Jaipur, May 1 (UNI) Rajasthan Royals made two changes for their high-voltage IPL 2025 clash against Mumbai Indians here on Thursday, with Wanindu Hasaranga ruled out due to a niggle and Sandeep Sharma sidelined after fracturing his finger.

Kumar Kartikeya and Akash Madhwal were drafted into the XI as replacements.

Winning the toss at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, RR skipper Riyan Parag opted to bowl first, expecting the conditions to favour the chasing side later in the evening.

"We'll bowl first. We might see some dew later. Usually the wicket settles down a little at night. Want to exploit that," said Parag. He reiterated the team's focus on simplicity and consistency, adding, "If we play to our potential, we know how good we can be."

Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya, who said he would have bowled first as well, stuck to an unchanged lineup. "It has always been about how we can play good cricket... quite confident about batting on this wicket. There hasn't been much dew around," he said.

Both sides come into the match looking to consolidate their positions on the points table with the business end of the tournament fast approaching.

Teams:

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Impact Subs: Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Kunal Singh Rathore, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kwena Maphaka

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

Impact Subs: Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Robin Minz, Reece Topley, Karn Sharma

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