Rain reduced this contest to 11 overs a side. Mumbai won the toss and chose to bowl on a pitch that spent hours under covers. What nobody expected was two youngsters with a combined age of 39 tearing apart the best bowling attack in IPL history.
Sooryavanshi smashed Bumrah’s first ball for six. Jaiswal launched Boult’s first delivery over the ropes. Sooryavanshi greeted Shardul with another first ball six. These were not slogs.
These were clean, fearless strikes from two batters who made legends look ordinary. 58 runs off three overs, six sixes in the powerplay. RR posted 150/3 then dismantled MI for 123/9 to stay perfect this season.
RR vs MI IPL 2026 Match 13 Highlights: Match Details
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, 13th Match, IPL 2026 |
| Venue | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati |
| Result | Rajasthan Royals won by 27 runs (11 overs game) |
| Rajasthan Royals | 150/3 (11 overs) |
| Mumbai Indians | 123/9 (11 overs) |
| Player of the Match | Yashasvi Jaiswal (77 off 32 balls) |
| Toss | Mumbai Indians won and chose to field |
RR vs MI IPL 2026 Match 13 Highlights: First Innings
Jaiswal set the tone from ball one, smashing 22 runs off Deepak Chahar’s opening over with four fours and a six. Sooryavanshi then greeted Bumrah with two sixes as RR raced to 36/0 after just two overs.
Boult fared no better, conceding 22 runs including two Jaiswal sixes in his only over. Hardik Pandya’s tight four run over was the lone bright spot for MI. Sooryavanshi fell for a sensational 39 off 14 balls when Tilak Varma took a leaping catch off Shardul Thakur.
Ghazanfar trapped Jurel lbw before Parag smashed 20 off 10 balls. Jaiswal reached his fifty with a cut off Hardik and kept the boundaries flowing. He finished unbeaten on 77 as RR posted a massive 150/3 in their 11 overs.
| Category | Player | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Best Batsman | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 77* runs (32 balls, 8×4, 4×6) |
| Best Bowler | AM Ghazanfar | 2 overs, 21 runs, 2 wickets |
RR vs MI IPL 2026 Match 13 Highlights: Second Innings
Jofra Archer struck in the first over, removing Rickelton for 8 after the South African top edged a pull to Jurel. Nandre Burger then dismissed Suryakumar for 6 with a pace off delivery that took out deep backward square.
Sandeep Sharma trapped Rohit lbw for 5 with a perfect yorker as MI burnt a review. Bishnoi delivered the knockout blow, dismissing Hardik for 9 and Tilak for 14 in the same over.
MI were 46/5 after the shortened powerplay. Rutherford smashed two sixes off Tushar Deshpande to briefly ignite hope but Sandeep took a brilliant low catch to dismiss him for 25.
Naman Dhir fought with 25 off 13 balls before Burger had him caught at long on. Archer sealed the win with a direct hit run out of Boult as MI finished on 123/9.
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| Category | Player | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Best Batsman | Sherfane Rutherford | 25 runs (8 balls, 2×4, 2×6) |
| Best Bowler | Ravi Bishnoi | 2 overs, 25 runs, 2 wickets |
