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Patna : Rajasthan Royals (RR) scored a competitive 171/4 in 20 overs against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 24th match of IPL 2021 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, on April 29, 2021, afternoon, as Sanju Samson ( captain & wk) scored 42 in 27 balls with 5 fours while opener Jos Buttler scored 41 in 32 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes. Shivam Dube fell to fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah for 35 in 31 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes. MI had won the toss but opted to bowl.
RR openers Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal (32) added 66 runs for the first wicket in 7.4 overs. Both fell to leg spinner Rahul Chahar. Buttler hit spinner Jayant Yadav for 2 sixes and spinner Rahul Chahar for 1 six. Jaiswal hit fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile (NCN) and spinner Chahar for a six each. Shivam Dube also hit Jayant Yadav for a six. Sanju Samson fell to Trent Boult for 42. RR scored 26 runs in last 3 overs. Jayant Yadav conceded 37 runs in his 3 overs.