Rajasthan Royals were eliminated from contention for IPL 2023 playoffs on Sunday. Thanks to Mumbai Indians’ convincing eight-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match.
Sunday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad resulted in an impressive eight-wicket victory for Mumbai Indians. Eliminating Rajasthan Royals from contention for the IPL 2023 playoffs.
Ravichandran Ashwin, an all-rounder for RR, reflected on the Royals’ season. Which was nothing short of a rollercoaster. And wished the best of luck to the teams still vying for a spot in the Top 4.
This is a “Season With a Lot Of Ups And Downs,” according to Ravichandran Ashwin
“It wasn’t the season we had hoped for, but the @rajasthanroyals had a very up-and-down one. Good luck to everyone who made the playoffs and to those who are competing for it tonight”, Ashwin tweeted.
It was a season with a lot of ups and downs with the @rajasthanroyals but not the one which we would have loved it to be. Good luck to all the teams that have gone into the playoffs and to those who are fighting for it tonight. 👏👏@gujarat_titans @ChennaiIPL @LucknowIPL…
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) May 21, 2023
Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants have already qualified for the postseason. There is only one spot open, and two teams are vying for it.
With the goal of beating Mumbai Indians and earning two points, Royal Challengers Bangalore will play Gujarat Titans.
In the testy match, MI was able to outperform SRH. Ishan Kishan, the Mumbai Indians’ star opener, was lost in the third over of the match as they chased a target of 201.
The batting pair took a decisive approach and made the SRH bowlers work extremely hard. While taking advantage of the excellent batting conditions available. The wicket provided no support for the bowlers from Hyderabad.
The game’s ninth over saw Green smash a 20-ball fifty. Vivrant Sharma was smoked for 19 runs by Green and Rohit
Rohit pounded three consecutive fours off pacer Umran Malik’s over to add to the mayhem. In the 11th over of the match, the explosive pair stitched together a 100-run partnership. In 32 balls, Rohit reached his half-century and Green kept scoring runs.
The well-positioned dangerous batter Rohit was removed by Mayank Dagar. For 56 off 37 in the 14th over, giving his team a significant breakthrough.
The next batter to come out to bat was Suryakumar Yadav, a right-handed batter. Three boundaries and one enormous six helped Suryakumar and Green team up to dismiss Malik for 20 runs.
Green’s team defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets. After scoring one run in the 18th over to hit his first century.
