Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals: Prediction for the match of the IPL

Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals: Prediction for the match of the IPL

The 2022 IPL campaign has been started by Mumbai India with a loss, however they will not be fussed just yet. After all, they are known for being slow-starters and are still in their territory. In the current tournament Mumbai Indians will face off Rajasthan Royals, who are their rivals for many years. Both teams have produced fine nail-biting encounters and we expect to see not less this time.

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Mumbai Indians

The return of Suryakumar Yadav, who has been the most dependable batsman in recent years, is going to be the greatest news in the upcoming match. His return would immediately plug the most prominent gap that Mumbai Indians were experiencing in the 1st match.

Mumbai Indians got off to a good start in the game against the Capitals, but could not capitalize on the momentum set by Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan. With two youngsters in the person of Anmolpreet Singh and Tilak Verma, Mumbai's batting unit looked a little weak in the middle. However, they ended their innings with a flourish and reached a commanding total of 177, which required probably a good dozen of short runs. With Yadav coming in, their batting would look better, having firepower available right through the order. For a long time, bowling led the torch. The tandem bowling of Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah used to bring trouble even to the best players but with Boult not available, Mumbai Indians found it a bit tough in the previous match. The fact that Jasprit Bumrah was away didn't help Mumbai's either.

Despite not having the best performance in the previous match, Mumbai Indians should not be worried yet. There were plenty of good things for them in the first match with Murugan Ashwin's spell being the highlight. He will definitely enjoy bowling in a day game with no dew around.

On paper, Mumbai Indians look really well-settled with some enormous firepower available. They have hard-hitters available down till number seven with both Daniel Sams and Tim David capable of winning the match on their own.

The likes of Tymal Mills, Basil Thampi and Daniel Sams can be expensive at times and it would be interesting to see how Rohit Sharma wins. The bowlers failed to close the last game despite being in the driving seat and they will need to do a lot better against a more potent batting unit. If they are able to do that and the batting unit plays back to its potential, then Mumbai Indians will be a very tough side to get past.

Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals looked not so prospective on the second day of the auction, but it was exactly the opposite as soon as they took the field. There were few surprises, but their strategy looked great after they executed their approach and strategy in the opening game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

It's still early to say something, but Rajasthan Royals will be relishing the top-of-the-table position which they occupy right now. They not only won their opening match, butq also did so clinically. Almost everything, right from the beginning to the very end, seemed to be falling the Royals' way. Perhaps the only thing that didn't work out well for them was Nathan Coulter Nile going for plenty in his three overs.

The Royals' signing of Devdutt Padikkal was intriguing, especially with Padikkal being a designated opener. Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal and Jos Buttler looked convincing with the bat and the total they scored was evidence enough of their potency.

It seems that Rajasthan Royals have pretty much all their bases covered in bowling. The opening pair of Trent Boult and Prasidh Krishna looked lethal on a surface which had a bit of extra bounce and pace. With the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravi Ashwin to bowl in the middle overs, the Royals will be difficult to deal with right throughout. Their death bowling looked a little unstable with Trent Boult being the only experienced campaigner.

All in all, Rajasthan Royals do not only have the momentum going for them they have an exceptionally balanced side to sustain that momentum. Arguably, the only thing they would need to take care of is their death bowling and if they can take care of that, they will be a very formidable opponent, not just in the upcoming match but in the matches to follow.

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