Hardik Pandya and Trent Boult Named in Mumbai Lineup

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|08-04-2026

IPL 2026 RR vs MI Playing 11: Riyan Parag-led Rajasthan Royals will square off against Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians in the 13th match of the IPL 2026 on April 07 at Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati.

The Rajasthan Royals have secured back-to-back wins in the ongoing IPL 2026 season and will be aiming for their third win in the upcoming game.

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians secured a win and a defeat and will be aiming for a win in the upcoming clash.

Both sides have met on 31 occasions, where the Mumbai Indians have won 16 occasions while the Rajasthan Royals have 14 wins, with one game ended with no result.

The rain has interrupted the game and will start on 10:10 PM IST with the toss at 09:55 PM IST. It will be a 11-over game and powerplay will be 3.2 overs.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, MI captain Hardik Pandya said, “We are going to bowl first. It has been under covers, in rain effected games you should bat second. That has always been back of the mind. It is just start of the season and we are bound to make mistakes, you don’t win IPL in the first couple of weeks.

I come back, Boulty is back.”

RR captain Riyan Parag said, “We would have done the same thing actually. It was supposed to be dry but then it rained a lot. It is what it is. We have had two different types of games, but really happy with how the boys handled the pressure. Same team.”

Meanwhile, check Barsapara Stadium weather report for the IPL 2026 clash between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians.

IPL 2026 RR vs MI Playing 11

Rajasthan Royals Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma

Imp Sub: Shubham Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh

Mumbai Indians Playing 11: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

Imp Sub: Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Angad Bawa

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