Mumbai Indians Jasprit Bumrah (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of Mumbai Indians’ I-League final against Rajasthan Royals at Wankhede Stadium, with the franchise confirming that the fast bowler has been rested.Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to field first with the captain
Hardik Pandya
Explaining that the pitch looks good for batting but has to improve under the lights.
He also said that the team wants to finish the difficult season strong, despite having already been eliminated from the competition in the playoffs.The major update in the draw was Bumrah’s absence. Pandya confirmed that the player has been rested, while Deepak Chahar has been included in the starting XI. The decision appears to be a call for workload management, giving the front line a quick break after a grueling season.
For Rajasthan Royals, led by
Ryan Baraj
The match carries high risks. They need to win to secure a place in the playoffs without relying on other results. Parag confirmed three lineup changes, including a return
Ravindra Jadeja
as RR looks to finish the league stage strong.While MI have nothing left to play for in terms of qualification, RR’s campaign is on the line, making this the pressure high at the end of the group stage. However, the rest of Bumrah stands out as the biggest talking point of the draw.the difference:Rajasthan Royals (Playing eleven):
Yashavi Jaiswal
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Gurel (w), Rayyan Parag (c), Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Nandre Berger, Yash Raj Poonja, Brijesh SharmaMumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickleton (W), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Will Jacks, Corbin Bush, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma.