🏏IPL 2022 Match 44: Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians🏏

IPL 2022 Match 44: Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians

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Rajasthan Royals are scheduled to take on the Mumbai Indians in Match 44 of IPL 2022 at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. Both teams have had contrasting runs in the tournament so far and the Sanju Samson-led side has already tasted a lot of success, winning six of their eight games so far. They are currently at the second position in the points table and are coming off a magnificent victory against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their previous game.

On the other hand, the Mumbai Indians have had a drastic run so far in the tournament and have lost all their eight games which have ended their hopes of making it to the playoffs this season. The Rohit Sharma-led side has struggled in all three departments so far and the lack of consistent partnerships from the top order has been a major issue as well. They are likely to bring in Tim David and Fabien Allen into the XI in places of Daniel Sams and Dewald Brevis.

Probable Playing XIs for RR vs MI:

Rajasthan Royals:

Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, James Neesham, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Kuldeep Sen, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal

Mumbai Indians:

Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Fabien Allen, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat, Riley Meredith, Jasprit Bumrah

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RR vs MI Pitch Report:

The Pitch at the DY Patil Stadium is one made for quality cricket as chasing even 160 has proved tough at this wicket. For today’s match between Rajasthan and Mumbai, the pitch will have something for the bowlers as it will offer some bounce for pacers and grip for the spinners. Being a night game, the spinners might face some difficulty gripping the ball as dew will make it wet.

RR vs MI Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Weather Report:

For today’s match between Rajasthan and Mumbai, the humidity during the match hours of 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm IST would remain between 63-79%, while the temperature will hover between 32 to 30 Degrees Celcius between 07 to 11 pm.

The Weather in Navi Mumbai is slightly better than in Mumbai in terms of humidity and the amount of dew.

MI vs RR: Head to Head stats

The head to head stats between the two sides are pretty much close in spite of Mumbai Indians having an edge over the Royals with 13 wins out of the 25 matches played between them, while Rajasthan has won 11 times. Their famous rivalry will have another chapter added hopefully after an intense match tomorrow.

Total Matches played – 25

Won by MI – 13

Won by RR – 11

Will birthday boy Sharma and team get finally 2 pts? As a gift!??😆

MI vs RR: Winning Prediction:

Probable winner of tomorrow’s match – Rajasthan Royals

After a lot of detailed analysis made based on the batting, bowling strengths of both the sides, the present form of all players and a dozen other aspects related to both the teams, we’ve felt that Rajasthan Royals might be the side to pick up the two points in tomorrow’s game after beating the Mumbai Indians in possibly another closely contested match.

In the news:

For the Royals, the match is significant in a different way. They will wear specially tailored kits in memory of Shane Warne, "the first Royal". This is to celebrate the life and times of their captain, mentor and guide who masterminded their first-ever IPL triumph fourteen years ago.

Mumbai Indians have signed left-arm spinner Kumar Kartikeya as a replacement for another uncapped player Arshad Khan. Kartikeya has so far featured in eight T20s for Madhya Pradesh.

Stats that matter:

Six of Prasidh's nine wickets in IPL 2022 have been in the Powerplay. That's more than how many he has taken in this phase in the past four seasons combined.

Royals' average of 15.7 per wicket with spin is by far the best this season. No spin attack has taken more wickets than them.

Rohit Sharma has been out five times out of eight inside the powerplay, the most in a single IPL season.

His streak of 16 innings and counting without an IPL fifty is also his longest ever since joining Mumbai Indians in 2011.

Can MI a do the unthinkable today and lose yet another match for 0-9 track record. I say - why not….. 100% loss record is what they are going for this season ..