Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals - IPL 2015 Match 9

Mumbai Indians seems to be in a mood to repeat their 2014 performance where they lost few matches at the start. Rajasthan Royals have made two out of two so far. So Mumbai Indians are up against a good team that stand tall as another challenge at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. Watch MI vs RR live streaming on Star Sports and Hot Star mobile app. Watch live telecast on TV in India on Sony Six, Sony Pix and Sony Max with live Hindi, English, Telugu, Tamil and Bengali commentary.

After two impressive wins, Rajasthan Royals move towards their adopted home ground in Ahmedabad. RR registered an easy win over Kings XI Punjab in their first match. They had to fight hard to win against Delhi Daredevils. A match that looked like slipped away turned its course and Rajasthan won a last ball affair!

IPL always comes up with fresh talent. So far so good, Deepak Hooda has attracted a lot of eye balls. He has been impressive with his big hitting abilities. He hammered 54 runs from 25 balls to take his team home against Delhi Daredevils. Ajinkya Rahane and Smith would certainly be happy to have him in the team.

Mumbai Indians are down but not out. Its too early to say anything. But even Rohit Sharma and company would accept that they can't afford to lose too many matches at the start. Kolkata Knight Riders thumped them with a seven wicket easy win at Kolkata. Then they faced Kings XI Punjab at Wankhede Stadium. MI wickets fell like cards while chasing. It was Harbhajan's cameo that took them to a respectable total, still they lost by 18 runs!

A lot relies on Rohit Sharma and Aaron Finch to lay down a strong platform. Rayudu has looked out of form and even Corey Anderson looks a bit out of sorts. Pollard seems to be due for a big one. Even their bowling department isn't in a great form.

On paper, Rajasthan Royals look stronger. If Shane Watson returns to the playing XI that would be a big boost to the team. Rahane seems to be getting into his rhythm. Smith is in good form. A good knock from Faulkner or Hooda can take them home again. 

Pune vs Hyderabad and Mumbai vs Rajasthan - IPL Live Streaming

IPL 2013 Live Streaming Online Cricket

As promised earlier you really don't need nail cutter during the IPL season. We saw spectators biting nails during the match last night when Delhi and Bangalore were tied and they played a Super Over! The excitement will keep growing as we move ahead in the IPL 2013, as teams keep winning and losing and shuffling the points tally more till the end. Time to preview today's matches that features both the teams from Maharashtra but playing against different competitors.

Pune Warriors vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune

Pune Warriors campaign in this year's IPL seemed to be heading absolutely nowhere until the faced the tough Chennai Super Kings and defeated them. That win could turn the fortunes of Pune Warriors as it can give them a self-belief of getting back to the winning ways. Pune batted well and bowled even better to restrict Chennai within the target.

On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad have displayed some brilliant cricket creating few upsets in IPL 2013. Bowling is the better department for this team as it is headed by world's best fast bowler Dale Steyn. This time he has got a better support from Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra. Batting wise team has good players like Sangakkara, Cameron White, Perera. Once Shikhar Dhawan returns to this team, it would look more dangerous.

Pune will enjoy the home advantage but Sunrisers would look for even minute opportunities to beat the home team. Players to watch this time would be Sangakkara who is due for a big knock. Even Smith from Pune Warriors is a real treat to watch. He is absolutely brilliant in his fielding and a very well groomed T20 batsman. Let us hope he get a place in Pune's playing XI.

Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur

Mumbai Indians are ready for a Royal treat at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur as they play Rajasthan Royals. This would be a match to watch. These two teams are doing pretty well in this edition of IPL. So they both would be eager to beat each other and prove the dominance.

The fans would be eager for this match for one simple reason. They get an opportunity to see three great batsmen playing tonight viz. Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Rahul Dravid. If these three gets going, you would see some brilliant technical shots resulting in runs for their respective teams.

Rahul Dravid, Rahane, Watson, etc make Rajasthan's batting line up look formidable. On the other hand Sreesanth and Trivedi are doing a good job in the bowling alongwith death overs specialists Faulkner and Cooper.

If Ponting and Sachin can click tonight, it can invite trouble for Rajashan Royals.

.For Mumbai, almost everything has fallen into place. Some more consistency from the openers Sachin and Ponting will boost the team's confidence further. Dinesh Karthik has been the best batsman so far for the team. Pollard has been good in patches. Rohit Sharma has played couple of good innings to contribute in the team's victories. Ponting has been a good captain this time leading the team from the front.
So let us sit back and enjoy today's exciting matches from the Indian Premier League 2013.

Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals - A farewell to Shane Warne

Mumbai Indians take on Rajasthan Royals at Wankhede Stadium tonight. The biggest highlight of this match would be Shane Warne. The reason being this is the last match of Rajasthan Royals in this edition of IPL and hence the last match of Shane Warne from all forms of cricket. He has already declared his retirement and would be featuring on the cricketing scene for the last time as a player. Undoubtedly one of the best bowlers of all time.

The other highlight of this match would certainly be Sachin Tendulkar Vs Shane Warne. If Sachin stays long enough till the time Warne bowls, we all would be able to see the face-off. Infact Sachin would be eager to play a vital role today and take his team home.

As far as points tally is concerned, Mumbai is placed on 4th position. A win here will ensure their place in the play offs. If they lose here they will have to face a formidable KKR which would also be the last round robin match in IPL 2011. RR is already eliminated from IPL 2011 and outcome of this match doesn't actually matter to their standings.

A lot depends upon Watson, Dravid and Taylor apart from the spin headed bowling attack of RR. For Mumbai things look fine in both bowling and batting. Munaf and Malinga are doing a superb job in bowling. Tendulkar,. Rayudu, Sharma, Pollard have to play their part. Symonds form this year has been a worry for MI.

Will it be RR who would repeat the Jaipur performance and beat MI again? Or will it be MI who would reverse the result this time? Lets wait and watch.