IPL 2025, RR vs MI Highlights: MI reach top spot with 100-run demolition of RR, night to forget in Jaipur for hosts
- RR vs MI IPL 2025 Highlights, Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians: One of the biggest margins of victory in the history of the IPL, as Mumbai scored 217-2 and then seemed to be bowling on an entirely different track, as they bowled RR out for just 117 runs.
RR vs MI IPL 2025 Highlights, Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians: A sixth consecutive win for Mumbai Indians, and with some style. One-way traffic the entire way, as a 116-run opening stand for Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton set the tone for the night. Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav put the gloss on the innings of 217-2, and RR were never in it after that. Vaibhav Suryavanshi had an off-night, out for a duck, as did Yashasvi Jaiswal. Five wickets fell in the powerplay alone, and it was a formality from there as MI sealed their win by 100 runs....Read More
A couple of days after one of the most remarkable days in the history of the IPL, the tournament returns to Jaipur, with a Rajasthan Royals team that has finally stopped the rot preparing to face the Mumbai Indians machine. Only two nights removed from Vaibhav Suryavamshi announcing himself to the world and proving that he was worth all the hype, he faces a stern challenge: the five-time IPL champions, on a five-match win-streak, boasting some of the best bowlers in the sport. Does the teenaged sensation have more up his sleeves?
How Suryavanshi deals with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult fresh off a 35-ball century is definitely what most neutral fans will be tuning in for, but there is much more at stake as Jaipur welcomes MI. The visiting team have all the momentum: they extended their win-streak to five with a dominant performance against LSG, and each of those five wins has seen them win with some comfort and in some style. With Suryakumar Yadav firing, Bumrah working his way back to his best, Rohit Sharma shedding his bad form, and their overseas stars growing accustomed to life in the blue jersey, this is a team which looks difficult to stop.
RR’s season never got going in quite the same way, a string of three humbling failed run-chases the tale of their season. But equally, they have provided the most memorable moment of the season thus far, and performances such as those can have a tremendous impact on the mentality of any team. It is very much win-at-all-costs for the Royals now: if they want to harbour hopes of a miraculous comeback to charge towards the playoffs, these matches are crucial chances to claw back ground on the teams ahead of them.
For RR, there needs to be a confidence and a focus on what is working at the minute. This includes the form of their two openers, Yashasvi Jaiswal in particular, who has suddenly become the face of this team. With Sanju Samson still expected to be injured, these last few matches serve as a chance for Jaiswal to really hammer home his leadership propositions, to try and prove he can be the man to lead an IPL franchise heading into the future. With the ball in hand, a lot of responsibility rests on the shoulders of Jofra Archer, who was slightly expensive against GT last time out but will remain crucial in all phases of the bowling innings. His impact will be crucial: if MI can keep him quiet, their stacked batting order will fancy their chances through the match.
Despite RR’s stellar win last time out, the favourites in this match are certainly MI, who could go top with a solid win today, and extend their streak to six. Equally, this would be a result that pushes them clear of the likes of GT, PBKS, and DC on six wins so far, making them favourites to qualify in the top two. Expect all guns to be blazing at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
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- 1 May 2025, 11:10:07 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Resistance comes to an end! MI win by 100 runs
RR vs MI Live Score: The tenth wicket partnership was worth 26, the largest of the innings, and that tells you all you need to know, really. Archer's late innings ended by a Trent Boult slower ball, and it's a 100-run victory that boosts MI up to top of the table, and ends this season's hopes for RR. A hugely telling victory in Jaipur.
- 1 May 2025, 10:52:05 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: 100 comes up as Archer goes 6, 6
RR vs MI Live Score: Something to enjoy, as Archer short-arm jabs the quick Corbin Bosch for a pair of flat sixes. Small joys as they reach triple digits. MI won't be too happy though, they know well how every run counts long-term.
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- 1 May 2025, 10:48:02 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Another for Karn!
RR vs MI Live Score: The batters trying to attack and just not succeeding against Karn. His third, and RR now 91-9.
- 1 May 2025, 10:44:40 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: MI two wickets away
RR vs MI Live Score: Theekshana looks to try and attack Karn, but it's the leggie's second scalp the day. Popped into the air and a simple catch.
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- 1 May 2025, 10:30:02 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Seventh, Jurel departs
RR vs MI Live Score: Spinner joins the party. Jurel hits a nice six off Karn, but a couple of deliveries later it's off a leading edge, off his helmet, and loops straight to the bowler.
76-7 after 9.
- 1 May 2025, 10:19:10 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Sixth one! Hardik strikes with first ball
RR vs MI Live Score: End of the night for Shubham Dubey, chips it to long on. 64-6, into the tail.
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- 1 May 2025, 10:12:11 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: 62-5 at end of powerplay
RR vs MI Live Score: Look at the runs and RR not doing terribly. Look at the wickets and…
- 1 May 2025, 10:03:49 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: ANOTHER ONE! Hetmyer gone first ball
RR vs MI Live Score: Bumrah magic! Easy as that, another bouncer to Hetmyer, and he can only pull it to midwicket inside the ring. Sharp good catch from SKY, and RR falling apart. 47-5 inside the powerplay.
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- 1 May 2025, 10:02:12 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Bumrah strikes! Parag gone
RR vs MI Live Score: MI rolling RR over now. Parag was looking pretty good, but he just can't catch up to a Bumrah bouncer. Popped straight up, easy catch for Rohit.
4 wickets down. The rest of this match feels like a formality.
- 1 May 2025, 09:59:20 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Bad to worse! Nitish departs
RR vs MI Live Score: How have you done that, Nitish Rana! Flicks it off his pads, and finds the man on the fence at square leg. Just can't do that in the powerplay!
41-3 after the first 4 overs, and now here's Bumrah. Rescue act of all rescue acts needed.
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- 1 May 2025, 09:45:51 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Jaiswal gone! That could be game over already
RR vs MI Live Score: Jaiswal looks good as he hits Boult for two big sixes, but it's the Kiwi with the last laugh! Jaiswal looks to go big again, and it just crashes through him and makes a mess of his stumps.
18-2. So much left to do for RR, and Bumrah hasn't even entered the picture yet.
- 1 May 2025, 09:40:15 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Suryavanshi gone! Chahar strikes
RR vs MI Live Score: That's just how this game goes. Suryavanshi's high-risk style doesn't pay off today, goes after the right ball but just doesn't connect well enough to clear mid-on.
Jubilation to despair in just a few nights. 1-1, bad start for RR.
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- 1 May 2025, 09:36:08 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Suryavanshi and Jaiswal step out for the big chase
RR vs MI Live Score: Two of the brightest stars in what is the constellation of some remarkable young Indian talent. A big chase and a phenomenal bowling attack ahead of them. Jaiswal scored a century in RR's last chase at Sawai Mansingh against MI, and you feel something similar is required.
Deepak Chahar with the new ball.
- 1 May 2025, 09:20:37 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: SKY finishes with a six, MI finish on 217-2
RR vs MI Live Score: Fantastic final over from Madhwal until the final ball, which is a loose half-volley which SKY can hammer down the ground for six. 94(46) for this partnership, a phenomenal performance with the bat for MI. A tall task ahead for RR.
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- 1 May 2025, 09:13:58 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: 8 off the 19th
RR vs MI Live Score: Good comeback from Jofra Archer, concedes only one boundary and keeps it down to 8. MI past 200 though, RR need to finish well here. Can't afford to be chasing 220.
- 1 May 2025, 09:07:37 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Hardik warming up!
RR vs MI Live Score: Hardik Pandya finding his range now, punishes two low full tosses for first a 4 then a 6. Double off the next, and four more the ball after that. MI threatening well over 200 now.
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- 1 May 2025, 09:04:39 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: 175-2 with three overs to go
RR vs MI Live Score: SKY breaks a record, Ian Bishop mentions on comms, this being his 11th IPL game in a row where he has scored 25 or more. Remarkable consistency, and all the more remarkable given some of the shots he plays. Walks across and plays Jofra for a six over the keeper. Just regular SKY things.
- 1 May 2025, 08:51:20 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Better over, just 7 off it
RR vs MI Live Score: Madhwal with a good comeback, hitting the right lengths, full and pacy. Straight boundaries are long here, asking the batters to hit there.
Five overs to play, 146-2.
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- 1 May 2025, 08:46:42 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: What is RR's gameplan here? Over goes for 16
RR vs MI Live Score: Really strange over from RR here with two new batters at the crease. Parag calls third man in and asks Farooqi to bowl slow, short, and wide. Easy easy runs for the two new men, can free their arms at will and find simple boundaries. Not great thinking from captain Parag and his bowling unit here.
- 1 May 2025, 08:38:44 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: ANOTHER ONE! Parag strikes, Rohit gone
RR vs MI Live Score: The RR captain does the trick! Tosses it wide of off, and Rohit is stretching as he tries to elevate. Simple catch for Jaiswal at long-off.
Something of an opening here for RR, but SKY has started well at the other end.
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- 1 May 2025, 08:33:54 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: BREAKTHROUGH! Theekshana goes through Rickelton
RR vs MI Live Score: Finally for RR! It's Theekshana who does the trick, a little bit of a carrom ball. Doesn't have to spin much, Rickelton swings completely through the line. Misses all ends up and sees his leg-stump knocked back.
116-1, Rickelton gone for 61.
- 1 May 2025, 08:30:07 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Century partnership for MI's openers
RR vs MI Live Score: RR scratching their heads a bit. They're being met with one or two boundaries every over with ease, neither of these batters having to take too many risks to find the fence either. It's 108-0 after 11, and RR have to be careful to ensure they don't leave too many runs on the table here. Need to try and pull it back somehow.
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- 1 May 2025, 08:18:44 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: 50 for Rickelton!
RR vs MI Live Score: Big six off a half-tracker and it's 50 for Rickelton! Off just 29 deliveries, his third of the season, developing into a real asset for MI. He will want to convert this one into a biggie.
90-0 after 9.
- 1 May 2025, 08:14:53 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: 74-0 after 8
RR vs MI Live Score: MI keep the runs flowing, Rickelton very quickly onto 45*. He's looking in great touch against spin and pace alike. Current plans not working for RR at the minute.
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- 1 May 2025, 08:03:59 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: 58-0 after the powerplay
RR vs MI Live Score: Another big over to close the powerplay out, 13 off this one, and MI much the happier team at the end of the powerplay. RR need wickets to drag this back, but Rickelton and Rohit looking in good touch.
- 1 May 2025, 07:58:04 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Archer's second over goes for 18!
RR vs MI Live Score: Big over! The openers don't hold back once Jofra comes back, and RR suddenly under the pump despite a good start.
Rickelton puts an exclamation mark on the over with a big six over midwicket. Score moves to 45-0 after 5.
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- 1 May 2025, 07:49:50 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: First six! Rickelton tees off
RR vs MI Live Score: Enough of that quiet start, decides Rickelton. A nicely-timed flick over mid-wicket, just over the boundary. Was prepared for the slower one from Farooqi. Next ball goes for four as well.
- 1 May 2025, 07:43:12 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Rohit survives by a hair!
RR vs MI Live Score: Nearly the opening wicket! Farooqi gets Rohit caught in front with a slower ball, and last minute Rohit reviews. It's a good call — pitching outside leg by less than a whisker. Luck on Rohit's side!
9-0 after two, a few droplets of rain falling in Jaipur.
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- 1 May 2025, 07:35:51 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Great first over, just 2 off it
RR vs MI Live Score: Jofra right on the money early on and MI's openers not flirting with any attacking shots, opting to play him out with the ball finding some early lateral movement.
- 1 May 2025, 07:30:56 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Jofra Archer ready to get us going
RR vs MI Live Score: Players out in the middle, and set to go. Jofra Archer will want an early impact, up against Ryan Rickelton on strike, Rohit Sharma up the other end. Here we go!
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- 1 May 2025, 07:15:11 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: RR playing XI vs MI
RR vs MI Live Score: Hasaranga and Sandeep both injured, so a couple of forced changes. RR fans have been asking for Madhwal to come in, and he starts against his former franchise.
RR playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Riyan Parag (c), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Bench: Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Yudhvir Singh, Kwema Maphaka, Kunal Singh Rathore
- 1 May 2025, 07:10:06 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: MI playing XI vs RR
RR vs MI Live Score: No changes for Hardik Pandya and his team.
MI playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Bench: Karn Sharma, Angad Raj Bawa, Reece Topley, Robin Minz, Satyanarayana Raju
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- 1 May 2025, 07:06:38 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Score: Riyan Parag opts to bowl first
RR vs MI Live Score: The toss does go the way of the home team, with Parag opting to chase in their all-pink special kit. Two changes for them due to forced injuries to Hasaranga and Sandeep Sharma, with Kumar Kartikeya and Akash Madhwal set to play against their former team.
Team news next.
- 1 May 2025, 06:50:44 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Updates: Can Vaibhav Suryavanshi back his century up?
RR vs MI Live Updates: It's a big ask to try and find the same level of form a player hits when they reach a T20 century, but the hype train has left the station when it comes to 14-year-old Suryavanshi. His hard-hitting free-swinging style of play means he won't have the same consistency as the likes of his opening partner, especially given his youth and inexperience — but these facts don't care for momentum and emotion. For all cricket fans, the order of the day is more of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Can he live up to the weight of those expectations? Our fingers are crossed.
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- 1 May 2025, 06:30:03 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Updates: 30 mins to the toss
RR vs MI Live Updates: Only half an hour from the two captains heading to the middle for the toss. Very much a chasing ground, with two wins batting second, and the only win batting first having come during one of RR's bottled chases. In practice, it will be a no-brainer: make use of the best conditions to bat later at night, and choose to bowl first.
- 1 May 2025, 06:20:05 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Updates: Key battle: Hasaranga vs SKY
RR vs MI Live Updates: There will be a lot of responsibility on Jofra Archer up front to take early wickets and put some pressure on the MI middle order, but it is likely that the game could swing heavily in MI's favour if SKY remains at the crease for an extended period. From RR's perspective, Hasaranga is a high-risk high-reward player faced against SKY and MI's range of lefties such as Tilak Varma. His wicket-taking ability is there, but he also tends to be pretty expensive if he isn't on top of his game. RR's chances of success hinge on him being able to attack SKY early, with away spin having kept him relatively quiet so far this season.
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- 1 May 2025, 06:10:08 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Updates: RR's bowling have tall task ahead of them
RR vs MI Live Updates: RR's bowling has put in better performances than their results have gone to show, but this is a completely different animal that they are dealing with. MI won't hesitate from attacking through the innings, and bat very deep. RR's defensive bowling abilities have let them down this season, and they don't possess a ton of firewpower to attack through the middle overs either. What will be crucial for them is discipline and to remain committed to their gameplan against each batter, with MI's variety throughout their lineup their biggest strength.
- 1 May 2025, 06:00:13 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Updates: Key battle: Bumrah vs Jaiswal
RR vs MI Live Updates: While a lot of attention will be on Suryavanshi to see how he deals with the seam-bowling quality of Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah, a lot of this match will come down to how his opening partner Jaiswal is able to deal with Bumrah. These are the two leading players for their respective teams, and with Jaiswal showing an ability to cause damage once he gets through the powerplay, MI will be hoping Bumrah can remove him before the spinners have to come on.
Equally, Jaiswal will want his threat to absorb most of Bumrah's overs, keeping him away from the death and giving some more leeway to a struggling part of RR's game.
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- 1 May 2025, 05:40:27 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Updates: Suryakumar Yadav in red-hot form for MI
RR vs MI Live Updates: Suryakumar Yadav has had a relatively quiet spell after establishing himself as the best batter in the T20 format worldwide, but it feels as if he is back to his best. With 427 runs at a strike rate of nearly 170 in this season, SKY sits third in the Orange Cap race, and is on a hot-streak of strong score after strong score. Creative as ever and finding his power-stroke again, SKY is sending out warning flares to the entirety of the IPL.
- 1 May 2025, 05:30:31 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Updates: But RR truly dominant at home
RR vs MI Live Updates: Despite their close record, RR have been historically dominant while playing at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium against MI. They lead that head-to-head 7-2, a comfortable lead, and this includes each of the last five times the teams have faced off in Jaipur. The last time Mumbai won in Jaipur was all the way back in 2012 — Vaibhav Suryavanshi was one year old.
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- 1 May 2025, 05:20:04 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Updates: MI just edge head-to-head against RR
RR vs MI Live Updates: Two historic franchises in the IPL with some truly memorable encounters (who doesn't remember Aditya Tare?), it is as close as can be for these two teams. MI have beaten RR 15 times, but RR have won 14 times themselves. This includes both the matches in 2024, helping them close the gap.
Today presents a golden opportunity for RR to pull level with their visitors, and keep that winning run against them going.
- 1 May 2025, 05:10:16 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Updates: Last time out: A Sandeep 5-fer and Jaiswal century
RR vs MI Live Updates: In their previous match against one another in 2024, RR overcame MI in confident fashion, with the stars of the night being first Sandeep Sharma with the ball and later Yashasvi Jaiswal with the bat.
Sandeep took 5-18, blowing through MI's top and middle order, before Jaiswal made a mockery of the 180-run chase with a stellar 104*(60).
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- 1 May 2025, 05:00:09 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Updates: RR stop losing skid thanks to Suryavanshi explosion
RR vs MI Live Updates: Things were becoming drastic for RR with 5 losses in row, the final three of that stretch having been truly miserable failed run-chases. With a 200+ total, those fears were at risk again vs Gujarat. But enter Vaibhav Suryavanshi, at all of 14 years old, saying not today. A 38-ball 101 to demolish GT's high-quality bowling, and announce himself to the world.
With Jaiswal also looking in good touch to take home the chase with 25 deliveries to spare, the win was important to bring some energy and goodwill back to RR's campaign, and ensure there were some positives to reflect on as they continue to build for the future.
- 1 May 2025, 04:50:04 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Updates: MI fresh off 54-run victory vs LSG
RR vs MI Live Updates: Mumbai's winning streak reach 5 wins as they put away LSG at the Wankhede on Sunday. More than anything, MI's threat comes from how they have remained competitive throughout their losses, and comfortably beaten most of their opponents during their winning run.
There's plenty of momentum with MI, added to by Jasprit Bumrah eing amongst the wickets with a 4-fer vs LSG. A full arsenal of weapons in their armory, MI do feel like one of the favourites for the rest of this tournament.
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- 1 May 2025, 04:40:04 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Updates: RR's aim to put pressure on the top half
RR vs MI Live Updates: In the grand scheme of qualification to playoffs, RR are very much off the pace on just 6 points, already on seven losses. It is unlikely that they will be able to cause enough damage to qualify — they can only top out at seven wins, and even seven wins might not be enough in this top-heavy year of the competition.
What they can do is try and cause chaos at the higher reaches of the table, a process they already started by beating Gujarat Titans. Enough of that and they have an outside chance, but they will have to be perfect hereon in. More than anything, it's about putting in the right pieces for next year, and building some sort of momentum for that.
- 1 May 2025, 04:30:08 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Updates: MI sitting comfortably in the playoff race, look to go top
RR vs MI Live Updates: With only a handful of matches left for every team, there is a fairly strong idea of what the qualification scenarios will come down to. Only 5 teams are really in the hunt at the moment, and those five including MI will want to keep it that way.
A win today would take them onto 14 points, a stellar mark after having started the season 1-4, and potentially top of the table given their strong NRR. Six wins in a row in the IPL is nothing to sniff at, but if any team can do it, you expect the star-studded Mumbai Indians to.
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- 1 May 2025, 03:58:06 PM IST
RR vs MI Live Updates: Hello and welcome!
RR vs MI Live Updates: The Sawai Mansingh Stadium is prepared for another night of fireworks after the show they bore witness to on Monday night, as Rajasthan Royals welcome Mumbai Indians. Two teams who have had very different trajectories in the last few weeks of the IPL, but today with the same goal. Stay tuned for all the updates.