In the 1000th match of the tournament, Mumbai Indians clinched a thrilling six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in a run-fest at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Yashasvi Jaiswal's magnificent 124 for Rajasthan Royals went in vain as Suryakumar Yadav (55) and Tim David (45 not out) carried Mumbai to victory.
Chasing a massive target of 218, Mumbai had a shaky start as they lost their captain Rohit Sharma early on. However, Cameron Green's quickfire knock of 23 off 9 balls and Suryakumar's aggressive batting helped Mumbai stay in the hunt.
Suryakumar smashed eight fours and two sixes, while David hit two fours and five huge sixes to guide Mumbai to the seventh position on the points table. Suryakumar's 24-ball fifty included three fours and five sixes, with the highlight being the 13th over where he smashed Kuldeep Sen for 20 runs.
Mumbai's chase got a little wobbly after Suryakumar's dismissal in the 16th over, but Tilak Varma and Tim David held their nerves to take Mumbai to victory. David's hat-trick of sixes in the final over sealed a dramatic win for Mumbai, much to the delight of their fans.
Overall, it was a thrilling contest between two strong teams, with Mumbai coming out on top thanks to the heroics of Suryakumar Yadav and Tim David.
Brief scores: Rajasthan Royals 212/7 in 20 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 124; Arshad Khan 3-39, Piyush Chawla 2-34) lost to Mumbai Indians 214/4 in 19.3 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 55, Tim David 45 not out; Ravichandran Ashwin 2-27, Sandeep Sharma 1-35) by six wickets