The Rajasthan Royals will take on the Mumbai Indians on Monday the 22nd of April in Jaipur in the 38th match of this years IPL and we analyse the match from a betting perspective.
The Royals currently top the table on 12 points with the Mumbai Indians 7th on the log and 6 points behind the log leaders. The Royals can be backed at 28/10 to win the tournament with the Mumbai Indians on offer at 13/2.
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Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
The Rajasthan Royals took on the Kolkata Knight Riders in their most recent match that took place in Eden Gardens. The Royals won the toss and elected to field first, and they put on pressure early on with a wicket. The bowlers then began to struggle to keep things tight and in the end the Knight Riders reached a strong total of 223/6. Top bowler was Avesh Khan who took 2 wickets for 35 runs in 4 overs.
The Royals started off fast with the bat in hand, however they lost 2 wickets in the powerplay. Although the Royals were losing wickets, they were scoring at a high run rate and they managed to edge the win in the last over with them scoring the winning runs on the last ball of the innings, with 2 wickets in hand. Top batsman was Jos Buttler who scored 107 runs off just 60 balls his 2nd century of the campaign.
The Mumbai Indians went head-to-head with the Punjab Kings in their last game that was played in Mullanpur. The Kings won the toss, sending the Indians in to bat first and after losing a early wicket they found their feet and formed a decent partnership which took them to 99 runs when the second wicket fell. The batsmen then kept things going at a good rate until they lost 3 wickets in the last over, ending on 192/7. Top batsman was Suryakumar Yadav who scored 78 off 53.
Mumbai started off impressively with their bowling attack taking 4 wickets in the powerplay and they picked up a 5th wicket in the 7th over leaving the Kings on 49-5. They then somehow let their opponents back into the game, but their early efforts were enough in the end, and they won the match by 9 runs, bowling the Kings out in the last over. Bumrah was once again on fire taking 3-21 in his 4 overs.
Head-To-Head
These sides have met 29 times in the IPL since the competitions origin and the Mumbai Indians have won 15 of these matches, with the Rajasthan Royals winning 13 and 1 match ending in a no result. The last time these sides met was in match 14 of this year’s IPL in Wankhede where the Indians opened the batting scoring 125/9. The Royals where then able to chase the total down, winning the match by 6 wickets.
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Betting – click here to bet
Rajasthan Royals 11/10
Mumbai Indians 15/20
Suggested Bet: Top Mumbai Indians Batsman – Rohit Sharma at 12/5
Sharma is a quality batsman who is currently the 5th highest run scorer in the tournament at an average of just under 50. He got a duck in the last match against the Royals and I am backing him to get redemption.
Suggested Bet: Top Rajasthan Royals Bowler – Trent Boult at 41/20
The last time these sides met, Boult picked up 3 wickets for 22 runs taking man of the match and while he hasn’t quite fired on all cylinders since I am expecting a big showing from the New Zealander.
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