Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on Mumbai Indians (MI) in match 13 of IPL 2026 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati today, with hopes of extending their winning streak in the tournament. On the other hand, MI will look to bounce back in form after losing their previous game to DC.
On the other hand, MI, despite their recent loss to Delhi, have been playing good cricket and are also one of the most well-settled sides in the tournament. They missed the services of their skipper Hardik Pandya in the last game, but will hope that the team will once again get back in form if he comes back in the playing 11 for the RR match.
But before the two sides finally take the ground, let’s take a look at the captaincy record of both skippers, their expected playing 11 combinations, and key player match-ups for the game.
Riyan Parag’s captaincy record in IPL (RR)
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Matches: 10 -
Wins: 4 -
Losses: 6 -
N/R: 0 -
Win percentage: 40%
Hardik Pandya’s captaincy record in IPL (MI)
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Matches: 60 -
Wins: 36 -
Losses: 24 -
N/R: 0 -
Win percentage: 60%
IPL 2026: RR playing 11 vs MI
Rajasthan Royals have enjoyed a strong start and are unlikely to tinker with a winning combination. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi have been explosive, consistently providing brisk starts, while Dhruv Jurel has anchored the middle order with maturity. Skipper Riyan Parag is yet to fire with the bat but has impressed with his leadership, especially in crunch moments.
In the bowling unit, Tushar Deshpande has excelled at the death, while Ravi Bishnoi’s resurgence has been a major boost, making him one of the leading wicket-takers. Overall, RR look settled, balanced, and confident heading into this clash.
Rajasthan Royals playing 11 (probable): Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma
Impact players: Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Sushant Mishra, Tushar Deshpande
RR squad for IPL 2026:
Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Riyan Parag, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Sandeep Sharma, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Adam Milne, Kuldeep Sen, Dasun Shanaka, Ravi Singh, Brijesh Sharma, Vignesh Puthur, Aman Rao Perala, Shubham Dubey
IPL 2026: MI playing 11 vs RR
Mumbai Indians are hopeful of skipper Hardik Pandya’s return after he missed the previous match due to illness, a setback that disrupted team balance. His comeback would strengthen both batting and bowling.
Jasprit Bumrah has been economical but is still searching for his first wicket this season, while Shardul Thakur will look to bounce back after an expensive outing. Mitchell Santner is expected to retain his place in the spin department.
Deepak Chahar impressed in his opportunity, but MI may reconsider their combination after Corbin Bosch’s costly spell, with Trent Boult potentially returning to the line-up.
Mumbai Indians playing 11 (probable): Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dhir, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande, AM Ghazanfar, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact players: Suryakumar Yadav, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar
MI squad for IPL 2026:
Hardik Pandya (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Danish Malewar, Robin Minz (wk), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Atharva Ankolekar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks, Mayank Rawat, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tilak Varma, Ashwani Kumar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, AM Ghazanfar, Mayank Markande, Mohammad Izhar, Raghu Sharma
IPL 2026: RR vs MI key player battles
RR batters vs MI bowlers
|
Batter |
Bowler |
Inns |
Runs |
Outs |
SR |
|
Yashasvi Jaiswal |
Trent Boult |
4 |
23 |
2 |
177 |
|
Yashasvi Jaiswal |
Shardul Thakur |
5 |
45 |
0 |
205 |
|
Riyan Parag |
Jasprit Bumrah |
6 |
17 |
1 |
81 |
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
Jasprit Bumrah |
8 |
61 |
1 |
136 |
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
Trent Boult |
9 |
51 |
1 |
155 |
|
Shimron Hetmyer |
Jasprit Bumrah |
10 |
17 |
6 |
74 |
|
Shimron Hetmyer |
Trent Boult |
6 |
22 |
1 |
116 |
|
Shimron Hetmyer |
Mitchell Santner |
5 |
19 |
1 |
127 |
|
Shimron Hetmyer |
Hardik Pandya |
10 |
69 |
1 |
157 |
|
Donovan Ferreira |
Trent Boult |
5 |
14 |
0 |
108 |
MI batters vs RR bowlers
|
Batter |
Bowler |
Inns |
Runs |
Outs |
SR |
|
Rohit Sharma |
Sandeep Sharma |
12 |
38 |
5 |
86 |
|
Rohit Sharma |
Ravi Bishnoi |
6 |
46 |
3 |
124 |
|
Rohit Sharma |
Jofra Archer |
8 |
34 |
3 |
100 |
|
Rohit Sharma |
Ravindra Jadeja |
18 |
97 |
3 |
107 |
|
Ryan Rickelton |
Nandre Burger |
6 |
84 |
3 |
187 |
|
Ryan Rickelton |
Jofra Archer |
2 |
34 |
1 |
200 |
|
Quinton de Kock |
Sandeep Sharma |
7 |
50 |
2 |
116 |
|
Quinton de Kock |
Jofra Archer |
5 |
76 |
2 |
205 |
|
Suryakumar Yadav |
Sandeep Sharma |
8 |
33 |
4 |
103 |
|
Suryakumar Yadav |
Ravi Bishnoi |
9 |
86 |
3 |
162 |
|
Suryakumar Yadav |
Jofra Archer |
11 |
67 |
3 |
146 |
|
Suryakumar Yadav |
Ravindra Jadeja |
13 |
71 |
3 |
97 |
|
Tilak Varma |
Ravi Bishnoi |
5 |
53 |
1 |
183 |
|
Tilak Varma |
Jofra Archer |
4 |
54 |
1 |
257 |
|
Tilak Varma |
Ravindra Jadeja |
4 |
49 |
1 |
132 |
|
Hardik Pandya |
Ravi Bishnoi |
5 |
69 |
0 |
223 |
|
Hardik Pandya |
Jofra Archer |
14 |
83 |
3 |
138 |
|
Hardik Pandya |
Ravindra Jadeja |
4 |
18 |
2 |
113 |
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