The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) has already entered its matchweek three, as Rajasthan Royals (RR) face five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI), on Tuesday, at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. This is the third match for both franchises. The Royals had a brilliant start to their IPL 2026 campaign, winning two out of two matches.
On the other hand, the five-time winners have had a start-stop start after winning their first match against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR); they fell short to the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the following game. Hardik Pandya’s side will look to make a comeback to winning ways from the game against the Royals. The two teams looked well-balanced with amazing firepower.
IPL 2026: RR vs MI Preview:
Rajasthan Royals openers Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal have been in sensational form in the ongoing league. They are providing the starts that are needed to get big scores on the board or even chase the targets. However, in the last game against the Gujarat Titans, even the bowlers bowled well-defended runs in the final over. This is a good sign for RR going ahead in the tournament.
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Mumbai Indians also have a good sign with their opener, Rohit Sharma, who is in top form and scored runs in the first two games. They will be hopeful that he fires from the top order even on Tuesday against the Royals as well. If Rohit and Ryan Rickelton provide the start, they have some best batters in the middle to post or chase a big target.
Another piece of good news for MI will be that Hardik Pandya, who missed the last game due to illness, will be back in the side, and he will be back leading the side in the game. Pandya’s addition will add a lot of balance to the side, as they missed him in the last game when they needed a good finish while batting first against DC.
The pitch of Barsapara has suited the pacers in the last game, where Nandre Burger and Jofra Archer created havoc against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batters. Ahead of the RR vs MI game, the pitch has been covered for the majority of the time due to heavy rain in recent times.
As a result, the best option will be to bowl first. Especially given the impending rain. The RR vs MI game toss will be a crucial factor, as the team batting first must score at least 190 runs to have a chance to defend. The RR vs MI game’s wicket will be a sporting one as the spinners might come into play in the later stages of the game.
RR vs MI Toss Result Today IPL 2026 Match 13
Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field first. Hardik Pandya said, “We are going to bowl first. It has been under covers, in rain effected games you should bat second. That has always been back of the mind. It is just start of the season and we are bound to make mistakes, you don’t win IPL in the first couple of weeks. I come back, Boulty is back.”
RR Playing XI vs MI Today IPL 2026 Match 13
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Ravi Bishnoi, Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger
MI Playing XI vs RR Today IPL 2026 Match 13
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, AM Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
RR vs MI Impact Players Today IPL 2026 Match 13
Rajasthan Royals Impact Players: Ravi Bishnoi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Shubham Dubey
Mumbai Indians Impact Players: Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar
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