RR vs MI IPL 2024 Stat Highlights: Yuzvendra Chahal Registers New Milestone As Sandeep Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal Write Winning Script For Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals continue their winning streak in the IPL 2024 as they humble Mumbai Indians by nine wickets at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. With this they have extended their lead at the top of the points table with seven wins from the eight they have played. MI won the toss and opted to bat first. After a struggling start, they posted a total of 179/9 on the board. RR chased down the total comfortably, losing only one wicket. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a century in the chase although the player of the match award went to Sandeep Sharma for his five-wicket haul. Hardik Pandya Presented Special Jersey By Lasith Malinga Ahead of RR vs MI IPL 2024 As He Completes 100 Matches for Mumbai Indians (Watch Video).

Despite it seemingly being a slow wicket, Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat first. MI were off to a very poor start, with Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan dismissed in no time. Suryakumar Yadav also didn't find any rhythm and was dismissed cheaply. Nehal Wadhera and Tilak Varma stitched a 99-run partnership taking MI out of trouble. They gave them a good foundation to launch a strong finish but after Wadhera and Varma were dismissed, MI failed to get a good finish and ended with 179/9 on the board. Sandeep Sharma was the star of the RR bowlers with a figure of (5/18)

Chasing it, RR openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler got off to good starts. MI tried to put a roadblock on their scoring rate but they remain unfazed. Despite Jos Buttler getting dismissed by Piyush Chawla, Jaiswal dominated the MI bowlers and took RR over the winning line alongside scoring a century.

RR vs MI Stat Highlights

# Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his second century of IPL

# Yashasvi Jaiswal is the sixth player to have two centuries against the same opposition (MI)

# This is the fifth time a opposition won seven out of the first eight matches in an IPL season

# Sandeep Sharma scalped his maiden five-wicket haul in IPL

# Sandeep Sharma now has the third best figures for RR in IPL

# Yuzvendra Chahal scalped 200 wickets in the IPL

# Chahal became the first-ever bowler to scalp 200 wickets in IPL

# Trent Boult is now the highest wicket taker in the first over in IPL (26*)

# Tilak Varma completed 1000 runs in IPL

# Tilak Varma is the second fastest India to complete 1000 runs in IPL (33 innings)

# Hardik Pandya played his 100th match from Mumbai Indians

# Best Economy for a pacer (+45 Overs) against an opponent in IPL (Jasprit Bumrah against RR)

# Sandeep Sharma is the third cricketer to scalp fifer against MI in IPL

# Trent Boult has dismissed Rohit Sharma 6 times in T20 cricket

# Sandeep Sharma now has second most wickets in powerplay in IPL (58*)

# Most dismissals for Suryakumar Yadav against a bowler in T20s (Four times against Sandeep Sharma). Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Shastri and Other Members of Cricketing Fraternity React After Yuzvendra Chahal Becomes First-Ever Bowler to Scalp 200 Wickets in IPL History.

In a contest that seemed will be evenly matched, Rajasthan Royals came out dominantly on the winning side. Like the previous games, everything has fallen in place for them, despite losing the toss. With previously out of form players Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal returning to form, they have little to worry. Meanwhile, things are looking grim for MI and they have reached a point of make or break.

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