Jaipur, May 01: MI vs RR: The 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) will see the Rajasthan Royals take on the Mumbai Indians at 7:30 PM today at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The Rajasthan Royals are playing a crucial game today.
Suryavanshi and Jaiswal will have to be careful
With captain Sanju Samson ruled out due to a side strain, Suryavanshi got a chance to debut and it took him only three innings to become the talk of the cricket world. Samson played his last match on April 16 and there is no clarity about his return, which will force Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal to open the innings again. The Royals easily achieved the target of 210 runs with a 166-run partnership for the first wicket between these two against Gujarat Titans.
Rajasthan bowlers could not impress
In Rajasthan’s lower middle order, there will be pressure on Shimron Hetmyer, who has not been able to perform at his best this season so far. In his fast bowling department, Jofra Archer has definitely given success but he has given runs at the rate of about 10 runs per over. Sandeep Sharma has also proved to be a bit expensive. In fact, the economy rate of none of the major bowlers of Rajasthan is less than nine.
Bumrah came and shone
Bumrah’s return has been pleasant for Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians. Mumbai did not have a good start as usual but the team has now won five matches and it will not be easy for any team to stop its winning streak. Pandya had said after the victory against Lucknow Super Giants, ‘This competition is very tough. We need to play good cricket. We always have to prepare for the next match and maintain the momentum.’
Rohit-Suryakumar regained the momentum
The positive aspect for Mumbai in the last match was the performance of Corbin Bosch who scored runs at a strike rate of 200 apart from taking a wicket. Players like Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma are also performing at their best which is an ominous sign for the opposition teams.
MI vs RR: The probable playing 11 of both the teams is as follows
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Mahish Teekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Yudhveer Singh Charak. Impact Player: Shubham Dubey / Tushar Deshpande.
Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Naman Dheer, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner, Jaspreet Bumrah. Impact Player: Rohit Sharma / Karn Sharma.
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