Mumbai Indians will face Rajasthan Royals in match number 14 of the IPL to be played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 1st April 2024. It promises to be an exciting fixture as Hardik Pandya-led side is currently struggling big time losing the first two matches of this season.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals won the first two matches and would be looking to continue their winning momentum. Sanju Samson and Co won both their matches at Jaipur and would look to win away from home.
Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals played a total of 28 IPL matches so far, with MI winning 15, and RR 12 with 1 ending in a no-result.
Here we look at the 3 highest run scorers between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in IPL history.
- Jos Buttler
The explosive right-handed England opener Jos Buttler is the leading run-getter between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. He featured for Mumbai Indians from 2016-2017.
Buttler has been featuring for Rajasthan Royals since 2018 onwards. His batting performance against Mumbai Indians has been brilliant with 485 runs from 9 matches. He scored mind-blogging century against Mumbai Indians and 4 half-centuries including the best score of 100 in the 2022 edition.
England opener Buttler had a disappointing start in the opening two matches against Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals. He would be looking to regain his form against Mumbai Indians to help Rajasthan Royals put enough pressure on their bowling.
- Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson has been performing well for Rajasthan Royals at number 3 spot. RR captain would love to showcase his batting prowess in Mumbai today and hope to give Rajasthan Royals the impetus to post a big total.
Samson has scored 476 runs from 17 matches with a strike rate of 147.36. His best score against Mumbai Indians is 76 in the 2015 edition. The RR captain will be looking to continue his superb form and hope to provide RR their third successive win of the tournament.
- Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar has not featured in the first two matches of this season as he is still recovering from the injury. He will be a big miss in the match against Rajasthan Royals as he can create pressure on bowlers with his innovative strokes.
Suryakumar Yadav has a great record against Rajasthan Royals in IPL with 414 runs from 10 matches including four half-centuries to his name. His best knock came during the 2020 edition where he scored 79 not out helping MI to win match by 57 runs.
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