When is MI vs RR match in IPL 2025: The match between five times IPL champions and inaugural edition title winners holds a special spot in the hearts of the IPL fans.
The 2014 IPL clash between MI and RR turned out to be an interesting match when Mumbai Indians chased the 190-run target with 32 balls remaining. Corey Anderson’s impressive 44 balls 95 clinched the victory for Mumbai.
Since then the expectations for Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals clashes have hit a new high. In IPL 2025, MI and RR will play Only One match in the league stage and will play more games if they advance to the playoffs round.
The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League will be played in its regular “Home and Away” format. As per IPL 2025 schedule the first match will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 22 March 2025 in Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
The IPL 2025 will follow Group stage and Playoffs format with the top four teams in the IPL 2025 points table advancing to the playoffs round.
Ahead of the season’s start, BCCI released the IPL 2025 format and rules. IPL teams will be categorised into two groups of five teams where a total of 70 group matches will be played before the playoff round.
When is MI vs RR match in IPL 2025?
Hardik Pandya remains the captain of the Mumbai Indians while Mahela Jayawardene will be the head coach of Mumbai Indians for the IPL 2025 season. On the other hand, former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid was appointed as the head coach of the Rajasthan Royals for the IPL 2025 season.
As per the IPL 2025 Groups List, in the league stage, Mumbai Indians will play two matches against SRH, DC, GT, LSG and CSK while Hardik Pandya and Co will play one match against KKR, RCB, RR and PBKS.
Following are the complete details of When is MI vs RR match in IPL 2025/RR vs MI match in IPL 2025.
| Date | Match | Venue | IST | GMT |
| May 01, Thu | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, 50th Match | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 7:30 PM | 2:00 PM |
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MI vs RR Head to Head Stats in IPL
Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals have played 30 matches in IPL so far with Mumbai emerging victorious on 15 occasions while Rajasthan won 14 matches.
Following are the complete details of MI vs RR Head to Head Stats in IPL history:
| MI | RR | |
| 30 | Matches Played | 30 |
| 15 | Won | 14 |
| 14 | Lost | 15 |
| 01 | No Result | 01 |
| 214 | Highest Score | 212 |
| 92 | Lowest Score | 90 |
IPL 2025 Format
The IPL 2025 format is not something unfamiliar to the IPL cricket community. The format has been used in the last IPL season where the tournament is played with a total of 10 teams.
- The ten teams are divided into two groups of five.
- A random draw was used to determine the groups and who plays whom across the groups once and twice.
- In the group stage, each team plays 14 games facing the other four teams in their group two times each (one home and one away game), four teams in the other group once, and the remaining team two times.
- IPL Points Table system: The team winning a match will be awarded 2 points. The losing team will not receive any points. In case of a draw or no result, both teams will be awarded 1 point.
- A four-game playoff stage following the Page playoff system is held after the group stage. Four games will be played in the playoffs:
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- Qualifier 1: between the teams ranked first and second in the group stage.
- Eliminator: between the teams ranked third and fourth in the group stage.
- Qualifier 2: between the loser of Qualifier 1 and the winner of the Eliminator.
- Final: between the winners of Qualifiers 1 and 2.
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IPL 2025 Playoff Format
The playoffs consist of two Qualifiers and one Eliminator. Qualifier 1 is played first, followed by the Eliminator and then Qualifier 2.
Qualifier 1: The first Qualifier is played between the top two teams in the points table. The Qualifier is like a semi-final. The team winning this game goes straight to the IPL final. The loser of Qualifier 1 takes part in Qualifier 2 – for another shot at the final. Thus, the teams finishing in the top two spots of the points table get two bites of the cherry – they have two chances to qualify for the IPL final.
Eliminator: The Eliminator is played between teams who finish at the third and fourth position in the points table. Like the name suggests, the team losing this match is out of the competition. The winner of this match goes into Qualifier 2.
Qualifier 2: The loser of Qualifier 1 and the winner of the Eliminator play this game. This again is like a semi-final and the team winning this game moves into the final.
IPL Final: The final and the most crucial juncture of this prestigious competition is played between the winner of Qualifier 1 and the winner of Qualifier 2.
IPL 2025 Team Captains
Following are the details of the IPL 2025 captains of the participating teams. Changes will be updated here(if made) after the official announcements:
| Teams | Captain |
| Chennai Super Kings | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| Delhi Capitals | To Be Announced |
| Gujarat Titans | Shubman Gill |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | To Be Announced |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Rishabh Pant |
| Mumbai Indians | Hardik Pandya |
| Punjab Kings | Shreyas Iyer |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sanju Samson |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Rajat Patidar |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pat Cummins |

