NEW DELHI: After his record-breaking heroics within the earlier recreation, Rajasthan Royals’ teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi had a forgettable outing towards Mumbai Indians of their IPL 2025 conflict on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday.
The 14-year-old from Samastipur, Bihar — who took the cricketing world by storm with a blistering 101 off 28 balls towards Gujarat Titans — was dismissed for a two-ball duck.
Trying an formidable stroke off Deepak Chahar’s full supply, Vaibhav mistimed his shot and supplied a easy catch to Will Jacks at mid-on.
A surprised silence fell over the stadium following his early exit.
Rajasthan Royals’ head coach Rahul Dravid, who had celebrated Vaibhav’s century within the final match by rising from his wheelchair, appeared visibly dejected within the dugout.
In the meantime, Mumbai Indians made essentially the most of favorable batting circumstances. Openers Rohit Sharma (53 off 36) and Ryan Rickelton (61 off 38) produced a blistering 116-run stand, dismantling the Royals’ assault with medical hitting.
Rohit took the lead towards spin, notably concentrating on Maheesh Theekshana, whereas Rickelton punished the pacers with precision.
Capitalising on the flying begin, Suryakumar Yadav and skipper Hardik Pandya performed explosive unbeaten knocks of 48 every (each off 23 balls), lifting MI to a frightening whole of 217 for 2 after being put in to bat.
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