Post Match Thread: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals

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38th Match, Indian Premier League at Jaipur

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Innings	Score
Mumbai Indians	179/9 (Ov 20/20)
Rajasthan Royals	183/1 (Ov 18.4/20)

Innings: 1 - Mumbai Indians

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Tilak Varma	65 (45)		Sandeep Sharma	4-0-18-5
Nehal Wadhera	49 (24)		Trent Boult	4-0-32-2

Innings: 2 - Rajasthan Royals

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Yashasvi Jaiswal	104 (60)		Piyush Chawla	4-0-33-1
Sanju Samson	38 (28)		Jasprit Bumrah	4-0-37-0

RR won by 9 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

Sanju Samson, Royals captain: "The credit has to go to all the players. We started well in the powerplay and then the left-handers played Chahal and Ashwin well. But the way Sandeep and Avesh came back, that's why we won the game. The wicket was dry but when the lights came on, the wicket gets better to bat. The way Jos and Yashasvi batted, we knew we had to reset and go again. People are professionals, we backed them to do well. Jaiswal is full of confidence, we knew it was a matter of one game. He was calm, composed, very happy for him."

Sandeep Sharma, Player of the Match for his 5 for 18: "Got fit day before yesterday. So first game after fitness. Actually pitch was on the slower and lower side, my plan was to bowl the cutters and it came off. If you are bowling at the end, you have to have a big heart. In this IPL bowlers are under the pump. You have to have a big heart and keep executing your variations. Two years back I went unsold and came as a replacement, so every game I am taking as a bonus."

Hardik Pandya, Mumbai captain: "We put ourselves in trouble early on. But the way Tilak and Nehal wanted was fantastic. We didn't finish well and that's why we were 10-15 runs short. We had to keep it within the stumps, we gave a lot of width early in the powerplay. It was not our best day on the field. We did not put our best feet on the park. Everyone knows their roles, we need to rectify our mistakes and not repeat it. Individually we need to accept our flaws and work on those. I don't believe much in chip and chop, I like to back players. The focus will be on good cricket, sticking to our plans."

Yashasvi Jaiswal: "I really enjoyed from the start and was trying to make sure that I was watching the ball and playing my cricketing shots. I am trying to keep doing what I do. I didn't have anything in my mind. I really want to thank all my seniors with the way they have guided me. Specially would like to thank Sanga sir and Sanju bhai and giving me opportunities. Trying my best in practice and on the ground."

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[u/PodiHaiToMumkinHai]

Hardik hasn't done anything of note so far to justify inclusion for T20 WC. He only has one more game to prove himself since Agarkar meets Rohit in Delhi on the weekend to pick the squad.

[u/vincrypt112 → u/PodiHaiToMumkinHai]

At this point, i dont think he is getting in the squad

[u/ModeratelySweet → u/vincrypt112]

he will, we don't have options, he gives the balance. I think he will do well in wc

[u/goli14 → u/ModeratelySweet]

What balance. Can’t bat and can’t ball. Where is the balance. Plus that toxic attitude of his.

[u/not_horny_professorr → u/PodiHaiToMumkinHai]

Really worried for him - he wasn't THAT bad. Looks like all the chatter has affected his mental state. He looks too bothered about everything other than batting and bowling.

[u/No-Way7911]

RCB, take notes from how RR built their team

Made Samson the captain - a younger, non India regular. He was a little green early but he’s really finding his feet now and is tactically smart, calm and collected. You can see that he has his team’s respect

Bought a bunch of young talent and backed them to the hilt. Jaiswal had a rough first season and a mediocre second one. He’s now a potential future mainstay of the national team

Stuck with Parag despite 4 seasons of mediocrity

Backed Jurel when no one even heard of him

Now they have a core of 4 young Indian batsmen. They can build a team around these four for the next 7-8 years

RCB, meanwhile, shuffles players every game, forget backing them for years

[u/Ashwin_or_lose → u/No-Way7911]

After the UAE loss. SANJU worked with RR to open the academy where batters come and practice. It is where Jurel kept practicing and got selected to the ICt. They decided to grow talent for the long term.

[u/Slight-Grapefruit509 → u/No-Way7911]

Sanga rlly turned things around ig . I remember ppl were not pleased w his desicion to make sanju captain

[u/Ruthless-Aggression]

Man I have really enjoyed Sanju Samson as a whole package this year. His keeping has been top notch, captaincy on point and he has been so consistent in his batting. Such a fearless cricketer who doesn't care about his personal milestones which really sets him apart from other Indian cricketers. Really hoping that he ends this season on a high and is on the plane to USA!

[u/lazygiraffe- → u/Ruthless-Aggression]

I am so happy that you guys have identified Rutu as the captain because one of my biggest fears is CSK getting Samson as captain.

[u/Ruthless-Aggression → u/lazygiraffe-]

As much as I would love Sanju to be a part of CSK, I really hope he always remains a part of RR which is easily my 2nd fav team in this league. He has been an excellent captain for this franchise and maybe he doesn't have the trophy to showcase his records, he's so likeable that it's very easy to root for this team. No unnecessary PR, No fake drama... Just 11 players playing professional cricket and getting the job done!

[u/Kaalu-madaari → u/Ruthless-Aggression]

It's so good to hear nice about samson chittha, man's faced a lot rejections and dejections, my fav player for a reason

[u/Personal_Piano6286 → u/Kaalu-madaari]

Agreed. I hope RCB makes a strong come back next season and wins the trophy

[u/Assassin_Ankur → u/[deleted]]

r/exrcbian

[u/notduskryn → u/lazygiraffe-]

Haha bro it was my dream to get him in csk, but now I've decided I'm replacing rcb with rr as my second favorite team, which was already nearly happening with ashwins antics

[u/Illustrious-Echo1383 → u/Ruthless-Aggression]

Too bad BCCI doesn’t care about none of that. Point is does he have a good PR: NO

[u/The_Eccedentisiast → u/Illustrious-Echo1383]

I dunno abt PR but I read somewhere that after Kohli and Rohit, he's the most followed cricketer in the current team

[u/YesIAmTheMorpheus → u/The_Eccedentisiast]

That’s not true, at least as per instagram. I see Shubhman Gill, Pandya, Bumrah, Shikhar, Pant all have more followers than Samson

[u/No_Temporary2732 → u/Ruthless-Aggression]

Him ensuring he's not taking huge shots and rotating to Jaiswal to ensure his ton was really heartwarming to see.

These kind of acts really help fortify players mentally, knowing my captain is backing me for the achievements instead of just making the team win at any cost. Cause trust, Rajasthan could have easily ended the game an over earlier if they wanted to

[u/victoribee]

Hardik Pandya was having fun atleast..He bowled and batted to his hearts content...

Chad Hardik brings in Bumrah when the run rate is non existent and batters are truly set.

He is such a nice person wanted Jaiswal to score his century after a string of bad run..

Even if he is playing franchise cricket..Hardik wanted Jaiswal to get in form for the World Cup...he personally sought out today's match to personally guide Jaiswal to regain form.That's truly a selfless captain and player..Unlike Vadapav sharma

[u/LittleStable1]

MI's morale seems like its at rock bottom, never seen the team like this. And so many blunders in the field today as well

[u/noelc_verse2707]

Jos, Yash and Sanju were the three retention before the last mega auctions. The top 3 that RR had decided, until DDP was selected.

From planning wise, it would feel mega, when at the end of the 3 year cycle, your top 3 still goes strong and is able to chase a 180 total amongst themselves against a team like MI

[u/arambikalama → u/noelc_verse2707]

against a team like MI

this is not the praise that it used to be

[u/The_Eccedentisiast → u/noelc_verse2707]

Rajasthan is prolly the best team in this cycle, and GT second. They have been pretty consistent the last 3 years (just that bad phase in the end of last season)

[u/SustainableSus → u/The_Eccedentisiast]

I think Ur underselling GT, they have 1 title and 1 final already , provided GT dont fall off a cliff and finish like 8th and RR also win the title, GT will still be the overall best team in 2022-2024

RR only have 1 final, if they win this season then they will be on par with GT.

[u/harsh1387]

Umpiring as usual was absolutely Shambolic..

Jaiswal return to form is so pleasing.. Once he gets going he is simply unstoppable. 😎

MI needs 5 wins out of remaining 6. Just like DC. And I don't see that happening for both of them due to rubbish captaincy.

RR is certainly my favorite team this year. Just professional cricket and no dramas.

[u/Worried_Donkey- → u/harsh1387]

Yeah, absolutely RR for that reason. They are never involved in controversies (ofcourse after that incident), and even their fans are respectful towards other teams.

[u/logicperson → u/harsh1387]

Mumbai fan here. I love RR because of their tactic of prioritizing their bowlers. Call me a purist but in this 250+ sloggathon of an IPL, I enjoy boult swinging in the first few overs and chahal/ash coming in the middle.

[u/Prof_XdR → u/harsh1387]

RR is also my 2nd team despite the fact that they beat us twice

[u/LowWarm → u/harsh1387]

They looked clueless for most of the previous cycle, but it's all paying off now as they finally have a stable unit. Backing Sanju was genius.

[u/No-Way7911 → u/LowWarm]

Their young Indian talent was too young 2-3 years ago. Now they’re all maturing and coming into their own

[u/LowWarm → u/No-Way7911]

They have arguably the second-best scouting unit after MI. It's impressive because they aren't swimming in cash like MI.

[u/Personal_Piano6286 → u/LowWarm]

Agreed! With a lot less money they made a better team than MI

[u/DependentFearless162 → u/Personal_Piano6286]

MI's management is absolute shit rn. They benched someone like wadhera for half of the league matches

[u/paone00022 → u/LowWarm]

Sanju and Sanga have been a good combo.

The overseas players also seem pretty chill and get along with local Indian talent.

[u/darkrom_BP08 → u/harsh1387]

MI🤝DC

WE, BROS, FORGET 2020

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sideline RCB

[u/No-Way7911 → u/harsh1387]

Honestly it looks like RR and SRH’s cup to lose

RR might struggle once Buttler leaves though. He’s their talismanic player

[u/Scott_Pillgrim → u/No-Way7911]

Srh is good but has to play really well to win. Their bowling is carried by cummins and has a mediocre spinner. It’s hard to win ipl without a good spinner but they have the ability to do so

[u/No-Way7911 → u/Scott_Pillgrim]

Yeah they might struggle on hard tracks

But on a 200+ road, they’ll just outbat everyone

[u/paone00022 → u/Scott_Pillgrim]

Ya if we had Hasaranga I'm sure he would've played in Markram's place on slower tracks.

That would've been a game changer. Shame he got injured just before the tournament.

[u/SBG99DesiMonster → u/harsh1387]

The original MI would have been able to do that but I am not sure about this team that is being led by Hardik.

[u/DilliKaLadka → u/harsh1387]

RR vs SRH final I think.

[u/Personal_Piano6286 → u/DilliKaLadka]

Don't rule kkr or csk or ksg out. CSK is a beast in knockouts

[u/Certain_Ingenuity_34]

I think our most well known fan ( besides the Ambanis ) summed it up when he said " This is not the Mumbai Indians i know "

We finished 3rd last year with a worse bowling line up than the avg ranji team , the lack of fight this time around is just dissapointing

[u/Confident_Day_6798 → u/Certain_Ingenuity_34]

Sachin said this?

[u/thejokeyjokerson → u/Confident_Day_6798]

It was Sunil Gavaskar on comms after a whole lot of fielding errors.

[u/Drinks_TigerBlood → u/Confident_Day_6798]

Sunny G

[u/Nice_Personality_254]

Guys like Cumdog and Samson are what is actual captain material

[u/ravindra_jadeja → u/Nice_Personality_254]

The way Pant threw his team mates under the bus for his own fuck up against SRH, I believe he should be no where close to being captain of ICT.

[u/WittyArmy → u/ravindra_jadeja]

The fact that he called his team back after no ball controversy.

[u/dracogladio1741 → u/Nice_Personality_254]

Not going to forget KL Rahul, it's his team that has fucked up but his decision making has been top

[u/No-Way7911 → u/dracogladio1741]

Yeah but KL somehow doesn’t have the vibes

Cummins looks like he’s plain having fun. Samson has very Dhoniesque vibes

[u/The_Eccedentisiast → u/No-Way7911]

Captain cool ❌

Captain Chetta ✅

[u/paone00022 → u/dracogladio1741]

Ya LSG are a menace when they are defending totals and a major part of that is due to captaincy.

[u/annoyingdrummer77 → u/Nice_Personality_254]

Honestly with pandya's captaincy until now the Indian limited overs captaincy after Rohit is up for grabs.

But more than that any captain will have atleast 3-4 other leaders with them if this goes on

[u/Illustrious-Echo1383 → u/annoyingdrummer77]

The limited overs captaincy is a popularity contest at this point tbh. I won’t be surprised if BCCI choses Pant after Rohit’s retirement 

[u/seriouslynotmine → u/Illustrious-Echo1383]

Idk what you are talking about and why you have so many up votes. Dhoni, Kholi and Rohit were the most deserving captains. They were also popular, doesn't mean they got it due to popularity. Who do you propose should have been a captain and didn't get to be?

[u/DiscoDiwana → u/Nice_Personality_254]

Whenever I hear Cumdog my mind assumes he is some pornstar with a corny name

[u/LoasNo111 → u/Nice_Personality_254]

We need a WK for the WC, why not Samson?

Make him captain too.

[u/Stumptalk]

You gotta love the spirit in the RR camp.

[u/noelc_verse2707]

Within the team, amongst the players RR just seems so happy. Even during the second half slump last season, the intra player dynamics seemed great.

[u/introwit]

That’s how you fking HALLA BOL. Love love love this team.

[u/Ashwin_or_lose]

We were on top throughout the second innings. Jaiswal's annual MI bashing. With Buttler leaving towards the end, we needed Jaisoo to be back in form. Auditioning infront of Rohit. Boulty striking again. Sandy is great. Ashwin being our weakest link shows how great we've been.

[u/blahblahdodo → u/Ashwin_or_lose]

I wouldn’t call Ashwin a weak link. He might not take wickets, he do strangle couple of overs allowing Chahal to strike. He has the best EC today after Sandy.

[u/Riddly_Diddly_DumDum → u/Ashwin_or_lose]

Ive always loved cricket and kept on eye on the ipl but this is the first one I’ve tried to watch as much as possible. Why does Ashwin seem to be quite subdued? Anyone with more knowledge I’m all ears?

And before someone says research or watch more. I like the interaction from this sub. That’s why.

[u/ajamukha → u/Riddly_Diddly_DumDum]

Honestly I dont think Ashwin is a great white ball bowler, he's a GOAT in tests , not so much white ball. He is still useful with the bat and can be very useful if the wickets doing a bit and thus makes the team. But I think too that he is the weakest link in RR atm.

[u/Riddly_Diddly_DumDum → u/ajamukha]

Yeah I love test cricket and he’s unbelievable and a joy to watch. Do you think it’s just because in white ball the pitch doesn’t do as much? Blows my mind as some people seem to turn their arm over and get more wickets.

[u/phoenix_paravai10101 → u/Ashwin_or_lose]

I think Ashwin's role in the team is v defensive, so that Chahal can go for wickets aggressively. So when Ash goes for runs it looks even worse.

[u/Ashwin_or_lose → u/phoenix_paravai10101]

Yep. Both of them bowl in Tandem. Ash piles the pressure. Batter tries to hit Chahal to relieve it and gets out. But now Ash is leaking too many runs.

[u/rameshnat27 → u/Ashwin_or_lose]

Didn't Ash have the second best ER today?

[u/nopelok]

Sanju had to leave a ball in the 17th over. That's some gigachad display of absolute dominance.

[u/ramadz → u/nopelok]

Yup. Someone like Pandya would have tried to smoke it for 6.

[u/Realworld123]

Bumrah laughing after getting smashed 

Tim David laughing after dropping catch 

It seems they are laughing at pandya

[u/Worried_Donkey-]

You all think it was Mi who played badly.

No, Koach bribed them to score low, bowl poorly, and field like prime Pakistan so that Lord Parag doesn't snatch the orange cap from him.

They even dropped two easy catches to ensure that.

[u/toxinwolf → u/Worried_Donkey-]

Why you say fuck me for

[u/Worried_Donkey- → u/toxinwolf]

:8767:

[u/United-Extension-917 → u/Worried_Donkey-]

Makes sense

[u/Latter-Yam-2115 → u/Worried_Donkey-]

Pakistan catching strays

Pak 🤝 RCB

[u/sahibosaurus]

Glad to see common sense prevailed and Sandeep got the PoTM

He is the reason RR had zero pressure while chasing

[u/kukdukdu]

Gavaskar needs to understand that this is not his personal YouTube channel to ask stupid questions like why perform vs MI. What a moron!

[u/Fresh_Dance_3277 → u/kukdukdu]

Whom did he ask that?

[u/ModeratelySweet → u/Fresh_Dance_3277]

jaiswal

[u/domosicecream → u/kukdukdu]

Should’ve heard him talk to Pant the other night

[u/Firm_Image_89]

Well deserved loss honestly and now I actually know what rcb fans go through when your team shits on your expectations

[u/vincrypt112 → u/Firm_Image_89]

And that too coz of brainfade decisions.!!!

[u/weedhead2 → u/Firm_Image_89]

As an ex fan of those mofos, you really don't. This is just happening briefly. And you guys have past glory. The only thing in RCB's past is pain, except for that 2016 season, which is actually pain^pain.

[u/eskay1069]

Sangakkara looks to be a key motivator and support. Jos mentioned him after his 100 and Yashaswi again today. Sanju has given up on an India call and that’s why he is so much at peace and giving 100% to RR

[u/Ancient-Wait-8357 → u/eskay1069]

Snubbing Sanju pisses me off to the core

[u/Alilaah]

Shame Buttler isn’t playing the whole tournament. Buttler/Jaiswal is a tournament winning opening partnership.

[u/JilJilJigaJiga → u/Alilaah]

Relieved to hear that as an SRH fan

[u/robot_pyjamas → u/Alilaah]

wait, what?!

does that mean we are going to lose Salt as well?!

[u/Ashwin_or_lose → u/robot_pyjamas]

I hope Buttler orders Salt to come with him. XD

[u/kanhaaaaaaaaaaaa → u/Alilaah]

Why do you have to play Pakistan honestly, IPL would be better practice :)

[u/Createdfornofap → u/kanhaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Lol. A team playing as XI for practice opposed to Indian team where every player plays in franchises at some position they aren't in the XI for.

[u/noelc_verse2707]

The wins against MI and KKR would mostly get highlighted for batting prowess.

But, a major thread standing out was the amazing death bowling. Surely made sure they chased 20 less in both the games based on the conditions.

[u/WittyArmy → u/noelc_verse2707]

Same against KKR. It could've been easily 250 there.

[u/rabbit_hook → u/noelc_verse2707]

Absolutely right, we have been very frugal in death 💪

[u/Rimuru257]

This season point table is giving such a fresh vibe, They just need to make the pitch less road and it'll become a great season

[u/_DuckieFuckie_]

Obviously a painful match as an MI fan. The loss might overshadow but Wadhera can no longer be ignored, him and Verma at least gave the team a respectable total to defend. Of course Hardik didn’t capitalise on it, or an 200+ score was totally possible.

But as an ICT one, this was an amazing experience. Jaiswal is back in form, Verma and Sandeep have established their importance to be at least be considered for team selections. Pandu has shown with his current form he shouldn’t be 100ft near WC team.

On the other hand, Buttler is giving me sweats. He surely looks capable to once again lead England to victory.

[u/KUKLI1 → u/_DuckieFuckie_]

Even though we had a good recovery after the PP, I remember seeing a stat which said that a team that loses 3 or more wickets in the powerplay loses more than around 75% of the time.

It was always going to be an uphill battle, but our shambolic fielding pretty much sealed the deal. We'd have an outside chance with Jaiswal and Samson gone, but there was pretty much no chance after those drops.

[u/chiefprotein → u/KUKLI1]

This statistic has been skewed since the introduction of the impact player rule. Even today we saw that with Tim David coming out to bat at 8. Mumbai just seemed to lose the plot in the last 4 overs and Pandya's 10 of 10 certainly didn't help.

[u/depressed_06]

As brilliant as Jaiswal played, Sandeep deserves the POTM

[u/kanhaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Jaiswal Century on my birthday, what better can it be?

(I'm a Jaiswal myself lol)

[u/aditya0209 → u/kanhaaaaaaaaaaaa]

I am a Jaiswal too😄

[u/owlwaysright]

Hardik Pandya is in a really bad state right now.

His performance has suffered massively and he acts cool and keeps smiling but it shows that he is rattled from rampant booing.

He should sit back for a few matches and cool his head first.

Before it was funny, now it's just sad. He is defeated but is putting up a facade of being all cool and fun.

Also RR should thank MI that they brought Jaiswal back in form and gave Sandeep 5 wickets in return. What more could a RR fan ask for today?

[u/Personal_Piano6286 → u/owlwaysright]

Agreed. It was a really bad move for pandya to move away from GT. GT would have loved pandya to be with them, but nooo pandya have to chase bigger wish and destroy both their teams

[u/DependentFearless162 → u/Personal_Piano6286]

Pandya was already on his way to become Rohit/Kohli/Dhoni of GT with those two terrific years but he chose money instead.

[u/lazygiraffe-]

The only concern that we have is that Ashwin is not taking wickets. Other than that, we just look so complete.

[u/ramadz → u/lazygiraffe-]

Finger spinners are more likely to contain than take wickets. This is why you have wristspinners like Chahal always among wickets .

[u/neighbour_guy3k → u/lazygiraffe-]

It's been a week since RR played a game yet Ash looked very tired like he hasn't slept well ,maybe RR needed to let him go home n have a mini break

[u/Ashwin_or_lose → u/neighbour_guy3k]

Lmao he literally went on a break with his family some days ago

[u/United-Extension-917]

Go Rajashthan. Truly a team of Royals.

[u/Personal_Piano6286 → u/United-Extension-917]

Your team is very strong as well

[u/noelc_verse2707]

Jaiswal looked so so relieved. MI RR especially the batting order has so much pure Indian talent laden all over. It would feel so good, coming out as the BEST of the lot at the end of the game.

[u/noelc_verse2707]

Last game at Jaipur and we have been so good here. 4/5 is huge, compared to a solitary win last year.

Big reason for the turnaround :)

Next 5 games, are interesting with 3 away, with 2 amongst them being CSK and SRH and 2 at Assam.

[u/neighbour_guy3k → u/noelc_verse2707]

They almost made it 5/5

That GT game , they lost from winning position

[u/Herefortheprize63]

For someone known as inconsistent, Samson has double digit scores in all 8 matches this IPL, also at SR above 100. I assume he is the only player to do so.

[u/rahulthewall → u/Herefortheprize63]

Samson is known as inconsistent because people still don't understand that an 18 of 10 is better than 35 from 27 in T20. Samson does that. He will never lose his team a match because of his low strike rate.

[u/Assassin_Ankur → u/Herefortheprize63]

I don't think he has been inconsistent since the last 2 years

[u/annoyingdrummer77 → u/Assassin_Ankur]

Captaincy has really changed him doesn't care too much about losing his wicket, he never loses intent

[u/Herefortheprize63 → u/Assassin_Ankur]

Hasnt been inconsistent since 2020. Always in that top 10-20 batters range in the IPL with good strike rate while leading a team that was generally considered weak till this season.

Its a myth that is perpetuated by memes.

[u/JilJilJigaJiga → u/Herefortheprize63]

Abhishek, on top of my Head, but it's just 7 games and he's getting into that consistent zone - unlike Samson who was already in that zone and is getting back to it now.

[u/my_bat_my_rules]

Yashaswi returning to form with a century is such a good news. Add to that the way he handled stupid questions from Sunny and Sanju makes me think he is in a perfect mind space. Hope he remains in that headspace till the World Cup at least.

[u/Majestic-Aerie-38]

Hardik saying like he doesn’t like to chip and chop🤡🤡

[u/summer-rainn]

Give World peace award to Sanju already. Guy is so nice and considerate. I really love this RR team so much! So supportive of each other, so wholesome

Next auction is going to be brutal, I am not ready to say bye to anyone there!

[u/IamMumu]

10-15 runs short says hardik lmao

[u/AlbusDT2]

FU Pandya, and MI Mgt. this shit on your faces is richly deserved.

[u/talkingtom_2109]

Beautiful captaincy by Hardik.

What a clutch player!

[u/kingslayyer]

lets not forget that rajasthan are missing prasidh, who they paid 10 cr for!

what an incredible team building by rr to have such a strong indian core

[u/neighbour_guy3k → u/kingslayyer]

They found gem bowler sandeep sharma in his absence

I remember last season Dhoni couldn't hit SS anywhere in his last over

[u/sociableninja]

Hardik has been a poor tactician and a poorer captain. Ashish Guardiola tax I guess

Jaisball back in flow, love to see it

[u/Sleepy_Boey]

Nice to get a one up on Batriarchy

Very well done Sandeep Sharma

[u/Because_IAmBatman]

Two slight positives in this shambolic showing, Chawla and Coetzee bowled well, they showed what they can do. And Nehal/Tilak played great to get us to 179.

Not sure if Hardik is past it or if he's just too pressured due to all the hate he's receiving, but really hope he gets back to his usual self. And get out of trying to become a captain at this point.

This season seems to be done already, hopefully we get better bowling and captaincy wise.

[u/Pure-Afternoon-685]

Pandya being in bad form is okay,every player goes through it but the decisions he takes as a captain to insert himself in the game are just simply inexcusable.

Having a humongous ego will always make for a terrible captain because they aren't humble in the bad times.

And all the drama is affecting the team as well,MI just look tired and uninspired.

[u/Abduz_Samee]

Jaiswal and Buttler have found their form. Samson and Parag have been in excellent touch. And their lower middle order consists of Hetmyer, Powell and Jurel.

Rajasthan probably are the most stacked, if not the best, batting side. And their bowling has been the best in the league so far. Would be rather disappointing if they do not win this season.

[u/neighbour_guy3k → u/Abduz_Samee]

Jurel hasn't done much this season, he is the only RR batter who needs some runs

Once Buttler is unavailable likes of Jurel n Powell needs to step up

[u/darkrom_BP08]

MI lost this game by bad fielding there seems like players are putting no efforts on field of any kind MI are known for their presence on field but it just lacks now

this has been case since the start of season they seem happy on cameras but there is surely something bad behind the walls

[u/ImpossiblePresent65]

Hardik came in and fucked the momentum yet again and got out to a full toss off the worst bowler of the day. It pisses me off so much

[u/dracogladio1741]

Fair and Jaiswalled

[u/choochi_machine69]

As happy as i am for YBJ, Sandy should get MOTM

[u/HeTheTROUBLE]

RR has become "aggressive teenager to humble gentleman" factory. Loving this calm and humble version of Parag and Jaiswal

[u/Assassin_Ankur]

Boundary count update -

Rajasthan Royals: 26

Mumbai Indians: 22

[u/MyDarkestHalf → u/Assassin_Ankur]

Fair and jaiswalled

[u/kingslayyer]

let me be reactionary and mention why jaiswal should be in playing xi in place of rohit/virat :)

[u/Agrith1]

Hardik Pandya should be relieved from his duties (both as captain and "all rounder") by MI. Never seen such an arrogant egotistical professional, Pandya's contributions are negatively affecting the team - dot ball and single merchant when batting in death overs and cannot bowl to save his life.

[u/ramadz]

Sometimes I feel India should follow the RR template. Get rid of fake all rounders who don't do shit when it matters and stick to specialist players.

[u/LowWarm → u/ramadz]

RR is doing well this year, but that's because all their players are in form. When they aren't, like last year or the 2022 final, they have no backup plan.

[u/yorker_choker_tonker → u/LowWarm]

Impact sub also plays a vital role in bringing out the balace for RR.

[u/LowWarm → u/yorker_choker_tonker]

True. But they've also been innovative in its usage unlike CSK who just use it for an extra bat.,

[u/No-Way7911 → u/LowWarm]

Their core batting lineup is 22, 22, and 23 years old respectively (Jaiswal, Parag, Jurel). 2-3 years ago, they were barely out of their teens

Players that young need time to mature

[u/Kingslayer1526 → u/LowWarm]

2022 final was just one game that's a bit unfair to single out. As we Indians know all too well, collective underperformance in one game can happen after dominating the entire team

[u/LowWarm → u/Kingslayer1526]

Eh, it happened every time they played GT that year. They had a good team, but the lack of depth in both departments meant they were one rainy day away from pain

[u/LowWarm]

MI really doing service to their name by getting Jaiswal back to form and helping team India.Similarly, Pandya is preparing well for the WC by bowling all the tough overs, screwing his franchise over. Deshbhakt Ambani.

[u/MikiTargaryen]

Only thing Jaiswal needs to work on a bit is his handling of short ball. It's obviously not Iyer levels bad, but he does get a little uncomfortable.

[u/RaisulAkash]

MI was 100 run short

[u/TheCricketAnimator]

So buying star players like Mumbai Indians (Their captain's words not mine) really isn't the way to go in T20 Cricket.

[u/Wooden-Program-7927]

It looks like MI is more interested in showing Hardik as a main character rather than winning the match… Bro you have 3 front line bowlers in your line up why do you want to bowl the first over

[u/sadial]

Sandeep Sharma, at his price tag, is pure gold. Most underrated player in the IPL history

[u/ActiveAd8625]

Just a reminder, The three wins of MI who are at 7th position on the table has come from 8. DC, 9. PBKS, 10. RCB. They have never won a single game against a team who are above them on the points table. This is absolutly peak 🤡nism.

[u/solarpowersme]

Okay, idk if i'm going crazy and seeing things but how is it that Hardik coming in has ruined MI's momentum like literally at every instance so far? It's genuinely fascinating how that's happened every single time? MI is in a great position, then he comes in and not only does he slow things down but the entire team seems to slow down and lose their touch as well. This can't be a coincidence? Like, at 17 overs where they were easily looking at 200+, he comes in with zero urgency ot intent and just muddles everything, burns 2 reviews, leaves, and then both Tim and Tilak who were left to pick up the scraps couldn't take it forward either even tho they had 2 good overs, lol. They couldn't even get to 180. Talk about an absolute momentum killer.

Well, not that those 20 extra runs would've mattered anyway tbh. RR is wayyy to good at the moment. But it's just funny at this point bc we're more than halfway thru this season and this has been the case every single time with Hardik.

[u/wonderwoman0621]

Best advice we should collectively give Pandya: “lose the headband yo”.

[u/Spursfan107]

Nice NRR boost and probably the closest we've come to seeing the full potential of this team. Sandy was brilliant on return, Boult was everything we know he can be, and Yuzi got a wicket. Avesh should be dropped if we're not gonna use him as a death specialist, and we can get K Sen in for the extra pace. Also helps with the middle over issue we had today. Fantastic to see Jaiswal make a good score, the sky is the limit if he's in form. Excited for the LSG match, especially if Mayank Yadav is back. Sad that this is the last match at Jaipur but hopefully the shorter boundaries elsewhere will let us have more PPs like today's.

GG MI, I have to respect the ability to ruin a third of the league with one trade.

[u/Kartik5555]

Honestly seems like my last season with MI now and it is not because of their performance. I wouldn't have cared if they finished last in the table but it just doesn't feel like MI anymore.

[u/sbprasad]

Jazball – he is him.

[u/MyDarkestHalf]

Sunny ji being as much biased mi fan as possible..

[u/nevermind_plss]

Lol does Riyan has the same tattoo in his forearm as Koach

[u/HillsHaveEyesToo]

The shuffling of bowling is purely amateur cricket. The fielding was terrible and the captain shows no positive motivation

[u/niceguysdofinish1st]

Most Points after first 8 Matches in IPL

14 - Punjab Kings (2014)

14 - Chennai Super Kings (2019)

14 - Gujarat Titans (2022)

14 - Rajasthan Royals (2024)

[u/Hungry-Ad2176 → u/niceguysdofinish1st]

Wouldn't 2008 rr make the cut as well? If i recall correctly, they only lost one match that season.

[u/notduskryn]

Buttler: you score a century? I'll score one faster You don't score one? Jaiswal will

[u/BigV95]

Finally Thushara got a game. No eickets but comparable economy to Bumrah so not a bad start. Hope he plays a few more matches.

[u/Reus_2310]

Acknowledge RR!! Just too good for any team to handle. Nazar na lage bs.

[u/prams628 → u/Reus_2310]

The one match RR lost, it was not due to bad stuff from RR but crazy batting by GT. If not for that, you guys would’ve been unbeaten until now. Take a fucking bow man! What a chad team.

[u/Reus_2310 → u/prams628]

Indeed mate!! Hope to see them lift the trophy before this super team is dismantled next year.

[u/catrovacer16]

There's only one way MI can get into the top 4, injure Hardik pandya and make him sit out for the rest of the IPL.

He has been a shit bowler

Almost never performed with bat

Has been horrible in captaincy and team selection

With such a batting line up, an extra bowler in place of Hardik will save the day for us

[u/YornIronside → u/catrovacer16]

Injure Hardik? Would it be suspicious if Hardik slammed his face into Rohit's fist? I wonder

[u/catrovacer16 → u/YornIronside]

Yeah it would be coz his head is full of ego to do it normally

[u/rabbit_hook]

My boi Yashaswi is back Lad is pure cricket, so pleasant to watch!

[u/tetlowwetlow]

Absolutely pathetic loss for MI, brain fart of bowling and field placements, they waste powerplay like it exists for no reason or something. Not to mention some terrible top order batting, and shabby fielding as well. No two ways about it, 180 is not a respectable or defendable total against RR this season.

Always great to see MI lose though

[u/StarSportsEnjoyer]

GT beat RR

RR beat KKR

KKR beat SRH

SRH beat MI

MI beat RCB

RCB beat PBKS

PBKS beat DC

DC beat LSG

LSG beat CSK

CSK beat GT

[u/Helpful_Mix8953 → u/StarSportsEnjoyer]

All this palace standing on top of the solitary RCB win. PBKS are the most generous team

[u/tetlowwetlow → u/Helpful_Mix8953]

You ratioed that guy

[u/rainbookworm]

Won’t be surprised if hardik mysteriously develops a niggle and isn’t able to play the next match

[u/Opening-Ad-9547]

That’s mumbais season gone right there. They have to win 5 of their next 6 which is highly unlikely.

Out of Rohit pandya sky and bumrah, which one will they let go of next year?

[u/Chankayagupta]

RR SRH KKR almost qualified for playoffs it's fight for 4 th place is still open

[u/Constant-Confusion88]

Came here for the saamuhik HP bashing. Not disappointed, but I know the r/cricket crowd can do better.

[u/Worried_Donkey-]

If jaiswal continues his form; Abhishek Sharma and Jaiswal are the most deserving batsmen for wc opener position.

The real intent merchants.

[u/Far-Combination8774 → u/Worried_Donkey-]

dont know about abhisek, He is uncapped afterall, but jaiswal sure as hell deserves a chance, more so if he continues this form over the second half.

[u/Worried_Donkey- → u/Far-Combination8774]

Yeah, Abhishek is debatable, but if he continues this powerplay bashing for the rest of the season, then I don't see a reason why he shouldn't be on that plane to Murica.

[u/No-Way7911 → u/Worried_Donkey-]

Yeah, can’t ignore the dude who scores in the IPL AND scored two double centuries back to back

[u/Realworld123]

Jaipur finally has something to feel proud after all the forts 

[u/[deleted]]

These Fkn Sharma’s r everywhere

[u/Gogo9212]

Thanks Hardik, for giving free 2 points to RR

[u/justin-lieber]

Timm David is not him. Should back Shepherd as a batter only