MI vs RR – IPL 2022 Report: Buttler sizzles against familiar opponent!
MI vs RR – Match 9 – IPL 2022 Report: Jos Buttler became the first batsman to register a century in IPL 2022 and it came in a winning cause for Rajasthan Royals. Jasprit Bumrah returned to form with a 3 wicket haul along with Tymal Mills as Rajasthan set a target of 194 runs.
Chasing 194 to win, Mumbai Indians lost Rohit Sharma and Anmolpreet Singh in the powerplay. Left handed duo Ishan Kishan and season debutant Tilak Verma registered half-centuries to bring Mumbai closer to the score. Tilak scored 61 runs in just 33 balls as he brought up his maiden IPL fifty in majestic style. Royals made a quick come back with the help of Boult-Ashwin-Chahal striking quick wickets that jolted the MI chase. Yuzvendra Chahal picked 2 wickets in 2 balls but missed out on a hattrick as substitute fielder Karun Nair dropped the catch of Murugan Ashwin in the slips. RR picked up a 23 run win!
Toss: Rohit Sharma (MI) won the toss and elect to bowl
Playing XIs:
Mumbai Indians went in with the same XI they fielded against Delhi Capitals while Rajasthan Royals brought in Navdeep Saini for the injured Aussie pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile.
Mumbai Indians:
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Anmolpreet Singh, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills, Basil Thampi
Rajasthan Royals:
Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
Venue: DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
MI vs RR – IPL 2022 –Match 9: Match Summary
RR 193-8 in 20 overs
Jos Buttler 100 (68) – 11 fours & 5 sixes
Sanju Samson 30 (21) – 1 four & 3 sixes
Shimron Hetmyer 35 (14) – 3 fours & 3 sixes
Jasprit Bumrah 4-0-17-3
Tymal Mills 4-0-35-3
MI 170-8 in 20 overs
Ishan Kishan 54 (43) – 5 fours & 1 six
Tilak Verma 61 (33) – 3 fours & 5 sixes
Kieron Pollard 22 (24)
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-30-1
Yuzvendra Chahal 4-0-26-2
Navdeep Saini 3-0-36-2
Result: RR won by 23 runs
Player of the Match: Jos Buttler
