Clinical MI win 6th in a row, go on top with 100-run rout of RR

Mumbai Indians’ (MI) top four batters brought out blazing fireworks to post 217/2 before the bowlers showed relentlessness in their approach to clinch their sixth consecutive win in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 and grab the top spot on the points table with a 100-run thrashing of Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday.

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After making a mammoth total, thanks to 61 and 53 by Ryan Rickleton and Rohit Sharma respectively, along with Suryakumar Yadav and captain Hardik Pandya making 48 not out each, MI turned on the heat in their bowling efforts to bowl out a listless RR for 117 in 16.1 overs and get a win in Jaipur for the first time since 2012.

The massive margin of victory has meant that MI's net run rate stands at 1.274, which is also the best among all sides. On the other hand, the crushing defeat means RR, who lost half of their side on 47, are now the second team to be eliminated from IPL 2025 after Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

Rickleton and Rohit, apart from hitting fifties and showcasing great timing in their shots, shared a stellar 116-run opening stand, making it the first century stand MI got from their openers this season. Though they departed in successive overs, an inventive Suryakumar and solid Pandya added 94 runs in just 44 deliveries in their unbroken third-wicket stand to end up at exactly 48 not out off 23 balls each, as MI got 71 runs in the last five overs.