Rajasthan Royals kept their perfect record intact in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday, brushing aside Mumbai Indians by 27 runs in a rain-affected contest at Guwahati. The match was reduced to an 11-over-a-side affair after persistent showers, with RR posting a defendable total at the Barsapara International Cricket Stadium before their bowlers held firm. The win propelled Rajasthan to the summit of the IPL 2026 standings, while Mumbai slipped to seventh after suffering a second successive defeat.
RR’s innings: 150/3 in 11 overs
- After the rain interruption set the revised target, Rajasthan were asked to bat and reached 150 for 3 in their 11 overs.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal played the anchor role, remaining unbeaten on 77 off 32 balls, while Suryavanshi struck 39 after being promoted into the batting mix.
- Rajasthan’s momentum came early as their opening partnership produced an 80-run stand, punctuated by aggressive hitting that included nine sixes shared between the two batters.
- Jaiswal set the tone from the beginning, striking 10 fours and four sixes and taking control of the scoring tempo.
MI’s reply: 123/9 falls short
- Chasing 151, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 123 for 9 in the curtailed innings.
- With the run-rate pressure rising—effectively needing more than 13 runs per over—MI’s chase never quite found its rhythm.
- The top order collapsed early: Ryan Rickelton made 8, Rohit Sharma 5, and Suryakumar Yadav 6, leaving the visitors reeling at 23 for 3 within the first three overs.
- Tilak Varma (14) and captain Hardik Pandya (9) tried to steady the innings with a few boundaries, but Rajasthan’s bowlers kept the pressure on through disciplined spells and regular breakthroughs.
- Rajasthan did briefly lose control in the field, with a couple of misfields and dropped chances allowing Sherfane Rutherford to surge—he struck 25 off eight balls.
- That flare-up was quickly shut down as Sandeep Sharma moved forward to take a brilliant low catch, removing Rutherford and swinging the contest back firmly in RR’s favour.
With the chase unable to gather momentum after the early setbacks, Mumbai ultimately fell short by 27 runs, ensuring Rajasthan’s sixth-point surge from three matches and maintaining their flawless start to the tournament.
