Back-To-Back Loss For Mumbai Indians | IPL 2024

3^rd back-to-back loss for Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan registered a hattrick of win in IPL 2024

Everything is not going well in the Mumbai Indians (MI) camp as they lost their 3^rd straight game in the IPL 2024. They lost against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 14^th match of the IPL 2024 because of a dismal batting effort. Not just the loss, the MI fans continue to boo captain Hardik Pandya, putting more pressure on him. On the other hand, RR registers their 3^rd straight win in the tournament after Trent Boult and company restricted Mumbai Indians to a small total. We will talk about yesterday’s game in detail. So let’s start.

Boult and Co. too good for Mumbai Indians

After winning the toss, RR chose to bowl first. Trent Boult did Trent Boult things with the new ball. He made full use of the conditions on offer. Typically, Wankhede is a good batting deck. But there was some assistance for the bowlers yesterday. Trent Boult took the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Naman Dhir in the very first over. Both the batters got out for a golden duck.

In the next over, Boult also got Dewald Brevis for a golden duck. Another left-arm seamer, Nandre Burger joined Boult and took the wicket of Ishan Kishan with a beauty. Mumbai Indians were 20 for 4 at one stage.

Hardik and Tilak steadied the ship for MI

Captain Hardik Pandya joins Tilak Varma at the crease. The former played some good shots and the latter also holds one end. But that was the only real partnership for Mumbai Indians in that game. The pair added 56 runs for the 5^th wicket. Yuzvendra Chahal sets up a wicket of Hardik Pandya to break the partnership.

Chahal also took the wickets of Tilak Varma and Gerald Coetzee. MI only managed to score 125 runs on the board in the first inning.

Parag helps RR to get over the line in a run chase

RR also gets a shaky start in a run chase. MI bowlers also bowled well with the new ball. Yashasvi Jaiswal played two good shots for four to Kwena Maphaka but got out to him after playing another one in the very first over. Jasprit Bumrah bowled well with the new ball. But unfortunately, he didn’t get a wicket in his 3-over spell with the new ball.

Akash Madhwal, playing his first game in the IPL 2024, came into the attack and took two wickets in his first two overs. They reduced RR to 48 for 3 at one stage. It was looking like a stiff run chase for RR at that time. But Riyan Parag held his nerve and played a mature inning to get the team over the line.

The move to send R Ashwin at No. 5 again came out well for RR. Along with Riyan Parag, he added 40 runs for the 4^th wicket. In the context of the game, this partnership was worth gold. R Ashwin scored 16 runs off 16 balls.

In the end, Riyan Parag played a few good shots to Gerald Coetzee and RR won quite convincingly. They won by 6 wickets with 4.3 overs to spare. Riyan remains not out on 54 runs off 39 balls. The impact substitute Shubham Dubey also remains not out on 8 runs off 6 balls. Trent Boult becomes the player of the match for his outstanding spell with the new ball.

A hattrick for both RR and MI, but in a contrasting way

It is MI’s 3^rd back-to-back loss in the IPL 2024. On the contrary, it is a hattrick of wins for RR in the tournament. RR is sitting at the top of the points table with 3 wins in 3 games. On the other hand, MI found themselves at the last of the points table with 3 losses in 3 games.

What next for Mumbai Indians?

Everything seems to be not good in the MI camp. From the captain getting the kind of treatment from the fans to not getting a win under the belt, all the things haven’t gone MI’s way. They will look to turn things around in the next game. We have seen before as well that MI came back from behind and won a trophy in the IPL. They have done it over the years.

But at first, they need to figure out the things happening other than the game. The response from the crowd in the stadium and the fans on social media put pressure on the team. In this game, Rohit Sharma also tried to slow down the crowd, but it wasn’t enough.

MI will play their next game against Delhi Capitals at Wankhede on April 07. So they have a gap of 5 days to figure out their team combination as well. Let’s see how things panned out for Mumbai Indians.

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Conclusion

So this is all about Mumbai Indians. RR, on the other hand, is looking good as of now. They will look to continue their form going forward. They will play their next game against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Sawai Mansingh Stadium on April 06.

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FAQs:-

1. Who scored the most runs in IPL 2024 till now?

Riyan Parag has scored the most runs in the IPL 2024 till now. He has scored 181 runs in 3 games, the same as Virat Kohli. But his average and strike rate are more than Virat Kohli’s.