Cricket returns to the city of Mumbai as five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) host the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Monday evening.
Both teams have shown contrasting form this season as Hardik Pandya’s side have lost both of their opening two games, while the Royals have won both of theirs, the latest of them being a 12-run win over the Delhi Capitals.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians found themselves on the wrong side of a record-breaking evening in Hyderabad. The Men in Blue and Gold were absolutely dismantled by the Sunrisers’ batsmen, scoring a massive 277 runs in their 20 overs. Although MI fought back with some good batting display, they eventually fell short of the target by 31 runs.
The Sporting News brings you info about all the impact players for the MI vs RR clash on Monday evening:
Mumbai Indians Impact players:
Dewald Brevis, Nehal Wadhera, Romario Shepherd, Shams Mulani, Nuwan Thushara
Dewald Brevis comes on as the Impact Sub for MI in place of Namar Dhir, who was dismissed for a golden duck.
Rajasthan Royals Impact players:
Rovman Powell, Abid Mushtaq, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Sen, Shubham Dubey
Shubham Dubey comes on as the Impact Sub for RR in place of Yuzvendra Chahal, who bowled an incredible spell of 3-11.
MI vs RR: Prediction
Both teams possess the perfect balance of experienced and talented players that could make a difference for either team.
Mumbai Indians are well stacked in their batting department with players like Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan and Namand Dhir, while their bowling has been the main concern as there is no player apart from Jasprit Bumrah that could make a similar impact.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals also have ample fire power in their batting line-up with players like Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag. The Royals are also well balanced in their bowling department with the likes of Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Although MI have lost both their opening games, the home advantage would play a big role and we have seen MI bounce back after a bad start time and time again.
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MI vs RR: Betting odds
As per odds on Dafabet, MI are the favourites to win against RR.
| Result | Odds |
| MI win | 1.8 |
| RR win | 2.0 |
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