Yashasvi Jaiswal 124 goes in vain as Mumbai Indians chase down 213 vs RR to win 1000th IPL match

Mumbai Indians all-rounder Tim David needed just three balls to hit the required 17 runs in the final over.

as MI gunned down a 213-run target against Rajasthan Royals to pull off the highest-ever chase at the Wankhede Stadium in the 1000th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL). This was also Rohit’s 150th match as Mumbai Indians captain and the MI skipper will be a happy man after the final over was bowled.

With 17 required off the final over bowled by Jason Holder, David smashed three consecutive sixes off the first three deliveries to finish the game as MI reached 214 for 4 in 19.3 overs, giving captain Rohit Sharma a birthday present. David smashed five sixes and two fours in his 45-run unbeaten innings off 14 balls. He and Varma added 62 runs in 23 balls for the fifth wicket to turn the tables on the Royals.

MI vs RR: IPL 2023 HIGHLIGHTS

Chasing 213 for a much-needed win, Mumbai Indians were off to a shaky start as Sandeep Sharma bowled a knuckleball to dismiss Rohit Sharma, who was playing his 150th match as skipper of the most successful IPL franchise, for 3 in his first over.

Cameron Green, who walked into bat at No.3, then joined hands with opener Ishan Kishan and stitched a 62-run stand in just 38 deliveries to revive MI’s chase before the wily off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin trapped the young keeper for 28. Green was playing a free-flowing knock, having added 25 runs for the third wicket with Suryakumar Yadav, when Ashwin returned to dismiss the Australian all-rounder for 44 in the 11th over.

World No.1 T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav then took the responsibility of dealing with the rising ask rate and smashed Kuldeep Sen for 18 runs in four balls to announce his gung-ho mode. Suryakumar hit his fifty in just 24 balls, but he struggled while running between the wickets before the strategic timeout.

Suryakumar looked like running away with the 1000th IPL match when Sandeep Sharma produced a magical fielding effort to stun the Wankhede crowd and dismiss the MI star for 55. Sandeep sprinted back from his position inside the circle, then threw in the full stretch dive to take the potential catch of the season to end Suryakumar’s stay at the crease.

YASHASVI JAISWAL’s STUNNING 124

Earlier, Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a sensational maiden hundred (124) to propel Rajasthan Royals to a massive 212 for 7 against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League’s 1,000th match on Sunday. Jaiswal clobbered 16 fours and eight sixes in 62 balls to power Rajasthan Royals to a big total, while Mumbai Indians conceded their third consecutive total in excess of 200 this season.

Jaiswal, who passed 400 runs this season and set the highest IPL score, had a particular fondness for Riley Meredith (4-0-51-1) and hit half of his fours and a six against the Australian pacer. Despite the failure of the other Royals batters to provide support on the other end, Jaiswal kept the run rate constant. His innings started with a solid 72-run opening stand with Jos Buttler (18).

Jaiswal hit sixes off Cameron Green (3-0-31-0) and Jofra Archer (4-0-41-1) in the first couple of overs to give RR a perfect start in the landmark match. Jaiswal’s four fours in Riley Meredith’s over propelled RR past 50 in five overs, as they finished the powerplay at a strong 65 for no loss.

Piyush Chawla, the veteran spinner, bowled an impressive first over and reaped the benefits in his next over, catching Buttler at long-on to end the opening partnership in the eighth over. Sanju Samson (14) of the Royals started with a six but had a short stay in the middle, chipping one straight to deep midwicket off Arshad Khan (3-0-39-3) in the 10th over.

While Jaiswal hit Chawla for a four to bring up his fourth fifty of the IPL, the leg-spinner bamboozled Devdutt Padikkal (2) for his second wicket of the game in the 11th over. While Mumbai’s bowlers were able to pick up wickets at regular intervals, they were also erratic at times, conceding a total of 25 extras, including 16 wides and a no-ball.

1000TH IPL MATCH CELEBRATION

The BCCI marked the 1,000th match of the IPL by presenting mementos to the two captains, Rohit Sharma and Samson, as well as Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara and MI team icon Sachin Tendulkar, prior to the start of play. Rohit, who took over as captain of the Mumbai Indians in April 2013, also played his 150th match as captain of the five-time champions.