Mumbai Indians (MI) outclassed Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 50 of IPL 2025 on Thursday (May 1) in Jaipur. They won the game by a whopping margin of 100 runs and now hold the top position in the points table.
After being invited to bat first, MI got off to a sublime start with their openers, Ryan Rickelton (61) and Rohit Sharma (53). The duo built a 116-run stand before getting dismissed in quick succession by Maheesh Theekshana and Riyan Parag, respectively.
Thereafter, Suryakumar Yadav (48*) and Hardik Pandya (48*) played impressive knocks to propel the visitors to a daunting 217-run total.
In response, RR lost their in-form openers Vaibhav Suryavanshi (0) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (13) in the first two overs. The rest of the core batters also failed to rise to the occasion, as the home side lost five wickets, despite scoring 62 runs.
Jofra Archer (30) was the top-scorer for the home side, as they were bundled out for 117. Karn Sharma was the top bowler for MI with figures of 3/23. Meanwhile, Trent Boult also took three wickets for the Mumbai-based side.
Updated IPL 2025 table after RR vs MI match
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Mumbai Indians | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.274 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.521 |
| Punjab Kings | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.199 |
| Gujarat Titans | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.748 |
| Delhi Capitals | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.362 |
| Lucknow Super GiantsL | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.325 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.271 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.78 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1.103 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.211 |
With their sixth victory on the trot, Mumbai Indians are the top team in the IPL 2025 with 14 points. On the other hand, RR are out of the playoffs as a consequence of this loss.
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IPL 2025 Stats and Leaderboard
Orange Cap Leaderboard
Suryakumar Yadav again became the Orange Cap holder with his impressive knock against RR. He has so far garnered 475 runs at a prolific average of 67.85. Besides, Sai Sudharsan (456) and Virat Kohli (443) are positioned second and third, respectively.
Suryakumar Yadav – 475 runs
Sai Sudharsan – 456 runs
Virat Kohli – 443 runs
Purple Cap Leaderboard
Josh Hazlewood continues to remain the Purple Cap holder with 17 scalps to his name. Meanwhile, Prasidh Krishna (17) and Noor Ahmad (15) hold the subsequent positions in the bowling charts.
Josh Hazlewood – 18 wickets
Prasidh Krishna – 17 wickets
Noor Ahmad – 15 wickets
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