RR vs Mi IPL 2025: The 50th match of IPL season 18 will be played between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Mumbai Indians (Mi) today. Mumbai Indians, captained by Hardik Pandya, have made a tremendous comeback after a poor start in the current season and now he is riding on Vijay Rath after winning 5 matches in the last consecutive matches, while on the other hand, Rajasthan Royals, led by acting captain Ryan Parag, are seen struggling to keep themselves in the playoff race.
Mumbai is third on the points table with 12 points after winning 6 out of 10 matches and 4 defeats. At the same time, Rajasthan is at seventh place on the points table with 6 points after winning 3 out of 10 matches and loses in 7 matches. In such a situation, today Mumbai will be eyeing this match and beating Punjab Kings and capturing the second place on the points table. At the same time, Rajasthan, which defeats Gujarat Titans (GT) in the last match, would like to keep the playoff hopes alive.
Let us know that this match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians will be played at RR’s Home Ground i.e. Sawai Mansingh Stadium from 7:30 pm today. Before the match starts, let’s take a look at the stadium’s pitch report, RR vs Mi’s head-to-head figures and other required updates related to the match.
Everyone will keep an eye on Suryavanshi
In this match today, Rajasthan Royals will have to express trust in the new opener Suryavanshi. Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson is still suffering from side strain injury. He played the last match on 16 April and his return is not yet decided. In such a situation, 14 -year -old Suryavanshi got the responsibility of opening and he gave his glow in his first three innings. His historic innings against Gujarat Titans and his 166 -run partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal made a target of 210 runs.
However, today they will have a very tough challenge. Because in this match, he will face Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Bolt, one of the world’s most dreaded fast bowlers. In the last match, Vaibhav, who sets a record of scoring the fastest century in 35 balls, will have to be cautious against these two bowlers.
Rajasthan’s bowling is a matter of concern
Despite showing power in batting, Rajasthan’s bowling has become a matter of concern. No chief bowler is able to stop the run at less than the economy rate of 9. Jofra Archer is taking wickets, but spending 10 runs per over. Sandeep Sharma was also not impressive.
Bumrah’s return changed Mumbai’s fate
Talking about Mumbai Indians, Jaspreet Bumrah’s return has given a new life to the team. The team, which is struggling with defeat in the initial matches, has now won 5 matches. The team’s confidence is constantly increasing under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. After the victory over Lucknow, Pandya said, “Every match in this league is a challenge. We have to play united and maintain the rhythm.”
Rohit and Surya caught rhythm, bosted surprise package
In the last match, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav showed their class and gave a clear indication to the opposition teams that they had returned to their color. At the same time, Corbin Bosch, who made her debut in the last match, also scored a rampage at a strike rate of 200 and also jumped a wicket, this all -round performance has made him a “surprise package”. Even today, the team will expect them to repeat better.
RR vs Mi’s head-to-head record
The head-to-head record of RR vs Mi is quite equal. Both teams have clashed 30 times, in which RR has won 14 times and Mi has won 15 times. A match between these teams ended without any result. In the last match of these two teams in IPL 2024, Royals won by nine wickets in Jaipur.
Pitch report of Sawai Mansingh Stadium
The pitch of Sawai Mansingh Stadium is made of black soil, which usually helps both batsmen and bowlers. There will be a fourth match in this edition. In the last few matches here, teams have scored big scores. Fast bowlers are expected to help in the initial overs of the match. Since the boundary of the ground is large, it will be challenging to score runs to the batsmen. The first batting team will land with the intention of scoring a big score on the board.
IPL data at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
So far 60 IPL matches have been played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The teams who bat first here have won 22 matches and the batting teams have won 39 matches. The average score of the first innings here is 161 runs. The highest score SRH (217/6 vs. RR, 2023) and minimum RR (59, vs RCB, 2023) are recorded here. The biggest innings here was played by Virat Kohli (113* vs RR, 2024).
Both teams perform at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
RR has played 60 matches at its home ground Sawai Mansingh Stadium, winning 38 matches and lost in 22 matches. RR’s best score on this ground has been 214 runs. On the other hand, Mi has played 8 matches on this ground so far, in which it has lost 6 matches and won only 2 matches. Mi’s highest score on this ground has been 179 runs.
Rajasthan and Mumbai possible playing 11
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Ryan Parag (Captain), Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Vanindu Hasranga, Jofra Archer, Mahisha Tishta, Sandeep Sharma, Yudhveer Singh Charak.
Impact Player: Shubham Dubey/Tushar Deshpande.
Mumbai Indians (Mi)
Ryan Ricelton (wicketkeeper), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (Captain), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Bolt, Mitchell St. Non, Mitchell St. Non, Jaspreet Bumrah.
Impact Player: Rohit Sharma/Karn Sharma.
Where to see the match live?
You can watch this match of IPL 2025 between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians online in your smartphone on the JioCinema app. Apart from this, the match can also be enjoyed on the channels of Star Sports on television. Live updates related to the match can also be seen and read on lalluram.com.
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