Teenager Suryavanshi flogs Bumrah in first meeting
[Reuters] Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit his first ball from India bowler Jasprit Bumrah for six and Yashasvi Jaiswal flogged 77 not out from 32 balls as Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by 27 runs in a rain-reduced match in Guwahati. Opener Suryavanshi, already one of the most discussed players at the Indian Premier League after his breakout season last year, impressed yet again by timing his first ball in professional cricket from Bumrah over long-on. It was also the first delivery he faced in the match and, after taking a single from the next ball, Suryavanshi hit his third from India's superstar bowler for six over square leg.
In total, Suryavanshi faced five balls from Bumrah and scored 13 runs. "It is quite fascinating to see a 16-year-old boy [sic] playing the way he played and at same point in time discussing him so much in preparation leading up to the game," said Mumbai captain and India all-rounder Hardik Pandya. "[It is] Amazing to see the way he bats, the kind of fearless and shots he has.
"I wish him good luck for the future. " The teenager also hit New Zealand left-armer Trent Boult for six and Shardul Thakur for two more before being caught on the extra cover boundary off the bowling of India all-rounder Thakur for 39 from 14 balls. In a match reduced to 11 overs per side, Suryavanshi and Jaiswal put on 80 in five overs for the first wicket.
The hosts finished on 150-3. England seamer Jofra Archer removed South Africa's Ryan Rickelton for eight in the first over of Mumbai's chase and the five-time champions were soon 46-5 after five overs. West Indies all-rounder Sherfane Rutherford flogged 25 from eight balls to maintain some slim hope of a successful chase but Mumbai finished on 124-9.
The win puts Rajasthan top of the early standings with three wins from three. Mumbai Indians are seventh after back-to-back defeats. [BBC]