Rajasthan Royals have been eliminated from the current IPL season after losing their eighth match to Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Despite a 100-run defeat in front of their home crowd, the Royals set an IPL all-time record.
After opting to field first, they conceded 217 runs in 20 overs as their bowlers picked only two wickets in the innings. They lost five wickets in the first six overs in the run chase, but runs kept coming as the batters played their shots in the pursuit of 218. At the end of the powerplay, the Royals had scored 62 runs for the loss of five wickets. These are the most runs in the first six overs for a team losing five or more wickets. RR smacked seven fours and three sixes in the powerplay despite losing wickets in quick succession.
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Rajasthan Royals’ Struggles Continue as They Crash Out of IPL 2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) also scored 62 runs for the loss of five wickets in five overs at the start of their innings in 2019 against the Rajasthan Royals. However, it was a shortened game due to rain.
The Royals lost all the steam in the powerplay itself, and with all their top batters back in the hut, they were never in the game to chase down 218 runs. The procession of wickets didn’t stop in the middle overs either as they laboured past the 100-run mark . Jofra Archer, batting at eight, scored the most runs for them by hitting 30 runs off 27 deliveries, as they bundled out for 117 runs in the 17th over. This crushing loss also knocked them out of IPL 2025 after losing eight out of 11 matches this season.
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