RR vs MI 2024, IPL Match Today: Playing XI prediction, head-to-head stats, key players, pitch report and weather update

Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians IPL Match Today: High-flying Rajasthan Royals under the captaincy of Sanju Samson will face a stern test from five-time champions Mumbai Indians led by Hardik Pandya in match no 38 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

With three wins in last four games, Mumbai Indians have hit the recovery road to reach sixth spot in the points table after a poor start this season, while Rajasthan Royals are on a rampaging run as they occupy the top spot with 12 points.

Playing XI predictions for RR vs MI IPL 2024 match

Rajasthan Royals predicted XI: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact Subs: Shubham Dubey, Keshav Maharaj

Rajasthan Royals batter Riyan Parag plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 T20 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Delhi Capitals, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. (PTI)

Rajasthan Royals players to watch out for: For Rajasthan Royals, Riyan Parag has been the batter of the season. The young Assam batter has reinvented himself and his 318 runs is one of the reasons why RR find themselves at the top of the pecking order.

Mumbai Indians predicted XI: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah

Impact Subs: Akash Madhwal and Nehal Wadhera

IPL 2024 Key Players:
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates a wicket against Punjab Kings. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

Mumbai Indians player to watch out for: Jasprit Bumrah has been doibg the heavy lifting for Mumbai Indians in this season so far. The star India pacer shone with the new ball and then returned to produce a breakthrough, and he did all this without conceding much. With 13 scalps, Bumrah tops the list of the most wickets this IPL. He also has the second-best economy of just under six runs but while he has been on the mark, his bowling colleagues have struggled.

RR vs MI head-to-head stats

Matches Played: 29, Rajasthan Royals: 13, Mumbai Indians: 15, No result: 1

RR overall record at Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Matches played: 56, Rajasthan Royals won: 36, Rajasthan Royals lost: 20

Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians squads

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj.

Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Tim David, Shreyas Gopal, Ishan Kishan (wk), Anshul Kamboj, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka, Mohammad Nabi, Shams Mulani, Naman Dhir, Shivalik Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Arjun Tendulkar, Nuwan Thushara, Tilak Varma, Harvik Desai, Nehal Wadhera, Luke Wood.

RR vs MI pitch report

Sawai Mansingh Stadium has hosted four games so far and when the Royals had batted first in three of those, they posted scores of 193, 185, 196. It has been a batting-friendly venue with some assistance for spinners.

RR vs MI Weather Report

According to AccuWeather, Jaipur is expected to have a temperature around 35°C during the day and 25°C during the night. Skies are expected to be clear, while there will be some clouds at night. There is around 4% chance of rain during the day and a 2% chance at night.

RR vs MI Livestreaming details

The RR vs MI IPL 2024 match will be streamed on the JioCinema App and telecast on the Star Sports Network on April 22, Monday from 7:30 PM IST.

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