IPL 2021: Match 24 - MI vs RR - Stats Preview: Player Records and Approaching Milestones

Both Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals are at a similar edgy position with two wins and three losses in IPL 2021. Both of them would like to win to have a top-4 spot close to halfway in the tournament. Unlike the usual trend, Rajasthan Royals seemed to be the only team dominant against Mumbai Indians in the last four years.

They can’t ask for a better time to seize another win against Mumbai, who lost both their last two consecutive matches comfortably after batting first. The defending champions who are known for their ability to bounce back in crucial games would also fancy their chances against the Royals.

Here’s a look at a few stats ahead of the MI-RR IPL clash.

42 – Rohit Sharma who is currently at fourth place in all-time most IPL runs, needs 32 runs to overtake Shikhar Dhawan at the third place and 42 runs to overtake Suresh Raina at the second place.

1 – Krunal Pandya needs 1 more wicket to reach 50 IPL wickets in his career, and also 50 IPL wickets for Mumbai Indians. He will become the second spinner to reach 50 wickets for Mumbai Indians in IPL, after Harbhajan Singh.

35 – Ishan Kishan needs 35 runs to reach the milestone of 1000 IPL runs. He will become the fifth-youngest player to 1000 IPL runs after Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Sanju Samson, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli.

1 – Kieron Pollard needs to hit one more four to become the first overseas player with 200 fours for Mumbai Indians. The Indian cricketers with 200+ fours for the Mumbai Indians are Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, and Ambati Rayudu.

23.33 – Rohit Sharma’s average against Rajasthan Royals in IPL, which is the lowest among all the teams against which he played 20+ IPL matches.

23.08 – Kieron Pollard also has similar unimpressive figures against Rajasthan Royals. Pollard’s average of 23.08 against RR is his lowest against any active team in IPL.

45.57 – Average of Suryakumar Yadav, coupled with a strike-rate of 138.10 against Rajasthan Royals in IPL. Only Shaun Marsh and AB de Villiers have a better average and strike rate against Rajasthan (min: 300 runs). While playing for Mumbai Indians, Suryakumar’s average against Rajasthan Royals increases to 55.80.

90 – Hardik Pandya scored 90 runs in 50 balls against Rajasthan Royals last season, without being dismissed in both his innings.

5 – Rajasthan Royals won 5 of their last 6 IPL encounters against Mumbai Indians. In all the six matches, they were batting second and won five of them.