Sanju Samson is not playing vs Rajasthan Royals. Photo: BCCI
Rajasthan Royals (RR) are hosting Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 50th match of IPL 2025. RR stand-in captain, Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to bowl first in the all-important fixture. RR were forced to make two changes. Sandeep Sharma was ruled out of the game along with Wanindu Hasaranga. MI retained their winning combination.
Sanju Samson, who missed the previous game due to an injury, continued to sit out. Samdon is down with a side strain. He played the first three matches as an Impact Player before making his return. Now, he isn't fit to play as an Impact Player.
Sandeep suffered a fractured finger in the previous game against Gujarat Titans and was confirmed to sit out against MI. He has been ruled out of the complete season. He has been replaced by Akash Madhwal. As for Hasaranga, he is down with a niggle. Kumar Kartikeya has replaced him in the playing XI.
"We will bowl first. We might see some dew later. Usually the wicket settles down a little later at night. Want to exploit that. We've kept it very simple regardless of winning or losing. Rahul sir has made it clear, we keep it simple whether we go high or low. Three games ago, the message was we take it one game at a time. If we play to our potential, we know how good we can be. Just want to give everyone the freedom to play their game. Couple of changes, Hasaranga has a niggle, Kumar Kartikeya comes in, Sandy (Sandeep Sharma) bhai has broken his finger so Madhwal comes in," Riyan Parag said at the toss.
Here are playing XIs of both teams
Rajasthan Royals: Riyan Parag (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
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