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The pressure is mounting on Rajasthan Royals as they lost another wicket against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. This time, it is well-set batsman Dhruv Jurel who lost his scalp.
Corbin Bosch bowled him out just before the timeout. Jurel was out after scoring 38 runs in 26 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes. So far, he has been the best batsman in the middle order for Rajasthan Royals.
A brilliant delivery from Corbyn Bosch dismissed Dhruv Jurel.
With Jurel’s departure, RR’s score became 119 runs for 5 wickets in 13 overs. MI seamer Corbin Bosh launched a pinpoint yorker to shake the stumps. Dhruv Jurel, who had a high backlift, could not find time to put the bat down to press the ball.
Watch the wicket-taking delivery here:
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MI has devised a unique way to counter the RR batsmen
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals. Mumbai Indians are playing without their key bowler Jasprit Bumrah today. Without Bumrah in the line-up, the Pandya-led side adopted a unique strategy during the powerplay. Instead of bowling back-to-back overs with fast bowlers, MI introduces spinners early in the game, which is not a regular example at the Wankhede Stadium.
MI bowled three overs of spin in overs 1-6 at Wankhede
vs PWI, 2012
vs PWI, 2013
vs DC, 2014
vs CSK, 2015
vs lsg, 2026
vs RR, 2026
Overall, this was MI’s 18th such instance in the IPL (three overs or more), just the second in the Impact Player era, according to Cricbuzz.
“We will bowl first. It looks like a nice track and it gets better in the evening. The pitch looks hard and will get better as the sun goes down. “It’s been a tough season for us, but we want to finish on a high,” Hardik Pandya said at the toss.
Rajasthan Royals are in trouble due to dismissal of two consecutive players.
The spin-heavy powerplay proved mostly effective for Mumbai Indians, as they took three wickets between frames 1-6. Dangerous batsmen like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi could not do anything special with their bat against Mumbai Indians today. The early dismissal of Jaiswal and Suryavanshi was a big blow for Rajasthan Royals. Captain Riyan Parag also lost his wicket during his phase of the first innings.
After the departure of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel was in charge of rotating the strike. Jurel and Dasun Shanaka tried to carry out rescue operations. While Shanaka was run out, Jurel was bowled out by Corbin Bosch. Two consecutive setbacks for Rajasthan Royals.
It is important for Rajasthan Royals to win this match as they can still make their place in the playoffs. Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, are already out of the title race; They have nothing to lose.
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