The long-lasting Wankhede Stadium witnessed absolute high-octane drama through the 69th match of IPL 2026 as western rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) clashed on Could 24. Whereas the match approaches its enterprise finish, the depth on the sphere is hitting boiling level. Successful the toss, MI captain Hardik Pandya opted to bowl first, anticipating his bowling unit to limit the explosive RR batting lineup. What adopted was a rollercoaster first innings filled with heavy hitting, tactical depth, and a basic piece of IPL theatre involving two veteran Indian all-rounders.
Ravindra Jadeja provides it again to Shardul Thakur with hilarious celebration
Absolutely the spotlight of the primary innings got here all the way down to the ultimate over, offering followers with a viral social media second. With Rajasthan Royals attempting to find an enormous end, Shardul Thakur was handed the ball for the twentieth over. Dealing with him was RR’s tactical Impression Participant, Ravindra Jadeja, who had subbed in for Shubham Dubey within the 18th over.
On the fourth supply of the ultimate over (19.4), Thakur bowled a gradual, vast ball. Jadeja reached out and slapped it instantly into the palms of the quilt fielder. Believing he had picked up an enormous wicket, Thakur immediately pumped his fist and flashed a triumphant smile proper at Jadeja.
Nonetheless, the final word “uno reverse” card was performed simply milliseconds later. The stadium siren blared by the audio system, signalling that Thakur had overstepped the bowling crease. Realizing it was a no-ball, Jadeja didn’t maintain again. He circled, aggressively pumped his fists, and roared a passionate “Come on!!!” proper again at a deflated Thakur.
To compound Mumbai’s distress, the ensuing Free Hit supply was launched by Jadeja for a cracking, flat 4 over midwicket off a leg-stump slower ball, mentioning Rajasthan’s 200-run mark. The hilarious psychological battle completely encapsulated the fierce however pleasant rivalry between the 2 nationwide teammates.
Right here’s the video:
The sort of banters we like to see 😂💙🩷#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #MIvRR | @mipaltan | @rajasthanroyals pic.twitter.com/j9A7YIphGr
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) Could 24, 2026
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RR placed on a combating complete in opposition to MI
Regardless of dropping wickets at common intervals, the Rajasthan Royals managed to piece collectively a extremely aggressive complete of 205/8 of their allotted 20 overs, leaving MI with a steep chase. The Royals scoring charge remained a wholesome 10.25 runs per over, largely boosted by a late-order blitz that noticed them plunder 73 runs within the last 5 overs.
The innings began with fireworks however shortly met with a triple blow through the Powerplay. Yashasvi Jaiswal (27 off 17) and Dhruv Jurel (38 off 26) laid a strong basis individually. Nonetheless, MI’s bowlers struck again as Will Jacks eliminated Jaiswal, and Deepak Chahar dismissed the younger Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (46). Corbin Bosch additionally chipped in by clean-bowling Jurel.
When skipper Riyan Parag fell cheaply for 14, RR seemed in short-term bother at 119/5. Transient, aggressive cameos from Dasun Shanaka (29 off 15) and Jofra Archer (32 off 15) saved the scoreboard ticking. Finally, it was Jadeja’s unbeaten 19 off 11 balls alongside Nandre Burger (10*) that propelled RR previous the psychological 200-run barrier.
For Mumbai Indians, Deepak Chahar (2/43) and Thakur (2/41) had been the first wicket-takers however proved costly, leaking over 10 runs an over. Will Jacks was probably the most economical alternative, returning figures of 1/12 in his 2 overs. MI’s batting powerhouse faces a monumental job on a batting-friendly Wankhede floor.
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