IPL Playoff battle is over! Joffra Archer created havoc with the bat, wreaked havoc with the ball; The game of these 2 teams is also over with MI

MI vs RR: On the basis of Jofra Archer’s explosive all-round performance, Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 30 runs in their own home i.e. Wankhede Stadium. By winning this do-or-die match, Rajasthan has secured its ticket to the playoffs. Now Rajasthan will face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the eliminator match to be held in New Chandigarh on May 27.

Rajasthan was stuck in the beginning, Archer turned the match

The pitch was playing a little slow in this afternoon match. After losing the toss and opting to bat first, Rajasthan had a bad start and both its in-form openers returned to the pavilion cheaply. Even in the middle overs, Mumbai bowlers put brakes on the run rate with balls of consistent length and slow pace. Yashasvi Jaiswal was out after scoring 27 runs, while Vaibhav Suryavanshi could score only 1 run. When Riyan Parag (15) was also out on the last ball of the powerplay, Rajasthan was struggling after losing 3 wickets for 54 runs.

After this, Dasun Shanaka took over the innings by scoring 29 runs in 15 balls and Dhruv Jurel scored 38 runs in 26 balls. But when there was a need to score runs fast, Rajasthan surprised everyone by promoting Jofra Archer to number 7 before Shubham Dubey and impact player Ravindra Jadeja. Archer proved this decision right and played a brilliant innings of 32 runs by hitting 3 sixes in just 15 balls. Taking advantage of his tall height, Archer hit excellent shots while standing. On the basis of his innings, Rajasthan scored 73 runs in the last 5 overs and the team’s score crossed 200.

Archer’s double attack with the ball

After showing his talent in batting, when Archer came to bowl, he destroyed Mumbai’s top order. He threw a ball to Rohit Sharma which bounced and went out and Rohit dodged and lost his wicket. After this, he clean bowled Naman Dheer on a sharp leg cutter.

Nandre Berger and Brijesh Sharma also bowled lethally from the other end. Burger dismissed Ryan Rickleton, while Brijesh Sharma dismissed Tilak Verma with a low-moving magical ball. With 4 wickets falling for just 38 runs, the Mumbai team was completely on the back foot.

In the last overs, Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya tried to bring excitement in the match by playing some big shots. When Hardik was looking dangerous, Archer came back to bowl and completely shattered Mumbai’s hopes by dismissing Hardik with one of his perfect hard-length balls. Archer took 3 wickets giving just 17 runs in his 4 overs. Mumbai team fell 30 runs behind the target in the stipulated overs and Rajasthan proudly made its place in the playoffs.

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