Preview: The 14th match of the IPL 2024 would pit the Mumbai Indians (MI) against the Rajasthan Royals (RR). It will be MI’s first home game of the season, as they play at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The five-time champions have yet to win a match in the current league. While they were competitive in both matches, the victory appeared to be out of their reach. In contrast, the Rajasthan Royals have had a successful competition thus far.
The inaugural champions won both of their matches comfortably. They scored 193 runs and defeated LSG by 20 runs. They defeated DC by twelve runs. While MI has yet to play at home, RR has yet to play away from home. This will be their first game away from home. Since 2018, RR has been among the few clubs to have a better record than MI. They’ll be looking to do the same versus MI at Wankhede Stadium.
Indian Premier League 2024, 14th T20 match, IPL 2024, MI vs RR
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: Monday, Apr 1, 7:30 PM
Pitch Report: The match will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, which has one of the world’s flattest wickets. The characteristics of the pitch and the narrow boundaries make it ideal for batting. Pacers get an early swing, and spinners may get some turn. However, the hitters would be able to counteract this and dominate the game. Given the dew effect, chasing could be the best option.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Mumbai Indians
Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, HH Pandya (C), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Piyush Chawla, G Coetzee, JJ Bumrah, Kwena Maphaka
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, SV Samson (C), R Parag, DC Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
