Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur (IPL)
Rajasthan Royals’ final over of the innings against Mumbai Indians produced one of the most entertaining moments of IPL 2026, with his old Chennai Super Kings teammates Ravindra Jadeja and
Shardul Thakur
At the heart of the drama.RR were trying to cross the 200-run mark in a must-win encounter when Shardul looked to have made a massive breakthrough.
Bowling a slower delivery outside off, the fielder forced Jadeja to deliver an ill-timed slap towards cover.
As soon as he picked up the ball, Shardul exploded in celebration, roaring with joy and clearly thinking he had dislodged the dangerous all-rounder at a crucial moment.
Meanwhile, Jadeja had already begun his comeback.But within seconds, the entire mood changed.The siren suddenly sounded as replays showed that Shardul had overtaken.
The class was immediately cancelled, leaving the military intelligence service distraught. Jadeja immediately turned around with a smile on his face while Shardul’s celebration came to an awkward halt.And that was just the beginning.With the free-kick now looming, Jadeja made sure to punish his former CSK teammate in style. Shardul failed the next delivery and Jadeja turned beautifully before smashing mid-wicket for four.
RR’s bunker exploded as the all-rounder stared with a smile.The next ball also disappeared.Shardul crossed wide and Jadeja powered a shot through cover for another boundary. By then, the RR batsman looked absolutely on fire and appeared to be brazenly celebrating in Shardul’s direction, almost mocking the previous wicket’s celebration after a dramatic no-ball development.Fans instantly loved this moment as both players share a strong bond from their years together at Chennai Super Kings, where they were part of multiple successful campaigns.
Their lively exchange clearly had an air of playfulness rather than actual hostility, but it added spice to the tense rivalry.Jadeja eventually finished unbeaten with 19 off just 11 balls after arriving as an influential substitute in the ninth over.
Jofra Archer
An explosive 15-ball 32 and useful contributions from Dhruv Jurel and Dasun Shanaka, boosted Rajasthan Royals to 205 for 8.Shardul and Deepak Chahar took two wickets each for Mumbai Indians, but the final over belonged entirely to Jadeja, who turned embarrassment into entertainment within three deliveries.
