Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 27 runs in a rainy weather in the Indian Premier League at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday, April 7. RR batted first in this 11-over encounter and tore into the MI bowlers from the first over itself. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took the attack to the opposition and built an 80-run partnership.
The latter departed after scoring a quickfire 39 off just 14 deliveries while Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 77 off 32 balls. Captain Riyan Parag contributed a ten-ball 20 towards the end of the innings. For MI, everyone proved to be expensive, with their trump card, Jasprit Bumrah, conceding 32 runs in his three overs. RR finished with 150-3 in 11 overs.
In response, MI never quite got going, losing Ryan Rickelton (8) with ten runs on the board, followed by India captain Suryakumar Yadav (6) with the addition of ten more runs. Rohit Sharma (5) followed soon after. Naman Dhir and Sherfane Rutherford scored identical 25s in the middle order. However, the momentum had shifted to RR, and they managed to restrict MI to 123-9 in 11 overs. Nandre Burger, Ravi Bishnoi and Sandeep Sharma picked up two wickets apiece.
Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans – Match Overview (08.04.2026)
In a thrilling encounter, Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by a mere one run in the ongoing Indian Premier League at the Feroz Shah Kotla (Arun Jaitley Stadium) in Delhi on Wednesday, April 8. Set a whopping target of 211 to chase by GT, DC ended their innings at 209-8.
They needed two runs off the last two balls, but David Miller refused to take a single off the penultimate delivery and forced himself to be pressurised to hit the final ball, which he eventually missed. This silly error virtually gifted two points to GT. The visitors batted first and put up 210-4 on the board thanks to captain Shubman Gill, who top-scored with 70 off 45 deliveries. He was also helped out in the run-scoring department by Jos Butter (52) and Washington Sundar (55).
DC, in the second innings, got off to an excellent start, with openers Pathum Nissanka (41) and KL Rahul (92) putting up a 72-run stand. While none of the other batters in their side stood up, Miller contributed with a 20-ball unbeaten 41 to take his side close to the finishing line. However, the error he made at the death cost his side the game, with Rashid Khan leading the way with three wickets for GT. DC are now fourth in the table with four points, while GT are sixth with two.
