Mumbai Indians’ ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah will look to stretch the lead on top of the Purple Cap leaderboard when he faces Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2024 match 38 on Monday (April 22) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Bumrah, who has never managed to win the Purple Cap so far in his IPL career, may finally win that race, having started the campaign with 13 wickets in 7 matches. But faces direct competition with RR’s Yuzvendra Chahal in Monday’s clash.

The 30-year-old, who possesses one of the best economy rates, has registered best figures of 5 for 21 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, while he has also claimed 3 wickets each in two other matches.
Apart from his wicket-taking ability, Bumrah has kept the opposition run-scoring in check. However, his team – Mumbai Indians has won only 3 of their seven matches so far this season despite the ace pacer’s consistent bowling displays.
The Indian pace spearhead will look to carry on his from as MI look to avenge the reverse fixture loss when they take on Rajasthan Royals at the SMS in Jaipur. Now, let's take a look at Bumrah’s stats vs RR in IPL:
Bumrah, who made his IPL debut in 2013 season, has got good numbers against the Rajasthan Royals. He has claimed over 15 wickets against the Jaipur-based outfit in IPL.
Overall, Bumrah has claimed 158 wickets in 127 innings at an economy rate of 7.31, has claimed 17 wickets against RR in 13 innings. Here is a look at Bumrah's stats vs RR:
Bumrah has gone wicket-less just four times against RR so far in his career, including the recent two meetings against the Royals. The 30-year-old has never conceded more than 40 in his career against Rajasthan Royals.
Among his 17 wickets, Bumrah has dismissed four of the current RR squad members. But he has also claimed several other current RR players' wickets over the years. Here is a look at his record vs RR batters:
The Indian pace spearhead has made just two appearances at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, where he has claimed 3 wickets at an economy rate of 6.12 with the best of 2 for 28 which came way back in 2018, when he dismissed Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler.