IPL 2022: Rohit Wins Toss; MI Leave Out Suryakumar Yadav as Royals Bat First

Mumbai Indians lost the first game of the tournament against Delhi Capitals.

Rohit Sharma and Sanju Samson at the toss.

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Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.

The five-time champions are still looking for their first win this season, and have gone in unchanged from their opening game. Mumbai have not brought Suryakumar Yadav back into the XI.

Sanju Samson said that Rajasthan would have probably liked to bowl first as well. The Royals have brought in Navdeep Saini for Nathan Coulter-Nile.

“We are going to bowl first. No particular reason. It is a good pitch, we are seeing a trend in the tournament, you have a score in front of you and you know what to do as a batting group. Dew is not going to be a factor. We just felt it is a good pitch, lets have a score in front of us and see what we do as a batting group. We are here to correct our wrongs. Every game gives us an opportunity to do that. We are a young team and learning from every game is what we are trying to do.,” Rohit said.

“We have to be happy with that (batting first). We would also have bowled on this wicket, being an afternoon and a different venue, but happy to bat. Chatter in the camp is to be a bit smarter. We are playing different teams in different conditions, different venues, so it is all about understanding the demands and applying your game plan accordingly. Standards have to be kept throughout the tournament. We did a good job in the auctions to get a very strong squad,” Samson said.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Anmolpreet Singh, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills, Basil Thampi

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna