Jaiswal’s brilliance and Sooryavanshi’s cameo set tone for Royals in Guwahati

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s unbeaten 77 off 32 balls and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s fiery 39 powered Rajasthan Royals to 150/3 in a rain-curtailed 11-over IPL 2026 clash against Mumbai Indians at Guwahati, with Allah Ghazanfar taking two wickets

Guwahati: Yashasvi Jaiswal hammered a half-century off 23 balls as Rajasthan Royals posted 150/3 against Mumbai Indians in a rain-shortened 11-overs-a-side match at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday.

Jaiswal was in sensational form, scoring 77 not out off 32 balls with 10 boundaries and four sixes. Teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi added 39 off 14 balls as Rajasthan Royals set a strong total in a match delayed by two-and-a-half hours due to rain.

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Asked to bat first, Rajasthan Royals got off to a flying start. Jaiswal smashed four boundaries and a six to collect 22 runs off the first over bowled by Deepak Chahar.

The much-anticipated face-off between 15-year-old Sooryavanshi and Jasprit Bumrah went in favour of the youngster, who struck two sixes — one over mid-on and another over deep square leg — as Royals took 14 runs from the second over.

Jaiswal welcomed Trent Boult with two sixes off his first two balls. A single later, Sooryavanshi hammered another six over deep backward square leg as Royals raced to fifty in just 16 balls.

Hardik Pandya, returning to the playing XI, bowled a fine over conceding only four runs. But Shardul Thakur was punished by Sooryavanshi with two sixes and a four before Tilak Varma pulled off a sharp catch at deep extra cover to dismiss him for 39.

Dhruv Jurel (2) was trapped lbw by Allah Ghazanfar, while skipper Riyan Parag made 20 off 10 balls before being caught at long-on. Jaiswal continued his assault, bringing up his fifty off 23 balls and finishing unbeaten on 77. Ghazanfar was the best MI bowler with 2/21 in two overs.

Brief scores:
Rajasthan Royals 150/3 in 11 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 77 not out, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 39; Allah Ghazanfar 2/21) vs Mumbai Indians.