Rajasthan Royals secured a three-wicket win when they faced Mumbai Indians at home earlier in the season.
Mumbai Indians have won 10 out of the 17 matches they have played against Rajasthan Royals in the past.
Momentum is going to be with Mumbai Indians who are coming on the back of three successive wins.
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Rajasthan Royals will look to spoil Mumbai Indians' party when the two teams go up against each other in the 47th game of the Indian Premier League 2018. The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will host this match to be played on May 13. Live action is scheduled to commence at 8 PM local time.
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Toss will be key at the Wankhede. Since the last three matches played at this venue have been won by the side that has batted first and also since the wicket is expected to get slower with the progression of the game, the toss-winning skipper will probably elect to bat first.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and prediction for MI vs RR 47th match, Indian Premier League 2018...
MI Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Mumbai Indians do not have any injury scares ahead of their game against the Rajasthan Royals and all their players seem to be in good physical condition. The team has not made any changes in their line-up since the past three matches and they are unlikely to fiddle with the winning combination for this one as well.
Key Players
Suryakumar Yadav has been a revelation for the Mumbai Indians. The opener has scored over 400 runs so far and is second on the IPL 2018 runs charts. Another key man with the bat is Ishan Kishan who belted 62 runs off just 21 balls to help his side post a match-winning score of 210 in the last game against the Kolkata Knight Riders. He had also hit a fifty in the reverse encounter against the Royals. Skipper Rohit Sharma too could be dangerous once he gets his eye in. Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell McClenaghan and Hardik Pandya (the current purple cap holder with 16 wickets) are the bowlers to watch out for. Even Mayank Markande, the young leg-spinner, has been very impressive and has foxed the batsmen on quite a few occasions.
Recent Form
Mumbai Indians are still in with a good chance of finishing in the top four at the end of the league stage, provided they win all their remaining three matches. A massive 102-run victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders in the last game helped them move up the fourth spot in the standings for the first time this season. MI have started to peak at the right time and they now have four wins in their last five matches.
Batting allrounder Mahipal Lomror and medium pacer Anureet Singh have failed to make an impact in this IPL which led the Rajasthan Royals to drop them from the side in their last game against the Chennai Super Kings. The duo was replaced by left-arm spinner Ankit Sharma and wicketkeeper-batsman Prashant Chopra who made his IPL debut. Though both had a quiet outing, the Royals will probably retain them going into this crucial match. So we expect the Royals to come up with an unchanged line-up and persist with the left-hand-right-hand opening combination of Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler.
Key Players
Jos Buttler is hitting incredible form at the moment. The opening batsman smashed a match-winning 95 in the last game against the Chennai Super Kings - his fourth IPL fifty in a row - and he is going to hold the key to Rajasthan's batting here. Sanju Samson has also been doing a good job with the bat and he had even hit a fifty in the reverse fixture. Apart from these two, the Royals will also bank on Ben Stokes and Ajinkya Rahane to score big in this match. The team's bowling relies mainly on paceman Jofra Archer who has been their standout performer with 11 wickets in 6 matches. He took a couple last time and was highly impressive at the death against CSK to claim a three-wicket haul. Jaydev Unadkat and Ish Sodhi are the others whom the Royals will count on to stifle their opponents.
Recent Form
A four-wicket win over the Chennai Super Kings in their last match has kept Rajasthan Royals in the hunt for a playoffs spot. With ten points in their kitty, the Royals are currently sixth in the IPL 2018 standings after five wins and six losses from eleven league matches. Having secured wins in their last two games, Ajinkya Rahane and his men seem to be gaining momentum at a time just when they needed it the most.
RR Predicted Playing 11
Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Sanju Samson, Prashant Chopra, Stuart Binny, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Ankit Sharma, Jaydev Unadkat, Ish Sodhi
MI vs RR Team Form in Last Five Matches
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MI vs RR Head to Head
MI vs RR Head to Head
Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals have played 17 matches against each other in the Indian Premier League with the former leading the scoreline 10-7.
The two teams faced-off earlier this season in the 21st match at Jaipur where the Royals edged past Mumbai's total of 167 to win the match by three wickets.
Mumbai Indians have beaten Rajasthan Royals thrice in their last five attempts which includes doing the double in the 2014 season.
Mumbai Indians are overwhelming favorites amongst the bookmakers to win this match at odds of 1.71 on Betfair and 1.66 each on Betway and Bet365. The bookmakers are not showing a lot of confidence in the Rajasthan Royals who are outsiders for this game with a 2.10 offer on Betway, 2.20 on Bet365 and 2.34 on Betfair.
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Prediction
Rajasthan Royals will take plenty of motivation from their back-to-back victories but they still have a lot of pressure on them as a defeat in this game will diminish their hopes of a top four finish. They got the better of Mumbai Indians last time and having beaten them twice in their last three meetings is going to make them feel more confident. However, the Royals have not fared well in matches played away from home this IPL, losing four of their five away fixtures. While Mumbai Indians too have not been able to make the Wankhede their fortress this season having lost three out of five matches here, the advantage of being familiar with the conditions tip the scales slightly in their favor. With wins in their last three games, MI are carrying momentum with them and so we feel they have a better chance of winning this contest.
Final Verdict: Back Mumbai Indians to beat Rajasthan Royals at 1.66 each on Betway and Bet365 and 1.71 on Betfair.
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