MI playing 11: Despite being in a commanding position, the 5-time champions Mumbai Indians succumbed to a defeat against Delhi Capitals in their opening fixture at the Brabourne Stadium. Now, the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians will march to the DY Patil Stadium to face the giant killers Rajasthan Royals in match number 9 of Tata IPL.
Mumbai Indians were all over Delhi Capitals in the opening game, but couldn’t finish the game the way they would have wanted. A win is what they would be looking for in their second match of the season, but taming an in-form Rajasthan Royals won’t be an easy task for them. Let’s discuss how they would shape up to take on the Royals at DY Patil Stadium on Saturday.
Rohit Sharma
Ishan Kishan
Suryakumar Yadav
Tilak Varma
Kieron Pollard
Tim David
Daniel Sams/Fabian Allen
Murugan Ashwin
Jasprit Bumrah
Tymal Mills
Basil Thampi
Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Buddhi, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Aryan Juyal, Fabian Allen, Dewald Brevis, Basil Thampi, M Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Jofra Archer, Tilak Varma, Sanjay Yadav, Riley Meredith, Mohd Arshad Khan, Anmolpreet Singh
Ishan Kishan Stats in IPL
Ishan Kishan has started this season on the right note. His innings against DC was sumptuous. He will once again be a key figure in the batting unit.
| Runs | Strike Rate | vs RR | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL innings |
57 | 1533 | 137.73 | 162 runs from 6 innings at an avg of 32.40 | 241 runs from 10 innings | 14, 9, 50, 84, 81 |
Suryakumar Yadav Stats in IPL
Suryakumar Yadav is the mainstay of Mumbai Indians’ middle order and they missed him badly in the last game. He is back fit and would be raring to go.
| Runs | Average | vs RR | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL matches |
115 | 2341 | 28.90 | 348 runs from 11 matches at an avg of 38.66 | 317 runs from 14 matches | 8, 0, 33, 13, 82 |
Jasprit Bumrah Stats in IPL
Jasprit Bumrah will be the spearhead for Mumbai Indians. He had an indifferent outing against Delhi Capitals but will look to bounce back in this game.
| Wickets | Economy | vs RR | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL matches |
107 | 130 | 7.46 | 14 wickets from 10 matches | 21 wickets from 14 matches | 2/24, 1/29, 2/14, 2/39, 0/43 |