IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians break the jinx with a terrifying win over Rajasthan Royals

At DY Patil Stadium, fourteen summers ago, the Rajasthan Royals made history by winning their first and only Indian Premier League title, under the leadership of Australian legend Shane Warne.

And on Saturday, ahead of a game against the Mumbai Indians at the same venue, the Royals celebrated the life and contributions of Warne, who passed away in Thailand earlier this year.

The franchise chronicles Warne’s journey through a short, and Jos Buttler honors ‘First Royals’ using a half-century-old hammer (67, 52b, 5×4, 4×6) and instructions team played 158 for six.

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However, it was the Mumbai Indians’ opening day as Suryakumar Yadav’s 51 (39b, 5×4, 2×6) and Tilak Varma’s 35 off 30 helped the team win five games – the first win of the season. prize.

Chasing for 159, Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma was able to score just two runs before intercepting Daryl Mitchell in an R. Ashwin serve. Ishan Kishan looked promising with 4 feet and 6, but being caught by Sanju Samson on a Trent Boult serve put him in bad shape in just 26 runs.

With the team struggling 41 to two, Suryakumar and Varma stood up for the opportunity and created an 81st place finish for the third game. Suryakumar hit the ball with his heavily bandaged left thumb after a direct hit hit his thumb. Mumbai was flying at 113-2 for 15 rounds when Suryakumar was captured by Riyan Parag off the Yuzvendra Chahal, and Varma also departed early.

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But Tim David helped the team continue to score goals with an unbeaten number of 20.

Before that, it was a slow start for the Royals as Buttler and Devdutt Padikkal managed to only score 26 runs in 4.2 laps before Pollard caught Padikkal on a Hrithik Shokeen serve.

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After leaving, Buttler rebuilt with Sanju Samson, who beat Shokeen a few sixes in the seventh inning before delivering a catch for David in the deep before player Kartkeya Singh’s first game. However, Buttler fought back with four straight six-pointers against Shokeen in the 16th round and raised his half-century. Shokeen attacked on his final serve, luring Buttler into a long catch against Suryakumar.

Ashwin devised 21 deliveries out of 9, but in the end, that wasn’t enough.