IPL 2022, MI vs RR Highlights: Rajasthan Royals win by 23 runs, Mumbai Indians sink to 2nd consecutive defeat

The first ball of the fourth over is a dot ball, after which it is 4, 6, 6, 4 and 6. 26 runs come off that over. As stated before, Buttler has a poor average against Bumrah but he has a good record against MI in general. He has seen off Bumrah, and now he is teeing off.

What a shot to hit off your second ball against Bumrah. Chips it in the air and clears mid-on and the ball races to the fence.

Jaiswal had only faced one ball so far and his second leads to his fall. Good length delivery on the hips from Bumrah, certainly not his best, but Jaiswal hits that straight to square leg. Bumrah finally opens his account for the season, he had gone wicketless in the previous match. 

Jaiswal c David b Bumrah 1 (2), RR 13/1 off 2.4 overs

Hip-high short ball from Daniel Sams and Buttler swivels and deposits it over midwicket. THat one was hit with disdain and a good response to the previous ball that crashed into Buttler's rib cage. 

The only runs comes from a four that Buttler got by tucking an attempted inswinging yorker from Bumrah down the leg side past the wicketkeeper. Bumrah then swings one away from Buttler, the next one goes back in before an outswinging full toss that the England batter plays and misses. 

Jos Buttler faces up with Yashasvi Jaiswal at the other end. The first ball is angled in from over the wicket and comes in even further but Buttler leaves it alone. Bumrah puts in another inswinger and Buttler manages to squeeze it to the leg side.

Boult formed what has to be one the most lethal new ball pairings of all time in the IPL with Bumrah in the 2020 season. Now he faces his former team mates. "Obviously, good memories in the MI jersey, but excited for the chance with Rajasthan Royals. Looking forward to this encounter. For me, it's just about keeping it simple like I naturally do. I pitch the ball up and get it moving around. Different ground, day game, let's see what happens... Obviously, very early in the tournament and different to the conditions in Pune. We're here to play the big boys and enjoy ourselves. Never played here before but don't have too many experiences to draw from. Nice and comforting to throw the ball to Ashwin and Chahal in the middle overs," Boult told the hosts broadcasters before the start of the match.

“We have to be happy with that (batting first). We would also have bowled on this wicket, being an afternoon game and a different venue, but happy to bat. Chatter in the camp is to be a bit smarter. We are playing different teams in different conditions, different venues, so it is all about understanding the demands and applying your game plan accordingly. Standards have to be kept throughout the tournament. We did a good job in the auctions to get a very strong squad. We have one change Navdeep Saini has come in for Coulter-Nile.”

“We've seen the trend [of chasing] in the tournament. Dew is not going to be a factor tonight but we wanted to have the score in front of us as a batting group. We're here to correct the wrongs from the last game. We're a young team that is learning every game. We're playing the same team.”

MI: Rohit Sharma(C), Ishan Kishan(wk), Anmolpreet Singh, N Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Daniel Sams, M Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills, Basil Thampi

RR: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(capt&wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna

Samson says that they have decided to include Navdeep Saini for the injured Australian fast bowling all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile. Samson said that RR have done a pretty good job in assembling a strong team during the auctions and need to maintain the standards they set in the first match. 

Sure enough, the middle order batter did not warm up today and Rohit says that they are going with the same team that lost to the Delhi Capitals. He didn't give any reason as to why Suryakumar is not playing. 

Mumbai Indians have won the toss, Rohit chooses to bowl first. “No particular reason,” says Rohit almost nonchalantly. 

Sanju Samson is out in the middle, Rohit Sharma is walking out. That little mystery thrown over Suryakumar just adds to the anticipation for this toss. 

Rohit, Ishan, Suryakumar (if he plays), Pollard on one side, Buttler, Samson, Hetmyer and Padikkal at the other end. The crowd in the stadium would do well to keep an eye on the sky for flying cricket balls today. 

The broadcasters say in the pre-match show that Suryakumar Yadav has not been seen warming up. It was expected that he would walk back into the squad but the fact that he hasn't been out there today raises a few eyebrows. 

Buttler may have a poor average against Bumrah but MI have suffered at the England star's hands. In the five innings he has played against them, Buttler has smashed 20 sixes. 

RR's top order batters have not had a great time facing Bumrah in the IPL. Jos Buttler averages 12.67 against the MI pacer with three dismissals, while Samson and Devdutt Padikkal 24 and 4 respectively with 2 dismissals each.

It is a steamy day in Navi Mumbai, with temperature around 33 degrees and humidity at 47 per cent. This city has seen hotter and more humid days though, so the players in both sides won't be complaining too much. 

And now come the Rajasthan Royals in their pinks and blues. They have not found themselves in the top portion of the table too often in this tournament but that is where they are for now. A win here can go a long way in keeping that momentum going. 

Ishan was the most expensive player of the auction and ended up struggling for a while playing for India. But that seems to be in the past and he smashed an unbeaten 81 off 48 balls in their first match of the season. If he and Rohit can continue in this vein of form, RR may have a task in their hands. 

In the two matches thus far, the team batting second have had a significant advantage due to dew. But that won't be a factor today as it is a day match and so, it will be interesting to see how the pitch plays out. 

The legendary Sachin Tendulkar can be spotted in the MI camp as they make their way to the DY Patil Stadium. 

RR are a top-heavy batting lineup which means that MI could put themselves well within range of victory if they get early wickets. Having Jasprit Bumrah in their side is a major advantage in this respect. 

MI were clearly missing a reliable hand in the middle order in their defeat to DC- and Suryakumar has shown in the recent past that he can play multiple roles. He scored 34 off 18 balls and 65 from 31 deliveries in the first and third T20Is respectively against West Indies, each time rescuing India from a tricky position. "To have that kind of a flexibility is always an advantage," said director of cricket operations Zaheer Khan added. "Tactically you will have that advantage, and that's how we are also looking at it."