The Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) has already entered its third match as Rajasthan Royals (RR) face five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday. This is the third match of both the franchises. The Royals made a great start to their IPL 2026 campaign, winning two out of two matches.
On the other hand, the five-time winners have had a stop-stop start after winning their first match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR); They fell to Delhi Capitals (DC) in the next game. Hardik Pandya’s team will try to return to winning ways in the match against Royals. Both teams looked balanced with amazing firepower.
IPL 2026: RR vs MI Preview:
Rajasthan Royals opening batsmen Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal are in excellent form in the current league. They are providing the start that is required to put a big score on the board or chase the target. However, in the last game against Gujarat Titans, the bowlers also defended well in the final overs. This is a good sign for RR moving forward in the tournament.
Mumbai Indians are also a good sign for their opening batsman Rohit Sharma, who has been in top form and has scored runs in the first two matches. He will be expected to perform aggressively from the top order against the Royals on Tuesday as well. If Rohit and Ryan Rickelton provide the opens, they have some of the best batsmen in the middle to post or chase big targets.
Another good news for MI will be that Hardik Pandya, who missed the last game due to illness, will be back in the team and he will lead the team in the game. Pandya’s inclusion will bring a lot of balance to the team as they were missing him in the last game when they needed a good finish while batting first against DC.
The Barsapara pitch suited the fast bowlers in the previous game, where Nandre Berger and Jofra Archer wreaked havoc against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batsmen. Ahead of the RR vs MI match, the pitch has been covered most of the time due to heavy rain in recent days.
As a result, the best option would be to bowl first. Especially considering the coming rain. The toss will be an important factor in the RR vs MI game, as the team batting first will have to score at least 190 runs to have a chance of defending. The wicket of the RR vs MI match will be sporting as spinners may come into play in the latter stages of the game.
RR vs MI Toss Result Today IPL 2026 Match 13
Rajasthan Royals/Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat/field first.
RR Playing XI vs MI Today IPL 2026 Match 13
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ryan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Ravi Bishnoi, Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Berger.
MI Playing XI vs RR Today IPL 2026 Match 13
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Naman Dheer, Hardik Pandya, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
RR vs MI Impact Players Today IPL 2026 Match 13
Influential players of Rajasthan Royals: Ravi Singh, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Shubham Dubey, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi
Influential players of Mumbai Indians: Mayank Markande, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa and Ashwini Kumar
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