IPL 2022 double-header (MI vs RR and GT vs DC): Playing11, prediction, key stats, more

By Sanjay Maurya

It’s double-header time in Tata IPL 2022, with two games taking place on Saturday, April 2. At the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, Mumbai Indians (MI) will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the first game. Gujarat Titans (GT) will face Delhi Capitals (DC) at MCA Stadium in Pune later in the day.

Match 09: RR to face MI today

Match Details:

Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 9
Venue: DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Date &Time: April 2nd at 3:30 PM IST and local time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar

So far in Tata IPL, Mumbai Indians have lost one match and Rajasthan Royals have lost one match. Mumbai Indians were defeated by Delhi Capitals by three wickets in their most recent match. Mumbai Indians’ Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma scored 81 and 41 runs respectively in that match.

Rajasthan Royals, on the other side, won their most recent match by 61 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In that game, Rajasthan Royals’ Sanju Samson and Devdutt Padikkal scored 55 and 41 runs, respectively.

Expected Playing11

Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma (c)
Ishan Kishan (wk)
Suryakumar Yadav
Tilak Varma
Tim David
Kieron Pollard
Daniel Sams
Murugan Ashwin
Tymal Mills
Jasprit Bumrah
Basil Thampi

Rajasthan Royals

Jos Buttler
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Sanju Samson (c)
Devdutt Padikkal
Shimron Hetmyer
Riyan Parag
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Ravichandran Ashwin
Yuzvendra Chahal
Prasidh Krishna
Trent Boult

Pitch Report
In the last two matches played here, we’ve seen a variety of surfaces. It’s difficult to forecast how the wicket will perform in this match. On this surface, bowling first makes more sense.

Winning Prediction

Match 10: GT to face DC today

Match Details:

Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals, Match 10
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Date &Time: April 2nd at 7:30 PM IST and local time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar

This season, both GT and DC played one match, which they won. These two teams will meet for the first time in the IPL’s history, and both will be looking to get off to a good start.

Expected Playing11

Gujarat Titans

Shubman Gill
Matthew Wade (wk)
Vijay Shankar
Hardik Pandya (c)
David Miller
Abhinav Manohar
Rahul Tewatia
Rashid Khan
Lockie Ferguson
Mohammad Shami
Varun Aaron

Delhi Capitals

Prithvi Shaw
Tim Seifert
Mandeep Singh
Rishabh Pant (c & wk)
Rovman Powell
Lalit Yadav
Axar Patel
Shardul Thakur
Kuldeep Yadav
Lungi Ngidi / Mustafizur Rahman
Khaleel Ahmed

Pitch Report
The track will remain slow, with spinners getting a boost as the match develops. At MCA Stadium in Pune, the chasing team has the upper hand on the wickets. The size of the boundaries is around 80-85 metres.

Winning Prediction