The Rajasthan Royals skipper won the toss and decided to bowl first. Rajasthan's bowlers put the Mumbai Indians batsmen under pressure early on. In Mumbai Indians three top batsmen got out for zero runs which is very bad for Mumbai Indians team. The attack of Rajasthan Royals bowlers against Mumbai Indians today seems that Mumbai Indians will not win today's match against Rajasthan Royals. The current score of Mumbai Indians is 60 runs for 4 wickets in eight overs. Looking at the current state of play of Mumbai Indians, it seems that if the next batsmen of Mumbai Indians can bat responsibly then Rajasthan Royals might be able to give a target of 160. If Rajasthan Royals bowlers can restrict Mumbai Indians to 160 runs then Rajasthan Royals will easily win today's match against Mumbai Indians.
Even if the match is not over, almost everyone knows the result of the match. If there is no drama then Rajasthan Royals will easily get a win in the 14th match of IPL. None of the batsmen could score big in this match of 20 overs. They lost 9 wickets. Their total collection is only 125. Can the opponent be tied down with this small score? Of course it will be very difficult but not impossible because there are many matches where even with low scores there is good competition. However, it cannot be said that it will be like that in all cases. RCB scored 185 runs in Kolkata's last match but could not put any pressure on Kolkata in that match. Rather, they can reach their set goals within a very short period of time. Today's match may also end in 12 or more overs or Rajasthan Royals may lose by collecting this small score. Cricket is a game of uncertainty that has to wait until the end.
Google is showing 91% chance of Rajasthan Royals winning and only 9% chance of Mumbai Indians winning.
This is probably the lowest score in this year's IPL. I don't think IPL pitches are bowling friendly. We saw high scores in most of the matches. However, Mumbai Indians have batted badly in all their three matches. And in today's match, the batting of Mumbai's top team was very bad.
Jaiswal, Buttler, Parag, Jurel and Hetmyre are all experienced batsmen for the T20 format. Each of these batsmen has the ability to bat at a smart strike rate and play big innings. That's why I don't think Mumbai Indians have any chance of winning today's match. If the target was more than 160, the match might have been competitive.