ABOUT THE MATCH:
The 45th match of the 2020 Indian Premier League ( IPL) will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians.
This game is scheduled to begin at 07:30 PM IST (local time at 06:00 PM) (UTC at 02:00 PM). Star Sports Network (available in English, Hindi, Telugu , Tamil, Kannada and Bengali) will telecast the game. On Disney+ Hotstar, live streaming will also be available.
MATCH PREVIEW:
RAJASTHAN ROYALS:
1. As a team, now Rajasthan Royals is struggling very hard. However, despite the change in the squad, they are most probably mix up their batting line up. RR can swap Ben Stokes and Robin Uthappa.
2. In the bowling unit, Jofra Archer is in his best form but the other bowlers have not performed that well.
3. Now, it is do or die situation for Rajasthan Royals. Either they have to perform their best or prepare for an early exit from the league.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, Jos Buttler (wk), Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot/Varun Aaron, Kartik Tyagi/Jaydev Unadkat.
MUMBAI INDIANS:
1. The supremacy of the Mumbai Indians in the tournament can be illustrated by their net run-rate of 1.201, which is best among all tournament teams. Out of a total of nine matches, they won six and lost three, with two of those three defeats coming in a super-over.
2. Though Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan have fought in recent matches, Suryakumar Yadav, Quinton de Kock, and Kieron Pollard have shown that Mumbai Indians can take heart from the shape.
3. All in all, maybe the best-balanced team in the tournament is the Mumbai Indians and they sit pretty in the top half of the tournament without even playing their best cricket. At the top of the order, Rohit Sharma has been very inconsistent, but he can be a difficult customer to deal with.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
Rohit Sharma (c)/Saurabh Tiwary, Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile/James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
PITCH REPORT:
At this venue, the team that wins the toss might opt to bat second. With a target in mind, batting at this venue is simpler. The chasing teams have won on 8 occasions in 14 games so far.
WEATHER REPORT:
The weather is expected to be sunny tomorrow. The visibility would be about 10 km, i.e. 6 miles, and 1013 mb of atmospheric pressure. The temperature during the day is going to hit 33 ° c and at night the temperature is going to drop to 23 ° c. With no precipitation and cloud covering 0 percent of the atmosphere, it will be dry, the moisture will be about 29 percent.
PROBABLE TOP PERFORMERS:
RAJASTHAN ROYALS:
1. Jofra Archer
Jofra Archer picked up 15 wickets with a brilliant economy rate of 6.61 in the 11 games so far, and can also contribute with the bat.
2. Jos Buttler
Jos Buttler accrued 271 runs in the tournament at an average of 30 and a strike rate of 140.
3. Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson seemed to have found his touch back in the last game and scored 36 off 26 balls. He will be looking forward to playing a big knock in this match. He is also the leading run-scorer for his team with 272 runs.
MUMBAI INDIANS:
1. Quinton de Kock
In 10 games, Quinton de Kock scored 368 runs and seemed to be in excellent touch in the last few matches.
2. Trent Boult
Trent Boult was brilliant with the new ball in the last match and has accounted for 16 wickets thus far in the tournament.
HEAD TO HEAD:
1. Total Played– 24.
2. RR Won– 11.
3. MI Won– 12.
4. Tie– 0.
5. No Result– 1.
BROADCAST DETAILS:
1. Tv – Star Sports Network.
2. Live Streaming – Disney+ Hotstar.
3. Match Timings – 24nd October 2020 at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC)
PROBABLE WINNING TEAM:
In both teams, Rohit Sharma has not been selected because he is uncertain about tomorrow’s match. If he plays this game, after the toss, the teams will be changed. You can look for the same thing in our Telegram party. Mumbai Indians are predicted to win this match.
