Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed 39 in 14 balls with 1 four and 5 sixes.
However, MI suffered a blizzard-like attack by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who added 80 runs in the first five overs. Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 77 in 32 balls with 10 fours and 4 sixes. However, it was Vaibhav Sooryavanshi who impressed despite scoring 39 in 14 balls with 1 four and 5 sixes, as RR posted 150/3.
Mumbai Indians fell well short, restricted to 123 for 9, with their entire top order failing to make an impact. This was Rajasthan Royals’ third consecutive win, while MI suffered their second defeat in three matches.
The highlight of Sooryavanshi’s innings was his battle with MI pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Sooryavanshi hammered the ace pacer for a huge six on the first ball he faced and then hit him for another six a couple of balls later.
Former India captain Anil Kumble was highly impressed by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s assault on Jasprit Bumrah and praised him for taking on the world's best pacer at the moment in white-ball cricket.
“Sooryavanshi makes it look easy against one of the world’s best bowlers. First ball, he hits him (Bumrah) for a six and then sets him up. He set the bowler up, not the other way around. We’ve generally seen Bumrah set up batters so many times, but here, Sooryavanshi set Bumrah up to bowl that slower ball on the third delivery, and he was waiting for it to hit him for another six,” Kumble said on ‘JioStar’.
“It was brilliant batting by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, just the way he strikes the ball and the consistency he has shown in terms of strike rate. He is striking at close to 300 in every game and scoring more than 30 runs consistently, which is outstanding," added Kumble.
He also commended the Rajasthan Royals' bowlers for their intensity, pointing out their unrelenting aggression, raw pace, and capacity to regularly cause problems for the opposition.
“The way the Rajasthan Royals bowlers came in, you could see the intent. They wanted to hit the deck hard. They have pace, both the opening fast bowlers, and they also took the pace off effectively. It wasn’t full like how Deepak Chahar bowled; it was more about hitting the deck. Sandeep Sharma once again proved what a reliable fast bowler he is, becoming a nemesis for Rohit Sharma yet again,” Kumble added.
RR will next host RCB in Guwahati on April 10, and MI will clash with RCB on April 12.