NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals secured their third consecutive victory in the Indian Premier League, convincingly defeating the Mumbai Indians by six wickets. This was third defeat on the trot for the five-time champions. The frustration also mounted for Mumbai Indians' skipper Hardik Pandya as he bore the brunt of fans' ire on Monday.
Yuzvendra Chahal (3/11) and Trent Boult (3/22) orchestrated a superb bowling performance, restricting Mumbai Indians to a modest 125/9. In reply, Riyan Parag (54 not out) then showcased his batting prowess yet again, guiding Rajasthan Royals to the top of the IPL points table.
After the match, Rajasthan Royals' spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took to social media, shared a photo with Rohit Sharma and added a humorous caption to the post. Rohit, who scored 43 and 26 in the first two matches, was dismissed for a duck by Trent Boult against Rajasthan Royals.
"Garden mein Ghoomne wale bande ka 'Gardner' Rohit Sharma ke saath," Ashwin's post read.
The “garden mein ghoomne wale bande” here refers to Rohit’s comments which the Indian skipper made during the five-match Test series against England. He was heard saying in the stump mic: “Koi bhi garden mein ghumega, *.”
1/10:IPL 2024: Rajasthan Royals cruise to victory over Mumbai Indians
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2/10:Trent Boult
<p>Pace bowler Trent Boult's impressive figures of 3-22 set up a commanding six-wicket victory for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL match against winless Mumbai Indians on Monday.<br /></p>PTI
3/10:Riyan Parag
<p>Riyan Parag smashed an unbeaten 54 off 39 balls, marking his second successive fifty as he guided the team to victory with two sixes and a four.<br /></p>AFP
4/10:Nandre Burger
<p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Rohit, Naman Dhir and Brevis, all three got out to Bolt for a first ball duck and another wicket by left-arm quick Nandre Burger made Mumbai slip to 20-4 inside four overs.</p>PTI
5/10:Yuzvendra Chahal
<p>Rajasthan bowlers dominated, with Boult's lethal opening burst paving the way for Yuzvendra Chahal's 3-11 haul with his leg-spin.<br /></p>PTI
6/10:Tilak Verma
<p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Left-handed Tilak Varma and Pandya counter-attacked in their 56-run stand as the left-right duo raised their fifty in 32 balls.</p>PTI
7/10:Hardik Pandya
<p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Chahal broke the stand as he got Pandya to go for a big one only to be caught in the deep by substitute Rovman Powell and Mumbai lost their fifth on 76. Pandya top-scored with 34 for MI.<br /><br /></p>PTI
8/10:Kwena Maphaka
<p>U-19 star Kwena Maphaka claimed his maiden IPL wicket by dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal.<br /></p>PTI
9/10:Akash Madhwal
<p>Akash Madhwal was the standout bowler for Mumbai Indians, clinching three wickets for just 20 runs.<br /></p>ANI
10/10:Trent Boult
<p>Boult's sensational left-arm pace spell restricted hosts Mumbai to 125-9, a total Rajasthan chased down with 27 balls to spare for their third win of the season in as many matches.<br /></p>AFPSince then Rohit's garden comment became famous.
After clinching the series 4-1 against England, Rohit had shared a photo on his social media account with Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan, and Dhruv Jurel, acknowledging the contributions of the promising youngsters to the team's success.
"Garden mein ghoomne wale bande," Rohit wrote.
