Preview:
Mumbai and Rajasthan are going to feature in the ninth match of the Indian T20 League 2022 on Saturday. It will be the first match of the double-header. Mumbai maintained the tradition of losing the opening game against Delhi. Delhi snatched victory out of Mumbai’s pocket after a 75-runs stand for the 7th wicket between Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel. Delhi chased down the target of 178 runs in just 18.2 overs.
Rajasthan, on the other hand, became the first team to achieve the unbelievable goal of defending a target in this edition of the league. They managed to do this against Hyderabad on Tuesday. Rajasthan made a mockery out of Hyderabad’s bowling attack as they managed to put a total of 210 runs for the loss of six wickets on the board. Captain Sanju Samson, who won the player of the match award scored 55 runs off just 27 deliveries. Rajasthan’s bowlers restricted Hyderabad to a total of 149 runs and won the match by 61 runs.
Match Details:
Mumbai vs Rajasthan, Match 9
Venue: Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Date & Time: 2nd April at 03:30 PM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
MUM vs RAJ, Match 9 Pitch Report:
It will be the third game of the season at this ground and we saw two contrasting scores being made in the first two matches. The pitch is expected to remain a belter and batters are likely to enjoy playing here. Also, because this is a day game, hence, the toss might not be a big factor in this game.
Injury News:
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MUM vs RAJ, Match 9 Probable Playing XIs:
Mumbai
Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Murugan Ashwin, Daniel Sams, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills, Basil Thampi
Rajasthan
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult
Top Picks for MUM vs RAJ 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Ishan Kishan was at a whole different level in the first game against Delhi. He started smashing Delhi’s bowlers right from the word go despite Mumbai losing a couple of wickets in the middle phase. Ishan remained not out and scored 81 runs off just 48 deliveries. He is in terrific form and Mumbai would be expecting him to deliver the same sort of start.
After enjoying a lot of success while opening the innings for Bangalore, Devdutt Padikkal came out to bat at the number four position in the first game for Rajasthan. He destroyed the Hyderabad bowling unit with his counterattack and scored 41 runs off 29 deliveries. Padikkal hit four fours and two sixes during his innings.
In his debut game for Rajasthan, Yuzvendra Chahal showed why he is rated as one of the best spinners in the world currently. Chahal picked three wickets in four overs and gave away just 22 runs. He will again be a key bowler for Rajasthan in this game.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for MUM vs RAJ 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Ishan Kishan (c), Sanju Samson (vc), Jos Buttler, Daniel Sams, Riyan Parag, Suryakumar Yadav, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for MUM vs RAJ 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Rohit Sharma (c), Devdutt Padikkal (vc), Shimron Hetmyer, Tim David, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tymal Mills, Murugan Ashwin
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma
Vice-Captain Options: Sanju Samson, Devdutt Padikkal
