IPL 2026, RR vs MI 13th Match Match Preview
Big image – Present vs future in Guwahati
Already, a lifetime has handed since then: he has gone on to smash umpteen data in Under-19 cricket and home cricket, then marked his sophomore 12 months within the IPL with 52 off 17 and 31 off 18 in his first two innings. RR have gained their opening two video games of the season too, with Tushar Deshpande closing out a last-over thriller in opposition to Gujarat Titans.
Sooryavanshi has by no means confronted Bumrah in skilled cricket. If he sticks round lengthy sufficient for the ball to be thrown Bumrah’s manner, there’s an opportunity we’ll neglect the speedy context of the match: that MI need to tighten up their bowling after being floored by Delhi Capitals, or {that a} win will take RR to the highest of the desk.
When the promise of the long run runs into the standard of the current, who will come out on prime? The reply to that query may resolve the destiny of the bigger reply as nicely.
Team information – Hardik anticipated to return
RR’s batting order fired them to 210 againt GT. Their bowlers did simply sufficient to scrape by to victory, so they are going to be tempted to retain the identical line-up.
Rajasthan Royals (possible): 1 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 2 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3 Dhruv Jurel (wk), 4 Riyan Parag (capt), 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Donovan Ferreira, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Jofra Archer, 9 Nandre Burger, 10 Ravi Bishnoi, 11 Tushar Deshpande, 12 Sandeep Sharma.
Mumbai Indians (possible): 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Ryan RIckelton (wk), 3 Tilak Varma, 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Naman Dhir, 6 Hardik Pandya (capt), 7 Sherfane Rutherford, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Shardul Thakur, 10 Trent Boult, 11 Mayank Markande/Ashwani Kumar, 12 Jasprit Bumrah.
Key questions
In the highlight – Jofra Archer and Mayank Markande
Stats and trivia
- Tilak Verma’s batting may very well be essential to MI negotiating Archer’s menace. He received the very best of Archer in emphatic style of their most up-to-date assembly, the T20 World Cup semi-final in Mumbai, hitting him for 3 successive sixes. In all T20s, Tilak has scored 54 runs off 21 balls in opposition to Archer, at a strike fee of 257, and been out simply eleven.
- Since IPL 2024, Bumrah has bowled 49.2% of his overs within the powerplay for India in comparison with 36.4% for MI. In truth, MI have used him almost equally in all three phases (36% in powerplay, 35% in center overs, and 29% within the demise) in comparison with India (49, 26 and 25). He bowled two powerplay overs with MI defending a low rating in opposition to DC, and he may very well be used early once more, in opposition to the specter of Sooryavanshi.
- This can be MI’s first-ever sport on the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati – the thirty first stadium they’ll play an official match in.
Pitch and situations
Guwahati favored the quick bowlers in the one match performed there thus far this season: Chennai Super Kings have been bowled out for 127, which Rajasthan chased down with ease. Early moisture, probably an final result of the pitch being beneath covers within the lead-up to the match, contributed to the assistance for the quick bowlers. We may see related situations on Tuesday night, with a forecast of rain within the afternoon and clear skies by 6pm.
Next three fixtures
Rajasthan Royals
Apr 10: vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Guwahati
Apr 13: vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Apr 19: vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata
Mumbai Indians
Apr 12: vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Mumbai
Apr 16: vs Punjab Kings, Mumbai
Apr 20: vs Gujarat Titans, Ahmedabad
With statistical inputs from Namooh Shah
Abhijato Sensarma is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo
