Rajasthan Royals continued their dominant run in the Indian Premier League 2026 by defeating Mumbai Indians by 27 runs in a one-sided 11-over match at Guwahati’s Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.was leading the charge. Yeshsavi JaiswalWho scored a magnificent unbeaten 77 runs off 32 balls with the help of 10 fours and four sixes. He shared an opening stand of 80 with teenage sensation Vibhu Suryavanshi, who scored 39 off just 14 balls. The pair laid the foundation for Rajasthan’s total of 150/3, which eventually proved too much for Mumbai.The match, which was delayed by more than two and a half hours due to rain, turned one-sided soon after Royals’ innings. Mumbai Indians fell early in the chase and collapsed to 46/5 inside five overs, losing key batsmen Ryan Rickleton, Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya to single-digit scores. Despite some late resistance, they ended on 123/9, slumping to their second successive defeat.Chasing 151, Mumbai’s troubles began in the first over when Rickleton miscued Jofra Archer’s rising ball after hitting a six and was caught by Dhruv Jural. Suryakumar Yadav showed brief intent with a six but soon fell to Nandre Burger to leave Mumbai at 20/2.Sandeep Sharma then struck a crucial blow, leaving Rohit Sharma lbw – the sixth time he has dismissed the Mumbai skipper in the IPL – as the five-time champions slipped further. Ravi Bishnoi removed both Hardik Pandya and Tilak Verma in quick succession, effectively ending Mumbai’s hopes.Earlier, Rajasthan Royals got off to a flying start with Jaiswal’s 22 off Deepak Chahar’s first over. Suryavanshi then took on Jasprit Bumrah, fearlessly hitting him for two sixes. Jaiswal continued the onslaught, hitting Trent Boult for a back-to-back six as Rajasthan made 50 in just 16 balls.Suryavanshi’s explosive run came to an end when Shardul Thakur caught him near the boundary while AM Ghazanfar removed Jarrell and skipper Ryan Prag. However, Jaiswal remained unbeaten till the end, ensuring that Rajasthan Royals posted a match-winning total and moved to the top of the table with three consecutive wins.
