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In a rain- hit shortened Tata IPl 2026 encounter in Guwahati , Rajasthan Royals blew away five-time winners Mumbai Indians by 27 runs to register their third win in the tournament . Earlier MI Skipper Hardik pandya won the toss in 11 over per side match and opted to field first .
RR openers did not waste any time and and intent was clear from the start . Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi tore aprt the famed M bowling . The likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar , Trent Boult were sent on a rare leather hunt . Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blasted 39 with two sixes of Bumrah that had the crowd roaring ( 14 balls , 1 four 5 sixes) and the opening standing of 80/1 in 5 overs with Jaiswal . Dhruv Jurel ( 2), RR Skipper Riyan Parag 20 ( 10 balls, 1 four 2 sixes). Shimron Hetmyer not out 6 .
The sheer audacity of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 🫡
🎥 The 1️⃣5️⃣ year old welcomes Jasprit Bumrah with a maximum! 👏#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #RRvMI | @rajasthanroyals pic.twitter.com/cI0zqCXz0X
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Yashasvi Jaiswal batted right through the innings and was sensational at the top and the opening stand with Sooryavanshi took the game away from Mumbai Indians. . Jaiswal smashed a high quality knock 77 not ( 32 balls, 10 fours, 4 sixes) and enabled RR post a competitive 150/3 in 11 overs .
AND THAT’S HOW YOU START AN 11-OVER CONTEST! 🤩
SIX 6️⃣s & FOUR 4️⃣s as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smash 58 runs in the first three overs 🤯
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MI bowling wilted and their figures said it all : Deepak Chahar 0/22 ( 1 over), Trent Boult 0/22 ( 1 over), Jasprit Bumrah 0/32 ( 3 overs), Hardik Pandya 0/17 ( 2 overs) , Shardul Thakur 1/36 ( 2 overs), AM Ghazanfar 2/21 ( 2 overs)
It would be a tough chase and MI soon found out . RR bowlers were spot on from the start . MI lost opners Ryan Rickelton 8, Rohit Sharma 5 , Suryakumar Yadav 6, Tilak Varma 14 . Top- order gone. Skipper Hardik Pandya 9. Naman Dhir scored 25, Sherfane Rutherford 25 , Shardul Thakur 8 , Deepak Chahar 6 ( not out) ,Trent Boult run-out 1 , Jasprit Bumrah 5 ( not out ), MI could manage 123/9 in 11 overs.
RR Bowling : Jofra Archer 1/17 ( 2 overs), Nandre Burger 2/21 ( 2 overs), Sandeep Sharma 2/26 ( 3 overs), Tushar Deshpande 1/29 ( 2 overs), Ravi Bishnoi 2/25 ( 2 overs)
Match: IPL 2026, 13th Match
Venue: Guwahati | Date: April 07, 2026
