Jaipur: The narrow defeat to Delhi Daredevils on Saturday may have dented their smooth progress to the last-four stage, but the Mumbai team will be encouraged by the fact that they have beaten the Royals earlier in their own backyard.The Mumbai outfit is in a do-or-die situation as they have 12 points in their kitty from as many matches and two more victories will take them to a maximum of 16 points to ensure a berth in the semis."We still have two games to go. We have done it (beat Rajasthan) before and we can do it again. We will be going out there positively. We will be focusing on the processes and if we can get the fielding back, we have the game in the pocket," said Robin Uthappa, a key member of the Mumbai team.The Rajasthan outfit, on the other hand, is at the peak of their dream run despite some experimentation being done by their shrewd captain-cum-coach Shane Warne. The Royals have a cent percent record at home, and they would prefer to keep it that way against Mumbai on Monday.
"It is important for our squad that we are the best that we can be. It is also important that everyone gets an opportunity and the players who we want perform in the finals, they get the best opportunities," said Warne.And the fact that Graeme Smith looks like a doubtful starter due to a hamstring niggle will also brighten up the Mumbai Indians' eyes as they would apply every trick in the book to seal a semifinal berth.
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