In the 24th game of IPL 2021, Mumbai Indians (MI) take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) – here are some Dream11 fantasy predictions and tips for the game.
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The Delhi wicket remains more or less unknown and it will be interesting to see how two sides, who have a terrific history between them, adapt to the new surface. Mumbai Indians have had a less than ideal start to the season while Rajasthan have been handicapped by the unavailability of several players.
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Head to head record
Overall: MI 12 – 12 RR
Since 2018: MI 1 – 5 RR
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MI RR Dream11 Fantasy tips
- Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard are good picks from the Mumbai batting line-up. Hardik does not have bowlers to trouble him with bounce, and could be a good pick too if you can sort out the credits for the rest of the players.
- With balancing the credits a requirement, Sanju Samson might have to miss out if you need valuable all-rounders like Krunal Pandya and Chris Morris, both of whom add batting and bowling value.
- Jasprit Bumrah is a no-brainer, but Trent Boult on a fresh Delhi wicket could be a handful and we might see him make an impact in the powerplay overs. A potential fantasy captain choice for this game.
- Jos Buttler could, however, make a major impact if he gets past the powerplay. Unless you want to back Samson over Buttler, the England wicketkeeper is a good pick.
- The Delhi surface is generally slow, and a spinner like Rahul Chahar should be in your team any way. The RR spinners are less reliable, though, and are better avoided.
Probable XI for MI RR
RR: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), David Miller, Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman
MI: Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Rewind: IPL 2020 matches between MI & RR
Game 1: MI win
Game 2: RR win
MI RR Dream 11 Team
Potential swaps
Jaiswal for Parag
Samson for Buttler
Hardik for Parag/Pollard
Captaincy options in order
Rohit, Boult, Buttler, Suryakumar, Bumrah
