After trent boult

Indian Premier League: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya picked up his dismissal as the turning point as Mumbai Indians slumped to a six-wicket defeat to Rajasthan Royals on a pitch that offered assistance to bowlers in Match 14 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.

After Trent Boult had claimed Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir and Dewald Brevis for first-ball ducks and Nandre Burger and sent back Ishan Kishan (16) to reduce Mumbai Indians to 20/4 in the fourth over, Pandya and Tilak Varma raised 56 runs for the fourth wicket to take the five-time champions to 76/4 before he got out, trying to play a big shot off Chahal. Pandya scored 34 off 21 while Tilak Varma added 32 off 29. Mumbai Indians again lost wickets in a heap and could eventually manage a paltry 125/9 in 20 overs.

Riyan Parag struck the lone half-century of the match, an unbeaten 54 off 39 balls that helped Rajasthan Royals recover from a difficult position of 48/3 to reach 127/4 in 15.3 overs to seal a six-wicket victory with 27 balls to spare.