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Five times champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on the 2008 winners Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 9 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Tꩵhis tie will take place at the D⛦Y Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday, April 2.
In their tournament opener against Delhi Capitals (DC), MI were good with the bat – the openers fired, the middle-order too chipped in. But, the bowlers could not capitalise on the start they got in the first ten overs. The duo of Lalit Yadav and Ax🍒ar Patel smashed MI pacers to𝕴 all parts of the ground, adding an unbeaten 75-run stand off just 30 💎balls. 💝MI eventually lost the match by five wickets.
On the other hand, RR registered a thumping win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their first match. The Sanju Samson-led side posted 210/6 on the board and then defend🌊ed the tot🍌al by restricting Kane Williamson & Co. on 149 for 7.
Head-to-Head record
Played: 2🐠5 | MI won: 13 | RR won: 11 | No result: 01
Pitch report
The DY Patil Stadium has a pitch that has help on offer for both batsmen and bowlers. One can expec🦹t a score between 150-160 as it is a day game. Opting to bowl first after winning the toss has been the story in IPL 2022 so far.
Probable XIs
Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Danꦕiel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Basil Thampi, Jasprit Bumr🧸ah, Tymal Mills
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan 💛Parag, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Cha𒀰hal, Prasidh Krishna
Match Prediction
Case 1:
- MI wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 40-45
- RR total: 150-165
Case 2:
- RR wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 35-40
- MI total: 145-155
Team batting second to win the contest.
