Highlights - Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians - Royals rumble to nine-wicket win

Sandeep Sharma announced his return from injury with the magnificent figures of 5 for 18, the best by any bowler in this season’s IPL, before Yashasvi Jaiswal blazed back to form with a sparkling 59-ball century, as Rajasthan Royals signed off from the Jaipur leg of their campaign with a seventh statement win in eight matches to cement their table-topping status.

Set a middling 180 for victory after a Mumbai Indians’ innings that owed everything to a 99-run fifth-wicket stand between Tilak Varma and Nehal Wadhera, Rajasthan’s chase was signalled and sealed by Jaiswal, who had 31 from 18 balls prior to a 30-minute rain delay, before converting his first fifty of a difficult season into a towering 104 not out from 60 balls.

Jaiswal added 74 in eight overs with the in-form Jos Buttler, who made 35 from 25, and a further 109 in 65 with Sanju Samson, whose terrible reprieve on 19 by Tim David at midwicket was the moment all hope evaporated for Mumbai. By then, Jaiswal had also had a major let-off, on 50, when Wadhera at deep cover dropped a leading-edged swipe off Piyush Chawla over the ropes for six.

Mumbai’s performance was summed up by the deployment of their two outstanding bowlers of the campaign. After being riled by a first-ball slap for six, Gerald Coetzee bowled like the wind in his solitary powerplay over, visibly troubling Jaiswal with his 150kph-plus pace, in particular with a top-edged pull that flew over the keeper for four. Yet he was not given another over until Jaiswal was into the 80s, when he again got a well-set batter flinching, but by this stage the match was already lost.

And though Jasprit Bumrah bowled with his peerless verve up front, including a two-run first over to limit Buttler’s early intentions, he too was held back too late into the chase – and when he did return, his comeback over was not a success. A first-ball no-ball was followed by a second-ball wide on height, whereupon Jaiswal swung the rolled-over free hit for six, en route to a 16-run over, Bumrah’s most expensive of a stellar season.

First the century, from 59 balls, then the victory! Yashasvi Jaiswal is in the pink once more for Rajasthan, who have romped to a nine-wicket win to cement their table-topping status!

Yashasvi Jaiswal hasn't been at his best this campaign, but with Jos Buttler ominously poised at the other end, he's working his way into form right here and now, with Rajasthan rattling along to 61 for 0 in the powerplay, their best of the season.

Though still dangerous, Bumrah's second over gets nailed for a boundary apiece from each batter, before Thushara's second gets crunched for four fours - two each this time, including a final-ball fumble from Hardik in the covers that sums up Mumbai's ropey start.

The time-out is called, but it's going to be a longer break, because rain has stopped play! The par score at this stage is 41, so Rajasthan are firmly on top.

It's a box-office first over from Gerald Coetzee to Yashasvi Jaiswal, who picks off three boundaries but doesn't know much about the second! A first-ball step into the length earns Jaiswal the most languid of sixes down the ground, but that's the last he'll be seeing of slot-balls tonight. Coetzee stares, shrugs and serves up a 150kph sizzler that bursts past the splice and almost takes the keeper's head off. Four balls later, and it's Jaiswal's own bonce in the firing line as he pulls defensively and top-edges over the keeper, before signing off the over with a more measured punch through cover. Lively times!

Width, walloped. Hardik Pandya's first over contains a brace of length-ball outswingers, and Jos Buttler, fresh from the innings of his IPL career against KKR, is in the mood to punish them. A brace of boundaries through the covers, and the chase is up and running.

Inevitably, Jasprit Bumrah offers a more tricky challenge, and just a brace of singles ensue, including one for Buttler to a misfield in the covers.

What a final over from Rajasthan! Tim David finally gets the strike back with three balls remaining, but his first swing is a miscue, and his second holes out to deep midwicket. Sandeep closes out the over with minimal damage, to return the stunning figures of 5 for 18, the best by an Indian bowler for the Royals, and on his return from injury too. All smiles from the home team as they limit Mumbai to 179 for 9, and just nine runs in the final two overs.

A very timely strike for Avesh Khan, who aims full and straight with Hardik Pandya shuffling to the off-side, and nails him plumb in front with the fast full-toss. Mumbai's captain is gone for a run-a-ball 10, bringing Tim David out to unleash his own long levers with ten balls of the innings remaining.

But it's a superb over from Avesh as Mumbai's charge is checked ... just six runs from it as Avesh nails his length, and one ball later, Varma holes out to deep mid-on from the first ball of Sandeep's final over. Gerald Coetzee then swings through his first ball to pick out Shimron Hetmyer as well, which leaves David stranded at the wrong end.

An attempted uppercut from Wadhera, looking to reach his own fifty, but the returning Trent Boult has outfoxed him on the slower short ball as the chance nestles in Sandeep's hands at backward point. The partnership ends at 99 as Hardik Pandya enters the fray.

A smoking sweep over midwicket for Tilak Varma, and up comes his fifty from 38 balls - and at 21 years and 166 balls, he's the third-youngest to 1000 IPL runs. One ball later, however, he looks to have fallen lbw on the reverse-sweep to Chahal - only for the decision to be overturned on review. The batters are ecstatic at the reprieve as they embrace in the middle of the pitch, and Wadhera takes it upon himself to lead the celebrations with two more sixes in a very significant over. The 150 is up, and Mumbai are back in contention.

It's all very one-paced out there at the moment, or maybe we've just been spoiled by the extraordinary scoring-rates elsewhere in the competition. But R Ashwin is through his four overs for 31 runs - wicketless once more having claimed just one in the tournament to date - as Tilak Varma and Nehal Wadhera rebuild the innings with a steady stand of 68 runs in 41 balls. That said, Wadhera has just unleashed a one-handed six over long-on off Avesh to pick up the tempo a touch.

Another first-over strike for Rajasthan, and another champion bowler has a very significant moment! Yuzvendra Chahal's third ball grips on a good length as Mohammad Nabi closes the face on the front foot, and it's a simple lob back into his waiting hands to bring up his 200th IPL wicket! He's been on the IPL circuit since 2013, and he's ended Nabi's brief rally at 23. Time for a time-out with Mumbai in all sorts of bother.

Only two other men have previously reached 200 wickets in a T20 competition, which speaks volumes for Chahal's impact and longevity: 200-plus wickets in a T20 Competition: Danny Briggs (219 and Samit Patel (208), both in England's T20 Blast.

It's not a lot to write home about, but an 18-run flurry in Avesh Khan's opening over at least allows Mumbai to finish the powerplay on the front foot. Mohammad Nabi is the source of that relative fightback, with a pulled six over square leg and two fours through the covers. It's time for some spin as R Ashwin joins the attack at 45 for 3 after six.

Poor cricket from Suryakumar Yadav, who flicks loosely across the scrambled-seam delivery from Sandeep Sharma, and is already wincing in self-admonishment before the ball has nestled in Rovman Powell's grasp at midwicket. He'd shown a glimpse of his best touch in Trent Boult's previous over, with a brace of boundaries including a kinky dab through deep third. But he's gone before he's really begun, and so too has Mumbai's powerplay...

It's a diabolical start for Mumbai, as both openers depart in the space of nine balls! Sandeep Sharma again aims full, looking to utilise the swing on offer. Ishan Kishan has a swing through some tantalising width, and Samson is convinced there's a nick as the ball nestles in his gloves... he's right too!

Well, what do you know ... it's that man again, and this time it's taken him a whole five balls to claim his first wicket of the match! Trent Boult fires in the full-length delivery, shaping in at the stumps, and Rohit Sharma has a massive hack through the line! The ball flies high in the air, Samson runs round with the gloves to take a tumbling chance, and Rajasthan Royals have their first incision!

And guess what happened when Rajasthan last played Mumbai? Yep, Boult bagged Rohit fifth-ball, caught by Samson!

It's Hardik Pandya's 100th game for Mumbai Indians, and he's won the toss and chosen to bat first. His reasoning is that there's not been much dew to factor in in Jaipur's previous games.

Mumbai have named three changes: Nuwan, Wadhera, and Chawla come in for Madhwal, Romario and Shreyas. For Rajastan, Sandeep Sharma comes in for Kuldeep Sen.

As for the conditions, the square boundaries are a sizeable 67 metres and the straight boundary is 76m. Brian Lara, on the host feed, reckons a score in the range of 180-200 is competitive on a pitch that lacks some moisture compared to other higher-scoring surfaces.