Match summary
Hardik Pandya’s return to the Wankhede Stadium as Mumbai Indians captain was no fairytale as the five-time champions lost their third game in a row, this time with 27 balls to spare. The Rajasthan Royals - led by Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal and Riyan Parag - gave them a thorough hammering to move to No. 1 on the points table with their hat-trick of victories.
Boult left Mumbai gasping in the opening spell of the match itself when he dismissed Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir and Dewald Brevis for first-ball ducks. His 3 for 22 was only matched by the 3 for 11 taken by Chahal, who controlled the middle overs to ensure Mumbai did not stage a batting comeback.
Chasing 126, Parag shepherded the Royals’ chase and dragged them out of some early trouble. He finished the game with six, six and four to stay unbeaten on 54 to take the No. 1 spot on the orange cap leaderboard.