MI vs RR Prediction & Betting Tips, IPL 2020
Mumbai Indians take on Rajasthan Royals in the 2020 Indian Premier League as the defending champions bid to continue to build on their recent momentum. The match takes place at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on October 6 and the live action is scheduled to start at 19:30 local time.
Mumbai Indians have won three of their five matches so far, with Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock hitting their best batting form to help them to back-to-back wins most recently. Sharma led the way in a 48-run defeat of Kings XI Punjab in which Jasprit Bumrah bowled exceptionally too, while De Kock top-scored in the 34-run victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad last time out.
Rajasthan Royals go into this game on the back of two wins and two defeats so far. Jofra Archer bowled well last time out, but could not prevent an eight-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore after Rajasthan’s sluggish batting in the middle overs.
MI vs RR IPL 2020 Live streaming
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Toss Prediction
Teams have started to work out that batting first is more preferable this year – a tactic that worked for Mumbai last time out.
Weather Report
Hot, clear and dry… it will be more of the same on the weather front in Abu Dhabi.
Pitch Condition
The hard, flat Abu Dhabi wicket is one for the batsmen.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2020.
MI Team News & Playing 11
MI Team News
Chris Lynn must continue to kick his heels as Mumbai are likely to stick with a winning line-up – with James Pattinson and Trent Boult joining Quinton de Kock and Kieron Pollard in the overseas slots.
MI Key Players
- Kieron Pollard: Has scored 145 runs since he was last dismissed in this tournament, with his late batting cameos key for Mumbai in IPL 2020.
- Quinton de Kock: Top-scored for Mumbai in both matches against Rajasthan last season and hit 67 from 39 balls last time out against Sunrisers.
- Jasprit Bumrah: Not as economical as usual so far this season, but he does have seven wickets in five games, and starred with 2-18 in the win against Kings XI.
MI Team Form
Mumbai won just one of their first three matches but the defending champions bounced back with back-to-back victories. Rohit Sharma hit 70 in a total of 191/4 against Kings XI Punjab before Jasprit Bumrah’s 2-18 helped limit Kings XI to 143/8 in reply. Then, last time out, Quinton de Kock starred with the bat with 67 in a total of 208/5. In reply, Sunrisers Hyderabad came up short on 174/7.
MI Predicted Playing 11
Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, James Pattinson
RR Team News & Playing 11
RR Team News
Ben Stokes is in the UAE but still faces his mandatory six-day isolation period before becoming available after missing the start of the tournament due to compassionate reasons. Robin Uthappa lacked fluency last time out, typifying Rajasthan’s batting struggle and Yashasvi Jaiswal could return in his place.
RR Key Players
- Jos Buttler: Starred against Mumbai Indians last season and the big-hitting opener, after two brief flurries, is due a big score again.
- Jofra Archer: Catching the eye with his late-order hitting but he continues to deliver with the ball too. He has taken 2-18 and 1-18 in his last two outings.
- Steve Smith: Started the tournament with back-to-back half-centuries and – after two single-digit scores – is now due another big innings.
RR Team Form
Rajasthan Royals started the tournament in awesome batting form as they hammered 216/7 in a 16-run win against Royal Challengers Bangalore before Steve Smith (50), Sanju Samson (85) and Rahul Tewatia (53) helped them reach 226/6 in 19.3 overs to beat Kings XI Punjab by four wickets. They have fallen short with the bat in their last two games though – suffering a 37-run loss to Kolkata Knight Riders and an eight-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore.
RR Predicted Playing 11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler (wk), Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Tom Curran, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal
MI vs RR Head to Head
For the second consecutive year, Rajasthan Royals did the double over Mumbai Indians last season. They twice chased to earn victories in the final over and now have an identical record in the history of this fixture. Jos Buttler hammered 89 in a successful chase of 188 to win the first match by four wickets last season and Steve Smith led the way with a half-century – in Buttler’s absence – in the second match. Rajasthan chased 162 to win by five wickets on that occasion.
MI vs RR Head to Head Stats
Matches Played |
MI Won |
RR Won |
Tie |
No Result |
23 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
MI vs RR Betting Odds
Mumbai Indians are back in form and they are favourites to win this game.
Mumbai Indians Bangalore Bet365 Odds
- Mumbai Indians to win: Mumbai Indians are 1.66 to win this game with Bet365.
- Mumbai Indians top team batsman: Rohit Sharma is 3.30 favourite to be Mumbai Indians’ top team batsman with Bet365, while Quinton de Kock can be backed at 3.40. Suryakumar Yadav is 5.00 and Ishan Kishan is 6.00, while Kieron Pollard is in good form down the order and could be a dark horse at 7.50.
- Mumbai Indians top team bowler: Jasprit Bumrah is in wicket-taking form, even if he has been expensive. He is 3.00 with Bet365 to be Mumbai’s top team bowler in this game. Rahul Chahar is 4.50 and Trent Boult can be backed at 4.00 after his two wickets last time out. James Pattinson is 5.00.
Rajasthan Royals Bet365 Odds
- Rajasthan Royals to win: Rajasthan Royals can be backed at 2.20 to win with Bet365.
- Rajasthan Royals top team batsman: Jos Buttler is 3.40 favourite to be Rajasthan Royals’ top team batsman with Bet365, while in-form pair Sanju Samson and Steve Smith are both 4.00. Yashasvi Jaiswal is 6.50 as he pushes for a return.
- Rajasthan Royals top team bowler: Shreyas Gopal is 4.50, as is Tom Curran, to be Rajasthan Royals’ top team bowler. Jofra Archer is a very generous 5.50 with Bet365.
Mumbai Indians Betway Odds
- Mumbai Indians to win: Mumbai Indians are 1.66 with Betway to beat Rajasthan Royals.
- Mumbai Indians top team batsman: Rohit Sharma is 3.00 to be Mumbai Indians’ top team batsman with Betway, while Quinton de Kock is 3.60. Suryakumar Yadav is 4.75 with Betway and Ishan Kishan can be backed at 6.50. Kieron Pollard is 7.50 with Betway.
- Mumbai Indians top team bowler: Jasprit Bumrah is 3.50 with Betway to be Mumbai’s top team bowler. Trent Boult took that honour last time out and he is 4.33, while James Pattinson is 4.50. Rahul Chahar is 5.50 with Betway.
Rajasthan Royals Betway Odds
- Rajasthan Royals to win: Betway have priced Rajasthan Royals at 2.10 to win the game.
- Rajasthan Royals top team batsman: Steve Smith is 3.00 to be Rajasthan Royals’ top team batsman, while Jos Buttler is 3.25. Sanju Samson is 4.00 with Betway and Yashasvi Jaiswal is 5.00.
- Rajasthan Royals top team bowler: Jofra Archer is 3.60 with Betway to be Rajasthan Royals’ top team bowler with Betway and Tom Curran is 3.75. Shreyas Gopal is 4.75 and Jaydev Unadkat is 5.00.
🏆 MI vs RR Prediction
Mumbai Indians have returned to form with back-to-back wins, while Rajasthan Royals have lost their last two in a row. Mumbai have the momentum and the defending champions are favourites as a result.
Who is this match win
I have nothing today but RR's three big guns are due for runs tomorrow So RR is going to win tomarrow