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Mumbai Indians are set to play their first home match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season as they host Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday, April 1.
Five-time champions MI and their new captain Hardik Pandya would hope to leave their off-field issues aside as they step onto the pitch at the Wankhede.
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The Mumbai franchise hasn’t had the best of starts this season. They lost their opening game in Ahmedabad against the Gujarat Titans and then suffered defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad, who piled on the highest score in the history of the tournament, 277-3, in their 20 overs. Despite a strong fight, Mumbai fell 31 runs short of the target.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals are placed at No 2 on the League table with two wins from two matches so far.
Ahead of the MI vs RR clash, The Sporting News provides all the information regarding how to live stream the game online.
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When will the IPL 2024 match between MI and RR be played?
MI vs RR will be played on Monday, April 1, with the match scheduled to begin at 19:30 hours IST.
Where will the IPL 2024 match between MI and RR be played?
The match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
How to live stream the MI vs RR IPL 2024 match on mobile, desktop and Smart TV?
Fans can live stream the MI vs RR match online for free on the JioCinema app and website on Monday, April 01.
The Jio Cinema app is available for all leading TV operating systems like Tizen (Samsung) & Google OS (Sony, LG, MIUI and others).
The match can be watched on https://www.jiocinema.com/ via desktop, as well as via the JioCinema app on mobile both for Android & iOS.
| Match | Live Stream |
| Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals | JioCinema app (Mobile & Smart TV) & website (Smart TV) Free |
Which TV channels will broadcast the MI vs RR IPL 2024 match?
The MI vs RR match will be broadcasted live on the Star Sports channels and other Star Network channels across different languages.
| Match | Channels |
| Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals | Star Sports 1 (English), Stars Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Pravah Picture (Marathi), Asianet Plus (Malayalam). |