Watch cricket video highlights between Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians. Indian Premier League 2024 thirty eighth match, played at Jaipur.
When the side is bowling, Kuldeep Sen, a seamer, will replace one of Yashasvi Jaiswal or Jos Buttler as an impact player. Whether Sandeep Sharma will be available for the game is still up in the air. Following his injury return, seamer Akash Madhwal has been deployed as an impact substitute for Suryakumar Yadav when the team bowls. Mumbai may carry on in Jaipur using the same strategy.
The Mumbai Indians recovered from a three-game losing streak by winning three of their following four games. But on Monday in Jaipur against the fierce Rajasthan Royals, Jasprit Bumrah’s skill alone might not be sufficient to secure victory. With 844 runs from Sanju Samson (276 at a strike rate of 155.05), Riyan Parag (318 at 161.42), and Jos Buttler (250 at 147.92), the table-topping Royals have won six of their seven games. Mumbai needs more bowlers to contribute if they are to climb up the points table from sixth place against a formidable batting team.
Bumrah has spearheaded the assault for the visitors, taking 13 wickets at an economy rate of 5.96. Gerald Coetzee, their recent acquisition, hasn’t played well in the IPL so yet, but he showed resilience by going 3 for 32 against the fierce Punjab Kings. Despite conceding 9.92 runs per over during his debut IPL season, he is tied for second in the wicket statistics with 12 wickets in seven games. But Mumbai’s bowling, excluding the two seamers, has been lackluster. Their average with the ball is 31.67, while their total economy of 10.11 is the third lowest among the teams.
During their five games as bowlers, Hardik Pandya and Akash Madhwal let up more than eleven runs per over and took nine wickets between them. In the spin department, Shreyas Gopal took Piyush Chawla’s place, although he hasn’t yet settled in. Mumbai has also suffered from Mohammed Nabi’s underuse; in four games, the Afghan spinner has bowled only six overs and failed to claim any wickets. According to the odds, the Royals are the clear favorites and will try to win their last game in Jaipur.
In a low-scoring match earlier in the campaign, Royals defeated Mumbai by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai was shaken by Trent Boult’s 3 for 22, and they were limited to 125 for 9. Parag’s undefeated 54 off 39 in response enabled the Royals to reach the goal in 16 overs.
With a 48.07 average and a 163.61 strike rate in the IPL previous season, Yashasvi Jaiswal had an outstanding year. He scored 361 runs during the powerplay, accounting for more than half of those total runs. Despite scoring 121 runs at an average of 17.28 and a strike rate of 145.78 in this IPL, he has been struggling. While Buttler, Samson, and Parag have taken most of the batting load, the Royals are hoping Jaiswal regains his form.
With 12 scalps, Gerald Coetzee is now Mumbai’s second-highest wicket-taker behind Bumrah, thanks to his recent surge in form. Mumbai will rely on him and Bumrah to hold the Royals at bay in an otherwise ineffective bowling unit.
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