Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be up against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 38 of the Indian Premier League, 2024, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, on Monday. Rajasthan Royals have played seven matches and earned 12 points. They will be looking to strengthen their hold on the top spot. Mumbai Indians have also played seven matches and are ranked sixth on the points table with six points. In the last match played by Rajasthan Royals against Kolkata Knight Riders, RR beat KKR by two wickets.

The top fantasy player for Rajasthan Royals was Jos Buttler with 154 fantasy points. The other top point-getters were Avesh Khan with 62, Riyan Parag with 56 and Kuldeep Sen with 50 match fantasy points.

In their last match in this series against Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians beat PBKS by nine runs. The top fantasy player for MI was Suryakumar Yadav who scored 105 fantasy points. The other top point-getters were Jasprit Bumrah with 95 and Gerald Coetzee with 91 match fantasy points.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is going to be difficult. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 135 runs. The team winning the toss should look to bowl first as the majority of the games played on this ground have been won by the chasing side.

Pace or Spin?

The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.

Weather Report

The temperature is expected to be around 32 degree C with 18% humidity. 3.54 m/s winds are expected.

Head-to-Head

In the 31 matches played between these two teams, the bowlers of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.

In their previous encounter this season, Trent Boult was the Man of the Match as he scored 103 fantasy points for Rajasthan while Akash Madhwal topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Mumbai with 99 match fantasy points.

Fantasy Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

Riyan Parag

Riyan Parag is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 64 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. Parag is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the last seven matches, he has scored 318 runs averaging 63.6 per match.

Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler is a good-to-have player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He has an average of 61 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. Buttler is a top-order batter who bats right-handed and also keeps wickets. In the last six matches, he has scored 250 runs at an average of 62.5 per match.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal is a bowler with an average of 61 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.8 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. Chahal is a leg-break googly bowler and in the recent seven matches, he has taken 12 wickets at an average of 18.1.

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah is a bowler with an average of 57 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.1 and can be a differential pick for your Dream11 Team. He bowls right-arm fast and in the recently played seven matches, Bumrah has taken 13 wickets at an average of 12.9.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav is a batter with an average of 55 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.5 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Suryakumar is a right-handed batter. In the recently played four matches, Suryakumar has scored 130 runs at an average of 32.5 per match.

Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan is a wicket-keeper with an average of 52 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.1 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Kishan is a top-order batter who bats left-handed and also keeps wickets. In the last seven matches, he has scored 192 runs averaging 27.4 per match.

Gerald Coetzee

Gerald Coetzee can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 47 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8. He bowls right-arm fast and in the last seven matches, Coetzee has taken 12 wickets at an average of 21.9.

Tilak Varma

Tilak Varma is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 43 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.1. He is a top-order batter who bats left-handed. In the last seven matches, Tilak has scored 208 runs at an average of 41.6 per match.

Fantasy Team

Wicket-Keepers: Jos Buttler and Ishan Kishan

Batters: Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson

All-Rounders: Riyan Parag and Ravichandran Ashwin

Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult and Gerald Coetzee

Captain: Jos Buttler

Vice-Captain: Jasprit Bumrah

Topics mentioned in this article

Mumbai Indians Rajasthan Royals Rohit Sharma Hardik Pandya Jasprit Bumrah Suryakumar Yadav Sanju Samson Jos Buttler Trent Boult IPL 2024 Cricket Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, Match 38