Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will be locking horns in Match 13 of IPL 2026. The venue for the match is Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, and the day is Tuesday, 7 April. Royals, led by the young, talented Riyan Parag, have accomplished a flawless start this season, being 3rd on the points table with two wins from two games. To the contrary, Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians are striving to get back to winning ways after they were defeated by 6 wickets by the Delhi Capitals. A flat track along with heavy dew conditions is forecasted for the North-East, though rain is highly likely. Therefore, this match will be a strategic battle between some of the world’s most brilliant T20 players.
35 years old Jos Buttler with 15 years old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. pic.twitter.com/UxY6J8MAQ6
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) April 4, 2026
IPL 2026, RR vs MI: Match 13 Details
| Match | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, Match 13 |
| Date | Tuesday, April 7, 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM IST |
| Venue | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati |
| Tournament | Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 |
| RR Captain | Riyan Parag |
| MI Captain | Hardik Pandya |
RR vs MI Predicted Playing XI: Hardik Pandya To Lead Five Time Champions
Return of Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya (who was absent from the last game because of a fever) is expected to be a major boost for the team. The Royals probably will not make changes in their victorious main group, which includes the very talented teenage player Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and the skilled Ravindra Jadeja.
Rajasthan Royals Predicted XI
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, 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 Predicted XI:
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Player: Mayank Markande/Deepak Chahar
Key Battle 1: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi vs Jasprit Bumrah
This is quite literally the ultimate “Gen-Z vs Elite” showdown. At 15, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has become the talk of IPL 2026 after his blistering knocks. But he is going to be up against Jasprit Bumrah, who has been the bane of the Royals in the past with 19 wickets to his name. Bumrah’s scythe-like yorkers, coupled with his deceptive slower balls, will pose the biggest challenge to the young left-hander’s aggressive “see ball, hit ball” approach. In case Sooryavanshi can survive Bumrah’s first over, RR might be heading for yet another hefty powerplay total.
Key Battle 2: Rohit Sharma vs Jofra Archer
Trent Boult is back in the MI’s dugout. So, RR’s main pace bowler, Jofra Archer, will be the one to put pressure on Rohit Sharma from the very beginning. Rohit has had a great start to the season. Although in the past, he has struggled a bit against very fast bowlers and bounce in the first few overs.
Archer, who got 2/19 last time in Guwahati, will want to get something from the new ball in the lights. How well Rohit handles Archer’s speed and the left-arm angle of Nandre Burger will matter a lot in giving MI’s middle order a good start.
