Mumbai Indians (MI) are all set to take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 clash on Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium.
Rohit Sharma's MI suffered a heavy defeat in their previous outing after they lost to Gujarat Titans (GT) by 55 runs. Chasing a massive total of 207, they were wrapped up just over the 150-mark with Noor Ahmad picking three wickets and Mohit & Rashid Khan chipping in as well with two scalps each.
Meanwhile, RR find themselves at the top of the table after beating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 32 runs. They breached the 200-mark for the first time in IPL history at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur and followed it with some brilliant death bowling to restrict CSK to 170. Adam Zampa was their best bowler picking up three wickets and can once again be the difference-maker at the Wankhede against MI with his variety.
Here is a comprehensive guide on the pitch report, live toss, predicted lineups, team news, impact substitute and other details ahead of the MI and RR clash.
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MI vs RR pitch report
MI are set to host RR at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The stadium which hosted the memorable 2011 World Cup final, has a capacity of 33,108.
The Wankhede pitch, historically, has been known to favour the batsmen, with high-scoring games. The average first innings score in IPL 2023 at the Wankhede stadium is 171.
"Dimensions of the ground - 61m one one side and 67m on the other, 72m down the ground. This looks like a beauty. The last time a game was played on this surface, Venkatesh Iyer scored the most fabulous hundred. Are they going to chase? This season it is suggesting setting the score is probably the best course of action," says Kevin Pietersen.
MI have played thrice at this venue this season against CSK, PBKS and KKR. While they beat KKR, they went down against CSK and PBKS.
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MI vs RR live toss
RR win the toss. Choose to bat.
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MI vs RR team news
Jofra Archer will be available for the selection after an injury scared made him featuring in the game a doubt.
RR might not tinker with their winning XI and keep the same combination that did the job against CSK.
MI vs PBKS: Confirmed Lineups
MI: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Riley Meredith, Arshad Khan
Impact players: Nehal Wadhera, Ramandeep Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Arjun Tendulkar
RR: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact players: Donovan Ferreira, Murugan Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Kuldip Yadav, Kuldeep Sen
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MI vs RR: Impact Player today?
MI might replace Kumar Kartikeya with Nehal Wadhera in the second innings.
Kuldeep Sen replaces Dhruv Jurel in the second innings for RR.
