Guwahati, April 7 – Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a half-century off 23 balls as Rajasthan Royals posted a massive 150/3 against Mumbai Indians in Match 13 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, which was shortened to 11 overs due to rain, at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday.
Jaiswal was in exceptional form, scoring 77 not out off 32 balls, with 10 boundaries and four sixes, while teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed 39 off 14 balls as Rajasthan Royals posted a huge score for Mumbai Indians in the match, which was delayed by two and a half hours due to rain.
Asked to bat first, Rajasthan Royals got off to a strong start as Yashasvi Jaiswal hit four boundaries and a six to score 22 runs in the first over bowled by Deepak Chahar, who bowled a couple of loose deliveries, attempting to get the ball to swing.
The highly anticipated match between 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Jasprit Bumrah went in favour of the teenager, who smashed two sixes – one over mid-on and the other over deep square leg – against the experienced pacer as Rajasthan Royals scored 14 runs in the second over.
Jaiswal welcomed Trent Boult with sixes off his first two balls, as the bowler strayed onto the pads on the first delivery and went outside off on the next. A single later, Sooryavanshi hit a big one, picking a shortish delivery off his pads to send it into the stands over deep backward square leg as RR reached 50 in just 16 balls.
Hardik Pandya, who returned to the playing XI after missing the previous match, bowled a fine over and conceded only four runs in the fourth over, but the batsmen continued to score as Shardul Thakur's first ball was hit out of the ground by Sooryavanshi. He followed the six with a four off the second and another six off the fifth ball. However, Thakur had the last laugh as he caught Sooryavanshi, with Tilak Varma, a few feet before the boundary rope, timing his jump perfectly. Sooryavanshi smashed 39 off 14 balls, hitting one four and five sixes.
Dhruv Jurel (2) survived only three balls, trapped lbw by Ghazanfar with one that skidded and hit the batter on the back pad as RR were reduced to 84/2. Jaiswal continued batting in fourth gear, putting on display brilliant power-hitting as he reached his half-century off 23 balls with a four off a short and wide one by Pandya. He celebrated the milestone with a six off the first ball of the ninth over, bowled by Ghazanfar.
Captain Riyan Parag struck sixes off Pandya and Ghazanfar before holing out to Tilak Varma near the long-on fence, returning to the dugout after a 10-ball 20, studded with one four and two sixes. Jaiswal struck Bumrah for a six in the 10th over as the left-handed opener remained unbeaten with 77. Ghazanfar was the best MI bowler with 2-21 in two overs.
Brief scores:
Rajasthan Royals 150/3 in 11 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 77 not out, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 39; Am Ghazandar 2-21) against Mumbai Indians
