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RR vs MI Dream11 Team Prediction of IPL 2019: Preview

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians match. We are covering RR vs MI Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the T20 match. The match is to be played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Rajasthan Royals are having a poor season and have won only two of their eight encounters. They lost their last match to KXIP by 12 runs. Bowling first, Jofra Archer bowled another lethal spell taking three scalps to restrict Punjab at 182. Chasing the target, Rahul Tripathi played good innings of 50 runs opening the innings. Buttler, Rahane and Samson also got starts but none could convert into a match-winning knock. 11-ball 33* from Stuart Binny led Royals to 170 but were ultimately left behind by 12 runs. Royals will be determined to put their best effort in upcoming matches and get into winning ways before it’s too late.

Mumbai Indians are second on the points table with six wins and three losses. They won their last match against Delhi Capitals by 40 runs. Batting first, Rohit Sharma and Quinton De Kock gave a good start to the team scoring 30 and 35 respectively. Quick cameos from Pandya Brothers inspired Mumbai to a total of 168. Defending the target, Leggie Rahul Chahar and Bumrah bowled brilliantly taking three and two wickets respectively to ensure a 40-run win for their team. Mumbai Indians will hope to continue the winning momentum and take revenge for their loss to Rajasthan at Wankhede earlier in the season.

A good match can be expected between both teams.

When and Where:

RR vs MI, 36th T20, Indian Premier League, 2019.
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
20th April, 04:00 PM

Venue Stats:

Average 1st innings score: 156
Average 2nd innings score: 142

Pitch will be neutral providing equal support to batsmen as well as bowlers. Wrist spinners and new ball pacers will be useful on this track.

Head to Head:

Matches played: 22
Rajasthan Royals: 10
Mumbai Indians: 11

Matches played in Jaipur: 07
MI: 02
RR: 05

Squads:

RR:
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Ashton Turner, Liam Livingstone, Prashant Chopra, Shashank Singh, Shubham Ranjane, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Jofra Archer, Manan Vohra, Aryaman Birla, Rahul Tripathi, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ish Sodhi, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, S. Midhun.

MI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Ben Cutting, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah, Barinder Sran, Rasikh Dar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga, Jason Behrendorff, Anukul Roy, Anmolpreet Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Pankaj Jaiswal, Aditya Tare, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav, Alzarri Joseph.

Team News:

Rajasthan Royals:

Steve Smith will lead Rajasthan Royals in rest of the season.

Jos Buttler will not feature in this game for RR as he has headed back home owing to personal reasons.

Ben Stokes did not play last two matches due to hip injury. If fit, He will replace Ish Sodhi. In such case, Another spinner in form of Lomror or Parag can replace Unadkat in the playing XI.

Rahul Tripathi and Jos Buttler will open the innings. Sanju Samson, Ajinkya Rahane and Ashton Turner will follow them.

Stuart Binny will play the role of all-rounder. Jofra Archer and S Gopal can also contribute with bat.

Jofra Archer and Dhawal Kulkarni will lead the pace attack along with J Unadkat while Shreyas Gopal will be the key spinner along with Ish Sodhi.

Mumbai Indians:

Alzarri Joseph is injured and ruled out of IPL’19.

Ishan Kishan did not play last match due to sickness. He is likely to return tomorrow in place of Jayant Yadav.

Jason Behrendorff or Mitch McClenaghan can replace Ben Cutting considering pace-friendly track of Jaipur.

Rohit Sharma will open the innings along with Quinton De Kock. Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard and Ishan Kishan will follow them.

Pandya Brothers will play the role of allrounder.

Jasprit Bumrah will lead the pace attack along with Malinga, Behrendorff/McClenaghan and Hardik Pandya while Krunal Pandya and Rahul Chahar will be the key spinners.

Playing XI: (After TOSS)

RR won the toss and elected to field.

MI Changes: Mayank Markande in for Jayant Yadav

RR Changes: Steve Smith in for Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes for Ish Sodhi and Riyan Parag for Rahul Tripathi

RR:
Riyan Parag, Ashton Turner, Sanju Samson(wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Steve Smith (C), Ben Stokes, Stuart Binny, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, J Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni.

MI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton De Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Markande, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Rahul Chahar, L Malinga, B Cutting, J Bumrah.

They can shuffle their batting order.