IPL 2024, MI vs RR: Rajasthan Royals Win Toss, Opt to Bowl Against Unchanged Mumbai Indians

Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to bowl against Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians (MI) in their 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.

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Sanju Samson said that RR have been forced to make a change with Sandeep Sharma missing out due to an injury.

“We want to bowl first. The wicket looks fresh, it’s the first game of the season, will get help for the fast bowlers. We would like to keep on doing the same things. Sandeep misses out, he is not fit. Burger comes in,” Sanju Samson said after winning the toss.

Hardik Pandya said that MI are unchanged from their previous game.

“We were planning to bowl first. It’s quite exciting to be a part of this game (MI’s 250th match). We always look forward to the future, need to follow the process. Looking forward to playing a brand of cricket everyone enjoys. Playing the same team,” Hardik Pandya said.

MI vs RR – Head-to-Head Stats

This is Mumbai Indians’ 250th game in IPL and the first home game of the season after they lost their first two away matches to Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad. This is the first away match for Rajasthan Royals after they defeated Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Mumbai Indians enjoy a slight edge when it comes to the head-to-head series between the two teams. They have won 15 out of the 28 matches played between them while Rajasthan Royals have bagged 12 wins — one match was abandoned without any result.

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MI vs RR Playing XIs –

Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan(WK), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(C), Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jasprit Bumrah, Kwena Maphaka

Subs: Dewald Brevis, Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(C/WK), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal

Subs: Rovman Powell, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Sen, Shubham Dubey, Abid Mushtaq

(With inputs from Agencies)