IPL 2026, RR vs MI Match Highlights: Rajasthan Royals inflicted on Mumbai Indians a crushing 27-run defeat in their rain-curtailed IPL 2026 match on Tuesday. Having posted a formidable 150 for three in the game that was reduced to 11-overs-a-side contest following a rain delay, RR bowlers stopped MI at 123 for nine in their full quota of overs.
Asked to bat first, openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi went all guns blazing from the get-go, putting on 80 runs in only 5 overs at the Barsapara Stadium. Jaiswal top-scored with an unbeaten 77 off 32 balls, while the 15-year-old Sooryavanshi plundered 39 runs in just 14 deliveries.
The start of the match was delayed by over two and half hours due to persistent rain..
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians match scorecard
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That's it. Mumbai Indians finish at 123/9 to gift RR a 27-run win. With this win, Rajasthan Royals go atop the points table.
Ravi Bishnoi you beautyy!! The leg-spinner who came from LSG, gets better of Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya in the same over to confirm RR's win tonight. MI 60-5 (6)
OUTTT!!!! Three wickets in three overs for Rajasthan Royals. Mumbai Indians are reeling in chase as Rohit Sharma walks back for just 5 runs, trapped in front by Sandeep Sharma. The game looks all over for Mumbai Indians. MI 25/3 (3)
OUTTT!!! After getting smashed for a six, Nandre Burger gets the better of Suryakumar Yadav. SKY pulls but there is no pace and is caught by Jofra Archer at deep backward square. Burger roars at the Indian T20I skipper. MI 22/2 (2)
Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma walk out to open for Mumbai Indians. Jofra Archer will open the attack for RR. After four quiet balls, Rickelton finally opens his arms for a flick over wide long on. OUTTT!!! Archer bangs outside the off, Rickelton swirls hard, gets a top edge and Dhruv Jurel takes the catch. MI 10/1 (1)
Yashasvi Jaiswal finishes with a 32-ball unbeaten 77 to power Rajasthan Royals to 150/3 in 11 overs. Mumbai Indians need 151 runs to win in 66 balls.
Fifty in style for Yashasvi Jaiswal in just 23 balls. The RR opener gets into his 17th IPL fifty with a four off Hardik Pandya. Riyan Parag finishes the over with a six off a full toss. RR 110/2 (8)
OUTTT!!! Second wicket for Mumbai Indians as Dhruv Jurel is trapped in front by Allah Ghazanfar. Two wickets in two overs by Mumbai Indians. The run-flow has dented for RR. RR 89/2 (6)
Shardul Thakur comes to bowl and its Vaibhav Suryavanshi again in front. Same treatment from the 15-year-old, whacks for a six. FYI, Suryavanshi had smashed Thakur for a six in the first ball he faced in IPL. Thakur was with LSG back then in last year. OUTTT!!!! Finally, Thakur has the breakthrough. Suryavanshi hits flat, only to see it straight into the hands of Tilak Varma at the boundary. The 15-year-old is distraught. RR 80/1 ()
Brilliant over by Hardik Pandya after all the beating in the first three overs. The MI captain concedes just four runs to bring a break in the six-hitting spree. RR 62/0 (4)
It's raining sixes in Guwahati after a long rain delay. Trent Boult comes to the bowl the third over, with Yashasvi Jaiswal welcomes the New Zealand pacer for two back-to-back sixes. One more into the skies. RR 58/0 (3)
BANGGGG!!!! Vaibhav Suryavanshi dispatches Jasprit Bumrah for a first ball six. The Indian pacer could do nothing but smile on his follow-through. If the first one wasn't enough, the 15-year-old stands and delivers for another, this time far from the previous one. RR 36/0 (2)
Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal come out to bat for RR. Deepak Chahar will open the bowling fir MI. WHAATT a start by Yashasvi Jaiswal - 4, 6, 4 in the first three balls. A dot ball in the middle and Jaiswal once again down the ground for another boundary. He finishes the over with another boundary. RR 22/0 (1)
Mumbai Indians have opted to bowl first after Hardik Pandya won the toss against Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati. The match has been reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain. The powerplay will be off just 3.2 overs.
Good news! We have clarity on the toss timing. The toss will take place at 9.55 pm IST, with the match set to start at 10.10 pm. The match will be an 11-over-a-side affair, with the powerplay being for 3.2 overs.
Good news! The rain has stopped at the Barsapara Stadium and some players are out there in the middle doing their warm-ups.
According to Cricbuzz, puddle patches are now prevalent all over the ground because of the urgency to remove the covers with the water still persistent on the field. This could make it difficult for the groundstaff to dry out the playing area.
It still continues to rain on and off in Guwahati with LIVE visuals showing that it has not stopped raining yet. We are less than two hours away from a cut-off time for a five-over game (10.56 pm)
Good news! The rain has stopped in Guwahati, but we have now officially started losing overs. This means that there won't be a full 20-over match tonight, and it will be a shortened one. Remember, the cut-off time for a five-over match is at 10.56 pm IST.
The overs will start getting reduced from 8.40 pm IST, which is 10 minutes from now. For now, the waiting game still continues.
For a match to get a result, at least five overs should be played. The cut-off time for a five-over game in case of rain is 10.56 pm IST.
What started as a drizzle has now slowly started getting heavier in Guwahati. These are not pleasing sights if you are a cricket fan hoping for some action.
OH NO! The rain is back at the Barsapara Stadium once again, as per LIVE visuals. It had stopped raining for a while and the super soppers were at work. However, with the rain returning, we are in for another long wait.
Overs for IPL 2026 matches will start getting reduced after the one hour extra time, at 8.30 pm IST to be exact. This means that at the moment, there is less than an hour before overs start getting reduced.
Good news! The covers seem to be coming off in Guwahati and the drizzle has stopped. The super soppers are out there to clear the puddles out and dry the ground.
These visuals from Guwahati do not look promising, but at the moment it doesm't seem to be raining that heavily. RR skipper Riyan Parag is among those who is currently taking a walk around the ground, as per LIVE visuals.
If the Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians match in Guwahati is washed out due to rain, both teams will share a point each, just like how KKR and PBKS did on Monday.
If that is the case, RR will have five points from three games, whereas MI will have three points from three games. There is no reserve day for league stage matches.
Should tonight's match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians be washed out due to rain, it will be the second consecutive match that would have been washed out.
Monday's match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Kolkata's Eden Gardens was also washed out due to rain. KKR were 25/2 in 3.4 overs when rain played spoilsport, and the match was officially called off a few hours later.
The toss has been officially delayed due to heavy rain in Guwahati. The covers remain firmly in place at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, and we could be in for a lengthy delay.
Things are not looking good in Guwahati ahead of the RR vs MI match. The covers are firmly in place, and the players haven't had the chance to warm-up so far.
Let's now take a look at the hourly rain prediction in Guwahati for the rest of the night, according to AccuWeather (All times in IST):
7 pm: 9%
8 pm: 6%
9 pm: 6%
10 pm: 6%
11 pm: 6%
12 am: 9%
At the moment, it still continues to pour down heavily in Guwahati, and it is almost certain that we won't get the match started on time. A crucial update, though, is that the teams have arrived at the stadium.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage as we track the weather in Guwahati ahead of tonight's IPL 2026 match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Mumbai Indians (MI). The match is scheduled to start at 7.30 pm IST, but there is a chance that the start could be delayed due to rain.