Indian Premier League

IPL 2022: Picks for the match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals

Mumbai Indians will face Rajasthan Royals in the ninth match of the ongoing Indian Premier League at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai on Saturday.

MI had lost their first match against Delhi Capitals whereas Rajasthan Royals had won their opening match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

As it will be a day game, the dew factor wouldn’t come into play and the team winning the toss might want to set up the target. We take a look at Picks for the match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. We will look at head-to-head records, stats, players to look out for in the upcoming match.

Mumbai Indians haven’t won their opening match of the IPL since 2012 and the trend also continued in the ongoing season. The five-time champions will look to build momentum in the early phase of the tournament and it will be crucial for them to register their maiden win.

On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals registered a comprehensive win against Sunrisers Hyderabad as they had won by 61 runs. RR had come up with a collective batting effort as all of their batters had scored runs against the Orange Army. Furthermore, their bowling was up to the mark as Trent Boult and Prasidh Krishna breathed down the neck of the opposition batters with swing and bounce respectively.

Head to Head: Matches: 27, Won by MI: 14, Won by RR: 12, Abandoned: 1.

Mumbai Indians hold a slight advantage in the head-to-head battle against Rajasthan Royals.

Players to look out for: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, and Yuzvendra Chahal will be the crucial players for RR.

Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Tymal Mills, and Jasprit Bumrah will hold the key for Mumbai Indians.

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