The match 27 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 will be going to take place between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Saturday, April 13.
Mumbai have won their last three games and are placed third on the table with four wins from six games while their opponents have managed to win just one game so far and lie at the seventh place.
On Saturday, all eyes will once again be on Pollard and Joseph for Mumbai Indians, who are currently in top form.
Coming to Rajasthan, it seems nothing is going their way as they lost a nail-biter against defending champions Chennai Super Kings on Thursday, thanks to Mitchell Santner’s last ball six which kept the yellow brigade at the top of the table.
Match Details:
- The IPL 2019, match 27- MI vs RR will take place at 04:00 PM IST on Saturday, April 13.
- The match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
- The game can be streamed live on Star Sports Networks and Hotstar.
Pitch and Weather Condition/Report:
The afternoon start will not help the players’ cause. The temperature will hover around 35 Degrees Celsius and the humidity will also be at its peak and will only increase as the match progresses. No rain is in the forecast on the weekend in Mumbai.
The Wankhede stadium has generated the high-scoring matches this season so far. Surprisingly, two matches have been won by the team batting first but defending a total has been tough traditionally at the venue. Though it is an afternoon start, the trend of chasing should continue.
- Average first-innings score: – 193 (3 IPL matches this season at this venue).
- Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 2.
Team News:
Mumbai Indians (MI):
Rohit Sharma is set to make a comeback after missing out on the last game.
MI Team (from): Rohit Sharma (Captain), Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jason Behrendorff, Mayank Markande, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Alzarri Joseph, Anmolpreet Singh, Siddhesh Lad, Ankul Roy, Evin Lewis, Pankaj Jaiswal, Ben Cutting, Ishan Kishan, Aditya Tare, Rasikh Salam, Barinder Sran, Jayant Yadav.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Evin Lewis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk), Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jason Behrendorff, Jasprit Bumrah, Alzarri Joseph.
Rajasthan Royals (RR):
For Rajasthan Royals, Sanju Samson is also fit and played in the last game. Ashton Turner might replace Steve Smith who has failed to find his form in the tournament.
RR Team (From): Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Ashton Turner, Ish Sodhi, Oshane Thomas, Liam Livingstone, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Shubham Ranjane, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Sudhesan Midhun, Jaydev Unadkat, Prashant Chopra, Mahipal Lomror, Aryaman Birla, Riyan Parag, Dhawal Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Varun Aaron, Shashank Singh, Manan Vohra, Rahul Tripathi.
Probable XI: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sanju Samson, Rahul Tripathi, Ashton Turner, Ben Stokes, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat.
Fantasy Tips and suggestions:
Wicketkeeper: In wicketkeeping, considering his current form, Jos Buttler from Royals maintains a slight upper hand over MI’s Ishan Kishan.
Batsmen: For MI, Rohit Sharma, Evin Lewis and Kieron Pollard are the top most picks while for RR, Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson and Ashton Turner are expected to do the destruction.
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya will be featuring as all-rounders from MI while RR will feature Ben Stokes and Shreyas Gopal as their prime all-rounders.
Bowlers: For MI, Rahul Chahar, Jason Behrendorff, Jasprit Bumrah, Alzarri Joseph are the top picks among bowlers while for RR, Jofra Archer, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat should be the key bowlers.
Captain and Vice Captain: Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Jos Buttler, Ashton Turner are the top picks for captain and vice captain.
Dream 11 pick #1:
Rohit Sharma (vc), Jos Buttler (wk c), Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Ashton Turner, Jofra Archer Jason Behrendorff, Jasprit Bumrah, Alzarri Joseph.
- Captain: Jos Buttler
- Vice Captain: Rohit Sharma
Dream 11 pick #2:
Rohit Sharma (c), Evin Lewis, Jos Buttler (wk), Ashton Turner (vc), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Ben Stokes, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer, Alzarri Joseph.
- Captain: Rohit Sharma
- Vice Captain: Ashton Turner
IPL 2019, MI vs RR preview: Confident Mumbai to host lacklustre Rajasthan
