This is the time for match no 38. In this match, Rajasthan Royals is facing Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Both teams are coming with two different wins. Before facing Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians made an interesting change in their playing xi. Romario Shepherd is not playing against RR. In this article, we will find out the reason behind Sheperd’s absence. Find out why Romario Shepherd is missing from today’s IPL 2024 clash against RR.
Romario Shepherd’s Absence:
The IPL is going on with exciting thrills. The hype of the tournament is unmatchable. On the 38th match of the tournament, Rajasthan Royals is set to face Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. After meeting in the first half of the tournament, both teams are set to face each other. Mumbai Indians are all set to take revenge for their previous defeat.
Standing on this stage of the tournament, each match is important for Mumbai Indians. Just before stepping into the match against Rajasthan Royals, MI revealed an interesting change. Romario Shepherd is missing out on today’s game.
It is buzzing that, it is a strategic move by the management. In the last match, he conceded 20 runs in 2 overs and failed to secure any wickets. Even in the previous fixtures, he has been struggling with the form. That’s why the management made the strategic movement.
Hardik’s Update on the Change:
Initially, Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bat first. In the toss, Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya updated about the change. He said, “We are gonna bat first, looks like a good wicket, we didn’t see much dew in the last couple of days hence the decision to bat first. It’s a very surreal feeling to play my 100th game for the franchise, started my journey with MI, I’m very grateful. We got three changes.”
Mumbai Indians’ Playing xi: Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah
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