Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by 30 runs in Mumbai, securing their spot in the IPL playoffs with a strong all-round display. They scored 205 for 8 and then limited Mumbai Indians to 175 for 9. Batting first, Rajasthan Royals faced early pressure from Deepak Chahar and Will Jacks. Yashasvi Jaiswal made 27 before being dismissed by Jacks, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 4. Riyan Parag fell for 14 as the team reached the end of the powerplay at 94 for 3. A key stand between Dhruv Jurel and Dasun Shanaka steadied the innings. Shanaka scored 29 from 15 balls with three sixes before a run-out. Jurel added 38 from 26 deliveries. In the later overs, Jofra Archer hit 32 from 15 balls including three sixes. Donovan Ferreira made 18, and a late unbeaten partnership of 30 runs from Ravindra Jadeja and Nandre Burger helped reach 205 for 8. Chahar took 2 for 43 and Shardul Thakur claimed 2 for 41 for Mumbai Indians. Chasing 206, Mumbai Indians lost early wickets. Rohit Sharma went for 0 in the first over, followed by Naman Dhir for 18 and Ryan Rickelton for 24. Tilak Varma scored 38 before falling at 5.1 overs. Will Jacks made 101 but could not prevent further collapses. Hardik Pandya fell at 149, Corbin Bosch at 152 and Suryakumar Yadav later. Deepak Chahar was out at 167 as Mumbai Indians finished at 175 for 9.
