IPL2024: Hardik Pandya will play for the Mumbai Indians for the 100th time

Hardik Pandya, the captain of the Mumbai Indians, will play his 100th match for the team when they take on the Rajasthan Royals in the 38th match of the 2024 Indian Premier League. In the IPL 2024, the in-form Rajasthan Royals and the Hardik Pandya-led MI are scheduled to face each other twice. Sawai Mansing Stadium will host the game starting at 7:30 p.m.

In 2024, Rajasthan will play their last IPL home game. They have won three and lost one of four backyard matches so far. RR defeated the Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets in their last encounter. However, MI also triumphed against Punjab Kings, this time by nine runs.

With six wins and one loss, Rajasthan Royals maintain their lead in the IPL 2024 standings with 12 points and a net run rate of +0.677. The Mumbai Indians have played seven games so far this season, with three wins and four losses. MI has six points and an NRR of -0.133, placing them sixth in the IPL rankings right now.

For the 100th time, MI will be represented by Captain Pandya. The outstanding all-rounder was instrumental in MI’s victories in 2015, 21017, 2019, and 2020. Later, he captained the Gujarat Titans for two seasons, helping the group to its first championship in the inaugural campaign.

Pandya has amassed 1,617 runs at an average of 26.95 and a strike rate of 153.27 in 99 games for MI, including four half-centuries. His highest rating is 91*. In addition, he claimed 46 wickets at an impressive 3.20 average.

He amassed 833 runs for Gujarat in 31 games with a strike rate of 133.49 and an average of 37.86, including six fifty-scores. His highest rating is 87*. Along with taking 11 wickets for the team, he had a best spell of 3.17.

Over his IPL career, he has amassed 2,450 points at an average of 29.88 and a strike rate of over 145 in 130 matches, including ten fifty-score innings. His highest rating is 91*. In addition, he has claimed 57 wickets, his highest total being 3/17.

Pandya’s IPL 2024 performance has been lackluster despite amassing 141 runs at a strike rate of 146.88 in seven games. In addition, he has four wickets to his credit.

The following players represent the Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan (w), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal, Nuwan Thushara, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Naman Dhir, Luke Wood, Harvik Desai, Shams Mulani, Arjun Tendulkar, Nehal Wadhera, Shivalik Sharma, Anshul Kamboj, Dewald Brevis, and Kwena Maphaka

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Navdeep Saini, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Keshav Maharaj, Tanush Kotian, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj, Tanush Kotian, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore.