Guwahati, April 7 -- Following his side's loss to Rajasthan Royals (RR), Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya expressed optimism that "the sun will rise" for the five-time champions and expressed his admiration for the hitting displayed by 15-year-old RR opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

A blazing 32-ball 77* by Jaiswal and a stunning 14-ball 39 runs by Sooryavanshi helped RR reach 150/3 before bowlers restricted MI to 123/ 9 in this rain-truncated match, slipping to seventh spot in the points table.

For the Mumbai Indians, Nandre Burger (2/21), Sandeep Sharma (2/25) and Ravi Bishnoi (2/26) were the pick of the bowlers, despite the fire-power possessed by MI's batting line-up.

Speaking during the post-match presentation, Hardik noted t...