<p>Yashasvi Jaiswal struck a stunning maiden century (124) to propel Rajasthan Royals to a massive 212 for 7 against Mumbai Indians in the 1,000th match of the Indian Premier League here on Sunday.</p>.<p>The local boy Jaiswal clobbered 16 fours and eight sixes to make 124 from just 62 balls to single-handedly power Rajasthan Royals to the big total, while Mumbai Indians conceded their third consecutive total in excess of 200 this season.</p>.<p>Jaiswal, who took his tally past 400 runs this season and also recorded the highest score of this IPL, had a special liking for Riley Meredith (4-0-51-1) as he hit half of his fours and a six against the Australian pacer.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/ipl-2023-hardik-is-not-trying-to-impose-his-personality-on-the-team-says-gavaskar-1214128.html" target="_blank">IPL 2023: Hardik is not trying to impose his personality on the team, says Gavaskar</a></strong></p>.<p>Despite the other Royals batters failing to provide support from the other end, Jaiswal ensured the run-rate never dropped. His knock began with a sturdy 72-run opening stand with Jos Buttler (18).</p>.<p>Buttler got off the mark on his eighth ball while Jaiswal hit a six each off Cameron Green (3-0-31-0) and Jofra Archer (4-0-41-1) in the first couple of overs to provide RR the early momentum.</p>.<p>The left-handed Jaiswal hit four fours in an over from Meredith to take RR past 50 inside five overs, as they finished powerplay at a strong 65 for no loss.</p>.<p>Archer hit 149.3 kmph early on, as the MI pacer, having undergone a minor surgery in Belgium on his right elbow recently, looked to be hitting his straps in his third game of the season.</p>.<p>However, Archer struggled for line in his first spell (2-0-21-0) but used the short ball against RR’s left-handed batters, and also claimed the wicket of Jason Holder (11).</p>.<p>Veteran spinner Piyush Chawla bowled an impressive first over and reaped the benefit in his next, getting Buttler caught at long-on to break the opening partnership in the eighth over.</p>.<p>Royals’ captain Sanju Samson (14) began with a first-ball six but had a short stay in the middle, chipping one straight to deep midwicket off Arshad Khan (3-0-39-3) in the 10th over.</p>.<p>In the 11th over, while Jaiswal hit Chawla for a four to bring up his fourth fifty of this IPL, the leg-spinner bamboozled Devdutt Padikkal (2) for his second wicket in the game.</p>.<p>Before the start of play, the BCCI marked the occasion of the 1,000th match of the IPL with its secretary Jay Shah presenting mementos to the two captains -- Rohit Sharma and Samson -- as well as Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara and MI team icon Sachin Tendulkar.</p>.<p>Rohit, who was elevated to Mumbai Indians’ captaincy back in April 2013, also completed his 150th match as the skipper of the five-time title winners.</p>
<p>Yashasvi Jaiswal struck a stunning maiden century (124) to propel Rajasthan Royals to a massive 212 for 7 against Mumbai Indians in the 1,000th match of the Indian Premier League here on Sunday.</p>.<p>The local boy Jaiswal clobbered 16 fours and eight sixes to make 124 from just 62 balls to single-handedly power Rajasthan Royals to the big total, while Mumbai Indians conceded their third consecutive total in excess of 200 this season.</p>.<p>Jaiswal, who took his tally past 400 runs this season and also recorded the highest score of this IPL, had a special liking for Riley Meredith (4-0-51-1) as he hit half of his fours and a six against the Australian pacer.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/ipl-2023-hardik-is-not-trying-to-impose-his-personality-on-the-team-says-gavaskar-1214128.html" target="_blank">IPL 2023: Hardik is not trying to impose his personality on the team, says Gavaskar</a></strong></p>.<p>Despite the other Royals batters failing to provide support from the other end, Jaiswal ensured the run-rate never dropped. His knock began with a sturdy 72-run opening stand with Jos Buttler (18).</p>.<p>Buttler got off the mark on his eighth ball while Jaiswal hit a six each off Cameron Green (3-0-31-0) and Jofra Archer (4-0-41-1) in the first couple of overs to provide RR the early momentum.</p>.<p>The left-handed Jaiswal hit four fours in an over from Meredith to take RR past 50 inside five overs, as they finished powerplay at a strong 65 for no loss.</p>.<p>Archer hit 149.3 kmph early on, as the MI pacer, having undergone a minor surgery in Belgium on his right elbow recently, looked to be hitting his straps in his third game of the season.</p>.<p>However, Archer struggled for line in his first spell (2-0-21-0) but used the short ball against RR’s left-handed batters, and also claimed the wicket of Jason Holder (11).</p>.<p>Veteran spinner Piyush Chawla bowled an impressive first over and reaped the benefit in his next, getting Buttler caught at long-on to break the opening partnership in the eighth over.</p>.<p>Royals’ captain Sanju Samson (14) began with a first-ball six but had a short stay in the middle, chipping one straight to deep midwicket off Arshad Khan (3-0-39-3) in the 10th over.</p>.<p>In the 11th over, while Jaiswal hit Chawla for a four to bring up his fourth fifty of this IPL, the leg-spinner bamboozled Devdutt Padikkal (2) for his second wicket in the game.</p>.<p>Before the start of play, the BCCI marked the occasion of the 1,000th match of the IPL with its secretary Jay Shah presenting mementos to the two captains -- Rohit Sharma and Samson -- as well as Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara and MI team icon Sachin Tendulkar.</p>.<p>Rohit, who was elevated to Mumbai Indians’ captaincy back in April 2013, also completed his 150th match as the skipper of the five-time title winners.</p>