IPL 2024, RR vs MI: Fan Rescues Mumbai Indians Team Bus from Traffic, Players Applaud | WATCH

As Mumbai Indians (MI) made their way to the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur to take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 38 of the Indian Premier League (IPL), their team bus was rescued by a fan after being stuck in traffic.

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Hardik Pandya, who won the toss and elected to bat first, is playing his 100th game for Mumbai Indians and feels grateful to represent the franchise in the milestone match.

Two changes for Mumbai Indians as Nehal Wadhera comes in for Romario Shepherd and Piyush Chawla for Shreyas Gopal. For Royals Sandeep Sharma comes in for Kuldeep Sen.

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya said, “We are gonna bat first, looks like a good wicket. It’s a very surreal feeling to play the 100th game for the franchise, started my journey with MI, I’m very grateful. We got three changes – Nuwan, Wadhera and Piyush Chawla come in. Shepherd, Madhwal, and Shreyas Gopal go out.”

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson said, “We had a slightly different idea about the toss so it’s okay. You know the nature of the tournament, it’s a very long tournament, we had a five-day break, and we discussed our plans, it’s about focusing about the system and the process. We have played lots of games here; we know how the wicket behaves. MI are known to come back hard in the tournament, so we have to play well. We have had Sandeep Sharma back to our side and Kuldeep Sen misses out.”

In the last match-up between the two sides in Mumbai three weeks ago, RR beat MI comfortably by six wickets with 27 balls to spare.

The two teams have played each other 29 times in the IPL. The Royals have been victorious on 13 occasions, with the MI winning 15. One match was abandoned.

With three wins in the last four games, MI have hit the recovery road to reach sixth spot in the points table after a poor start this season, while RR are on a rampaging run as they occupy the top spot with 12 points.

(With inputs from Agencies)