IPL 2021: RR vs MI Battle for Playoffs, playing11, prediction, key stats

By Sanjay Maurya

News Highlights

Last night (4^thSeptember 2021), Delhi Capital won by 3 wickets in match number 50^th of Indian Premier league against Chennai super kings.
Rajasthan Royals will face Mumbai Indians in a DO OR DIE match.
The surface is likely to play slow; batting first should be the best option for both teams.

Last night (4^thSeptember 2021), Delhi Capital won by 3 wickets in match number 50^th of Indian Premier league against Chennai super kings, now young capital reached the top of the table with 20 points in 13 match and on the other hand Chennai super kings stand on 2^nd position but still has a chance to left Delhi behind by winning their remaining match.

IPL Points Table

Position	Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Points
1	DC	13	10	3	20
2	CSK	13	9	4	18
3	RCB	12	8	4	16
4	KKR	13	6	7	12
5	PBKS	13	5	8	10
6	RR	12	5	7	10
7	MI	12	5	7	10
8	SRH	12	2	10	4

RR vs MI

In the 51st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Rajasthan Royals will face Mumbai Indians in a DO OR DIE match. Both teams are playing for the final playoff spot, so this is a must-win encounter for them.

Rajasthan Royals have kept their playoff hopes alive by defeating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 7 wickets with 15 balls remaining in their previous encounter. The Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, have struggled since the second leg of the IPL began. They have only won one of their last five games and are presently ranked seventh in the standings with ten points.

Match details

Date: October 5, 2021 (Tuesday)

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Time: 7.30 PM (IST)

Probable Playing 11

Rajasthan Royals squads

Evin Lewis
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Sanju Samson (c & wk)
Shivam Dube
Glenn Phillips
David Miller
Rahul Tewatia
Mayank Markande
Chetan Sakariya
Kartik Tyagi/Akash Tyagi
Mustafizur Rahman

Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma (c)
Quinton de Kock (wk)
Suryakumar Yadav
Saurabh Tiwary
Hardik Pandya
Kieron Pollard
Krunal Pandya
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Rahul Chahar/Jayant Yadav
Trent Boult
Jasprit Bumrah

Head to Head
With an expected humidity of 55% with 36% temperature, the weather is expected to be cloudy and warm as well. The surface is likely to play slow; batting first should be the best option for both teams.

Qualification Chances
If the Royals beat Mumbai, they will join the Knight Riders on 12 points, and the game between the Royals and the Knight Riders on 7^th September will be a shootout to decide fourth place – the winner will qualify, while the loser will be eliminated.

Mumbai’s chances of qualifying will undoubtedly improve if they defeat the Royals. They will almost certainly qualify if they defeat Sunrisers in their final game and the Royals defeat Knight Riders. Mumbai, on the other hand, will eliminate due to their negative net run rate if Knight Riders defeat the Royals.

Match Prediction
MI is a strong choice to win this match.