MI vs RR Live: Dasun Shanaka, Dhruv Jurel fight back as Rajasthan look to overcome early struggles at Wankhede

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Dasun Shanaka smashes a huge six off Allah Ghazanfar over the long on to keep the runs coming in for RR despite losing 3 wickets in the powerplay.

Dasun Shanaka - 12 off 6 balls

Dhruv Jurel - 13 off 11 balls

RR - 75/3 in 8 overs (CRR 9.37)

Dhruv Jurel smashes a six off Allah Ghazanfar and Riyan Parag finds two back-to-back fours before throwing his wicket on the last ball of the powerplay. Parag goes for a big shot over the long-on, but finds Tilak Varma, who takes a stunning catch on the boundary edge.

Parag scored 14 off 8 balls. Dasun Shanaka comes in at No. 5.

RR - 54/3 in 6 overs (CRR 9.00)

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi throws away his wicket as he goes for a big shot over the covers, but finds Naman Dhir at backward point. Deepak Chahar with a big wicket for MI. Rajasthan lose both openers inside 5 overs and are on the back foot in the powerplay.

Sooryavanshi scored 4 off 6 balls. Captains Riyan Parag comes in at No. 4.

RR - 39/2 in 5.4 overs (CRR 8.35)

Will Jacks gets smashed for a six by Yashasvi Jaiswal at long-on on the second ball of the fourth over, but the bowler strikes on the fourth ball to remove the RR opener. Jaiswal smashes straight at point, where Corbin Bosch takes an easy catch.

Jaiswal scored 27 off 17 balls. Dhruv Jurel comes in at No. 3.

RR - 33/1 in 4 overs (CRR 8.25)

Yashasvi Jaiswal, playing at his home ground, is dominating the powerplay. He goes after Deepak Chahar with a six and four in the third over to give RR a good start.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 3 off 4 balls

Yashasvi Jaiswal - 21 off 14 balls

RR - 27/0 in 3 overs (CRR 9.00)

Will Jacks created one close LBW chance, but Yashasvi Jaiswal survived a DRS call. A good 4-run over from Will Jacks to slow down RR in the powerplay.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2 off 3 balls

Yashasvi Jaiswal - 10 off 9 balls

RR - 13/0 in 2 overs (CRR 6.50)

As expected, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi went for six off Deepak Chahar in the very first over, but Will Jacks' brilliant save turned it into a single. However, Jaiswal found one over the long-off. A good start for RR in a must-win game.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1 off 1 ball

Yashasvi Jaiswal - 8 off 5 balls

RR - 9/0 in 1 over (CRR 9.00)

Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi are out in the middle to kick off RR's innings.

Deepak Chahar to bowl the first over for MI

The game is on at Wankhede Stadium...

3 changes for RR today. Riyan Parag and Ravindra Jadeja return from injuries, replacing Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Sandeep Sharma. Nandre Burger also returns and replaces Shushant Mishra.

However, Jadeja starts from the bench today.

RR XI (batting first): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Yash Raj Punja, Brijesh Sharma

Impact players: Ravindra Jadeja, Sushant Mishra, Aman Rao Perala, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande

Jasprit Bumrah rested despite the player not being part of India's upcoming Test and ODI series against Afghanistan. Shardul Thakur comes in place of Bumrah. Rohit Sharma starts from the bench again.

MI XI (bowling first): Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Allah Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma

Impact players: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Krish Bhagat, Trent Boult

Captains Hardik Pandya and Riyan Parag are out in the middle for the toss at Wankhede Stadium.

Hardik wins the toss and Mumbai Indians are bowling first.

Jasprit Bumrah is out resting. Nandre Burger returns for RR.

Pre-monsoon rain has arrived in Mumbai and nearby regions. There is a forecast of rain around 4 pm in Mumbai, but no prediction of heavy rain.

If rain washes out today's game, then Rajasthan Royals will finish behind Punjab Kings due to their poor net run rate.

Mumbai Indians lead this contest with 16 wins in 31 games against Rajasthan Royals. However, the Royals have won 3 of their last 4 games against Mumbai and are favourites to win again today.

• Matches played - 31
• RR won - 15
• MI won - 16
• NR - 0

Mumbai Indians play their annual Education and Sports for All (ESA) match today. This initiative from the Reliance Foundation brings together over 20,000 children from underprivileged backgrounds at Wankhede Stadium.

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