Two teams knocked out with 20 games still left in the group phase. Mumbai top of the table and looking mighty strong. They look the team to beat this season. RR have been a disappointment this season and they would have been in a much better position if only they had closed out chases when they were in a winning position. Also Samson's unavailability has hampered them to an extent. For now it is time to sign off. Join us tomorrow for GT v SRH. Should be a cracker of a game. Till then sleep tight and be cool in this scorching summer heat. Take care and see you soon. Bye.

Ryan Rickelton | Player of the Match: The family is there, they have come up this week and it is special to put in a performance in front of them. Always happy to contribute to Mumbai Indians. Such a good group and we are finding the momentum at the right time. (On stand with Rohit) Was a bit of a slow start getting into the tournament for both of us, we are clicking and it is incredible to be out there with him. We were a bit unsure with the weather looming around in the first two-three overs but we dovetailed nicely. Awesome to get out and lay the foundation and then watch Hardik and SKY play the way they did. (On his batting this year) That's probably the most difficult thing about the IPL, coming to India for the first time, alter your game to the conditions. I was maybe guilty of trying to alter too much and now I stick to my template of what made me successful with a few tweaks based on the conditions. I'm finding it a little bit easier and hopefully I can take that momentum into the backend now. We have such a strong think-tank, senior players and a great management group, whenever my opinion is asked, I'm happy to share. But the brains behind the group are incredibly powerful so we let them do their thing and we do our jobs.

Hardik Pandya: Especially the way they batted. Absolutely clinical with the ball. We could have got maybe 15 runs more. We kind of missed out. (talk with SKY) What we were trying to speak to each other was to play percentage shots and cricket shots. Value of shots are there if you hit the gaps, Ro and Ryan batted the same way, Ryan kept the intent and he targeted those boundaries and it was fantastic. It is never about people getting chances, it is about what is required of that situation. People are going back to what is called batsmanship, it is about hitting the gaps, running hard and the way we batted was proper batsmanship. I don't know who all to mention, the kind of bowling attack we have and the experience, I don't have to worry. Everyone is very clear and we are going back to simple cricket, it is working for us and hopefully it continues. We want to be humble, very disciplined and keep focusing.

Stats by Shashikant Singh

Most consecutive wins for MI in IPL
Six in 2008
Six in 2017
Six in 2025*

- In every season that MI have won five or more successive games, they have reached the final except 2008.


MI while defending 200-plus targets
Mats: 17
Won - 17
Lost - 0

- First win for MI against RR in Jaipur since 2012 after four consecutive losses.


Biggest win margins for MI in IPL (by runs)
146 vs DC, Delhi, 2017
102 vs KKR, Kolkata, 2018
100 vs RR, Jaipur, 2025*
98 vs DC, Delhi, 2010

Biggest defeat margins for RR in IPL (by runs)
112 vs RCB, Jaipur, 2023
100 vs MI, Jaipur, 2025*
86 vs KKR, Sharjah, 2021
75 vs RCB, Cape Town, 2009

Trent Boult: As a unit, can’t ask for much more than that. Was setup nicely by the batters. 210 was a great score on that wicket. Great all-round performance. There’s a lot of combinations there, lot of experience and we’re doing well. 6 from 6 is great. T20 cricket is about momentum. It’s delivering on the plans we’ve got in place. Lucky enough to have some experience playing here. Always a good challenge, they have a couple of boundary-hitters at the top, knew they were going to come hard. (On Bumrah) Huge addition to our squad, missed out a few games early but he needs no introduction. Job’s done well, looking forward to the next one.

Riyan Parag: We have to give credit to the way MI played. The way they batted, took the game a little deep, kept the 10 runs per over consistency and accelerated in the end. As far as our batting is concerned it wasn't our day. 190-200 would have been ideal (to chase), but then Hardik and Surya bhai at the end really switched it up, we could have done a few things better but it is how it is. We have been getting good starts but it is up to the middle order - myself, Dhruv, for us to step up when we lose wickets in the powerplay, but we still back ourselves, if another situation (like today) comes up then we will be up for it. (how has the season gone) We have done a lot of things right, lot of things wrong, we want to focus on the things we have done right, lot of mistakes, lot of small errors, focus on how to not make them and we have had a few close matches, if we get an opportunity like the first 10 games in the next 3 then hopefully we can do it better.

23:08 Local Time, 17:38 GMT, 23:08 IST: RR are now officially knocked out. Second team after CSK to be gone this season. A big win for MI and they storm to the top of the table. Also their 6th win in a row now.

Boult to Jofra Archer, out Caught by Bumrah!! Boult comes back and finishes it off. Jofra Archer c Bumrah b Boult 30(27) [4s-2 6s-2]

Boult to Jofra Archer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Trent Boult [2.0-0-28-2] is back into the attack

Timeout!

Karn Sharma to Jofra Archer, 1 run, the googly but length on middle and leg, nudged off the back foot to deep backward square-leg

Karn Sharma to Akash Madhwal, 1 run, full outside off, Akash Madhwal gets forward to drive to long-off

Karn Sharma to Jofra Archer, 1 run, to sweeper cover

Karn Sharma to Akash Madhwal, 1 run, full on off, Akash Madhwal gets forward to drive to long-on