IPL: Boult, Chahal set up big win for Rajasthan

MUMBAI, India (AP):

Seamer Trent Boult and leg-spinner Yzvendra Chahal sank Mumbai Indians, and Rajasthan Royals cruised to victory in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

Boult took three for 22 and Chahal three for 11 to restrict Mumbai to 125 for nine.

Rajasthan knocked that off with 27 balls to spare, Riyan Parag scoring 54 not out as they won by six wickets at 127 for four.

Unbeaten Rajasthan moved atop the league table while winless Mumbai lost a third straight match.

Put in to bat at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai were 20 for four in 3.3 overs. Boult struck twice in the first over, dismissing Rohit Sharma and Naman Dhir for first-ball ducks.

In a strange turn of events, Mumbai opted for an immediate impact substitution, subbing Dhir out of the game for Dewald Brevis, who was out for a first-ball duck, too. Boult had three wickets in 10 deliveries.

Ishan Kishan could also have gone, but Rajasthan didn’t review an lbw before Brevis’ dismissal. Kishan was caught behind off Nandre Burger seven balls later, though, on 16.

Mumbai skipper Hardik Pandya – booed again by the home fans at the toss – and Tilak Varma added 56 runs off 36 balls to revive Mumbai.

The revival was wrecked by Chahal. He got Pandya caught for 34 off 21 balls, followed by Varma for 32 off 29. Piyush Charma was also dismissed, and Chahal had three wickets as Mumbai crashed to 95 for seven.

When Rajasthan batted, young Mumbai pacer Akash Madhwal picked up three for 20, but the hosts were never in with a chance.

Yashasvi Jaiswal was caught off Kwena Maphaka, and Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson were removed by Madhwal.

Rajasthan were 48 for three in the seventh over, and a comeback was envisioned, but that was quickly thwarted by Parag, who unleashed five fours and three sixes.

Parag raced to 50 off 38 balls for his second straight half-century.