On Sunday, both teams find a place in the bottom half of the standings. The Royals have two wins from five game in the VIVO IPL 2018. While on the other hand, defending champion Mumbai Indians only opened their account in their previous match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
2008 IPL Champion, Rajasthan Royal have to address problems with their team balance and their bowling attack, specially in the death over. Royals have fielded at least five potential openers in their XI, with three of them having to adapt to roles they may not be so used to. On the bowling front, RR’s three pacers – Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Laughlin and Ben Stokes, who need to start finding methods to contain the leaking of runs; the three pacers have economy rates in excess of 10.
On the other hand, defending champion Mumbai Indians will be feeling confident after opening their account in their previous match. Mumbai Indian have a history of starting slowly and then catching up in later. In this season, they lost their first three matches, before they earned their first points in the home match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. MI, who return to the park after a four-day break, will be keen to continue doing what they have done so far – but only consistently improve the one percenters, which has cost them three potential wins.
Team Head to Head
Overall: Matches – 16, Rajasthan Royals won – 6, Mumbai Indians won – 10
IPL Trivia (RR vs MI)
From 2008 until 2011, the Rajasthan Royals held the edge over the Mumbai Indians, with a 4-3 win-loss record. Since then though, the tables have turned; in 9 matches between the two teams since 2012, MI have won 7, and RR 2.
