IPL 2024

IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals – Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch Report, and Predictions

On April 1, Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium will host a match between the Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). At 7:30 PM, the game will begin. This will be both teams’ third IPL 2024 match.

Mumbai is ranked ninth in the points table having played in two games and received zero points. RR, on the other hand, are ranked third with four points from two games.

On March 24, MI’s opening tournament matchup against Gujarat Titans (GT) ended in a 6 run defeat. In their second game, which took place on March 27, they were defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 31 runs.

On March 24, RR won their first game against the Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) by a margin of 20 runs. They then defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) on March 28 by a score of 12 runs.

Records of MI versus RR head-to-head

Just 28 IPL games have been played between Mumbai and Rajasthan thus far. Rajasthan has won 12 of those, while MI has won 15. The two didn’t win a single match. Rajasthan has scored 212 against MI, while Mumbai has amassed 214 against RR thus far.

Mumbai has defeated Rajasthan in four of the previous five meetings. Rajasthan last triumphed over MI in the 2022 Indian Premier League. Mumbai has faced RR in eight games at Wankhede so far, winning five of them.

RR vs. MI Fantasy Team

Ishan Kishan (WK), Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Kumar Kartikeya, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (WK), Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, and Rohit Sharma (C).

Pitch Reports for MI and RR

High scoring games are guaranteed because Wankhede has a batting pitch. For spinners, the shorter boundaries present a challenge, even though the pitches at this location might be helpful.

Mumbai is doing fairly well in this area. Of the 78 games played here, they have won 49.

MI vs RR in Weather

At kickoff, the mercury in Mumbai will be approximately thirty degrees. Later on in the match, the temperature will drop to 27°. Although rain is not expected, the humidity level could reach up to 73%.

MI vs RR Prediction

Mumbai has a 53% chance to defeat Rajasthan in their third game, according to Google’s win probability.

May also anticipate MI to win for the first time, pick up two points, and climb the points ladder.