Rajasthan Royals hammer 150 runs in just 11 overs

Mumbai Indians missed their lengths in the first three overs after winning the toss and opting to bowl at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. Both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi lined up the bowlers to have great fun. 22 runs came each off Deepak Chahar and Trent Boult’s overs. Even Jasprit Bumrah was taken for 14. Hardik bowled a great 4-run over to spark an Indians resurgence but there was none stopping the carnage. Apart from three overs, all the other overs went for double digits.

Jaiswal loves playing against Mumbai Indians. Both his IPL hundreds have come against this franchise and if he faced 10 more balls he would have had his third tonight, without a hint of hyperbole. The southpaw batted with great clarity and hit the ball so cleanly. This game is in Rajasthan Royals’ bag already as they set out to chase a mountain of a target. It won’t be easy and the five-time champions need a miracle to pull it off. We did see the ball hit the bottom of the bat quite often as the innings progressed. Mumbai Indians will hope it comes on nicely at least with the new ball considering they need to go at the rate of knots from ball one.