Mumbai Indians will lock horns against Rajasthan Royals in the 42nd match of the ongoing IPL 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Sunday. MI has three wins in seven matches whereas Rajasthan Royals are currently at the top of the points table with five wins in eight games.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form for RR: W L L W W
After losing two matches on the bounce, Rajasthan Royals made a resounding comeback against Chennai Super Kings, winning by 32 runs while playing at home. RR posted 202 runs after a whirlwind knock of 77 runs from Yashasvi Jaiswal and then their bowlers did the job for the team.
Current form for MI: L L W W W
After winning three matches on the trot, MI have veered off the track as they have lost their previous two games. Ergo, the Rohit Sharma-led team will be determined to turn the tables against a formidable Rajasthan Royals outfit. MI will want to come up with a better batting and bowling show after their poor performance against GT.
Head to Head: Matches: 29, Won by MI: 15, Won by RR: 13, Abandoned: 1.
MI holds a slight advantage in H2H count against RR.
Players to look out for: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, and Yuzvendra Chahal will hold the key for RR.
Tim David, Rohit Sharma, Jofra Archer, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, and Jason Behrendorff will be the key players for MI.
RR IPL 2023 SQUAD
Wicketkeepers: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler (ENG), Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira (SA).
Batters: Shimron Hetmyer (WI), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Joe Root (ENG).
All-rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Abdul P A, Akash Vashisht, Jason Holder (WI).
Bowlers: Trent Boult (NZ), KC Cariappa, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy (WI), Sandeep Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Murugan Ashwin, Adam Zampa (AUS), KM Asif.
MI Squad for IPL 2023:
Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs (SA), Vishnu Vinod.
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Tim David (AUS), Ramandeep Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Dewald Brevis (SA).
All-rounders: Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani, Duan Jansen (SA), Cameron Green (AUS).
Bowlers: Jofra Archer (ENG), Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff (AUS), Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Raghav Goyal, Piyush Chawla.
