Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya will play his 100th match for Mumbai Indians (MI) as they take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday. In an exciting encounter between the two batting powerhouses, Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on Mumbai Indians (MI) at their home stadium for the second time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. This will be the fifth and final match for the Royals in Jaipur this season, having won three and lost one in their previous matches here.
The Royals had registered an impressive two-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous game last week. Mumbai Indians defeated Punjab Kings by nine runs in their last match in Mohali on Thursday.
Rajasthan Royals continued their reign at the top of the IPL 2024 standings by winning six matches and losing just one, with 12 points and a net run rate of 0.677. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians have played seven matches this season, winning three and losing four. MI are currently placed sixth in the IPL standings with six points and an NRR of -0.133.
Hardik, who returns to the Blue and Gold franchise this season after two glorious years with Gujarat Titans, will wear the iconic colors for the 100th time. Pandya represented MI from 2015-21 and played a key role in their championship wins in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Then, he moved to Gujarat Titans until 2022–23, and won the title for them in his debut season.
In 99 matches for MI, Pandya has scored 1,617 runs at an average of 26.95 and a strike rate of 153.27 with four half-centuries. His best score is 91*. He also took 46 wickets with best figures of 3.20.
For Gujarat, he scored 833 runs in 31 matches at an average of 37.86 and a strike rate of 133.49 with six half-centuries. His best score is 87*. He also took 11 wickets for the franchise with a best spell of 3.17.
Overall, in 130 matches, he has scored 2,450 runs with 10 fifties at an average of 29.88 and a strike rate of over 145 in his IPL career. His best score is 91*. He has also taken 57 wickets, with his best performance being 3/17.
This season has been disappointing for Pandya after his return to MI. In seven matches, he has scored 141 runs at an average of 23.50 and strike rate of 146.88, with his best score being 39. He has also taken only four wickets this season.
Mumbai Indians Team: Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal, Nuwan Thushara, Kumar Karthikeya, Piyush Chawla, Naman Dheer, Luke Wood, Harwick Desai, Shams Mulani, Arjun Tendulkar, Nehal Wadhera, Shivalik Sharma, Anshul Kamboj, Dewald Brewis, Kwena Mafaka.
Rajasthan Royals Team: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (WK/Captain), Ryan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Nandre Berger, Sandeep Sharma, Keshav Maharaj, Tanush Kotian, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore.
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