Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals in the 42nd match of Indian Premier League 2023 on April 30th, at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Keep reading to find out MI vs RR Match Preview for Today’s IPL 2023 Match 42.
Mumbai Indians (MI), who suffered a humiliating loss to Gujarat Titans in their final IPL 2023 encounter, will meet Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Wankhede Stadium on April 30. Notably, following their outstanding victory over the Chennai Super Kings in the most recent game, they are currently ranked eighth on the IPL Points Table, while Rajasthan Royals are at the top.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, a young starting pitcher, and Dhruv Jurel are both in excellent shape. While Sandeep Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin are on fire with the ball, these two have helped Rajasthan win the majority of games. There is a lot of space for development for the Rohit Sharma-led team. Senior players like Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav need to shoulder more responsibility, while Jofra Archer is set to make a comeback in the game.
MI vs RR Head to Head
Total Matches Played: 27
MI Won: 14
RR Won: 11
Tie:0
No Result: 1
Players to watch out for
Mumbai Indians
Piyush Chawla
The Mumbai Indians’ spin bowling attack will be led by leg spinner Piyush Chawla, who has taken 11 wickets in 7 games with an average of 17.45.
Cameron Green
In 7 games, Cameron Green has hit 199 runs and claimed a couple of wickets with the ball. He will play a huge role in tomorrow’s match against Rajasthan at the Wankhede Stadium.
Rajasthan Royals
Yashaswi Jaiswal
The youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal is in splendid form at the moment. In eight matches so far, the 21-year-old has scored 304 runs at a strike rate of 147.57. With that, he’s also sixth on the IPL Orange Cap list.
Jos Butler
Jos Buttler has a strong track record in this format and is an aggressive batsman at the top of the order. So far this season, he has amassed 271 runs at a strike rate of 143 in 8 games.
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XIs:
Jofra Archer was unwell and missed the last game against Gujarat Titans. If he finds full fitness, he would replace Riley Meredith.
Trent Boult missed the last game against Chennai Super Kings due to a niggle. Adam Zampa had come in for him. But if Boult is fit, he would come back in the line-up for Zampa as the spinners don’t get much help at the Wankhede Stadium.
Here are the predicted playing XI’s of Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals for the IPL 2023 Match 42
Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Kumar Kartikeya <> Tilak Varma, Arjun Tendulkar, Riley Meredith/Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff
Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer <> Kuldip Yadav, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Adam Zampa/Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
* <> indicates Impact Player replacement
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