IPL 2024 | Twitter lauds Yashasvi Jaiswal’s stellar ton propelling Rajasthan Royals to victory over Mumbai Indians

‌Choosing to bat first proved to be a misstep for Mumbai Indians as they saw their opener Rohit Sharma fall in the very first over. The woes compounded for Mumbai when Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav departed within the powerplay. Despite the early setbacks, Mohammad Nabi and Tilak Varma provided a glimmer of hope by accumulating 18 runs, bringing the score to 45/3 at the end of the powerplay. However, their partnership was short-lived as Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed Nabi in the eighth over, reaching the milestone of 200 IPL wickets. Mumbai's batting dynamics shifted following Nabi's departure with Tilak Varma and Nehal Wadhera taking charge to build a brisk 68-run partnership and propelling the score to 120/4 by the 14th over. Varma notched up his half-century off 38 deliveries, while Wadhera unleashed two towering sixes off Chahal in the 16th over. Nevertheless, Trent Boult intervened and ended Wadhera's explosive innings (49 off 24) thus disrupting the 99-run partnership. Pandya's departure in the 19th over further dented Mumbai's hopes, leaving them at 170/6 in 18.2 overs. Varma's wicked in the final over, having scored a commendable 65 off 45 deliveries triggered a mini-collapse for Mumbai with Gerald Coetzee and Tim David falling subsequently. Mumbai concluded their innings at 179/9 in 20 overs, with Rajasthan's Sandeep Sharma delivering a stellar five-wicket haul, limiting the visitors below the 200-run mark.