The pink wave is moving towards the northeast! Rajasthan Royals (RR)Currently enjoying its impeccable start ipl 2026 campaign, the five-time champions set up camp at their second home, the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, to host the Mumbai Indians (MI).
While the Royals are looking for a hat-trick of wins to cement their place at the top of the table, Mumbai are in ‘reset mode’ after a crushing defeat. Delhi Capitals. with local hero Riyan Parag Leading the Royals in front of his home crowd, the atmosphere is expected to be spectacular.
Under Parag’s leadership, RR have looked clinical. they demolished Chennai Super Kings Kept their composure in their opening match and in the thrilling encounter against the Titans. opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and young Vaibhav Suryavanshi While providing the explosive start Nandre Burger And Ravi Bishnoi Has been lethal with the ball. For Parag, playing as captain in Guwahati is like a fairy tale, he would like to ensure that the ending is equally sweet.
MI has had a bit of an up-and-down season. He broke his ‘early match jitters’ only by faltering in the next game against Delhi. all eyes are on Hardik Pandya’s fitness; Reports suggest that he is battling fever and his presence as a balanced all-rounder is crucial. with Rohit Sharma And Suryakumar Yadav Finding some rhythm, MI have the firepower, but their death bowling (out) Jasprit Bumrah) remains a matter of concern.
RR vs MI, IPL 2026: Match Details
- date and time: 7 April; 7:30pm IST/2pm GMT
- venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
RR vs MI, head-to-head record in IPL
Matches played: 31 | MI won: 16 | RR won: 14 | No result/tied: 1
Barsapara Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
Barsapara Cricket Stadium Guwahati is renowned as a batsman’s paradise, its flat surface and lightning-fast outfields encourage high-scoring contests. While the pitch provides consistent bounce, allowing the ball to come onto the bat well, early assistance to fast bowlers is possible if it is cloudy. However, the most important factor is the heavy dew expected in the second innings, which generally makes the total difficult to defend. The spinners may get some turn and extra bounce, but with an average scoring rate of 8.56 runs per over, teams will be aiming for above 200 to remain competitive.
squads
Rajasthan Royals: Riyan Parag (captain), Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav SuryavanshiYashasvi Jaiswal, Aman Rao, Dhruv Jurel, Ravi Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Yudhveer Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Yashraj Punja, Vignesh Puthur, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Sushant Mishra, Kuldeep Sen, Brijesh Sharma, Joffra Archer*, Luan-Dre Pretorius*, Donovan Ferreira*, Quena Mafaka*, Nandre Berger*, Adam Milne*, Shimron Hetmyer*, Dasun Shanaka*
Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Danish Malewar, Robin Minze, Shardul Thakur, Naman Dheer, Raj Bawa, Tilak Verma, Mayank Markande, Raghu Sharma, Ashwini Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Izhar, Mayank Rawat, Will Jack*, Ryan Rickelton*, Quinton de Kock*, Corbin Bosch* Sherfane Rutherford*, Mitchell Santner*, Trent Boult* AM Ghazanfar*
RR vs MI, IPL 2026: Today Match Prediction
Case 1:
- RR won the toss and bowled first
- MI’s powerplay score: 65-75
- MI’s total score: 210-220
Case 2:
- MI won the toss and bowled first
- RR’s powerplay score: 60-70
- RR’s total score: 190-200
Match result: The team that bowls first wins the competition.