit, but it was the Royals bowlers who stole the show. Trent Boult was sublime with the new ball, with two wickets in the first over. Mumbai lost three players for golden ducks thanks to the left-arm quick. Nandre Burger was also great with the new ball as Royals dominated the powerplay. Chahal helped take out the middle order and that left Royals chasing 126. Maphaka started with Jaiswal's wicket in the first over and Bumrah bowled a probing spell without luck, but Akash Madhwal's two strikes just around the end of the powerplay gave Mumbai Indians a sniff at an upset. But with Ashwin pushed up the order to arrest a potential collapse, Parag continued to impress as he played a calm, nerveless knock to eventually make sure Royals won without much fuss. Akash Madhwal's performance will be a rare positive for Mumbai Indians, but they know they have a lot of work to do. For Royals, they would want Buttler and Jaiswal - their gun openers - to start firing soon. While those teams ponder about what's next for them, we are going to wind down here. You can read Sreshth's report, meanwhile, for a recap of the game. Thank you for joining us. On behalf of Ekanth, Chandan and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo, this is Abhimanyu signing off. Goodnight!

11.12pm Time for the presentation ceremony, then.

The player of the match is, as expected, Trent Boult: "[First over wickets] Never say it's a certainty in the format, but it was nice to get the wickets. We created early pressure, nice to take some wickets and glad the result went our way. [On the Rohit wicket] I've played against Rohit a lot over the years and it was just about trying to do something different. It rarely comes off, you try something different and it works, but great when it does. [On Burger] He has been a great find. Bowls with great skill and plays with his heart on his sleeves. Sandeep obviously missed out but he'll play a big role in the season. Excited to be part of this bowling attack."

Rajasthan Royals captain, Sanju Samson: "[The toss] I think that was the gamechanger. The toss was very crucial. I felt it was too sticky to start off and we had the experience of Trent Boult and Nandre Burger's speed. [Boult] has been playing international cricket for so long and we expected him to deliver. I didn't expect four or five wickets down, but it was great. We all do our roles and move on. Someone like R Ashwin knew we had a good powerplay so he didn't go for wickets, just kept it tight. So it's about teamwork."

10.56pm Riyan Parag's assured innings, along with handy contributions from R Ashwin and Shubham Dubey have helped Royals seal this chase with ease. A fired up early spell from Bumrah and Madhwal saw Royals lose three wickets early-ish, but Parag marshalled the chase expertly. Of course, it was Trent Boult and Nandre Burger and the rest of their bowlers who set up the win.

Riyan Parag: "Actually, I've simplified everything instead of trying to do a lot of things. Earlier when I wasn't getting runs I would try a lot of different things. This year, it's just seeing the ball and hitting the ball. When I play domestically this is the exact kind of situations I go into bat. When Jos bhai and Ash bhai got out, I thought to myself this is what I do in domestic cricket. So that's what I calculated/ [On difference between domestic level and IPL level] I have had three-four years of not performing at all. And you really go back to the hotel room and think when you know you can do it and the results are not coming, you go back to the drawing room. I realised I wasn't practicing at this kind of level so I went and did that. I practiced these kind of quick balls and these kind of scenarios a lot and hence the performances."

Hardik Pandya: "We didn't start the way we wanted to, tough night tonight. [On his innings] I think we were in a decent position to give us a chance to get to 150 or 160 but I think my wicket changed the game and brought them more in the game and I think I could have done better. [The pitch] It's good to have something for the bowlers as well. The game is quite cruel to the bowlers. But it was unexpected. It's all about doing the right things. Results, sometimes it happens sometimes it doesn't. I don't think much surprises me anymore. But as a group we believe we can pull off a lot of better things going forward and we just need to be more disciplined and show more courage."

Gaurav: "Does Parag get the Orange Cap, or it remains with Kohli?" Parag has it now, thanks to a better strike rate than Virat Kohli.

Mohan: "MI need to replace Maphaka and Coetzee with Nuvan Thusara and Nabi as their overseas players to make squad stronger."

Arjun: "Two things happened in the last ball of the innings. Coetzee bowled the fastest ball of this IPL at 157 kph and Riyan Parag got 4 runs to get the Orange Cap. " The latter is correct. The former was a glitch! That was at around 141kph, not 157, even though the TV did show it at 157!

15.3
4
Coetzee to Parag, FOUR runs

Top edge as he tries to pull a short ball goes over the keeper and earns Royals the win!

15.2
6
Coetzee to Parag, SIX runs

Pulled over midwicket for back-to-back fifties! Dug in back of a length at 141kph, Parag gets it high in the air with a short-arm jab and just clears the rope. What a knock from him. Never looked troubled!

15.1
6
Coetzee to Parag, SIX runs

Carved over cover for six! Full and wide, Parag flays it inside out. Fast hands! Parag is now in a hurry to finish

Five overs to go. No Bumrah, no Madhwal. Chawla has just one over left. Who will bowl this one? Coetzee it is

end of over 1510 runs
RR: 111/4CRR: 7.40 RRR: 3.00 • Need 15 from 30b
Riyan Parag38 (36b 4x4 1x6)
Shubham Dubey8 (6b 1x4)
Piyush Chawla 3-0-18-0
Jasprit Bumrah 4-0-26-0
14.6
1
Chawla to Parag, 1 run

On a length on middle and leg, Parag nudges it away through midwicket

14.5
1
Chawla to Dubey, 1 run

Tucks it through midwicket for an easy single

Mahesh: "Selection of shots by Parag is massive improvement over the last few years"

14.4
Chawla to Dubey, no run

Has a swing, but misses. Tossed full and flat outside off, slips under the bat

14.3
1
Chawla to Parag, 1 run

Tossed up full, Parag drills it out to long-off

14.2
6
Chawla to Parag, SIX runs

Slogged over cow corner! Massive hit. In the slot on middle, Parag is not letting that one go. Dispatches it into the crowd

14.1
1
Chawla to Dubey, 1 run

Tossed up outside off, Dubey lofts a drive on the bounce to long-off

Chawla to continue

end of over 147 runs
RR: 101/4CRR: 7.21 RRR: 4.16 • Need 25 from 36b
Riyan Parag30 (33b 4x4)
Shubham Dubey6 (3b 1x4)
Jasprit Bumrah 4-0-26-0
Akash Madhwal 4-0-20-3
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7th-10th
5th-6th
3rd-4th
1st-2nd
13.6
Bumrah to Parag, no run

Length ball around off, Parag is happy to defend and see Bumrah off

13.6
1w
Bumrah to Parag, 1 wide

Short ball on middle and going down leg, Parag ducks as the umpire calls wide

13.5
Bumrah to Parag, no run

Length ball on off, parried towards midwicket

13.4
4
Bumrah to Parag, FOUR runs

Excellent shot. Bumrah goes for a yorker just outside off, but it's not quite there. Parag thrashes a drive through extra cover

13.3
Bumrah to Parag, no run

Bouncer outside off, wide enough for Parag to leave it alone

13.2
1
Bumrah to Dubey, 1 run

Full on the pads, clipped in the air through the vacant square leg area

Around the wicket to the left-handed Dubey

Romya: "You can do it MI... just 2 wkts more...."

13.1
1
Bumrah to Parag, 1 run

Length ball outside off, Parag opens the face and steers it past a diving backward leg fielder

And here comes Boom for his final over!

end of over 137 runs • 1 wicket
RR: 94/4CRR: 7.23 RRR: 4.57 • Need 32 from 42b
Shubham Dubey5 (2b 1x4)
Riyan Parag25 (28b 3x4)
Akash Madhwal 4-0-20-3
Piyush Chawla 2-0-8-0

Madhwal completes an excellent spell with figures of 3-20

12.6
4
Madhwal to Dubey, FOUR runs

Back foot punch through extra cover! Length ball, angling in from outside off as Madhwal goes around the wicket. Stands tall and pushes it in the gap. Lovely shot

SB Dubey
Shubham Dubey Batting 2nd in T20s
INNS
11
RUNS
290
SR
156.75
AVE
48.33
12.5
1
Madhwal to Parag, 1 run

Length ball around off, punched down the ground to long-on

12.4
Madhwal to Parag, no run

Yorker outside off, squeezed out to backward point

12.3
1
Madhwal to Dubey, 1 run

Length ball angles in from outside off, Dubey works it through midwicket for his first run

Still no Hetmyer. Debutant Shubham Dubey, RR's impact player, is on. Does this game still have some life in it?

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
R Parag
54 runs (39)
5 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
cover drive
10 runs
1 four1 six
Control
85%
HH Pandya
34 runs (21)
6 fours0 six
Productive shot
cut shot
10 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
67%
Best performances - bowlers
YS Chahal
O
4
M
0
R
11
W
3
ECO
2.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
A Madhwal
O
4
M
0
R
20
W
3
ECO
5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
TossRajasthan Royals, elected to field first
Series
Season2024
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days1 April 2024 - night (20-over match)
MI Player Replacement
Impact player in out (1st innings, 0.6 ov)
RR Player Replacement
Impact player in out (1st innings, 17.6 ov)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsRajasthan Royals 2, Mumbai Indians 0
Language
English
Win Probability
RR 100%
MIRR
100%50%100%MI InningsRR Innings

Over 16 • RR 127/4

RR won by 6 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)
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