Delhi: In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, the picture of the playoffs is slowly becoming clear. While the journey of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ended on Wednesday, on Thursday, Rajasthan Royals (RR) also dropped out of the tournament. Rajasthan was defeated by Mumbai Indians (MI) by a big margin of 100 runs on his home ground. With this stunning victory, Mumbai Indians have reached the top position in the points table this season for the first time. This is Mumbai’s sixth consecutive win and after 11 matches, they have 14 points. On the other hand, the Rajasthan Royals team has scored only 6 points in 11 matches so far and it has been out of the playoff race.
Special experience of playing in front of family
After the historic victory of Mumbai Indians, Mi batsman Ryan Ricelton played a brilliant innings against Rajasthan and was elected ‘Player of the Match’. After the match, he said, “My family members have come to India this week and it was very special for me to perform well in front of them.”
Playing with Mumbai Indians special
Riklton said about the team, “It is always nice to be a part of a brilliant team like Mumbai Indians and contribute to the team. We are catching rhythm at the right time and the atmosphere of the team is also fantastic.”
Batting experience with Rohit
Talking about his partnership with MI legendary batsman Rohit Sharma, he said, “The start of the tournament was a bit slow for us, but now things are getting better. There was some uncertainty about the weather in a few overs of the beginning, but we did well with each other.” Ryan further said, “The thing was that we prepare a strong foundation and then let Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav play openly. The way he played was worth seeing.”
To get a big challenge under Indian circumstances
Regarding my batting, Riklton said, “Playing for the first time in India here was a challenging for me. In the beginning I tried to change my technology a lot, but now I have made some small changes with my real style. It has helped me play better.”
Trust in team management and thinking
Regarding the team’s strategy, he said, “We have a strong think-tank, experienced player and excellent management. When I am consulted, I definitely speak, but we have so much intelligent people that we trust them and do our work honestly.”
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