The champion side Mumbai Indians is all set to take on the mighty Rajsthan Royals at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
This will be the 20th match of the tournament – MI really looks great and they are currently standing at the 2nd position of the points table with 3 wins out of 5 matches. On the other hand, RR looks a bit shaky and they are currently standing at the 5th position of the points table with 2 wins out of 4 games.
Mumbai Indians are looking for their 3rd win in a row and whereas Royals are looking to avoid their 3rd defeat in a row. Well, it is an interesting fact that both the teams have won equally when it comes to head-to-head battle.
Strategy Hunt:
- Basing on the previous matches at Abu Dhabi, the average first innings score has been 168 and whereas the average winning first innings score is 183. So, the first batting team will definitely look to score big and will look to post some challenging total to the opponents.
- MI is the best batting team when it comes to last 5 overs, they have a really high run rate of 12.90 and on the other side, RR is the worst bowling unit when it comes to powerplay (in this season) out of their last 4 games they have an economy rate of 8.50 and have conceded a boundary once in every 4 balls.
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Here Is The Playing 11 Of Both The Sides:
MUMBAI INDIANS :
Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
RAJASTHAN ROYALS :
Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Steven Smith(c), Sanju Samson, Mahipal Lomror, Rahul Tewatia, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi
HEAD TO HEAD:
- Total Played – 23
- Rajasthan Royals Won – 11
- Mumbai Indians Won – 11
- No Result – 1
- Tie – 0