In a word, do or die match. The team that wins the play-off fight will survive. Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals have met 23 times so far, with Mumbai winning 12 times and Rajasthan winning 11 times. Let’s see who wins today’s high voltage match.
However, as the pitch of Sharjah is slow, Sanju Samson’s team will want to bet on the spinner. Because, the batsmen of Mumbai Indians have not been able to perform as expected in the spin yet. However, the team of Rajasthan Royals is in great rhythm now. So it is needless to say that there will be a fierce battle. Rohit Sharma will surely breathe a sigh of relief as Suryakumar Yadav gets a run against Delhi again. So let’s take a look at what a potential XI could look like in today’s match –
Probable first XI of Rajasthan Royals
Evan Lewis, Yashvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (captain), Shivam Dubey, Glenn Phillips, David Miller, Rahul Teotia, Akash Singh / Shreyas Gopal, Mayank Markande, Chetan Sakaria, Mustafizur Rahman
Probable first XI of Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Sourav Tiwari, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Cronal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nayal, Jayant Yadav, Jashpreet Bumrah, Trent Bolt
Both teams are still in the playoffs with 10 points from 12 matches. They are the ones who will win today. However, Mumbai could not play even a quarter of the rhythm in the first half of IPL 2021. Disappointing performance has been observed. And the exact opposite has happened to Rajasthan Royals. Sanjura in a strong rhythm in the last half. After the 189-run innings against Chennai, Shivam Dubey will be the favorite to play in today’s match.
