Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, di 15-year-old batter for Rajasthan Royals, bin flop for di must-win match against Mumbai Indians for Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Di young southpaw bin score only four runs off six balls before Deepak Chahar bin take im wicket.
Sooryavanshi bin start slow as im fellow opener Yashasvi Jaiswal bin take di responsibility to give RR a flying start. But when Will Jacks bin dismiss Jaiswal, di onus fall on Sooryavanshi to keep di team going for di Powerplay.
Just two balls after Jaiswal wicket, di teenager try to play a big shot but end up slicing di ball for di air. Naman Dhir bin run in from deep point and take di catch.
Mumbai Indians win di toss and choose to bowl first for dia last league match of di season. Di match na must-win for Rajasthan Royals, wey need to secure di fourth spot for di playoffs.
MI rest dia seasoned pacer Jasprit Bumrah and bring Deepak Chahar into di playing XI. For RR, dem make three changes with skipper Riyan Parag, Nandre Burger, and Ravindra Jadeja coming in.
Hardik Pandya, MI captain, say di conditions na why dem opt to bowl first. ‘When we have played in di afternoon, di pitch tend to get better. Looks like a good track. It’s hard. Will mostly play like dis. Once di sun go down, it’s slightly better. Just want to come out and give our best shot,’ Pandya tok for di toss.
Riyan Parag, wey dey lead RR, say dem go give dia best for di must-win match as dem trail Punjab Kings by one point. ‘Would have done di same thing. Could be di last game of di season. We’ll play like it. All di prep and energy wey go into di tournament. Hopefully, we maximise our opportunity and get ahead for di playoffs. Rather have dis than depend on somebody else,’ Parag tok.
Di match na di only day game of di season for Wankhede, wey dey play for hot and humid conditions. Di pitch dey make am challenging for di players.
For MI squad, dem include Ryan Rickelton, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, AM Ghazanfar, and Raghu Sharma.
For RR squad, dem get Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Yash Raj Punja, and Brijesh Sharma.
Rajasthan Royals need to win dis match to progress to di playoffs behind Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans, and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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