Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians meet in the 13th match of IPL 2026 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on 7 April.
Rajasthan arrive unbeaten after two matches and top of the table, having edged Gujarat Titans by 6 runs most recently. Yashasvi Jaiswal has already made 93 runs in two games and opens with the young Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, while Dhruv Jurel played a match-winning innings against Gujarat. Riyan Parag leads the side, but he will want more from a bowling group still looking for consistency. Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger share the new ball, and Ravi Bishnoi took four wickets in the previous game.
Mumbai, captained by Hardik Pandya, were disappointing with the bat in their last outing, making 162 batting first and losing to Delhi Capitals by six wickets. Suryakumar Yadav was their top scorer, and Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton have looked in good touch at the top. Trent Boult is expected to return to partner Deepak Chahar, with Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Santner covering the middle overs.
With dew expected, bowling first looks sensible. We pick Mumbai Indians to edge it.
