MI vs RR Injury Update: Rohit Sharma available against Royals

Mumbai Indians regular skipper Rohit Sharma missed out the previous encounter against Kings XI Punjab due to muscle spasm and is set to feature against Rajasthan Royals on Saturday eve. R Sharma pulled out the injury in the practice session ahead of the clash with Punjab and was suggested to rest.

In his absence, Kieron Pollard led the side and guided Mumbai Indians to 3 wickets wins with his swashbuckling 83 of just 31 delivery which included 10 maximums. Also, Siddesh Lad was handed the cap as the Mumbai cricketer took R Sharma’s spot. With Rohit returning back to playing 11, either S Lad or the wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan will sit out.

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“He is available for selection and he is very confident. That’s a very positive sign right now for us. Obviously, he is going to practice and get a better gauge of things. But we are pretty confident.”

– Zaheer Khan, MI’s Director of Cricket Operations.

MI vs RR Playing11:

Mumbai Indians-

Quinton de Kock (wk), R Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan/Siddhesh Lad, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Alzarri Joseph, Jason Behrendorff, Rahul Chahar

Rajasthan Royals-

Ajinkya Rahane (c), Jos Buttler(wk), Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Riyan Parag, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni

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With four wins and two losses in 6 games, Mumbai Indians are placed third in the ladder while Rajasthan Royals are placed seventh in the table with a solitary win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in six outings.