Mumbai Indians are sensing trouble at the moment as the five-time champions lost back-to-back games and have now suffered four losses in four games. Rajasthan Royals are struggling to maintain consistency as well with two wins and as many losses in their last four games.
As far as head-to-head is concerned, Mumbai Indians lead 14-12 as the teams gear up for their 28th clash. The Royals won the last time they came across in 2021 after MI won three games on the trot against them.
MI vs RR injury update
MI injury update Jofra Archer missed the last game amid reports of undergoing surgery on his elbow. The report, however, was denied by the English paceman on social media.
Key players Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, and Suryakumar Yadav, all three of the star names are playing well but their iconic knocks are still missing. Cameron Green, meanwhile, has taken the centre stage with his heavy hitting while Tilak Varma failed to click in the last two games but has been in good form this season. Nehal Wadhera has shown his batting quality down the order as well with some quickfire scoring.
Among bowlers, Piyush Chawla has picked up six wickets in the last three games while Jason Behrendorff has dismissed seven in four games. Riley Meredith proved expensive in the last game but has racked up six scalps in four games.
RR injury update Trent Boult is uncertain for the game and missed the last game against CSK too due to a niggle.
Key players Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal are scoring runs consistently but Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson off late have struggled to match the flow of their younger teammates. Dhruv Jurel has been find of the season for RR as the batter is doing the heavy hitting in the death overs.
Among bowlers, Ravichandran Ashwin and Adam Zampa have starred recently with the latter taking three wickets in the last game. Yuzvendra Chahal is the leading wicket-taker with 12 dismissals but has picked up just a wicket in the last three games. Sandeep Sharma has been the go-to bowler for the side in the death overs.
Out of form Shimron Hetmyer has failed to score runs in the last three innings while Riyan Parag is having an awful season.
MI vs RR predicted playing 11 and impact sub options
MI predicted playing 11 Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Kumar Kartikeya, Arjun Tendulkar, Riley Meredith, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff
MI Impact sub options Ramandeep Singh , Tilak Varma, Shams Mulani, Vishnu Vinod, Sandeep Warrier, Duan Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Hrithik Shokeen
RR predicted playing 11 Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
RR Impact sub options Donavon Ferreira, Murugan Ashwin, Riyan Parag, KM Asif, Kuldip Yadav, Abdul Basith, Akash Vasisht, Joe Root, Navdeep Saini, KC Cariappa, Obed McCoy, Kuldeep Sen, Kunal Singh Rathore, Trent Boult
MI vs RR pitch report
The Wankhede is known to be batting-friendly due to the true nature of the wicket and quicker outfield. The average score batting first in IPL at the venue is 167. However, the wickets have helped the quicker bowlers in the night matches.
The history at the venue suggests that the team batting second has had the most success. So, the captain winning the toss will be tempted to chase, especially with the dew likely to play a role.
MI vs RR Dream11 prediction
MI vs RR dream11 predicted lineup 1
Wicket-keeper: J Buttler, S Samson, I Kishan
Batter: R Sharma, S Yadav, Y Jaiswal, D Padikkal
All-rounder: R Ashwin, C Green
Bowler: P Chawla, A Zampa
MI vs RR Dream11 predicted lineup 2
Wicket-keeper: J Buttler, S Samson, I Kishan
Batter: S Yadav, Y Jaiswal, D Padikkal, T Varma
All-rounder: R Ashwin, C Green
Bowler: P Chawla, J Behrendorff
Captain & vice captain options Y Jaiswal is in top form and has familiarity with the Wankhede as he plays domestic cricket for Mumbai. I Kishan and S Yadav are in good form as well, esepcially at the venue.
