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Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians T20 Cricket match.<\/p>\n
It looks like T20 cricket<\/a> fans will get the match they have been waiting for between the Rajasthan Royals<\/a> and Mumbai Indians. This is the first of two matches between these squads in the IPL 2026 season. Vaibhav Suryavanshi laid a duck in his only match against MI last season.<\/p>\n The 15-year-old<\/a> will look to change that tonight, as he goes head-to-head against Rohit Sharma. The two will do their best in a short match to come out ahead in the Orange Cap race.<\/p>\n Here are live updates on how this shortened match will look, including the live score, each team\u2019s squad, and more.<\/p>\n LIVE SCORE: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians (April 7, 2026)<\/p>\n Rajasthan Royals win the match by 27 runs<\/a>, successfully defending the chase.<\/p>\n *Coin Toss: MI wins the toss and will bowl first.<\/p>\n Rajasthan Royals: 150\/3 in 11 overs<\/p>\n Mumbai Indians: 123\/9 in 11 overs<\/p>\n LIVE UPDATES: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians<\/p>\n With the match starting later than originally scheduled, here is everything you need to know about the shorter match.<\/p>\n Toss at 9:55 PM IST Today\u2019s match will be a limited-overs affair, placing a higher importance on the opening partnerships for both teams. Here is how the squads look<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rajasthan Royals Squad With the shortened match, there are several things to consider. The powerplay is shortened, and the big bats at the top of the lineup are more important than typically.<\/p>\n Additionally, having one bowler limited to 3 overs, with 4 more bowlers able to bowl up to 2 overs, will greatly impact strategy. In light of these factors, here are some predictions for the match.<\/p>\n 3 Over Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah for MI, Jofra Archer for RR. \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tCaleb Kerney<\/a> Caleb covers the NHL for Heavy.com. He has covered professional hockey since 2022, including bylines at Dobber Prospects, The Hockey Writers, and The Hockey News. More about Caleb Kerney<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Cricket\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians T20 Cricket match. It looks like T20 cricket fans will get the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":380176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":["post-380175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe match starts at 10:10 PM IST
\n11 Overs for each side.
\n3.2 overs powerplay
\n1 bowler can bowl a maximum of 3 overs
\n4 bowlers can bowl a maximum of 2 overs.
\n10-minute break between innings
\nLive Updates, Milestones, & More
\nJaiswal knocks 77 to pull ahead into first on the Orange Cap Leaderboard.
\nRajasthan Royals\u2019 third fall of the wickets comes in the eighth over as Riyan Parag is dismissed.
\nJaiswal hits a 50 in 23 balls.
\nSuryavanshi is the first fall of the wickets against the Rajasthan Royals. He finished the match with 39 runs off 14 deliveries.
\nDuring the third over of the match, Jaiswal achieved the milestone of his 100th IPL six.
\nJaiswal and Suryavanshi haven\u2019t been dismissed during the powerplay yet this 2026 IPL season.
\nRajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians: T20 Cricket Squads<\/p>\n
\nBatters:\u00a0Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan-Dre Pretorious, Ravi Singh, Aman Rao Perala, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, & Dhruv Jurel.
\nAll-Rounders:\u00a0Riyan Parag, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ravindra Jadeja, & Dasun Shanaka.
\nBowlers:\u00a0Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Yash Raj Punja, Vignesh Puthur, Brijesh Sharma, Adam Milne, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, & Nandre Burger.
\nMumbai Indians Squad
\nBatters:\u00a0Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Robin Minz, Sherfane Rutherford, Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock, Danish Malewar, & N. Tilak Varma.
\nAll-Rounders:\u00a0Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Raj Angad Bawa, Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Rawat, Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks, & Shardul Thakur.
\nBowlers:\u00a0Trent Boult, Mayank Markande, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Raghu Sharma, Mohammad Izhar, Allah Ghazanfar, & Jasprit Bumrah.
\nRR vs MI Match Predictions<\/p>\n
\nCricTracker predicts bowling team will win: Mumbai Indians
\nBest Batters: Rohit Sharma & Yashasvi Jaiswal<\/p>\n