Riyan Parag reflects on Rajasthan Royals' exit from IPL playoffs
Rajasthan Royals suffered a 100-run defeat against Mumbai Indians, knocking them out of the race for the IPL 2025 playoffs. Captain Riyan Parag, while discussing the shortcomings of the team, said that the middle order needs improvement. Mumbai performed brilliantly to register their sixth consecutive win and seem to be in a strong position.
In the 50th match of IPL 2025 on Thursday, Rajasthan Royals suffered their eighth defeat of this season. They suffered a big 100-run defeat against Mumbai Indians, who secured their sixth consecutive win this season. Rajasthan won the toss and invited Mumbai to bat. Mumbai posted a strong score of 217 runs, with all their top four batsmen making significant contributions. Chasing the target, Rajasthan's team could not perform well and were all-out for just 117 runs.
After the match, Rajasthan captain Riyan Parag admitted that Mumbai performed well. "We have to give credit to Mumbai Indians for the way they batted and saved wickets. Yes, a score of 190-200 would have been ideal. We're getting off to a good start. But the middle order - I, Dhruv - has to come forward. We've done a lot of things right and wrong. Many mistakes and small mistakes. We want to focus on those, and also focus on the good things," Parag said.
Parag's comments point to growing anxieties within the Rajasthan Royals camp, especially with the middle order failing every time to finish the match. Mumbai Indians made a strong comeback in the second half of the IPL 2025 season and are looking to be one of the most dangerous teams in the tournament. This was the sixth consecutive win for Mumbai Indians, who had lost their first five matches.
Chasing the target of 218 runs, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi lost wickets early on. Deepak Chahar dismissed Suryavanshi for 0 in the first over. After this, in the second over, Trent Boult dismissed Jaiswal for 13 (6) runs. After this, in the fourth over, Boult also took the wicket of Nitish Rana.
After this, the rest of the Rajasthan batsmen could not score any special runs. Only Jofra Archer crossed the 20-run mark and scored a total of 30 runs in 27 balls. In 16.1 overs, Rajasthan's team was all out for 117 runs. This was Rajasthan's eighth defeat this season, after which they have reached the eighth position in the points table.