Tata IPL 2022 – RR vs MI, match preview, predicted lineups
Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians will lock horns for the second time in Tata IPL 2022 as the season moves ahead. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Date & Time : 30th April 2022, 7:30 PM IST
Venue : Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Rajasthan Royals have been amongst the top teams in this editions IPL and will be looking to win more games to seal the top four spot. They need to play their brand of cricket.
RR are currently second in the points table after 8 games with 12 points.
Rajasthan have their batsman in brilliant form especially Buttler. They will want him to be more consistent. Bowling wise they too have been disciplined with purple cap holder Yuzvendra Chahal amongst their ranks.
RR have so far won against, SRH, MI, LSG, KKR, DC & RCB. They have lost to RCB & GT.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians have been a flop team in this year’s IPL. They are only playing for pride with no real hopes of qualification. They have lost every match they have played so far.
MI are currently tenth in the points table after 8 games with 0 points.
Mumbai’s problem have been their bowling and inconsistent performances from their batters. They need to improve on that moving further.
MI have so far lost against DC, RR, KKR, RCB, PBKS, LSG (2) & CSK.
In terms of the head to head, Mumbai have an edge over Rajasthan with 13 wins compared to 12 of RR out of the 26 played. One game have been a no-result.
For the pitch, the batters again will be aided with good bowlers reaping rewards.
Team news and possible lineups
There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment.
RR XI : Buttler, Paddikal, Samson (C&WK0, Hetmyer, Parag, Mitchell, R. Ashwin, Boult, K. Sen, P. Krishna, Chahal.
MI XI : Kishan (WK), R. Sharma (C), Brevis, S. Yadav, T. Varma, Pollard, Shokeen, Sams, Unadkat, Meredith, Bumrah.
Prediction
I expect toss to be crucial and potentially decide the outcome.
