MI vs RR, IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals Cruise Past Mumbai to Secure Playoff Spot
Rajasthan Royals (RR) beat Mumbai Indians by 30 runs to march into the playoffs of IPL 2026. With this result, PBKS and KKR are eliminated from the tournament. After being invited to bat first, RR posted a strong 205 runs on board on the back of useful contributions from Dhruv Jurel (38) and Jofra Archer (32). In response, KKR were off to a horrific start as they lost the top three wickets early, but a crucial partnership between Suryakumar Yadav and Will Jacks brought them back in the game. Towards the end, Hardik Pandya also blazed a quick-fire 34 off 15 balls, but it proved to be too little too late in the end.
Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal hits a six during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Mumbai Indians' Will Jacks celebrates the wicket of Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal, right, walks during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Rajasthan Royals' Dhruv Jurel plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Mumbai Indians' Tilak Varma takes the catch to dismiss Rajasthan Royals' captain Riyan Parag during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Rajasthan Royals' Dasun Shanaka hits a six during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Rajasthan Royals' Dhruv Jurel bowled out by Mumbai Indians' Corbin Bosch during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India,. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Rajasthan Royals' Dasun Shanaka, right, and Dhruv Jurel run between the wickets during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Mumbai Indians' Corbin Bosch takes the bails off to run Rajasthan Royals' Dasun Shanaka out during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Mumbai Indians' owner and founder Nita Ambani interacts with presesnter Harsha Bhogle during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
Cheerleaders perform during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
Rajasthan Royals' Donovan Ferreira hits a six during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Mumbai Indians' Corbin Bosch takes the catch to dismiss Rajasthan Royals' Donovan Ferreira during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Rajasthan Royals' Jofra Archer plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Rajasthan Royals' Ravindra Jadeja plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Rajasthan Royals' Jofra Archer, left, and Dhruv Jurel, right, celebrates the wicket of Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Rajasthan Royals' Nandre Burger celebrates the wicket of Mumbai Indians' Ryan Rickelton, left, walks during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Rajasthan Royals' Jofra Archer gestures during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Mumbai Indians' Suryakumar Yadav plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Mumbai Indians' Suryakumar Yadav, left and Tilak Varma run between the wickets during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Mumbai Indians' Tilak Varma bowled out by Rajasthan Royals' Brijesh Sharma during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Mumbai Indians' Suryakumar Yadav lies on the ground after a delivery Rajasthan Royals' Brijesh Sharma hit him during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Mumbai Indians' Will Jacks plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Mumbai Indians' Suryakumar Yadav, right, and Will Jacks run between the wickets during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Mumbai Indians' Suryakumar Yadav celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Mumbai Indians' Corbin Bosch plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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