Hardik Pandya vs RR
Inns: 15
Runs: 506
Avg: 72.28
SR: 173.28
50s: 2

Highest IPL totals at Jaipur
217/6 - SRH vs RR, 2023
217/6 - MI vs RR, 2025*
214/2 - RR vs SRH, 2023
212/2 - RR vs GT, 2025
209/4 - GT vs RR, 2025

MI innings progression
Overs 1-6: 58/0 (RR: 9.66)
Overs 7-15: 88/2 (RR: 9.77)
Overs 16-20: 71/0 (RR: 14.2)

Rohit Sharma: It was important to get off to a good start. Looking at a couple of overs, the ball was coming on nicely and we took our chances. Wanted to hit straight as much as possible. It was kind of skidding, we thought that hitting in a straight direction was a good option. (On his review) The only thing I was worried about was if it was pitching in line or not, it was a knuckle ball so knew it wouldn’t bounce over. Took my chance and it paid off. (Rickelton) Works really hard on his game and understands his game very well. Understands which bowler to target and picks his spot well. If he continues to bat like that, it augurs very well for us. Nice for us to get off to that start. It’s very important for us to understand the pitch and use the variations. We shouldn't be predictable and use the longer side well. The guys are pretty experienced in what they do and understand what is expected of them. It’s a good score and we can hopefully defend it. If we get a couple of wickets in the powerplay we can put the brakes on them. If you look at our batting line-up, lot of these guys haven’t batted for a few games. Gives us the confidence to go out there and bat freely. Most often it comes off knowing that we’ve got a strong middle order. Even in the last game, those 30-40 runs by Bosch made a difference.

Rajasthan Royals chased a similar target against GT a few days ago and Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a blinder. Can the 14-year-old do something similar? Mind you, he will be up against Bumrah and that would be a battle to watch out. The players are out in the middle.

21:20 Local Time, 15:50 GMT: 71 runs from the last 5. Both Suryakumar and Hardik finish on a similar score - 23-ball 48. But the innings was set up by the openers Rickelton and Rohit.

Akash Madhwal to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, not the finish Madhwal wanted. He was so good till this point.

Akash Madhwal to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, speared into the blockhole,

Akash Madhwal to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, not off the middle but Hardik picks up the boundary.

Akash Madhwal to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, very full and outside off, Suryakumar squeezes the drive to sweeper cover

Akash Madhwal to Suryakumar Yadav, no run, loopy slower ball that lands in the blockhole,

Akash Madhwal to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, full toss and Hardik has missed out,

Suryakumar playing sweep shot vs Spin in IPL 2025
Attempted: 45
Runs: 136
SR: 302.22
4s/6s: 19/8
Bnd%: 60.0

Akash Madhwal [3.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack

Jofra Archer to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, decent over, just 8 runs. Very full delivery at the stumps, Hardik clips it to deep mid-wicket and retains strike

Jofra Archer to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, Archer not happy with Kartikeya. Slower short of length delivery, Suryakumar slashes it high and towards deep backward point,

Jofra Archer to Suryakumar Yadav, no run

Jofra Archer to Suryakumar Yadav, 2 runs, 149.5ks full pitcher outside off, Suryakumar lofts it over extra cover and wants a second but Hardik sends him back. Madhwal's throw hits the stumps at the striker's end and they eventually get the second

Jofra Archer to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, to deep extra cover

Jofra Archer to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, to fine leg

Jofra Archer to Suryakumar Yadav, no run, starts with a pinpoint yorker,

Mumbai Indians have scored 50 runs in the last 3 overs. There are 2 more overs left and they look set for a score in excess of 220. Rajasthan Royals need Archer to bowl a tight over here.