IPL 2025 | RR win toss, opt to bowl first against MI

RR, who will be eliminated if they lose tonight, face an in-form MI, who have won their last 5 games in a row and look to get closer to sealing a playoff spot.

Rajasthan Royal's skipper Riyan Parag and Mumbai Indian's captain Hardik Pandya

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Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals' stand-in skipper Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to bowl against Mumbai Indians in their IPL match here on Thursday.

RR made two changes with the injured Wanindu Hasaranga and Sandeep Sharma making way for Kumar Kartikeya and Akash Madhwal, while MI are unchanged.

Hasaranga has a niggle, while Sandeep has broken his finger.

Teams:

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (capt), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (capt), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.