IPL 2025: RR vs MI Match 50 Preview - Venue, Squads & More

Mumbai Indians (MI) will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur will host the upcoming match.

 

MI are riding on a five-match winning streak and currently sit second on the points table with six wins from ten games. RR, meanwhile, snapped their five-game losing run in their previous outing, powered by a brilliant century from Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

 

RR vs MI Match 50: Match Details

 

• Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, Match 50, IPL 2025
• Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
• Time: 7:30 PM IST
• Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
• Live Streaming: Star Sports Network & JioCinema

 

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RR vs MI Head-to-Head Stats (H2H) in IPL

 

RR vs MI Head-to-Head Stats
Total Matches	32
Won by Mumbai Indians	16
Won by Rajasthan Royals	15
Tied/NR	1
Last 5 Matches Result	MI: 2, RR: 3

 

Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals have faced each other 32 times in IPL history, with MI winning 16 of them. In their most recent clash in IPL 2024, RR emerged victorious by nine wickets.

 

RR vs MI: Team Preview for Match 50

 

Mumbai Indians (MI)

 

After a slow start to the season, MI have stormed back into the top four with five wins on the trot. The turnaround has been driven by key batting performances from Ryan Rickelton, Tilak Varma, and Rohit Sharma in patches, while Suryakumar Yadav has been their most consistent run-scorer. With the ball, MI will once again rely on the experienced duo of Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah to deliver the breakthroughs.

 

Key Players of MI: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

 

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

 

Rajasthan Royals finally cracked the code in run chases this season. After falling short in a few recent games, they comfortably chased down the target against the Gujarat Titans in their last outing, with Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal leading the charge at the top. On the bowling front, the Royals will once again bank on Jofra Archer to make the early breakthroughs. Notably, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a century against MI in their last encounter in IPL 2024.

 

Key RR Players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jofra Archer

 

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Probable Playing XI for RR vs MI Match 50

 

MI Expected XI: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (capt), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Karn Sharma

 

Impact Subs:   Jasprit Bumrah, Raj Bawa, Reece Topley, Robin Minz, PSVN Raju

 

RR Expected XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (capt), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande

 

Impact Subs: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yudhvir Singh, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Kunal Singh Rathore

 

Pitch & Weather Report for RR vs MI Match 50

 

Pitch Report

 

The pitch at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur is known to be a batting paradise and is expected to remain the same throughout the match. However, the dry surface might offer some assistance to spinners as the game progresses.

 

Weather Report

 

Thursday is expected to be hot with clear skies, and there are no rain concerns. The temperature will likely reach around 39°C, with humidity levels at approximately 15%.

 

Conclusion

 

MI will have an upper hand in this upcoming contest against RR on Thursday. They will depend on Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah to lead from the front for them. RR will need something special from their batters to stay in contention for the IPL 2025 playoffs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi will be in focus after his sensational knock against GT.