IPL 2019: Match 36, Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians – Statistical Preview

With only two wins from eight matches, the Rajasthan Royals now have found themselves in a do-or-die situation. They need to win all the six matches they play from here on to have a chance at playoff qualification. RR will be fancying their chances against the Mumbai Indians whom they have defeated quite often recently. The Mumbai franchise are placed at second in the points table with six wins from nine matches. They need only two of their last five matches to finish in top four given their good NRR.

All the key stats and numbers ahead of a crucial game for the Rajasthan Royals:

3 – The Rajasthan Royals have won all the three matches they played against the Mumbai Indians since the start of 2018; all while chasing a total. This is also the first time RR have won three consecutive IPL matches against MI.

5-2 – Rajasthan Royals’ win-loss record in the Twenty20 format against the Mumbai Indians are the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. They won five matches against MI at this venue (4 in IPL and 1 in CLT20) and lost on two instances.

15 – Number of innings in the IPL without a fifty for Rohit Sharma. His last fifty in the IPL was his unbeaten 56 against CSK in the previous season. This is Rohit’s 2nd longest streak without fifty as his longest was recorded between 2009 and 2010 where he failed to score a fifty in 22 consecutive innings.

49.66 – Quinton de Kock’s batting average in the IPL against the Rajasthan Royals. He scored 149 runs in three innings in the IPL against RR including an 81 earlier this season in Mumbai.

54.25 – Jos Buttler has a batting average of 54.25 in the Twenty20 format at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. He scored 434 runs in 10 T20 innings at this venue with help of four fifties.

183 – Jos Buttler scored 183 runs across two innings as an opener in the IPL against his previous team, the Mumbai Indians. He scored an unbeaten 94 in 2018 and a 43-ball 89 earlier this season; both at the Wankhede Stadium.

450 – Rohit Sharma’s 450 runs in the IPL against the Rajasthan Royals are the 3rd most by any player. However, Rohit scored those across 19 innings at an average of only 23.68 with two fifties.

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