Mumbai Indians produced a dominant performance to beat Rajasthan Royals by 100 runs in their IPL 2025 clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Batting first, MI piled up 217 for 2 in 20 overs, thanks to a strong start from Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma. Rickelton scored 61 off 38, while Rohit added 53 off 36. Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav accelerated in the final overs with unbeaten knocks of 48 each.

Chasing 218, RR collapsed under pressure. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was dismissed for a duck in the opening over. Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a couple of sixes but was cleaned up early. RR's middle-order failed to resist MI's attack, as Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah and Karn Sharma picked regular wickets. Karn, brought in as an impact substitute, finished with three wickets.
RR were bowled out for 117 in 16.1 overs, suffering their biggest defeat of the season. This result extended MI's winning streak to six matches and pushed them into the top three of the points table. For RR, the loss has virtually ended their playoff hopes, with their batting lineup once again failing to deliver under pressure.
Hardik Pandya (MI Captain): "The way we batted, and we were clinical with the ball - so absolutely [a perfect game]. We could have got another 15 runs. What we were trying to speak to each other was to play percentage shots. Surya and I said there's value for shots... Ro and Ryan batted the same way. I think it was absolutely fantastic. It is never about people getting chances; it's about what is required in the situation. People are going back to batsmanship. As a group, the way we batted was proper batsmanship. I don't know who all to mention [among the bowlers]. Everyone is really clear. We're going back to simple cricket, and it's working for that. We want to take game by game, and be humble and disciplined."
Riyan Parag (RR Captain): "You've got to give credit to MI for the way they batted. They kept wickets. Yeah, 190-200 would have been ideal. We've been getting good starts. But it's up to the middle order - myself, Dhruv - to step up. We've done a lot of things right and wrong. A lot of mistakes and small errors. We want to focus on them, and focus on the good [stuff] as well."