Mumbai Indians was defeated in the first match of IPL by Rajasthan, Will MI will be able to get their payback?
With 6 wins on the chest, Rajasthan Royals is still leading the point table with 12 points. Rajasthan has been one of the most profitable team in terms of winning. In their last match, Jos Buttler clinched the win in one of the toughest run chase in the IPL for Rajasthan. Today in the 2nd day of payback week and Rajasthan is going to host this match. Mumbai was defeated by Rajasthan in the previous match but their improvement in the league give a sign of hope to the Mumbai fans.
Mumbai did not get a very good start loosing their debut match. With continuous loss comes a great disregard from the cricket fans. Mumbai Indians took every blow from the fans and re-emerge from the losses to winning 3 matches bagging 6 points.
Will Mumbai Indians will be able to snatch the win from the Rajasthan and continue in the race of IPL?
Let’s at the projected playing 11 of Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians
| Playing 11 of Rajasthan Royals | Playing 11 of Mumbai Indians |
| Sanju Samson (C) (WK) | Hardik Pandya (C) |
| Riyan Parag | Ishan Kishan (WK) |
| Rovman Powell | Suryakumar Yadav |
| Tanush Kotian | Akash Madhwal |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Tilak Varma |
| Avesh Khan | Rohit Sharma |
| Kuldeep Sen | Tim David |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Romario Shepherd |
| Trent Boult | Jasprit Bumrah |
| Keshav Maharaj | Gerald Coetzee |
| Dhruv Jurel | Shreyas Gopal |
Team Analysis of Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals was on a winning streak in this 2024 IPL with 4 consecutive wins. They lost their match to Gujarat Titans which break their winning streak. The batting lineup consist of some of most aggressive batsmen like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Jos Butler, Sanju Samson. This IPL we have seen Riyan Parag’s comeback in the most phenomenal way. The bowling lineup is also pretty strong with pacers and spinners like Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Ravichandran Ashwin. The last match for Rajasthan Royals was almost a close call for Sanju Samson but Jos Buttler pulled off one of the greatest knocks in IPL 2024.
The team is built very strong but in upcoming matches the team has to consistently perform. With teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad who are back in their form. The upcoming matches will be tough one for Rajasthan and every other team. There is nothing that team has to change in their strategy but rather remain consistent in their game.
Rajasthan Royals Squad for IPL 2024
Batters
Sanju Samson, Jos Butler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, and Tom Kohler-Cadmore.
Bowlers
Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal and Nandre Burger.
All-Rounders
Tanush Kotian, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Abid Mushtaq.
Team Analysis of Mumbai Indians
From the start, The Mumbai Indians were loosing consecutively. It took time for the MI to address the issue in their lineup. The Mumbai Indians top order fall very early in the overs which builds pressure in the middle order. The batting order consist of Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Romario Shepherd.
The bowling lineup of Mumbai Indians in this IPL is not looking so strong. A good bowling lineup helps the team to reduce the pressure of target chase and especially in the maiden and death overs. In the last match against PBKS, Ashutosh Sharma almost flipped the overall match and then Gerald Coetzee was brought and Rohit & Hardik guide the coetzee to eliminate Ashutosh Sharma from the crease otherwise they would have lost the match.
Mumbai Indians Squad for IPL 2024
Batters
Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, and Vishnu Vinod.
Bowlers
Kwena Maphaka, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Dilshan Madhushanka, Shreyas Gopal, and Nuwan Thushara.
All-Rounders
Hardik Pandya, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohamad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Gerald Coetzee, Anshul Kamboj, Naman Dhir, and Shivalik Sharma.
Pitch and Weather Report
The pitch of Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium is usually popular for favoring both spin and pace bolwers. The boundaries are also bigger than most of the venues. The team winning toss should choose bowl first it will give bowlers to play with the seam in the early innings. But it is equally good for the batsman. It gives batsman a chance to open their hands and we will see some of the greatest performances in IPL 2024.
The temperature of Jaipur is around 34 degrees in the day and drops to 30 degrees in the evening. There is no possibility of rain during the match. You will get all the IPL latest pitch reports and update only on our website.
Where you can see the IPL live scores?
As per the IPL latest news, You can see the live scores on IPL official website. For our streaming lovers, they can stream the IPL 2024 only on JioCinema. The traditional cricket lovers who like to watch it T.V. can see the live IPL match only on Star Sports Network. You can also watch the live scores on our website also.
Match Umpires
The on-field umpires of today’s RR V/S GT match are Sai Darshan Kumar and Anil Chaudhary. The third umpires for today’s match is Bruce Oxenford.
Frequently Asked Questions
After winning 6 matches out of 7, Rajasthan Royals earn 12 points in the points table in IPL 2024.
Mumbai Indians join IPL in 2008.
Rajasthan Royals won the first IPL in 2008.
