In a rain-affected IPL 2026 match in Guwahati on Tuesday, Rajasthan Royals (RR) have defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 27 runs. Due to rain at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, the match began after nearly three hours. The match was shortened to 11 overs per side. MI captain Hardik Pandya opted to bowl after won the toss, but 77 off 32 of Yashasvi Jaiswal guide RR to 150/3 in 11 overs. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored a 14-ball 39, hammering Jasprit Bumrah for two sixes. In reply, star batters of Mumbai Indians like Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav unable to fire, and they managed 123/9. Rajasthan Royals are now top of the IPL 2026 point table due to third straight win for Riyan Parag-led Rajasthan Royals.
This was back-to-back second loss for Mumbai Indians. On Sunday,12 April, Mumbai Indians next take on reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru at home, and they will hope to return to winning ways at the Wankhede.
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Due to third win in three matches for Rajasthan Royals, they rise to top spot in the IPL 2026 point table. In IPL 2025, the Rajasthan Royals completed 9th position, but under the guidance of Riyan Parag they look like a team that can challenge for the IPL trophy in 2026.
Rajasthan Royals have also had some standout individual performers like Yashasvi Jaiswal who currently holds the Orange Cap, while Ravi Bishnoi has the Purple Cap.
Opening duo of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi of Rajasthan Royals are in full attack mode as they taking Rajasthan Royals to 58-0 after first three overs. To stem the flow of runs, Mumbai Indians required wickets.
Playing XI of Rajasthan Royals : Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (w), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma.
Playing XI of Mumbai Indians : Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, AM Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
