Mumbai Indians defeat Rajasthan Royals by six wickets

Mumbai, Apr 30 (PTI) An unbeaten 62-run partnership between middle-order batters Tilak Varma (29 not out) and Tim David (45 not out), coupled with a half-century by Suryakumar Yadav (55), helped Mumbai Indians defeat Rajasthan Royals by six wickets in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.

.@surya_14kumar scored a remarkable fifty in a match-winning chase for @mipaltan and he becomes our 🔝 performer from the second innings of the #MIvRR contest in #TATAIPL 👊🏻

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 30, 2023

Mumbai Indians chased down the target of 213 with three balls to spare, reaching 214 for 4 in 19.3 overs.

Young Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fine century and a 72-run partnership with skipper Jos Buttler went in vain as the team suffered a defeat despite putting a mammoth score on the board.

Jaiswal’s 124 off 62 balls, studded with 16 boundaries and eight maximums, came off just 62 deliveries at a strike rate of 200.

Brief Scores:

Rajasthan Royals: 212 for 7 in 20 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 124; Arshad Khan 3/39).

Mumbai Indians: 214 for 4 in 19.3 overs (Cameron Green 44, Suryakumar Yadav 55, Tim David 45 not out; R Ashwin 2/27).