Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians Prediction: Can the Royals shock the impressive Mumbai Indians?

Prediction for the Indian Premier League encounter for the 22nd of April 2025. This contest will be game 41 of the season, pitting the Sunrisers Hyderabad against the Mumbai Indians at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Ahead of this game, the Sunrisers Hyderabad are going through a number of poor runs, while the Mumbai Indians now have three wins in a row. Which team wins this contest, as both teams are vying for a win?We glad to present our prediction to the match Sunrisers Hyderabad – Mumbai Indians.

Rajasthan Royals - Mumbai Indians: match start date and time

This match is expected to take place on the First of May 2025. The kickoff time will be 5:00pm. 

• Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
• Date: Thursday, May 1st, 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 5:00pm (AEST)
• Stadium: Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Weather and Pitch Report

Sawai Mansingh Stadium will be flat and this game could see the team that wins the toss opt for bowling. Around 170–180 can be considered a par score here. However, the two teams scored 200 runs in their respective recent games. 

The temperature in Jaipur is expected to be around 35 degrees Celsius at the beginning of the game and will lower down to 29 degrees Celsius towards the end. However, the humidity could fluctuate around 22% to 37% during match hours and the possibility of rain is neglected throughout the game.

Rajasthan Royals - Mumbai Indians: Match Analysis

Rajasthan Royals head into this game with hanging hopes as they look to get the best result in this game. This season, this team has totally gone down from being the better team, but then, they pulled out a solid play against Gujarat Titans last weekend, securing a hard-fought victory despite being the underdogs. Ahead of this game, Rajasthan Royals have six points from ten matches, leaving them in eighth place with a -0.349 net run rate. 

However, the Mumbai Indians have been at a top level since the middle of April, and game in, game out, they keep winning. Ahead of this game, the Mumbai Indians have won five consecutive matches despite losing four of their first five league games. Last time out against the Lucknow Super Giants, the Mumbai Indians won by 54 runs in a 215-161 contest. Mumbai Indians have 12 points already this season from ten matches, leaving them third on the league’s table. 

In the meantime, this will be the first meeting between the Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals this season. In their last five meetings, the Rajasthan Royals won three times, while the Mumbai Indians won two. However, their two meetings in 2024 ended in favour of Rajasthan Royals.

Rajasthan Royals Form

Sanju Samson has been the Rajasthan Royals' best performer so far. He has 804 runs in 28 matches with a high score of 82. Also, Yashasvi Jaiswal already has 546 runs in 13 matches with a high score of 84 and will be another player to watch. 

At this venue this season, Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal's partnership scores were 75, 74 and 70 not out in three innings. In bowling, Jofra Archer leads with 14 wickets in 14 matches while Sandeep Sharma has 11 wickets in 12 games.

Key Players: Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer 

Expected Lineup

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Akash Madhwal

Mumbai Indians Form

Suryakumar Yadav already has 116 runs in 3 matches for the Mumbai Indians this season with a highscore of 72. However, Tilak Verma hit 65 in his only match, and Hardik Pandya contributed 76 runs and 3 wickets in 4 games. 

In their game against Delhi Capitals, Jasprit Bumrah scored a four-wicket haul and should be the best bowling option for the game. 

Ryan Rickleton (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Who will win in match Rajasthan Royals Mumbai Indians

The Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals have met 30 times in the Indian Premier League. 

Their first meeting was in 2010, which the Mumbai Indians won. One of their meetings ended without a winner, but Rajasthan Royals had 14 wins, while Mumbai Indians won 15. 

Rajasthan Royals - Mumbai Indians Prediction

It looks like a place in the playoffs continues to be out of reach for this Rajasthan Royals side but their performance against Gujarat Titans shows this team is never giving up. While they have struggled to step up their game, getting back to winning ways after a consecutive five matches with no positive results will be a big momentum boost for the Rajasthan Royals. While looking at the Mumbai Indians, this side looks to have transformed so much, considering they ended at the bottom of the standings in the previous season. Yet, Rajasthan Royals cannot be written off yet, but they have consistently shown they cannot just be trusted, looking at how much they have struggled lately. This is the first meeting between the Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians this season and we can definitely expect some results with how things have ended between them lately. However, I will back the Mumbai Indians in this fixture as they have shown what they can offer but I am confident the Royals will do well to limit the margin. 

Prediction: Mumbai Indians to Win