RR vs MI IPL Fantasy Cricket Match 2020
Mumbai Indian are inarguably the most successful team in the history of the Indian Premier League. They have won as many as 3 IPL titles. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals the inaugural season champions have find difficulty after the first season. Both the teams are dressed in blue and their rivalry has been the most talked about since the season 1. All fans are excited and thrilled to see the battle between Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians match.
The first match between Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians will be played on 15 th April 2020 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai while the second time they will be playing at the home ground of Rajasthan at a well constructed SMS Stadium, Jaipur on 11 th May, 2020. Let’s Discuss RR vs MI fantasy cricket news, head to head clashes and what we can expect in when RR and MI combat against each other.
History of RR vs MI IPL match :
They faced each other for the first time on 7 th May 2008 at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai. RR set MI a target of 103. Mumbai Indians chased it comfortably and registered a one sided win. Ashish Nehra, Shaun Pollock and Dhawal Kulkarni bagged three, one and two wickets respectively. In the last outing between these teams, Steven Smith was declared MOM for his blitz 59.
Head to Head Comparison of RR vs MI IPL Match
The head to head clash does not reflect the battle that these two teams had as both teams have won equal number of matches.
Head to Head clashes | Total |
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Matches | 23 |
MI Won | 11 |
DC Won | 11 |
N/R or Tie | 01 |
Stat Attack
- In the current setup, Sanju Samson is the leading run-scorer with 431 runs in total head to head clashes. Also, Yusuf Pathan has the highest individual score by an Indian cricketer of 100*. Samson can be the RR vs MI Fantasy cricket pick when these two team play against each other.
- Corey Anderson has highest average in the Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians clash.
- Most wicket taken by a seamer against Mumbai is Dhawal Kulkarni- 17 who is in the Rajasthan team
- MI skipper Rohit Sharma has been the highest run-getter with 516 runs at an average of 36.86 in 16 matches.
- Dhawal Kulkarni is the highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets in the total matches against Mumbai. He will can be your captain choice for RR vs MI Fantasy cricket match as he has been in decent form in the domestic matches.
RR vs MI 2020 Battle to watch :
Jos Butler vs Rohit Sharma
In the Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians match the battle to watch out for would be the battle of the openers. Both of them are in prolific form in the international circuit, Jos Butler had an amazing last season of IPL while Rohit Sharma is at his peak form in T20I so expect a cracker of a contest between these two old Mumbai Indian players.
What to expect in RR vs MI IPL 2020 :
RR and MI IPL matches in the past have never failed to deliver in the past but if we look at the recent past records, Rajasthan Royals have got their upper hand, but the 3 times champion will look to take revenge of their previous loss and bounce back strong as they always do.