Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by six wickets<\/a> in Match 42 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 held at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\nBatting first the Royals started off strong with Yashasvi Jaiswal<\/strong> taking MI bowlers to the cleaners showing all his class. The left-handed batter smashed a stunning century finishing with an impressive 124 runs off just 62 balls, which featured 16 fours and 8 sixes. Riding on Yashasvi\u2019s outstanding century, the Royals managed to score 212 for the loss of 7 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nIn response, Mumbai began slowly, losing their skipper Rohit Sharma<\/strong> early on for just 3 runs. Ishan Kishan and Cameron Green tried to stabilize the innings with 28 and 44 runs, respectively.<\/p>\nHowever, it was Suryakumar Yadav<\/strong> who played a match-winning innings, scoring 55 runs off just 29 balls, including 8 fours and 2 sixes. Tilak Varma<\/strong> and Tim David<\/strong> also played crucial knocks of 29 and 45 runs, respectively, as the five-time champions chased down the target with 3 balls to spare, finishing at 214\/4.<\/p>\nFor Rajasthan Royals, Ravichandran Ashwin<\/strong> was the most successful bowler, picking up two wickets for just 27 runs in his 4 overs. Similarly, Arshad Khan<\/strong> was the pick of the bowlers for Mumbai Indians, taking 3 wickets for 39 runs in his 3 overs. Experienced spin bowler Piyush Chawla<\/strong> also took two wickets.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nHere is how Twitter reacted:<\/strong><\/p>\n