Match Preview - RR vs MI 38th Match, IPL

matching details

Rajasthan Royals (P7 W6 L1; 1st) vs Mumbai Indians (P7 W3 L4; 6th)

Jaipur, 1930 IST (2 pm GMT)

Big picture – Mumbai bowlers need to contribute

After losing three consecutive games, Mumbai Indians bounced back with three wins in their next four matches. However, against the high-flying Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Monday, Jasprit BumrahHis talent alone may not be enough to guarantee victory.

Table-toppers Royals have won six of their seven matches with Sanju Samson (276 at a strike rate of 155.05), Riyan Parag (318 at a strike rate of 161.42) and Jos Buttler (250 at a strike rate of 147.92) contributing 844 runs. Have given. Against a strong batting team, Mumbai will need other bowlers if they want to progress. Mark sheet From sixth place.

For the visitors, Bumrah has led the attack with 13 wickets at an economy rate of 5.96. Their new man Gerald Coetzee has been inconsistent this IPL, but he stepped up against a spirited punjab kings Took 3 wickets for 32 runs. Although guilty of conceding 9.92 runs per over in his first IPL season, he has taken 12 wickets in seven matches, joint second highest. wicket chart,

However, except for the two seamers, Mumbai’s bowling has been disappointing. Their overall economy of 10.11 is the third worst among teams and their average with the ball is 31.67.

Hardik Pandya and Aakash Madhwal bowled in five matches, with both giving a combined total of more than 11 runs per over for nine wickets. Shreyas Gopal replaced Piyush Chawla in the spin department, but has not been able to hold his own yet. Mohammad Nabi’s under-usage has also hurt Mumbai – the Afghan spinner has bowled just six overs in four matches, taking no wickets.

On paper, the Royals start as favorites and will be looking to end their final game in Jaipur on a high note.

form guide

Rajasthan Royals WWLWW (last five matches, most recent first)

Mumbai Indians WLWWL

last meeting

First In the competition, Royals defeated Mumbai by six wickets in a low-scoring game at the Wankhede Stadium. Trent Boult’s 3 for 22 shocked Mumbai and restricted them to 125 for 9. In reply, with the help of Parag’s unbeaten 54 runs in 39 balls, Royals achieved the target within 16 overs.

Team News and Impact Player Strategies

Rajasthan Royals

When the team is bowling, with either Yashasvi Jaiswal or Jos Buttler out, fast bowler Kuldeep Sen will come in as an influential player. It is still unclear whether Sandeep Sharma will be available for the game or not.

Possible XII 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal2 Jos Buttler, 3 Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), 4 Riyan Parag, 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Dhruv Jurel, 7 Rovman Powell, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Trent Boult, 10 Avesh Khan, 11 -Kuldeep Sen12 Yuzvendra Chahal.

Mumbai Indians

Since Suryakumar Yadav’s return from injury, he has been used as an impact sub, with seamer Akash Madhwal replacing him when the team bowls. Mumbai can continue the same approach in Jaipur also.

Possible XII 1 Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), 2 Rohit Sharma, 3 Suryakumar Yadav4 Hardik Pandya (captain), 5 Tilak Verma, 6 Tim David, 7 Mohammad Nabi, 8 Romario Shepherd, 9 Shreyas Gopal, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Gerald Coetzee, 12 Akash Madhwal

In the spotlight – Yashasvi Jaiswal and Gerald Coetzee

Yashasvi Jaiswal His performance in the IPL last year was excellent and he scored 625 runs at an average of 48.07 and strike rate of 163.61. More than half of those runs came inside the powerplay where they scored 361 runs. However, he is going through a bad phase in this IPL, scoring 121 runs at an average of 17.28 and a strike rate of 145.78. Although Parag, Samson and Butler have played a big role in batting, the Royals hope that Jaiswal will get his dominance back.

Gerald Coetzee His performance has improved in recent times and he has become the second highest wicket taker for Mumbai after Bumrah with 12 wickets. In an otherwise disappointing bowling unit, Mumbai will depend on him and Bumrah to keep the Royals at bay.

statistics matter

In this IPL, Jaiswal has been out inside the powerplay six out of seven times.

So far in IPL 2024, Bumrah and Coetzee have taken a total of 25 wickets together.

Parag has hit 20 sixes in seven innings majority of For the Royals batsman.

Butler’s strike rate against Bumrah in IPL has fallen to 95.38. This fast bowler from Mumbai has dismissed him Twice out of eight, 62 runs off 65 balls.

Yuzvendra Chahal has taken a wicket in each of his seven matches. He has taken seven wickets in four matches so far in Jaipur.

Royals have the third best average with the ball behind Chennai Super Kings at 27.79 and the second best economy at 8.73.

pitch and conditions

The Sawai Mansingh Stadium has hosted four games so far and when the Royals batted first in three of them, they posted scores of 193, 185, 196. It has been a batting-friendly venue with some assistance for the spinners. The final match to be held in Jaipur is also expected to be high scoring.

Srinidhi Ramanujam is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo

Beats Pill review: The cure for your audio blues

73% of Employees Say Building Relationships with Coworkers is Important for Success on the Job: 7 Ways Company Culture Increases Productivity

Study shows 75 percent of Australian university staff use AI in education: What India can learn from Australia’s General AI framework

How an Israeli kindergarten teacher became a battlefield hero on October 7, saving lives on ‘Death Street’

Howard Stern: Kamala Harris to be interviewed by Howard Stern: Who is the controversial radio shock jock? , world News

Harris rejects claim woman died due to abortion limits in Georgia despite doctors’ protests

Lake blasts Biden-Harris’ ‘double whammy’ policies impacting Arizonans: ‘Driven us over the cliff’

Victor Bout: How Putin’s ‘merchant of death’ is complicating the Middle East war for the United States and Israel

Inside the finances of California Senate candidates Schiff and Garvey

How almond growers fight a dangerous pest without pesticides

Match Preview – RR vs MI 38th Match, IPL