Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals Prediction, Tips and Bet Builder

The Wankhede Stadium is the venue for one of Sunday’s two IPL fixtures, as the Mumbai Indians play host to the Rajasthan Royals.

Many expected Mumbai to be challenging for the title, but Mahela Jayawardene’s men have struggled and find themselves ninth of 10 teams.

The Royals though go into this clash currently sat in fourth, the last eliminator spot, and know a victory will see them cement their place in the top four.

The two teams have been evenly matched during the IPL years, with Mumbai collecting 16 wins and Rajasthan claiming 15 victories.

Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals Tips Summary

Best Bet - Rajasthan Royals to win @ 10/11
Alternative Bet - Dhruv Jurel 30+ Runs @ 6/5
Bet Builder - Yashasvi Jaiswal to score 20+ runs, Corbin Bosch - Top Mumbai Indians Bowler, Highest Opening Partnership - Rajasthans Royals @ 10/1

Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals Prediction

Best Bet - Rajasthan Royals to win @ 10/11

Kumar Sangakkara’s squad had lost three games in a row prior to this week’s victory over Lucknow Super Giants and that win should give them a lift.

In contrast, the Mumbai Indians have won just four of their 13 matches this season and head into Sunday’s clash off the back of a four-wicket defeat to the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Rajasthan were set a big total to chase on Tuesday and having lost three in a row prior to that match, they could have easily slipped up again.

After Lucknow made 220-5, the Royals made light work of the chase to reach 225-3 with five balls to spare and keep their hopes of a top-four finish alive.

All of the top three made 40+ runs in that successful chase, with opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashing 10 sixes in his innings.

It’s also worth noting that Rajasthan won the reverse fixture in Guwahati back in early April, with the Royals winning a rain-affected match by 27 runs.

Alternative Bet - Dhruv Jurel 30+ Runs @ 6/5

Wicket-keeper batter Dhruv Jurel has been one of the shining stars for Rajasthan this season, in what is his fourth season with the franchise.

The 25-year-old is averaging 38.18 to this point and has 420 runs to his name - his biggest total in four IPL campaigns.

Jurel sits inside the top 10 for the ‘Most Fifties’ in 2026, with five half-centuries which includes an unbeaten 53 against the Super Giants on Tuesday.

The India international - who has smashed 38 fours and 19 sixes in this year’s tournament - also fired 53 runs in the defeat to the Delhi Capitals last weekend.

Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals Bet Builder

• Yashasvi Jaiswal to score 20+ runs
• Corbin Bosch - Top Mumbai Indians Bowler
• Highest Opening Partnership - Rajasthan Royals
  
  Pays 10/1

Yashasvi Jaiswal is just outside the top 20 players in the race to win the Orange Cap, with an average of 33.64 in 13 IPL matches.

The three-format international hit 43 off 23 deliveries on Tuesday and as a Mumbai player at first-class level, will feel he can build on that knock at his other ‘home ground’.

Only Travis Head has a better bowling average than Mumbai’s Corbin Bosch in this year’s IPL, with the South African having taken 11 wickets in just five matches.

The all-rounder has best figures of 4-26 and took three scalps, including Ajinkya Rahane, in this week’s defeat to KKR.

Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi, two left-handers, put on an opening partnership of 75 in the win over the Super Giants.

Another solid start on Sunday could be crucial to Rajasthan’s hopes of another key victory.

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Key Match Stats

• Rajasthan Royals have won three of the last four games against Mumbai Indians
• Both teams top scores in this fixture are 217 - in 2023 for the Royals and 2025 for Mumbai
• Rajasthan opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi is currently fourth in this season’s IPL batting stats, with 579 runs in 13 appearances
• Mumbai Indians have no player inside the top 12 of the Purple Cap standings, for the IPL’s top bowler
• Royals’ star Yashasvi Jaiswal has the record for the fastest 50 in IPL history, with a 13-ball half-century in 2023
• Ryan Rickleton leads MI's run-scoring stats with 436 from 11 innings, with Tilak Varma next best with 356 from 13 innings

Tactics, Form and Team News

With nothing on the line for the hosts, Mumbai could make changes and give some of their fringe players the chance to shine.

Predicted Mumbai Indians XI: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar.

Ravindra Jadeja and Riyan Parag both sat out the win over the Super giants, but they are expected to return on Sunday.

Predicted Rajasthan Royals XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Yash Raj Punja, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma.

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.