by 6 wickets against their rival Rajasthan Royals. Chasing a huge target
of 213 runs, Mumbai lost 4 wickets and finished the match with 3 balls to
spare.
In the last over, Mumbai needed 17 runs to win… In that over bowled by
Jason Holder, Tim David hit a hat-trick six and sprinkled water on the
hopes of Rajasthan Royals. Holder bowled those three full tosses, and Tim
David sent them into the stands as hard as he could without thinking. This
tall batsman scored 45 runs off just 14 balls with 2 fours and 5 sixes.
Telugu Tejam Tilak Varma contributed well to Tim David with 29 runs.
Earlier, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat. Rajasthan
Royals scored 212 for 7 in 20 overs as Yashaswi Jaiswal (124) scored a
brilliant century.
After that, Mumbai Indians suffered a setback early in the target. Captain
Rohit Sharma (3) settled for a single digit score. Another opener Ishan
Kishan 28, one down batsman Cameron Green with 44 runs improved Mumbai’s
innings.
After that, Suryakumar Yadav scored a half-century. Surya entertains with
his trademark 360 degree shots. Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma’s key
partnership saw Mumbai on their way to victory.
After Suryakumar’s dismissal, Tilak Verma settled down a bit, but Tim David
turned things around with his power hitting. The Rajasthan Royals bowlers
were overwhelmed by the heavy shots. Among Rajasthan bowlers, Ravichandran
Ashwin took 2 wickets, Trent Boult 1, Sandeep Sharma 1 wicket.
