Rajasthan Royals lock horns against Mumbai Indians in match 42 of Indian Premier League 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium on April 30.
The Royals are coming into contest after an emphatic win over Chennai Super Kings. With five wins in eight games RR sit at the top of points table. Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, will be heading into the game after a big loss against Gujarat Titans their previous outing. With three wins in seven games, they are placed at eighth position in the points table.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has been the go-to batter for RR as he hasaggregated 304 runs in eight games at a healthy average of 38, including three fifties. Meanwhile, his opening partner Jos Buttler has amassed 271 runs in as many games. In the bowling department, Yuzvendra Chahal has picked 12 wickets whereas Ravichandran Ashwin and Trent Boult have 11 and nine wickets, respectively.
For MI, Tilak Varma leads the batting chart with 219 runs in seven games while Cameron Green has 199 runs in as many games. Piyush Chawla has been the leading wicket-taker with 11 scalps in seven games. MI would seek improved performance in both the department to bounce back strong in their second phase of the league.
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Head-to-Head:
In 26 matches played between the two teams, MI have won 14 to RR’s 12.
Matches Played
26
Mumbai Indians
14
Rajasthan Royals
12
IPL Stats and Records at Wankhede Stadium
In 105 IPL games played at the venue, pacers have an average of 27.9 and have struck at 20.6 as compared to spinners, who average 30.8 and have struck at 24.5. The spinners are less economical too with a rate of 7.5 while pacers have an economy of 8.1. The teams batting second edge over teams batting first, with 56 wins to 49 wins.
Wankhede
Stats
Matches Played
105
Number of wins batting first
49
Number of wins batting second
56
Average First Innings score
167.7
Average powerplay Score
46.0
Average death overs score
51.6
MI vs RR Strategy and Match-ups:
Ravichandran Ashwin has dismissed Rohit Sharma thrice in 120 balls while giving away just 110 runs. Another interesting matchup is between Yuzvendra Chahal and Suryakumar Yadav as Chahal has dismissed Yadav thrice in 63 balls for 76 runs.
Sandeep Sharma too has dismissed Yadav thrice in 30 balls and has given only 32 runs. Further, Chahal has dismissed Ishan Kishan thrice in 29 balls but Kishan has scored 50 runs against Chahal.
Sandeep has dismissed Rohi four times in 42 balls for just just 37 runs. RR would ploy with Sandeep Sharma in powerplay, giving him straight three overs to counter Rohit early on. Meanwhile, Piyush Chawla has dismissed Sanju Samson twice in 35 balls and has leaked 50 runs.
Highest and Lowest Totals:
RR’s Highest total against MI is 208 while their lowest total is 90.
MI’s Highest total against RR is 212 while their lowest total is 92.
Players to Watch Out For:
Mumbai Indians: Cameron Green, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin
MI vs RR Squads:
Rajasthan Royals:
Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, Joe Root
Mumbai Indians:
Rohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Jofra Archer, Tim David, Mohd Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Riley Meredith, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal