Published on: Oct 6, 2020 1:15 pm IST|Updated on: Oct 6, 2020 1:15 pm IST
Mumbai Indians would next face Rajasthan Royals in the IPL on Tuesday. After a slow start, Mumbai Indians have picked up some pace and they currently are 2nd in the league standings with 3 wins and 2 loss in 5 games. Rajasthan Royals, have had a contrasting journey so far. They started well but seem to have lost the plot in the last couple of games. They have won 2 games and lost another 2 games in 4 they have played.
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Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royal is the IPL
Mumbai Indians are arguably the most successful team in the competition, while Rajasthan Royals have always played as underdogs. While many would assume Mumbai Indians dominating the contest between the two sides but that’s not the case here. Both sides have faced each other 19 times and Mumbai Indians have won 10 matches. Rajasthan Royals have also managed to win 9 games.
MI vs RR Overall –
Total Matches – 19 MI Won – 10 RR Won – 09
IPL 2019 Meetings –
In 2019, to everyone’s surprise, Rajasthan Royals completed a season double over the mighty Mumbai Indians. First, they defeated Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium by 4 wickets. In the 2nd game at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, the Royals won the game by 5 wickets.
Batting Records –
For Mumbai Indians, Kieron Pollard, with 288 runs under his belt, has scored the most number of runs among active players against Rajasthan Royals. Skipper Rohit Sharma follows him with 198 runs, while Suryakumar Yadav has also scored 144 runs against Rajasthan Royals for Mumbai Indians.
For Rajasthan Royals, Sanju Samson has scored 262 runs for Rajasthan Royals against Mumbai Indians and he is the leading run-scorer for RR vs MI. He is followed by Jos Buttler and Riyan Parag with 100 runs and 43 runs respectively against Mumbai Indians for the Jaipur-based franchise.
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Batting Stats, Bowling Stats and Player Battles
Bowling Records –
Lasith Malinga, with 11 wickets, is the leading wicket-taker for Mumbai Indians against the Royals from Rajasthan among active players. He is followed by Kieron Pollard and Dhawal Kulkarni with 9 and 8 wickets respectively for MI vs RR.
For Rajasthan Royals, Jofra Archer is the leading active wicket-getter against Mumbai Indians with 6 wickets. While Jaydev Unadkat has clinched 3 wickets for Rajasthan Royals against the Mumbai-based team, Shreyas Gopal has also accounted for 2 wickets.
MI vs RR IPL 2020 Schedule
MI vs RR– 6th October 2020 – Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
RR vs MI– 25th October 2020 – Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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