Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will meet for the second time in IPL 2024. RR vs MI, the 38th match of IPL 2024, will take place on Monday, April 22. The stadium is Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
RR vs MI team analysis
Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson leads Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2024. Rajasthan has played 7 matches in IPL 2024. They won 6 games and lost 1. With 12 points, they capture the first place in the points table. Sanju Samson & Co. have had great success and only lost one match against the Gujarat Titans.
Bombay Indians
Hardik Pandya is the captain of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. The franchise has played 7 matches in the season, winning 3 and losing 4. With 6 points, they are 7th in the points table. Mumbai Indians have a strong batting unit but their bowlers need to put in the work.
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Key factors RR vs MI
Field conditions
The Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur is considered more conducive to bowling, where batsmen struggle to achieve big totals. Only one T20 international match has been played at the stadium between India and New Zealand, where India amassed 166/5 to crush New Zealand. Spinners usually enjoy a lot of support.
Form and fitness
RR’s Jos Buttler only played as an impact player in the last match but showed wonderful form by hitting a century. He may not be available in the RR vs MI clash as he faced some problems in the previous game. Ravichandran Ashwin is also injured. There are no cases of injuries within the MI camp.
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Tactical insight
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals have a strong batting and bowling unit in IPL 2024. Be it chasing or defending, RR has always found an edge to crush the opponents. Their batting is led by in-form batsmen Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag.
Bombay Indians
Mumbai Indians have a very powerful batting unit with players like Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tim David, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma. However, they lack bowling depth. Jasprit Bumrah and Gerald Coetzee have done a good job. MI also lacks a powerful spinner.
RR vs MI Match Prediction: Who will win today’s IPL match? IPL 2024 Match 38
RR vs MI score prediction
| Equipment | First entry | 2nd entry |
| RR | 180-200 | 180-200 |
| MY | 180-200 | 160-180 |
Players to make prediction.
Rajasthan Royals Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag are the main batsmen of the team. Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult and Avesh Khan have done an amazing job in bowling.
Mumbai Indians- Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav looked powerful in batting. Jasprit Bumrah and Gerald Coetzee have scalped the most wickets.
Best RR vs MI Batsman Prediction
Who will score the most runs per RR in the game: Jos Buttler or Riyan Parag
Who will score the most runs for MI in the match? Ishan Kishan or Suryakmar Yadav
RR vs MI Best Bowler Prediction
Who will pick the most wickets for RR in the match? Yuzvendra Chahal or Trent Boult
Who will pick the most wickets for MI in the match? Jasprit Bumrah or Gerald Coetzee
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Who will win the match?
Rajasthan Royals crushed Mumbai Indians in their previous encounter in IPL 2024. They now have the home advantage against MI. RR are also in impressive form and have only lost 1 match. Therefore, they are likely to beat Mumbai in the match.
Conclusion
The RR vs MI clash will be a highly anticipated match. RR handed MI a humiliating defeat in the last match, bowling them out for just 123. Now, MI will try to avenge their previous defeat. However, Rajasthan Royals’ wonderful form and home advantage in the match will pose a big challenge for Hardik Pandya & Co.