Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League 2024 - Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians Match 38

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 38th match of the TATA Indian Premier League (TATA IPL 2024), which will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians, on 22nd of April 2024.

Current Form RR:

Rajasthan Royals are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 6 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League is Riyan Parag with 318 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League is Yuzvendra Chahal with 12 scalps under his belt.

Rajasthan Royals have won their previous match against Kolkata Knight Riders by 2 wickets.

Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and they posted a huge total of 223 for 6 in 20 overs. Sunil Narine smashed his first IPL century. He made 109 runs off just 56 balls, hitting 13 fours and 6 sixes. The middle order batters also played good cameos and helped KKR achieve a monumental total of 223 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Rajasthan Royals lost Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson quite early into the innings. Riyan Parag once again shone bright and smashed 34 off 14 balls to bring life back into the game. Jos Buttler played the anchor's role. He scored 107 not out to take RR home with 2 wickets in hand.

Current Form MI:

Mumbai Indians are currently placed at the 7th position on points table with 3 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League is Rohit Sharma with 297 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League is Jasprit Bumrah with 13 scalps under his belt.

Mumbai Indians have won their previous match against Punjab Kings by 9 runs.

Mumbai Indians batted first and they posted a total of 192 for 7 in 20 overs. Rohit Sharma started off well and scored 36 runs off 25 balls before being dismissed by Sam Curran. Suryakumar Yadav also played phenomenally well and smashed 78 runs in 53 balls to take Mumbai Indians to a tall total of 192.

During the chase, Punjab Kings lost 6 wickets for 77 runs and looked to be in sheer trouble. This is when Ashutosh Sharma and Harpreet Brar got together and stitched a partnership of 57 runs to bring Kings closer to the finish line. An untimely dismissal of Ashutosh Sharma cost PBKS, as they eventually fell short by 9 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma.  Players injured/withdrawn: Jason Behrendorff, Dilshan Madushanka.

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger.  Players injured/withdrawn: Prasidh Krishna.

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Mumbai Indians

Who will win?-  Mumbai Indians

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians), Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians), Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals)

Most Sixes – Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians), Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals)

Player of the Match- Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians)

Team Scores Batting first - Mumbai Indians 180+, Rajasthan Royals 175+

Match Handicap: Mumbai Indians



*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.


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