Warne-less Rajasthan start underdog against Mumbai

With their inspirational skipper Shane Warne ruled out owing to a hamstring injury, Rajasthan Royals will be a lesser force when they take on in-form Mumbai Indians in a crucial Indian Premier League match in Durban on Thursday.

Warne's hamstring injury means his much-anticipated face-off with Mumbai skipper Sachin Tendulkar, which was prevented by rain the last time around, will not happen yet again.

In Image: Rajasthan Royals' Shane Warne makes an unsuccessful appeal for the dismissal of Chennai Super Kings Mathew Hayden.

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Text: PTI

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