IPL 2023, MI vs RR: Can Mumbai crack the Rajasthan code?

Misfiring Mumbai Indians will have to bring their A-game in order to stop Rajasthan Royals when the two teams meet at the Wankhede on Sunday evening.

Rajasthan are placed comfortably in the top-half of the table with some incredible performances, while Mumbai are in the bottom half of the leaderboard with just 3 wins in 7 games.

The Sanju Samson-led side will come into this match on the back of an impressive win over the Chennai Super Kings.

On the other hand, there are serious concerns for MI, especially their death bowling, which was responsible for their last two defeats in high-scoring games.

MI will also need more from their top order, but the task on Sunday night will be to put up a good bowling display, given that RR's batting unit has been consistent almost all season.

Mumbai team news

It remains to be seen if Jofra Archer shows up for the contest against his former side Rajasthan.

The English pacer has played only 2 games this season due to recurring elbow troubles.

Rajasthan team news

Trent Boult is expected to return to Rajasthan's XI after missing the previous match due to a niggle.

MI vs RR head-to-head

In the head-to-head comparison, Mumbai have a slight advantage as they have won 14 out of 27 matches against Rajasthan.

MI vs RR probable Playing XI

MI Possible Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Kumar Kartikeya, Arjun Tendulkar, Riley Meredith, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff.

RR Possible Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.