MI vs RR IPL 2024 Match 14 Match-Ups: Top 5 Player Battles to Watch Out For

Mumbai Indians will face off against Rajasthan Royals in the thirteenth match of IPL 2024 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Mumbai, with zero points from two matches, are at number 9 of the points table. RR, on the other hand, have 4 points from two matches and are at number 3.

MI lost against Gujarat Titans (GT) by 6 runs in their first match of the tournament on March 24. They lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 31 runs in their second match on March 27.

RR first defeated Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) by 20 runs in their first match on March 24. Then, they beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by 12 runs on March 28.

The two teams have faced each other 29 times with MI having a 15-13 lead over RR while 1 match ended as a no result.

MI vs RR Top 5 Player Battles

1. Shymron Hetmyer vs Bumrah (T20I+IPL)

Keep an eye out for the contest between Bumrah and Shimron Hetmyer. Their IPL meetings have been rather one-sided so far: 14 balls, nine runs, three dismissals.

2. Hardik Pandya vs Yuzvendra Chahal

Mumbai Captain Hardik has not contributed well yet. It will be a huge challenge to face Chahal. He has a strike rate of 93.5 against Chahal.

3. Jos Buttler vs Hardik Pandya (T20I+IPL)

Buttler has always dominated Hardik Pandya in T20 cricket. He has scored 55 runs from 29 balls he faced Hardik in the IPL with a strike Rate of 189.7. However, Hardik managed to pick Buttler up once.

4. Rohit Sharma vs Sandeep Sharma

Sandeep Sharma has kept the Hitman quiet in IPL. Rohit managed to score off Sandeep with a strike rate of 86.4. Besides, Sandeep has picked the opener up for 5 times as well.

5. Tim David vs Trent Boult (T20I+BBL+IPL)

It will be a great match-up to watch out for when Trent Boult will come to bowl at slog against Tim David. Till now, David never gave any wicket to Trent Boult in T20 cricket with a strike rate of 188.89.