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Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 23 May 2026

Simon Lewis 23 May 2026

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Mumbai Indians are fighting to avoid the wooden spoon after nine defeats in 13.
Rajasthan Royals are hanging onto a playoff spot despite a poor run of form.
Explore betting opportunities in handicaps, batters to Score Over/Under Runs, bowlers to Take Over/Under Wickets markets and Match Sixes.

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit 10 sixes in his last knock (Getty Images).

This Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. Mumbai’s hopes of setting a record for the most IPL titles this season has evaporated as they have plummeted to the bottom of the table, level on points with bottom-placed Lucknow Super Giants.

Match Details
Recent Form
Head-to-Head Record
Team News
Key Stats
Match Analysis
Betting Markets to Watch
Take Over/Under Wickets
Latest Odds

The Rajasthan Royals have had a huge slump, losing six of their last nine matches, with their three recent wins coming against the battling Punjab Kings and bottom-of-the-table Lucknow Super Giants, who they beat twice in that nine-match streak.

Match Details

Match	Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Competition	Indian Premier League
Date	24 May 2026
Time	12:00 SAST
Venue	Wankhede, India

Recent Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Mumbai Indians	LWLWL
Rajasthan Royals	WLLLW

Both sides have been in poor form, with their wins both coming against bottom-placed Super Giants and the struggling Punjab Kings.

Head-to-Head Record

Season	Winner	Margin of victory	Competition
2026	Rajasthan Royals	27 runs	IPL
2025	Mumbai Indians	100 runs	IPL
2024	Rajasthan Royals	9 wickets	IPL
2024	Rajasthan Royals	6 wickets	IPL
2023	Mumbai Indians	6 wickets	IPL

Mumbai Indians are leading the win count by 16-15 over the Royals, with one no-result in their 32 meetings. The Royals won their earlier group meeting in April by 27 runs.

Team News

Mumbai Indians: Despite having a powerful side on paper, the Mumbai Indians have scraped together just four wins in 13 matches but they remain a dangerous opposition.

Possible XI: Ryan Rickelton, Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Raghu Sharma.

Rajasthan Royals: The Royals are not looking strong despite having three of the top-performing players in the tournament. A win will secure their spot in the playoffs, but a loss will leave them vulnerable to elimination as the two teams one below them are both playing teams in the bottom three of the table, with one of them highly likely to pull off a win.

Possible XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal (c), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Sushant Mishra, Sandeep Sharma, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja.

Key Stats

Mumbai Indians’ Ryan Rickelton has scored 123*, 37, 83 & 48 in his last 5 innings.
Mumbai Indians’ Tilak Varma has scored 57, 75* & 20 in his last 3 knocks.
Mumbai Indians’ AM Ghazanfar has taken 14 wickets in his last 9 matches.
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is 4th on the IPL runs list (579 runs).
Rajasthan Royals’ Donovan Ferreira has scored 33, 52*, 47* & 16* in his last 6 knocks.
Rajasthan Royals’ Jofra Archer is 6th in the IPL wickets list with 13 wickets.

Match Analysis

The last match at the Wankhede was back on 4 May, when the Mumbai Indians chased down the Super Giants’ score of 228/5 to win by six wickets with eight balls to spare. The Super Giants hit 16 sixes and just 12 fours, with Mumbai responding with 17 sixes and 17 fours.

Teams chasing at the Wankhede have won three of the last four matches, which twice included sides chasing a target of over 200 runs.

The pitch is usually run-heavy as it offers consistent bounce and carry through to the keeper, along with a slick and quick outfield. There is some early movement for the quicks but evening dew creates a challenge for the bowlers. For an afternoon match sides will look to bat first with the aim of posting a big total.

Betting Markets to Watch

Result

The Royals have had a poor run of form, but they have some dynamic players in their side and with a playoff spot on the line I'm backing them to pull out a win from their last match in the group stage.

Score Over/Under Runs

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has scored 43, 36, 46 and 93 in his last five knocks and is a great pick to score over 31.5 runs in this match.

Take Over/Under Wickets

AM Ghazanfar has figures of 2/21, 2/31, 2/17, 2/25 and 2/51 in his last nine matches, taking at least one wicket in each of the other four matches, but Corbin Bosch has taken 2/20, 4/26, 1/42 and 3/30 in his last four matches, so I’m backing him to keep the wickets flowing.

Most Match Sixes

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit 10 sixes in his last innings, a 38-ball score of 93 against the Super Giants, so I’m backing him to hit the most sixes in the match.

Latest Odds

Market	Odds
Mumbai Indians Win	1.86
Rajasthan Royals Win	1.86
Match to go to a Super Over	29.00

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Verdict

Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals are backed to take the win, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi my pick to score 32 runs or more.

Corbin Bosch is backed to take two or more wickets, while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is a shoe-in to hit the most sixes in the match.

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