In Match No. 13 of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL), Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be welcoming Mumbai Indians (MI) at the ACA Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday, April 07, for an interesting clash.
Rajasthan Royals are in their best form after a couple of consecutive wins to start their campaign in this tournament. Under the leadership of Riyan Parag, the Royals first defeated Chennai Super Kings in a thriller against Gujarat Titans. They will want to make it a hat-trick of wins.
Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, started off with a win but, they seemed to be off track in their next match. Losing to a closely fought match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The fans don’t know if Hardik Pandya has fully recovered from his fever ahead of the upcoming clash.
Pitch Report
The last five matches played at the ACA Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati is won by the teams that were defending the total and has only won one of the last five matches. The team that wins the toss must opt to bowl first. Any total in excess of 200 can be considered a defendable total. The spinners will get extra advantage at this pitch.
Head-to-Head
Matches played: 31
Mumbai Indians won: 16
Rajasthan Royals won: 14
No result: 1
Predicted Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals: (RR)
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma
Impact Player: Ravi Bishnoi/Shubham Dubey
Mumbai Indians: (MI)
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Hardik Pandya (C), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
IPL 2026: Players to Watch
Rohit Sharma
He has looked in great shape in both the games so far. His best, however, was on display against the Ajinkya Rahane-led KKR side, where he smashed to all corners of the Wankhede Stadium, The in-form Rohit could prove dangerous against RR.
Jofra Archer
He will be playing against his old franchise when the two teams face each other. He has been in fine rhythm in the past couple of matches and is expected to carry the form to produce a match-winning figure in the upcoming game.
Yashasvi Jaiswal
He has been providing fire starts with youngster Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. RR is coming off back-to-back wins against CSK and GT, and Jaiswal’s ability to dominate the powerplay is a major reason for their momentum.
Mitchell Santner
His control and the mystery factor in the middle overs will be crucial to slow down RR’s high-scoring hitters like Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel
Prediction
Google’s Winning Probability: Mumbai Indians (MI) 58.9% Rajasthan Royals (RR) 41.1%. Historically, Mumbai Indians hold a slight advantage over Rajasthan. On a player-to-player comparison, analysts rate MI’s squad is pegged to win.
