Whenever%20Rajasthan%20Royals%20and%20Mumbai%20Indians%20meet%2C%20the%20first%20thing%20a%20thorough%20fan%20can%20think%20of%20is%20the%20infamous%202014%20match%20when%20Corey%20Anderson%20with%20his%20power%20had%20snatched%20the%20playoff%20qualification%20from%20Rajasthan%27s%20paws.
Rajasthan%20and%20Mumbai%20have%20an%20interesting%20rivalry%2C%20not%20a%20very%20famous%20one%20but%20the%20one%20you%27d%20never%20shift%20places%20for.%20Last%20season%2C%20Mumbai%20did%20win%20the%20trophy%20but%20Jofra%20Archer%20and%20company%20defeated%20them%20twice%20in%20the%20league.
%26nbsp%3B
Wicketkeeper
Sanju%20Samson
The%20Kerela%20batsman%20has%20had%20two%20lousy%20games%20after%20a%20prolific%20start%20to%20the%20IPL.%20However%2C%20with%20his%20questionable%20dismissal%20against%20Bangalore%20being%20quite%20a%20discussion%2C%20Sanju%20Samson%20doesn%27t%20look%20flustered%20by%20the%20tension%20building%20around%20him%20and%20the%20team.%20Rajasthan%20Royals%27success%20formula%20in%202020%20holds%20Samson%27s%20form%20as%20a%20key%20factor.%20The%20formula%20is%20rather%20simple-%20Sanju%20scores%20a%20half-century%20and%20Steve%20Smith%20is%20the%20winning%20captain.%20171%20runs%20at%20the%20strike%20rate%20of%20198%2C%20speaks%20loudly%20for%20a%20batsman%20who%20doesn%27t%20talk%20a%20lot%20on%20the%20field.
%26nbsp%3B
Batsmen
Rohit%20Sharma%2C%20Steve%20Smith%20and%20Suryakumar%20Yadav
Rohit%20Sharma%20after%20hitting%20a%20half%20tracker%20for%20a%20clean%20six%20on%20the%20fourth%20ball%20of%20the%20innings%20at%20Sharjah%2C%20failed%20to%20exploit%20the%20small%20boundaries.%20Sharma%20has%20hit%20two%20half-centuries%20in%20the%20tournament%20so%20far%2C%20pulled%20like%20a%20boss%20and%20now%20Mumbai%20sit%20on%20top%20of%20the%20Indian%20Premier%20League%20table.%20Jofra%20Archer%20may%20like%20bouncing%20the%20ball%20off%20the%20batsman%27s%20head%20but%20if%20he%20tries%20reaching%20Rohit%27s%20helmet%2C%20the%20ball%20will%20most%20likely%20land%20in%20the%20parking%20lots.
Steve%20Smith%20has%20been%20handmade%20for%20big%20games%20like%20these.%20The%20Australian%20batsman%20who%20has%20a%20superb%20record%20batting%20at%20No.%203%20and%204%20tried%20opening%20this%20IPL%20and%20as%20expected%2C%20scored%20runs%20there%20too.%20Smith%20has%20been%20battling%20the%20doubts%20his%20side%20is%20facing%20pertaining%20to%20their%20inconsistent%20batting%20line-up%20but%20performing%20against%20a%20sturdy%20Mumbai%20attack%20will%20pump%20some%20confidence.
%26nbsp%3B
%26nbsp%3B
All-rounders
Kieron%20Pollard%2C%20Hardik%20Pandya%20and%20Mahipal%20Lomror
Kieron%20Pollard%20and%20Hardik%20Pandya%20have%20become%20the%20ultimate%20package%20a%20team%20would%20want%20for%20scoring%2015%20runs%20an%20over%20in%20the%20death.%20While%20Pollard%20has%20been%20impressive%20with%20both%20bat%20and%20ball%2C%20Hardik%20still%20needs%20to%20try%20the%20latter%20out.%20However%2C%20it%27s%20not%20only%20their%20batting%20or%20bowling%20that%20makes%20this%20duo%20special%2C%20their%20presence%20on%20the%20field%20can%20create%20wonders%20too.
In%20the%20last%20game%20Mahipal%20Lomror%20played%20what%20Steve%20Smith%20had%20been%20expecting%20out%20of%20his%20more%20experienced%20batsman.%20The%20left%20handed%20batsman%20has%20understood%20the%20art%20of%20bowling%20and%20some%20left%20arm%20spin%20is%20always%20good%20in%20the%20arsenal.
%26nbsp%3B
Bowlers
Jofra%20Archer%2C%20Jasprit%20Bumrah%2C%20Rahul%20Chahar%20and%20James%20Pattinson
His%20team%20may%20not%20be%20doing%20well%2C%20he%20may%20be%20out%20of%20form%20but%20one%20can%20never%20discount%20Jofra%20Archer%20when%20it%20counts%20the%20most.%20The%20pacer%20has%20not%20really%20unleashed%20in%20the%20tournament%20yet%2C%20but%20his%20arm%20just%20needs%20a%20good%20spell%20and%20then%20the%20best%20batsmen%20will%20be%20welcomed%20into%20trouble.
Jasprit%20Bumrah%20has%20had%20his%20ups%20and%20downs%20this%20season.%20From%20a%20poor%20start%20against%20Chennai%20the%20Baroda%20pacer%20did%20pick%20up%20some%20form%20against%20Kolkata%20Knight%20Riders%20but%20his%20performance%20against%20Sunrisers%20Hyderabad%20again%20hit%20the%20bottom.%20Bumrah%20may%20not%20feature%20in%20the%20wicket%20column%20yet%2C%20but%20it%27ll%20be%20wrong%20to%20rule%20him%20out%20of%20the%20fantasy%20team.
Rahul%20Chahar%20and%20James%20Pattinson%20are%20the%20key%20reasons%20Mumbai%20Indians%20have%20not%20slumped%20at%20the%20start%20of%20the%20tournament.%20Both%20the%20bowlers%20one%20with%20his%20leg%20skin%20and%20the%20other%20with%20pace%2C%20have%20challenged%20batsmen%20across%20teams.%20Chahar%20has%20been%20brave%20enough%20to%20toss%20the%20ball%20and%20execute%20wickets%20whereas%20Pattinson%20seems%20like%20the%20perfect%20fit%20with%20Boult%20to%20make%20sure%20a%20wicket%20or%20two%20falls%20in%20the%20powerplay.
%26nbsp%3B
%3Ca%20class%3D%22mention%22%20data-mention%3D%22%23IPL%22%20data-user-id%3D%22Nc5vUqezAzmB%22%20href%3D%22/topic/ipl%22%3E%23IPL%3C/a%3E%20%3Ca%20class%3D%22mention%22%20data-mention%3D%22%23IPL2020%22%20data-user-id%3D%22v4lyp8VuFSQt%22%20href%3D%22/topic/ipl-2020%22%3E%23IPL2020%3C/a%3E%20%3Ca%20class%3D%22mention%22%20data-mention%3D%22%23MumbaiIndians%22%20data-user-id%3D%220Rw97fYiiqLa%22%20href%3D%22/topic/mumbaiindians%22%3E%23MumbaiIndians%3C/a%3E%20%3Ca%20class%3D%22mention%22%20data-mention%3D%22%23StevenSmith%22%20data-user-id%3D%226nz4vK5Ibd9z%22%20href%3D%22/topic/steven-smith%22%3E%23StevenSmith%3C/a%3E%20%3Ca%20class%3D%22mention%22%20data-mention%3D%22%23RajasthanRoyals%22%20data-user-id%3D%226mfDED9gWPVq%22%20href%3D%22/topic/rajasthanroyals%22%3E%23RajasthanRoyals%3C/a%3E%20%3Ca%20class%3D%22mention%22%20data-mention%3D%22%23RohitSharma%22%20data-user-id%3D%22cG2zY7meZwce%22%20href%3D%22/topic/rohit-sharma%22%3E%23RohitSharma%3C/a%3E%26nbsp%3B
%26nbsp%3B
