IPL 2019: 36th Match, Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians – Match Preview, Predicted XI, Pitch Report, Weather, Match Prediction, Stats; Yet another contest where the Pink and Blue flags fight each other in the Indian Premier League 2019. This time, it is at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
Rajasthan Royals did everything to put pressure on Kings XI Punjab, but, unfortunately, they failed to seal the victory in the end. Perhaps, it was one of those days, where the whole batting department failed to deliver unless the heroics of Stuart Binny in the end.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians continuing their stellar run. They won their last three games by clinching thrillers against Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab before losing to RR. They made a good return by winning against RCB and Delhi Capitals.
Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma have been providing good starts for MI although too much is being left for the likes of Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard to do at the end, which could be cause for concern for Mumbai.
On the other hand, it seems like Rajasthan is heavily based on Jos Buttler in the opening section. Sanju Samson needs to be consistent for the team while Rahane switching himself to number 4 position hasn’t given much to the team.
Changes:
If deemed fit enough to play, Ben Stokes is set to play at the expense of Ashton Turner while Stuart Binny’s whirlwind knock towards the end of the innings should hold him in good stead as far as the RR vs MI match is concerned.
They would go with a couple of changes to their team combination. Jayant Yadav made his first appearance on Thursday but with possibly only one left-hander in the RR set-up, he could be replaced with Jason Behrendorff. Meanwhile, Ben Cutting should make way for either Ishan Kishan or veteran, Yuvraj Singh.
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians – Match Preview
Date and Venue:
| 20th April 2019 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Rajasthan |
Pitch Report:
Once again, Pitch would assist the batsmen. However, the fast bowlers would get the initial moment in the match. The previous game also saw the pitch being slowed down in the middle overs, which would assist spinners.
Weather Forecast:
The temperature would hover around 37 degrees to 24 degrees. There is no rain threat to the game as well, hence, there would be a full game on the cards.
Head to Head:
Total – 22
Mumbai – 11
Rajasthan – 11
Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing XI:
| Playing XI | Role |
| Quinton de Kock | WK/Batsman |
| Rohit Sharma (c) | Batsman |
| Surya Kumar Yadav | Batsman |
| Yuvraj Singh | Batsman |
| Kieron Pollard | Batsman |
| Krunal Pandya | All-Rounder |
| Hardik Pandya | All-Rounder |
| Rahul Chahar | Spinner |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler |
| Jason Behrendorff | Bowler |
| Lasith Malinga | Bowler |
Rajasthan Royals’ Predicted Playing XI:
| Players | Role |
| Ajinkya Rahane (c) | Batsman |
| Jos Buttler | Batsman |
| Sanju Samson | Batsman |
| Ashton Turner | Batsman |
| Ben Stokes | All-Rounder |
| Stuart Binny | All-Rounder |
| Shreyas Gopal | Bowler |
| Jofra Archer | Bowler |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | Bowler |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Bowler |
| Rahul Tripathi | Batsman |
Stats:
Yuvraj Singh has scored 2750 runs in his IPL career. Thus, he is 250 runs away from completing 3000 runs.
Match Prediction:
Well, both teams are being involved in neck-to-neck games. However, without any ray of a doubt, Mumbai Indians will head into the game as favourites to win the game. In between, Rajasthan would go into the game with high confidence as they thrashed Mumbai in their own den.