The 24th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will be played between the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday. MI has been going through a rough patch as they have won just a couple of matches in the five games they have played so far. While the pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult have starred in both their wins, their batting unit has been failing more often than not, especially in the middle-order.
Although Rohit Sharma has regained his touch with the bat, Ishan Kishan and Quinton de Kock have failed to score as much as the team would’ve liked. Remarkably, Mumbai is yet to chase in IPL 2021, something they did often and to great success, last year and change of venue can bring a change in fortunes for the team. On the other hand, RR is still in the playoff mix with two wins in five games despite losing players due to injuries. However, RR will need Joe Buttler to get his form back to win games consistently.
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With the likes of Mustafizur Rahman and captain Sanju Samson also impressing, the Rajasthan Royals are in a good space ahead of Thursday’s IPL 2021 fixture. Although MI will start as the favorites, they will be wary of the Rajasthan Royals. The last time the two sides met in the IPL, the Royals chased down a mammoth target in a canter with Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson reveling with the bat.
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Jasprit Bumrah has had a dominating outing against Jos Buttler. In 30 balls, he has conceded 32 runs against him and dismissed him thrice across T20s. Both Bumrah and Trent Boult have also been managed to dismiss Sanju Samson quite often, combining to concede only 63 runs in 59 balls and dismissing him 4 times in IPL.
Probable XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
After the injuries to Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes, the Royals will laos be missing the services of Andrew Tye and Liam Livingstone with the duo opting to leave the bubble. Rassie van der Dussen has joined the team but he is undergoing the quarantine period. There could be a case of Royals adding an extra spinner and the options ar Shreyas Gopal, KC Cariappa, and Mayank Markande
Probable XI: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c/wk), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Shreyas Gopal/Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya
Fantasy Suggestion #1:
Jos Buttler (c), Quinton de Kock (vc), Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, David Miller, Chris Morris, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Chetan Sakariya, and Mustafizur Rahman
Fantasy Suggestion #2:
Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock (c), Sanju Samson, Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hardik Pandya, Chris Morris (vc), Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Chetan Sakariya, and Mustafizur Rahman
