On May 1, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the five-time champion Mumbai Indians (MI) will square off at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium. By pointing out the possible effects of dew later in the game, the RR captain chose to field first after winning the toss. However, they did not benefit from the choice.
With an outstanding opening combination, MI openers Rohit Sharma and South African Ryan Rickelton got their team off to a great start. The left-hand and right-hand combination worked in perfect harmony to put together 116 runs for the first wicket. The former MI captain scored a fluid 53 off 36 balls, while Rickelton hammered 61 off 38 balls.
With an aggressive stand, middle-order batsmen Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav continued the momentum. For the third wicket, the two scored 94 runs off of just 44 deliveries. With 48 runs off 23 balls and an outstanding strike rate of 208.7, both batters stayed undefeated.
Maheesh Theekshana and Riyan Parag each took a wicket off the RR bowling attack. By the end of their 20 overs, MI had scored 218 runs.
Fans can anticipate further fireworks from 14-year-old phenom Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who made headlines last time at this location with a stunning 37-ball century.
With five straight victories and a third-place finish in the standings, MI will now try to qualify for the playoffs. In the meantime, RR needs to win this game in order to maintain their IPL 2025 playoff aspirations.
Meanwhile, here are the funniest mid-innings memes from RR vs MI, Match 50 of IPL 2025:
Rohit Sharma vs Akash Madhwal 🥺pic.twitter.com/LwjvrDypmV
— Rohit Sharma Fan (@Cricketonly96) May 1, 2025
kumar kartikeya playing for Mumbai Indians #MIvsRR pic.twitter.com/ydhuFNKtCC
— ̶S̶̶A̶̶N̶̶J̶̶A̶̶Y̶ (@sanjayJaat69) May 1, 2025
Rohit Sharma’s 32 ball 50 without a six, First Time Magic ✨#RohitSharma𓃵 ll #RRvMI pic.twitter.com/puV26sncFa
— 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐯𝐭𝐭 (@hey_pvtt) May 1, 2025
Minz Champak ko kela khila raha 🤣#MIvsRR #RRvsMI pic.twitter.com/VQ6FawMEXU
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) May 1, 2025
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