Monday, 22 Apr RR vs MI Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key match factors – RR vs MI

• The team batting first has had a big advantage in Jaipur. Barring the game between RR and RCB, the chasing teams have found it tough.
• Jasprit Bumrah has been in impressive form. If the Royals can play him out safely, they will give themselves a great chance of winning.
• Jos Buttler has been amongst the runs and the 2 hundreds he has scored in the tournament will keep him in good stead.
• Yashasvi Jaiswal has blown hot and cold in IPL 2024 and the RR management would be hoping that he returns to form.

Match Preview

Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will be up against each other in the 38th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Sunday, April 21. The Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur will host the encounter.

The Royals, led by Sanju Samson, are sitting pretty on top of the table with 12 points and a net run rate of +0.677 thanks to wins in 6 out of 7 games. They will be brimming with confidence after beating the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 2 wickets in their previous match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

RR recorded the joint-highest successful run-chase in IPL history after tracking down 224 off the last ball. Jos Buttler’s brilliant 55-ball hundred pressure took them past the finish line in the City of Joy.

MI, on the other hand, are still quite some distance away from breaking into the top 4. In 7 matches until now, they have fetched 6 points and a net run rate of -0.133. They defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 9 runs in their previous match.

Jasprit Bumrah won the award for the Player of the Match after he finished with figures of 4-0-21-3. Suryakumar Yadav also played a key role in their win as he made 78 runs off 53 balls with the help of 7 fours and 3 sixes.

Head-to-Head Record Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians

MI and RR have faced each other 31 times in the IPL since their first meeting back in 2008. Mumbai have won 16 games while Rajasthan finished on the winning side 14 times. At the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, RR have a 6-2 lead over their opponents.

RR beat MI by 6 wickets when the two teams last met on April 1 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Trent Boult won the Player of the Match award after he picked up 3 wickets for 22 runs. Riyan Parag also showed his class and scored an unbeaten 54 off 39 balls.

After being asked to chase down a target of 126, the Royals got home with 27 balls left in their innings.