With three wins in final 4 video games, MI have hit the restoration highway to achieve sixth spot within the factors desk after a poor begin this season. File
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After serving up two edge-of-the-seat thrillers of their earlier video games, Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians conflict on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium right here on Monday with contrasting aspirations.
RR at present sits atop the IPL 2024 standings, failing to win just one out of its seven matches. The fightback from a precarious place against Kolkata Knight Riders, owing to Jos Buttler’s brilliance, could have additional boosted the staff’s morale. A win at house against the five-time winner may see the staff solidify its place within the prime two.
MI, conversely, finds itself embroiled within the mid-table scuffle, making an attempt to string collectively a few constructive outcomes to assist its playoff possibilities. After a disastrous begin to the marketing campaign, shedding three successive video games amid lingering fan displeasure, the staff has amassed six factors within the subsequent 4 video games.
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s dwindling returns are the one main concern for the table-topper, however the middle-order, led by Riyan Parag, has stepped up when required, guaranteeing the staff’s lengthy tail isn’t uncovered.
The nail-biting win over Punjab Kings uncovered a few chinks within the MI bowling armour — the opposition making a match out of it regardless of being diminished to 77 for six inside the tenth over. The staff could be compelled to ring in a few adjustments to counter the frailty.
Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan have supplied MI with the right platform on the prime, however the staff will want prolonged help from the middle-order to precise revenge on the Royals at its den.
Teams
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj.
Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Tim David, Shreyas Gopal, Ishan Kishan (wk), Anshul Kamboj, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka, Mohammad Nabi, Shams Mulani, Naman Dhir, Shivalik Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Arjun Tendulkar, Nuwan Thushara, Tilak Varma, Harvik Desai, Nehal Wadhera, Luke Wood.
Time: 7:30 p.m. IST
