The Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 51 of the Indian Premier League 2021. Sharjah Cricket Stadium will host the match on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.
The Mumbai Indians lost their last match against the Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets. After putting a paltry 129 on the board, they tried to make things difficult for the last year’s runner-ups. However, on the back of Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin’s partnership, Delhi achieved the target. This was Mumbai’s seventh loss this season, dropping to the seventh spot on the points table.
📹: Straight Outta MI CAMP 📺
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— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 4, 2021
On the other hand, the Rajasthan Royals are sixth in the points table with 5 wins in 12 matches, and a Net Run Rate of -0.337. They defeated the formidable Chennai Super Kings convincingly by 7 wickets on Saturday. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube slammed the fifties, helping them go past Chennai’s 189 in just 17.3 overs.
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— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) October 3, 2021
Both the Mumbai Indians and the Rajasthan Royals are living on the edge in the race for the playoffs. With just one spot up for grabs between four teams, the Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals will be desperate to give it their all in the upcoming clash.
Match Details
Match – Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Mumbai Indians (MI), Match 51, IPL 2021
Venue – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Date & Time – October 5, at 7:30 PM IST
Pitch Report
The Indian Premier League 2021 season has witnessed low scores at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. So far, the spinners have enjoyed bowling on the surface, with the batters struggling to go for big hits. 150 should be a par score on this track.
Predicted Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (C), Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube, Glenn Philips, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Akash Singh, Mayank Markande, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton De Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
IPL 2021: RR vs MI – Fantasy Team Suggestions
Fantasy Team 1: Sanju Samson (C), Quinton De Kock, Saurabh Tiwary, Suryakumar Yadav, Liam Livingstone, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tewatia, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Mustafizur Rahman, Rahul Chahar, Chetan Sakariya
Fantasy Team 2: Sanju Samson, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Saurabh Tiwary, Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal (C), Shivam Dube, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Chetan Sakariya
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