MI vs RR: Both of these franchises have been part of the prestigious league since its inaugural season. MI has played for 15 years in the league, and RR has played for over 13 editions; however, RR was suspended for 2 years in 2016–17.
MI vs RR: Head to Head
The Rajasthan Royals and the Mumbai Indians have been part of the widely recognized T20 platform for several years.
Both teams have faced each other 27 times in the IPL, out of which MI won 14 times and the Royals emerged victorious 12 times.
| 2008 | The Mumbai Indians won by seven wickets. Rajasthan Royals won by five wickets. |
| 2009 | Rajasthan Royals won by two runs. The match was abandoned without a ball being bowled.runs. |
| 2010 | Mumbai Indians won by 4 runs. The Mumbai Indians won by 37 runs. |
| 2011 | Rajasthan Royals won by seven wickets. Rajasthan Royals won by 10 wickets. |
| 2012 | The Mumbai Indians won by 27 runs. Mumbai Indians won by 10 wickets. |
| 2013 | Rajasthan Royals won by 87 runs. The Mumbai Indians won by 14 runs. Mumbai Indians won by four wickets. |
| 2014 | The Mumbai Indians won by 25 runs. Mumbai Indians won by five wickets. |
| 2015 | Rajasthan Royals won by seven wickets. Mumbai Indians won by 8 runs. |
| 2018 | Rajasthan Royals won by three wickets. Rajasthan Royals won by seven wickets. |
| 2019 | Rajasthan Royals won by four wickets. Rajasthan Royals won by five wickets. |
| 2020 | The Mumbai Indians won by 57 runs. Rajasthan Royals won by eight wickets. |
| 2021 | Mumbai Indians won by seven wickets. Mumbai Indians won by eight wickets. |
| 2022 | Rajasthan Royals won by 23 runs. Mumbai Indians won by five wickets. |
MI vs RR: Top 3 Memorable Matches
1. The Rajasthan Royals played against the Mumbai Indians on May 14, 2009. The Royals were put into bat first, where Quiney scored a subtle 50, while Smith and Pathan got out early. Jadeja further posted a good 42 that ended the inning with 145 runs.
In return, MI’s top order collapsed, and before Tendulkar slammed a 40 and Abhishek Nayar scored a battling 35 off 18 balls, the Indians were restricted to 2 runs short of the total by the RR bowlers led by their skipper Shane Warne.
2. After March 13, 2010, when the stunning Mumbai Indians batted first and after short cameos from Jayasuriya, Tendulkar, and Tare, two stunning middle-order batters, Saurabh Tiwary and Ambati Rayudu, scored 53 and 55, respectively. They put on a massive 212.
In return, Rajasthan took their total to 208 when Yusuf Pathan played an inning of a lifetime as he demolished the MI bowling attack with a 37-ball 100, and Dogra supported with a 41 from 29 balls. However, Malinga restricted them to 2 for 22 in his 4 overs, where they won the match by just 4 runs.
3. The third memorable encounter between these two teams was on April 17, 2013. Rajasthan posted a total of 179, as Rahane remained not out on 68, along with Watson’s 31, Yagnik’s 34, and Hodge’s quickfire 27 off 15 balls.
The Mumbai Indians, comprising the legends Tendulkar, Ponting, Karthik, Rohit Sharma, and Pollard, could still not manage anything as they got all-out for a humiliating score of 92 after Faulkner took 3 wickets and Chandila and Binny managed 2 wickets each. The lowest score for the MI men in the IPL was 87, as they lost by 87 runs.
MI vs RR: Interesting facts
RR
- The Royals conducted the most successful chase with 224 runs against Punjab.
- Least defeats in a season: just 3 in 2008
- Shane Warne, as captain-coach, led RR to the trophy in 2008.
MI
- Back in 2009, they chased down a total within the powerplay.
- Defeated the Daredevils by a margin of 146 runs, the biggest-ever win by runs.
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