Friendly spar between Ravindra Jadeja of Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Shardul Thakur of Mumbai Indians (MI). In the last over of the first innings of the MI vs RR IPL 2026 match, Jadeja and Thakur took a few moments to show off their rivalry through some friendly gestures.
on the third ball of 20th In the over, when Ravindra Jadeja came to strike, the MI seam bowling all-rounder welcomed him with a friendly response. In the following delivery, the Rajasthan Royals’ experienced spin bowling all-rounder got a chance to answer Shardul.
A dramatic moment between Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja
Shardul gave a no ball on the fourth ball of the over. On the next two balls, Jadeja hit two consecutive fours on the seamer. Jadeja roared and replied to the MI star.
Here is the video
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– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 24 May 2026
Thanks to a late attack from Ravindra Jadeja, Rajasthan Royals comfortably crossed the 200-run mark and scored a total of 205 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 8 wickets. This is a good score for them considering the fall of wickets in the early stages of the innings. Interestingly, Rajasthan claimed the score without a single half-century.
Total of more than 200 without a partnership of more than 50 in IPL
207/6 – CSK vs MI, Mumbai WS, 2026
206/8 – PBKS vs DC, Jaipur, 2025
205/8 – RR vs MI Mumbai WS, 2026
201/8 – RCB vs RR, Guwahati, 2026
200/7 – PBKS vs GT, Ahmedabad, 2024
After the innings, Deepak Chahar said that due to the extreme heat conditions in Mumbai, it was very difficult to bowl back-to-back overs.
Bowling wise (for MI) much better than other games, heat wise it was very hot. It is difficult for anyone to bowl two overs consecutively. It’s a little slow (pitch). The last 10 overs were better than the first 10 overs (how the pitch played). The next 10 overs will be best for batting. It is a good score but the next 10 overs will be the best for batting, we should achieve it easily.
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