Another test for Mumbai at home

Will it be hat-trick of wins for the Rajasthan Royals or Mumbai Indians will register its first win on the home ground when they will take on each other here on Wednesday.

Without Sachin Tendulker, Mumbai Indians looked like a club team without having much clue how to chase a small total. Some how they managed to win the last game against Deccan Chargers but while chasing a small total again they had almost messed up in the middle.

Thanks to Rohit Sharma who played an unbelievable knock and gifted Mumbai Indians a memorable win with a last ball six. But such innings are rarely repeated. Sachin is not fit yet and so the top order will again look vulnerable. Richard Levi is yet to repeat his first match heroics.

In the last two matches Ambati Rayudu and T Suman have partnered Richard Levi but both combinations failed to click. Their strong bowling attack alone may not compensate for the poor batting all the time.

On the other hand, with two comprehensive wins, morale of Rajasthan Royals is sky high. They first defeated Kings IX Punjab and then crushed Kolkata Knight Riders. In both the matches they looked like a compact unit who are playing clinical cricket.

With Rahul Dravid at the helm, the Royals are not trying many things. But it will be a challenge for the Royals to prove themselves in an away match for the first time.

Wednesday's match is another test of Harbhajan Singh's captaincy who is yet to make an impact from his bowling.

Mumbai pitch is expected to remain slow and low and will help the spinners.