The Saturday fixture of Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Match9 is going to be a clash of Titans in a literal sense.
Former Sri Lankan legends Sangakkara and Jayawardene are coaching each one of the team and both teams are loaded up with some of the best T20 characters of this age.
Rajasthan would be feeling major confident on the back of their star studded win in their first match.
One thing Royals have done brilliant is to get their combination on point in so many ways.
Usually, the opening matches are where a team tries to get a combination right even at the cost of a couple defeats.
Rajasthan has got it right which reveals immaculate preparation.
Royals look like a complete unit
Their bowling line up is worth a watch this season with the likes of Yuzi Chahal, Trent Boult, R Ashwin.
The batting looks pretty strong on the paper too and as seen is the last match as well.
Looking at their squad composition, Royals will be a team to beat this season.
The winning combination of Royals would be maintained if the all-rounder Coulter-Nile is deemed to be fit to play.
He walked off the field in the last match after bowling just one delivery. If unfit, Jimmy Neesham would probably replace him.
Mumbai start with a loss
Mumbai Indians once again started their campaign this year with a loss, a trend which has been continuing since 2012.
However, given their past record, this won’t bother the 5 times champions team who take their time to announce their arrival.
There is not a shadow of doubt in this fact that as the tournament builds up, Mumbai will show their cards and swing right past to the top of the table.
Their defeat in the 1st match was quite unusual as they posted a grand total and bowled decent enough channels initially to defend it as well.
But things can change quickly in a T20 game and that it did. Suryakumar Yadav would be fit to play after missing the first game.
Match details:
Venue: DY Patil Stadium Mumbai
Date: 2nd April 2022
Time: 3:30pm IST
Head to head past record:
Total matches played between both teams: 26
Matches won by Mumbai Indians: 14
Matches won by Rajasthan Royals: 12
Probable Playing 11 – Mumbai Indians:
Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan (wk), N Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Fabien Allen, M Ashwin, Tymal Mills, Jasprit Bumrah, Basil Thampi
Probable Playing 11 – Rajasthan Royals:
Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (C & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Jimmy Nesham, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal
Jeetbig Star bowler of the match:
Yuzendra Chahal
Jeetbig Star batsman of the match:
Ishan Kishan
Who will win?
Mumbai have beat Royals in their last three contests therefore Mumbai will start off this match as a side with a mental superiority.
However, a victory in this match will give Royals a breath of confidence and break the losing streak here.
Will Mumbai post their first win of IPL 2022 or will Royals break their losing streak against the former Champions?
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Match 9 will be a mouth-watering contest on display this Saturday!
Our prediction is that Rajasthan Royals might surprise Mumbai Indians.
