Mumbai: Five-time champions, the Mumbai Indians (MI) will face the inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals (RR) in match number 9 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium, on Saturday at 3:30 PM.
The Mumbai Indians (MI), led by Rohit Sharma, succumbed to their jinxed opening match of the season once more. MI’s tenth-year history of losing the opening match continued as Delhi Capitals upset Mumbai Indians by four wickets. Although Rajasthan Royals dominated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their opening encounter. The RR team, captained by Sanju Samson, scored a mammoth 210 runs with the bat, and their bowling was also remarkable. RR bowlers limited SRH to 149 runs in total, establishing their dominance in the game by 61 runs.
Mumbai Indians have played one match in the series and are presently positioned ninth on the points table after losing to Delhi, while Rajasthan Royals have also played one match in the series and will be trying to consolidate their lead.
Probable Playing XIs for Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
In the evening there will be another showdown when Gujrat Titans and Delhi Capitals meet around 7:30 PM. Gujarat Titans will face Delhi Capitals in the 10th match of the Tata IPL 2022 on April 2nd at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
Gujarat Titans are now fourth on the points chart in this season’s Tata IPL, while Delhi Capitals are third on the points table. Delhi Capitals won their last game against the Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets, while the Gujarat Titans won their last game against the Lucknow Super Giants by 5 wickets.
Probable Playing XIs for Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade (wk), Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Aaron, Mohammed Shami
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Tim Seifert, KS Bharat, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman/Lungi Ngidi
