In a do or die match, Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has lost the toss. Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has decided to bowl first after winning the toss. Rajasthan team will come out to bat first. Jasprit Bumrah is not playing. Whereas Rajasthan has made three changes.
What did Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya say?
After the toss, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya said, “We will bowl first. The pitch looks good and gets better as the evening progresses. Today is a very special day, in total Reliance Foundation has helped 29 lakh people and made a positive impact on them. It is a privilege for us to be a part of it. Every year when we come here, we know that this special match has the most excitement and enthusiasm. We just want to play good cricket for the kids.” “We want to make sure they leave with some great memories. The pitch is going to get better after the sun sets. We want to give our best performance, but we want to end it on a high note.”
What did Rajasthan Royals captain Ryan Parag say?
After the toss, Rajasthan Royals captain Ryan Parag said, we also wanted to bowl first. We know that this could be our last match of the season and we want to play it with the aim of winning. If we look at the entire season, some excellent performances have been seen. Whatever we have done so far this season has been really inspiring. I am feeling all the praise and all the energy I have received for this tournament, it is the right time, the right opportunity. Just take full advantage of these opportunities, move forward and win. It is important to win today’s match, if we win then we will qualify and we will not need any help from the second match. We have made three changes.
Playing XI of Mumbai Indians- Ryan Rickleton (wicketkeeper), Naman Dheer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Will Jakes, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Allah Ghazanfar and Raghu Sharma.
Playing XI of Rajasthan Royals- Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ryan Parag (captain), Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Joffra Archer, Nandre Berger, Yash Raj Punja and Brijesh Sharma.

