The 38th match of IPL 2024 was played between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians. Rajasthan had won this match very easily. Batting first, Mumbai managed to score 179 runs in 20 overs, losing 9 wickets. The biggest contribution to this came from Sandeep Sharma, whose bowling saw the Mumbai team more likely to be seen in the dugout than on the field after Sandeep Sharma became emotional after some good bowling against Mumbai.
Sandeep Sharma picked up 5 wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs against Mumbai Indians. Sandeep Sharma bowled with an economy of 5.40. He chased Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Tim David and Gerald Coetzee.
After Mumbai took five wickets, Sandeep explained his strategy. He said that I will play the first game after I get fit. I feel good. The pitch was slow and rather low, so my plan was to continue bowling variations and cutters.
Sandeep Sharma became emotional after she was not sold. He then said that, as you know, no one bought me two years ago. I was included in the team as a substitute. That’s why I enjoy every game.
Let us tell you that Punjab has released Sandeep after 2022. In IPL 2023, Sandeep Sharma joined Rajasthan Royals for Rs 50 lakh as a replacement for injured Prasidh Krishna. He was not purchased by any team at the 2022 auction.
Batting first, Mumbai scored 179 runs and lost 9 wickets in 20 overs. After that, a target of 180 runs was set against Rajasthan. In this innings, Tilak Verma scored 65 runs in 45 balls. This included five fours and three sixes. Sandeep Sharma took the wicket of Tilak.
In reply, Rajasthan easily reached the target of 180 runs. Rajasthan scored 183 runs and lost 1 wicket in 18.4 overs. And won that match by 9 wickets with 8 balls remaining. In this innings, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 104 runs off 60 balls. These included 9 fours and 7 sixes. The Mumbai bowlers proved to be a complete failure against Rajasthan.
