Rajasthan Royals starts IPL journey with Mumbai Indians on Saturday. Mumbai have so far failed to live up to the hype and expectation of their passionate fans. Can they get off to winning ways against the Royals in IPL3 on Friday. Venue and conditions: The Brabourne stadium surface in Mumbai may not satisfy those wanting a run feast. In the eight 50-over internationals played there, no side has scored more than 234. There is a slight toss bias, too. Five of the last seven ODIs were won by the side batting second.This is something of a phoney war with both sides waiting for their star men to show up. Rajasthan are without Shane Watson, player of the inaugural tournament, while Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard are with West Indies instead of Mumbai. However, Rajasthan can call on their South Africa pair - Graeme Smith, Morne Morkel - and Shaun Tait, the Aussie fast bowler, who is fifth on the list of all-time best Twenty20 strike rates. Zaheer Khan is fit for Mumbai after overcoming a muscle twinge but JP Duminy is likely to miss out with split webbing. Essex's Graham Napier could come in.
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