Revealed: Who are the Impact Players nominated for RR vs MI match 50 of IPL 2025?

The list of impact players nominated for the 50th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 between the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Mumbai Indians (MI) has officially been revealed.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) are taking on the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL 2025 match on Thursday, May 1, at their home ground - the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

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RR will once again miss the services of their original captain, Sanju Samson, who has been sidelined for the fixture against the five-time champions due to a side strain.

The absence of Sanju Samson for the last few games led to the inclusion of the 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the playing XI, and he showcased his real potential in the previous match against the Gujarat Titans (GT).

Suryvanshi destroyed the GT bowling attack consisting of Mohammed Siraj, Rashid Khan, Prasidh Krishna, and others to record the fastest century by an Indian in the history of the IPL.

He will once again pose a big threat to the Mumbai Indians at his home ground, but things might not be easy for him as he will be against the pace trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, and Trent Boult in the powerplay.

Other than Vaibhav Suryavanshi, RR will take confidence from the fact that they have won their last five games against the Mumbai Indians in Jaipur, with their last defeat coming way back in 2012.

However, beating the MI outfit would not be an easy task for RR as they are currently on a five-match winning streak. Everything has been clicking for MI heading into the business end of the tournament.

Rohit Sharma has looked in solid touch - although he has been dismissed five times in 12 T20 innings by Sandeep Sharma - Suryakumar Yadav has regained his top form, Jasprit Bumrah is doing what he does, while Will Jacks has finally started contributing with his all-round skills.

Historically, the contests between the Mumbai Indians and the Rajasthan Royals have been quite even. MI hold a slight 15-14 edge over RR in the head-to-head record, but at home, RR have won 6 out of the 8 matches against MI.

IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals win the toss and opt to bowl

Speaking at the toss, the Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag said that they will bowl first because of the dew in the second innings.

Riyan Parag also confirmed the inclusion of Kumar Kartikeya and Akash Madhwal in the playing XI in the absence of Wanindu Hasaranga and Sandeep Sharma. He said:

"We'll bowl first. We might see some dew later."

Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya said that they also wanted to bowl first. He said:

"We would've bowled first as well. Quite confident about batting on this wicket."

IPL 2025: List of Impact Players nominated for RR vs MI match 50

Mumbai Indians: Robin Minz, Raj Angad Bawa, Reece Topley, Karn Sharma, Satyanarayana Raju

Rajasthan Royals: Shubham Dubey, Kunal Singh Rathore, Yudhvir Singh, Kwena Maphaka, Tushar Deshpande

IPL 2025: RR vs MI - Playing XIs

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

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