IPL 2024 Spotlight: Match 38 Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians Stats Preview And Approaching Milestones

Table toppers Rajasthan Royals take on Mumbai Indians in match 38 of the IPL 2024 season at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday, April 22. In the IPL 2024 season so far, the Rajasthan Royals have played dominating cricket to the topmost level. The Royals have won six and lost just one match so far. They are currently at the top of the points table and would like to continue their winning momentum. On the other hand, the Mumbai Indians have been the slow starters as always, but they are coming into the match on the back of a close win against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur. The Mumbai Indians have won three and lost four matches so far.

Table toppers Rajasthan Royals look to finish their Jaipur leg with a win against Mumbai

Speaking about the last game of the Rajasthan Royals, Josh Buttler 107*(60), who came as an Impact Player, played a magnificent knock and single-handedly took the Royals over the line against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens. Despite nursing an injury, Josh Buttler helped the Royals joint-highest successful chase in the IPL. RR chased a massive target of 224 in the last over with timely contributions from Riyan Parag 34(14) and Rovman Powell 26(13). Rajasthan Royals have won six of their seven games so far, with Riyan Parag having a breakthrough season, smashing 318 runs at a strike rate of 161.42, and captain Sanju Samson (276 runs at a strike rate of 155) leading from the front. Up against a strong Mumbai Indians batting unit, Rajasthan will need their in-form batters to take advantage of their weak bowling unit in a batting paradise at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

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On the flip side, Mumbai Indians bounced back with three wins after losing the first three games in a row. However, Jasprit Bumrah's brilliance alone might not be enough to guarantee a win against the table toppers Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. Jasprit Bumrah has been the standout bowler for Mumbai Indians with 13 wickets at an economy rate of 5.96. Their overseas pacer Gerald Coetzee has been inconsistent in this IPL season so far, but he stepped up when it mattered the most against Punjab Kings with figures of 3 for 32. Coetzee is the second-highest wicket-taker in the IPL 2024 season, with 12 wickets in seven games. Mumbai's bowling has been disappointing, apart from the two seamers. Up against a strong Rajasthan batting unit, Mumbai will need Hardik Pandya and other bowlers to chip in with regular wickets in the middle overs.

Meanwhile, here's a look at the stats and numbers game ahead of the Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians clash:

Head-to-Head:

RR and MI have met each other 28 times in the Indian Premier League's history with the Rajasthan Royals winning on 13 occasions and the Mumbai Indians clinching 15 victories.

Stats That Matter:

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal has been dismissed six out of seven times inside the powerplay in the IPL 2024 season.

2. The deadly duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Gerald Coetzee have taken 25 wickets so far in IPL 2024.

3. Riyan Parag has hit 20 sixes in seven innings, the most by a Rajasthan Royals batter in IPL 2024.

4. Josh Buttler's strike rate drops to 95.38 when up against Bumrah in IPL. The Mumbai fast bowler has dismissed him two out of eight times, giving 62 runs off 65 balls.

5. Yuzvendra Chahal has picked up a wicket in each of his seven matches in IPL 2024. Chahal has taken seven wickets from four games in Jaipur.

6. Rajasthan Royals have the third-best average of 27.79 and second-best economy rate of 8.73 with the ball, just behind the defending champions Chennai Super Kings.

Approaching Milestones:

1 - Yuzvendra Chahal (199) needs one wicket to reach 200 wickets in IPL.

2 - Mohammad Nabi (348) needs two fours to reach 400 fours in T20s.

5 - Ravichandran Ashwin (45) needs five catches to complete 50 catches in IPL.

5 - Mohammad Nabi (345) needs five scalps to reach the landmark of 350 wickets in the T20 format.

7 - Sanju Samson (193) needs another seven sixes to reach 200 sixes in IPL.

17 - Shimron Hetmyer (3983) needs 17 runs to reach the 4000-run landmark in the T20s.

27 - Jos Buttler (3473) needs another twenty-seven runs to reach 3500 runs in IPL.

50 - Hardik Pandya (2450) needs another fifty runs to reach 2500 runs in IPL.

52 - Tilak Varma (948) needs 52 runs to reach 1000 runs in IPL.

82 - Riyan Parag (918) needs 82 runs to reach 1000 runs in IPL.