The Rajasthan Royals continued their impressive form in the Indian Premier League with a convincing nine-wicket victory over the Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal played a starring role for the Royals, smashing an unbeaten 104 off 60 balls to help his team chase down the target with eight balls to spare. The knock included nine fours and seven sixes.
Earlier, Sandeep Sharma’s exceptional bowling performance restricted the Mumbai Indians to 179/9. The medium-pace bowler claimed five wickets for just 18 runs, including those of Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav.
The victory consolidated the Royals’ position at the top of the IPL table, with the team now having won seven of their eight matches this season. The Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, have struggled for form and remain rooted to the bottom of the standings.
For Jaiswal, the century was a return to form after a difficult start to the season. The 22-year-old credited the team management and captain Sanju Samson for giving him opportunities and having faith in him.
“I really enjoyed it from the start and was trying to make sure that I was watching the ball and playing my cricketing shots,” Jaiswal said at the post-match presentation.
