Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be aiming to keep their slim hopes of making to the playoffs when they take on Mumbai Indians (MI) in match no-50 of IPL 2025 season on Thursday evening. MI are in red-hot form at the moment, but RR will also fancy their chances after making small work of Gujarat Titans in their last home league game.
Mumbai Indians are putting on a show these days. After a tough start, when they won just once in the first five matches, the five-time IPL champions have now won five on the bounce. This run is very much reminiscent of Mumbai’s past campaigns when the team, out of nowhere, strung together a winning streak toward IPL glory. This is what everyone is talking about these days — that MI could go all the way and win the trophy this season.
For Rajasthan, the only issue is the number of games remaining. There’s a chance that RR could fail to qualify for the top four even if they win every match till the end of the season. That’s because RR have won just three times in their first 10 matches. But RR won’t be thinking about the top four just yet. Their full focus will be on winning this game and keeping their hopes alive. Based on what we saw in the last match, this can happen.
RR vs MI Match Details
Date: Thursday, May 01, 2025
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, Rajasthan
RR vs MI 2025 Dream 11 Team: Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
Pitch Report: The pitch at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium has traditionally been known for offering a balanced contest between bat and ball, but the surface is currently behaving like a batter’s paradise.
In the last match at this venue, Gujarat Titans posted a massive 209/4, but Rajasthan Royals chased it down in just 15.5 overs, thanks to a dominant top-order performance. The home side won by eight wickets, highlighting just how flat and batting-friendly the pitch has become.
- Flat Surface: The pitch offers true bounce and very little movement for bowlers, making strokeplay easy.
- Short Boundaries: The relatively shorter square boundaries further tilt the advantage toward batters.
- Minimal Spin Assistance: Spinners are finding it tough to extract grip, especially under lights.
Weather Report: This match will be held in Jaipur, which is slightly on the hotter side during this time of the year. Here’s the complete weather report for this match:
Weather Forecast for Jaipur – Thursday, May 01
- Daytime High: 40°C
- Evening Temperature (During Match): ~27°C
- Humidity: ~70%
- Rain Probability: Very low (almost no chance of rain)
- Wind: Light breeze, around 8-12 km/h
Expect hot and humid conditions throughout the evening. No rain interruptions are expected. The humidity might play a role in ball grip and player fatigue, especially for bowlers and fielders.
RR vs MI Team News
Rajasthan Royals Team News-
- Sanju Samson was seen practicing ahead of this game, RR captain also did some batting in the nets. But the Indian wicket-keeper batter is expected to sit this game out as well as he is yet to recover fully an abdominal injury he suffered during RR’s Super Over defeat to Delhi Capitals (DC).
- No other changes are expected in RR’s Playing XI. Not after they beat Gujarat Titans in the last home league game.
- Expect the home team to remain unchanged from the last match.
- Rajasthan Royals Full Squads: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Nitish Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Charak, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Kunal Rathore, Ashok Sharma
Mumbai Indians Team News-
- Mumbai Indians dropped Mitchell Santner from their playing 11 for the home game against Lucknow Super Giants. Corbin Bosch was the player replacing him in the team. The South African did enough to guarantee another match.
- So, expect Mumbai Indians to name a similar playing XI for the away game against Rajasthan Royals.
- Mumbai Indians Full Squad: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Allah Ghazanfar, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Shrijith Krishnan, Raj Angad Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Lizaad Williams, Vignesh Puthur
RR vs MI Playing 11
Rajasthan Royals Playing 11
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Riyan Parag
- Nitish Rana
- Dhruv Jurel
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Jofra Archer
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Sandeep Sharma
Impact Player: Shubham Dubey
Mumbai Indians Expected Playing 11
- Rohit Sharma
- Ryan Rickelton (WK)
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Will Jacks
- Tilak Varma
- Hardika Pandya (C)
- Naman Dhir
- Corbin Bosch
- Deepak Chahar
- Trent Boult
- Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Player: Karn Sharma
RR vs MI Dream11 Top Fantasy Picks
- Hardik Pandya: Mumbai Indians’ captain is a player who can win any game single-handedly. He can perform with the bat and has the potential to pick wickets at crucial moments.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal: RR’s superstar has been in red-hot form for some time now. He is scoring runs for fun and is the leading run-scorer for the team in IPL 2025.
- Jasprit Bumrah: The Indian superstar bowler ripped through LSG’s batting unit with a four-wicket haul in the last game. He bowled four overs and gave away only 22 runs while also picking up four wickets.
- Trent Boult: New Zealand fast bowler is perhaps the most lethal bowler when it comes to bowling with the new ball. He picked up three wickets in the last game.
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi: You can’t ignore the 14-year-old after an unthinkable show against the Gujarat Titans in the last match. He is surely a good candidate for the captain role in RR vs MI Grand League fantasy teams.
- Will Jacks: England all-rounder is also a good option when it comes to making captain for the grand league teams. He is picking up wickets and is scoring runs as well.
RR vs MI Dream11 Fantasy Team
WICKET-KEEPER: R Rickelton
BATSMEN: R Sharma, S Yadav, Y Jaiswal, V Suryavanshi
ALL-ROUNDERS: H Pandya, W Jacks, R Parag
BOWLERS: T Boult, J Bumrah, J Archer
Ryan Rickelton, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Will Jacks, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal
