Rajasthan Royals (RR) Riyan Parag and Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya at the toss. Photo: BCCI
RR vs MI: Rajasthan opt to bowl against unchanged Mumbai
Rajasthan Royals need a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. They have made two changes, while Mumbai Indians are unchanged
Hosts Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to field against Mumbai Indians (MI) in an IPL 2025 match in Jaipur on Thursday evening (May 1).
RR have made two changes. Wanindu Hasaranga has a niggle and Sandeep Sharma broke his finger, says Parag. Akash Madhwal and Kumar Kartikeya come into the Playing XI. MI are unchanged.
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With just six points (8th in the table) from 10 games, RR need to win to keep their playoff hopes alive. MI are third with 12 points from 10 matches.
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Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Impact Subs: Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Kunal Singh Rathore, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kwena Maphaka.
Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
Impact Subs: Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Robin Minz, Reece Topley, Karn Sharma.