Royals maintain victorious run after 6-wicket win against Mumbai Indians

Rajasthan Royals (RR) maintained their victorious run in their Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match on Monday with a six-wicket win over Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium.

Led by the bowlers, RR restricted MI to 125, and chased it down with 27 balls to spare.

RR’s opening bowlers repaid the faith of their captain Sanju Samson after he won the toss and elected to bowl.

There was a lot of movement on offer, and the RR opening bowlers used it to great effect to set the tone for their team.

In other IPL news, Lucknow Super Giants will take a late call on KL Rahul’s participation – whether in part or more – in Tuesday’s fixture against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Rahul played as an impact substitute in Saturday’s game against Punjab Kings, with the LSG management keen on “easing him back” from injury, ESPNcricinfo reported.

IPL 2024 is Rahul’s comeback tournament after a quadricep injury ruled him out of the last four Tests of the five-match series at home against England earlier this year.

Rahul had pulled up with the same injury – against RCB – during IPL 2023, and had to undergo surgery followed by lengthy rehabilitation.

“We’ll see how he goes at training,” stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran said when asked about Rahul’s availability on Tuesday.
Rahul is among the contenders for the wicketkeeper-batter’s slot in India’s T20 World Cup squad.

IPL fans in Afghanistan can tune in to Ariana Television, or stream live at www.arianatelevision.com, to watch Tuesday’s match. The broadcast starts at 6.30pm.