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They had reached 49 for no loss in the seventh over with skipper Rohit Sharma looking in great form. Though Ishan Kishan had struggled to 8 runs off 20 deliveries before he got out, under-edging a shot onto the boot of wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock that sat up for Jason Holder to pocket a simple catch, and Dewald Brevis too was out cheaply, Mumbai Indians were still in the hunt with Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav at the crease.

Rahul, who had scored his first century of IPL 2022 against Mumbai Indians in his 100th match a few days ago, played a well-controlled innings on a sluggish track to finish with an unbeaten 103 off 62 deliveries. He reached the three-figure mark off 61 balls in the final over of the innings, hitting 12 fours and four sixes. Rahul (103) waged a lone battle, struggling for help from the other end as the other batters came in and went out in a procession. Manish Pandey was the second highest scorer.

In a fantastic thriller, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday defeated Lucknow Super Giants  (LSG) by 18 runs. RCB skipper Faf du Plessis missed his century just by four runs. It was RCB's fifth win in the ongoing IPL season.

After Rahul's unbeaten 103 off 60 balls laced with nine fours and five sixes enthralled fans in a sunny afternoon and powered Lucknow to 199/4, Mumbai didn't get any substantial score which they needed from their betters and could only get 181/9 in their 20 overs, slumping to their sixth consecutive loss of the ongoing tournament.

On a hot Mumbai afternoon, Rahul put out a treat for fans with his free-flowing strokes as he carried his bat throughout the innings for registering his third IPL hundred, also his second ton in the mega event against Mumbai in 60 balls, laced with nine fours and five sixes. For the Rohit Sharma-led side, it was another poor day with the ball as Jaydev Unadkat took two wickets while Murugan Ashwin and Fabian Allen had one scalp each apart from multiple misfields on the field.

In the afternoon match at the Brabourne Stadium on Saturday, Mumbai would be seeking to end their winless run while Lucknow are looking to bounce back from a narrow loss to Rajasthan Royals. "Obviously with Mumbai at the moment, I think we will try to get our momentum back after loss in last game. We would love to get another win but Mumbai are going to be very desperate for their first win.

On a super Sunday, we witnessed both high-scoring and low-scoring thrillers. On sunny day when many of us don't want to go anywhere, IPL made it excited for us at home. In the first match, DC defeated KKR by 44 runs. In the second match, RR defeated LSG by 3 runs. The results proved that winning the toss and choosing to bowl first no longer matters now.

Hetmyer and Ashwin were going strong having rescued Rajasthan Royals from 4-67 to 135 in the 19th over when Ashwin, after taking a single off Avesh Khan spirited to the dugout, ruling himself retired out. That allowed Riyan Parag, considered a better finisher, to step into the field and he and Hetmyer took Royals to a modest total that they went on to defend thanks to a clinical bowling performance.

In a low-scoring thriller, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Thursday beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by 6 wickets. In that match, batsmen were finding it difficult to score runs. However, both of the teams showed their ability and fighting spirit by never quitting till the end.

In a close encounter, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Monday defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 12 runs. LSG has now won the second match out of three matches they have played so far. SRH is still searching for their first victory of the season. Here are the key highlights of the game: