Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals: Who will win MI vs RR IPL 2024 Match 14?

Mumbai Indians will lock horns with Rajasthan Royals in the 14th match of the IPL 2024 on Monday. The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will host the game at 7:30 PM IST.

Mumbai Indians have had a terrible start to their season under new captain Hardik Pandya. They lost to Gujarat Titans in their opening game by six runs in Ahmedabad. In their second encounter, they conceded a record 277 runs in their 20 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad before being restricted to 246/5 in Hyderabad. After two disappointing results, Mumbai will be playing in front of their home fans for the first time.

Rajasthan Royals are two of the three unbeaten sides in IPL 2024 thus far. They started with a 20-run win against Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur. In their second game, Sanju Samson and Co. got the better of Delhi Capitals in a tight affair. Riyan Parag has been one of the star performers for Rajasthan. In the two matches, he has scored 127 runs at an average of 127 and a strike rate of 171.62. The Royals would hope that the Assam batter continues his good form against Mumbai.

MI vs RR Head-to-Head

Out of 29 encounters so far, Rajasthan Royals have won 13 while Mumbai Indians have won 15 and one match was without any result. RR’s highest and lowest scores against MI were 208 and 92 runs respectively. MI has the highest total of 212 runs and the lowest total of 90 runs against RR.

MI vs RR Record at Wankhede Stadium

Out of the 10 head-to-head matches between MI and RR till now, MI have used their home ground advantage to seal 6 victories and dominate RR, who have managed to seal just 4 victories.

MI vs RR Last 5 meetings

In the last 5 games against each other, Rajasthan Royals have won 1 game. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians have won 4 matches.

MI vs RR Who will win?

Hardik’s decision-making has been criticised in the first couple of games and he has yet to make a mark with the bat and ball. The 30-year-old has also been booed at the stadiums. Hardik will have to dig deep and develop a performance that wins the hearts of the MI faithful.

The absence of Suryakumar Yadav is hurting Mumbai’s middle order harshly. It’s time to bring in Akash Madhwal as well. Overall, the home team is not looking that much balanced.

Rajasthan Royals’ bowling performance is looking decent but the top-order duo Jaiswal-Buttler has not clicked yet. If any of them finds his form back, the match will lean towards their hands.

It is expected that the Rajasthan Royals will win this match.