Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians Prediction & Betting Tips - Indian Premier League |

Prediction published on 20/04/2024, 07:00  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 20/04/2024 at 07:02 in Indian Premier League Prediction

Match 38 in the 2024 Indian Premier League will see the Rajasthan Royals facing off against the Mumbai Indians on Monday afternoon. The hosts currently lead the league standings, while the visitors are in sixth place. The Royals mean business this season and have taken a four-point lead at the top of the standings at the halfway point of the group stages. They come into this one following a nail-biting two-wicket victory over the Knight Riders in a match that went down to the very last ball of the innings. The Royals have only suffered one defeat to date, which was against the Gujarat Titans. They are now on a net run rate of +0.677 and gunning for a third consecutive victory. Riyan Parag has been the standout performer with the bat in this competition, currently ranked second in the race for the orange cap with 318 runs in seven innings. Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler are ranked sixth and eighth, respectively. Yuzvendra Chahal is second in the purple cap standings with 12 wickets in 26 overs.

Meanwhile, after a very poor start to the campaign, the Mumbai Indians have begun to show signs of life lately. They lost the first three matches in the competition against GT, SRH and RR but have rattled off three wins in their last four, beating the Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers and most recently, the Punjab Kings by nine runs last Thursday. Those results have pulled them back into contention for a playoff spot, currently on six points, just two behind the four teams tied on eight apiece. Rohit Sharma currently ranks third in the leading run-scorer standings with 297 in seven innings, while Gerald Coetzee is third in the leading wicket-taker standings with 12 in 26 overs. Mumbai lost to the Royals earlier in the competition and are the underdogs in this one.