Match overview
Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by 100 runs in IPL 2025 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, on 1 May 2025. MI batted first and posted 217/2, a total built on a clean powerplay of 58 runs without loss and a brutal death phase of 71 runs from the final four overs. Rajasthan's response fell apart inside the first six overs: five wickets went down for 62 runs and the chase was effectively over before the seventh over began. RR were eventually bowled out for 117, with RD Rickelton collecting the Player of the Match award for his part in Mumbai's innings.
The margin tells the story clearly. Rajasthan won the toss and chose to field, a reasonable call at a ground where teams batting second have won roughly 64% of the time across 97 IPL matches. On this occasion, however, MI's batting was good enough to make the toss irrelevant. The collapse that followed in the powerplay of the chase compounded matters badly for a Rajasthan side that had already lost four of its previous five IPL 2025 fixtures.
For Mumbai Indians, the win extended a run of five consecutive victories in the 2025 season. They have beaten Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad (twice), Chennai Super Kings, and Delhi Capitals in recent weeks, and this was comfortably the most complete performance of that sequence.
Venue and conditions
Sawai Mansingh Stadium carries a first-innings average of 165 across 97 T20 matches, so MI's 217/2 surpassed that benchmark by 52 runs. The average powerplay at the ground produces 46 runs. Mumbai cleared that with 58 and without losing a wicket, which gave them the platform to accelerate through the middle overs (88 runs, 2 wickets) and keep the foot down in the death (71 runs, 0 wickets). Rajasthan's opening 62 runs from the powerplay actually matched the ground average reasonably well; the problem was the 5 wickets attached to that score.
The ground has a 60% toss-field rate and a 64% chase success rate, so the instinct to field after winning the toss is well-founded historically. Evening dew at venues across India typically makes the ball harder to grip in the back half of an innings, which is another factor that tends to favour the side batting second. On this occasion, any dew that arrived came too late to change the arithmetic. A target of 218 was simply beyond a side whose powerplay batting had already been dismantled.
How to watch
IPL 2025 is broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports Cricket, with coverage also available via Sky Go and NOW TV for those without a full subscription. Given the time difference, most evening fixtures in India start between 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm BST, making them accessible to UK viewers across the afternoon. The Sky Sports app carries live streams alongside desktop viewing, and match replays are generally available shortly after the final over.
Recent form
Mumbai Indians arrived in Jaipur on the back of five straight wins, making them one of the form sides in the 2025 IPL. Their wins over Sunrisers Hyderabad on two separate occasions, plus victories against Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, and Lucknow Super Giants, suggest consistent batting depth and a bowling unit capable of restricting sides in the back half of innings.
Rajasthan Royals' recent record makes for bleaker reading. Prior to this fixture, they had lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore twice, as well as to Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals, with only a win over Gujarat Titans to show from their last five outings. The 100-run defeat here is the kind of result that puts a head coach's squad selection under genuine scrutiny, particularly given how quickly the powerplay unravelled in the chase. Their next fixture will need to be a significant improvement if they are to stay in contention for the IPL 2025 playoff places.
