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MI look to overcome middle-order woes, return to winning ways against inconsistent RR
MI are coming into the match after suffering back-to-back losses, the last one being a nine-wicket defeat against Punjab Kings in Chennai and need to start the Delhi leg afresh.
The Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan have lost thrice in the tournament so far and will seek to build on the six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the previous match.
Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma (201 runs) has got starts but hasn't played a big knock and the Mumbaikar would be itching to get one as would be his opening partner Quinton De Kock (47 runs).
But Mumbai's middle-order, which boasts of hard-hitting batsmen like Suryakumar Yadav (154 runs), Ishan Kishan (73 runs), Hardik Pandya (36 runs), Krunal Pandya (29 runs) and Kieron Pollard (65 runs), haven't fired in unison so far.
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Well, there's one action-packed day of cricket in store for us folks! We begin with a thrilling encounter, as reigning champs Mumbai Indians take on the Rajasthan Royals for a shot to put some distance between themselves and the chasing pack in that fourth and final playoff spot. Later on in the evening, we'll see the Delhi Capitals take on the Kolkata Knight Riders! Stay tuned as we bring you all the latest updates and the live score.
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Preview: Reigning IPL champions Mumbai Indians will take on the Rajasthan Royals in Match 24 of IPL 2020 in Delhi.
Having lost their previous two matches, against the Punjab Kings and the Delhi Capitals, Rohit Sharma's MI side will be looking to get back to winning ways. The Rajasthan Royals meanwhile, will be trying to maintain their winning form after having beaten the Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous fixture.
The biggest worry for MI so far in the league has been the lack of runs from its middle-order. They did not even manage to cross the 140-run mark in their last two matches despite batting first on both occasions. The slow nature of the Chennai pitch kind of neutralised the MI's attacking style of play. However, they are now in Delhi which has so far hosted just one match. On a fresh pitch, Rohit and Co will be looking to rediscover their batting form.
RR defeated KKR in their last match with an all-round performance. Chris Morris was the pick of the bowlers with four wickets while Samson scored a sensible knock of 42 off 41 in a successful chase. The challenge for them will be to quickly adapt to the new conditions in Delhi. All their matches so far in IPL 2021 were held in Mumbai.
Despite having suffered back-to-back defeats in recent outings, the Mumbai Indians aren't too far down in the table, and are currently occupying the fourth and final play-off spot, thanks to a net run rate that's just a shade on the wrong side of zero. Rajasthan Royals are a further three places down in seventh place, but Sanju Samson won't be worrying too much about it just yet, seeing as they're tied on four points with this afternoon's opponents.
Squads:
Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Adam Milne, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Piyush Chawla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, James Neesham, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Marco Jansen, Yudhvir Singh
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson(w/c), David Miller, Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Shreyas Gopal, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman, Jaydev Unadkat, Andrew Tye, Liam Livingstone, KC Cariappa, Mahipal Lomror, Mayank Markande, Anuj Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, Kuldip Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Akash Singh
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