Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi performs a shot throughout their IPL match in opposition to Mumbai Indians at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on April 7, 2026.
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Within the first half of Tuesday (April 7, 2026) night, the Barsapara Stadium right here witnessed rain, at various intensities.
The latter half noticed a unique kind of downpour — a hailstorm of boundaries from the blades of Rajasthan Royals openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
The left-handed duo’s batting masterclass swept away a dazed Mumbai Indians aspect as Royals sailed to a 27-run win in a truncated IPL 2026 match. A 3rd successive triumph lifted the Rajasthan outfit to the highest of the standings, whereas it was a second defeat on the trot for MI.
Earlier, an intense afternoon thunderstorm, adopted by on-and-off drizzle, had threatened to nip the sport within the bud. However the rain relented round 9 p.m., permitting the bottom workers to salvage a 11-over shootout, which proved to be as enthralling as a full-fledged recreation.
Bishnoi was among the best bowlers on present.
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RITU RAJ KONWAR
After MI skipper Hardik Pandya opted to area, Jaiswal lit the fuse for the batting carnival with a surprising first-over takedown of Deepak Chahar that yielded 22 runs
On the different finish, Suryavanshi confirmed no indicators of nerves in his much-hyped face-off with Jasprit Bumrah. In truth, the 15-year-old welcomed the MI pacer with a six — a sure-footed whip over lengthy on. He backed it up by getting inside the road and pulling Bumrah over square-leg for an additional most.
Jaiswal and Suryavanshi had been on a single-minded offensive cost, taking up all MI bowlers alike and depositing them to all components of the bottom.
When Shardul Thakur eliminated Suryavanshi, caught at deep additional cowl, the Royals openers had already racked up 80 from simply 5 overs.
Jaiswal, although, continued along with his flamboyant shot-making methods to carry up his second consecutive half-century as Royals rocketed to 150 for 3.
The run-rate strain didn’t take too lengthy to impair MI’s response — the visiting aspect misplaced a wicket every in its first three overs.
Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi’s two-wicket burst within the fifth over successfully shut the door for Hardik’s males as the competition quickly wound up in Royals’ favour.
Revealed – April 07, 2026 07:58 pm IST
