RR vs. MI Prediction (Rajasthan Royals vs. Mumbai Indians)

Rajasthan Royals continued their journey towards the prosperity by grabbing another game against Delhi Daredevils by a vast margin of 62 runs in the 41^st match of the IPL 2014. Earlier, Mumbai Indians were beaten badly by Kolkata Knight Riders in the 40^th match with a huge difference of six wickets. RR will try to consolidate their position by adding two more points whereas MI will be anticipating their fourth victory in the event.

Players to watch

Ajinkya Rahane powered his third fifty for RR in the last game vs. DD while Sanju Samson along with Kevon Cooper made a reasonable contribution and Shane Watson is in good nick. Pravin Tambe, Rajat Bhatia and James Faulkner are bowling as per plans.

Rohit Sharma got another fifty for MI in the previous match that they lost to KKR whereas Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard and Corey Anderson are their other main scorers. The efforts with ball from Lasith Malinga are going in vain because of their poor batting while Harbhajan Singh is bowling reasonably.

Time & Venue

Monday, May 19, 2014 @ 10:30 GMT, 16:00 local at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Weather

A hot and humid day with temperatures around 29-43ᵒC

Toss

The winning captain will bat first

The Pitch

Good for batting

Teams

Rajasthan Royals – Shane Watson (C), Karun Nair, Ajinkya Rahane, Kevon Cooper, Sanju Samson, Stuart Binny, Steven Smith, James Faulkner,  Dhawal Kulkarni, Rajat Bhatia, Pravin Tambe.

Mumbai Indians – Rohit Sharma (C), Lendl Simmons, Chidhambaram Gautam, Corey Anderson, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Aditya Tare, Harbhajan Singh,, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah, Pragyan Ojha.

Prediction

RR are in good form and will most probably win the game.