In a do or die match, Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has lost the toss. Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has decided to bowl first after winning the toss. Rajasthan team will come out to bat first. Jasprit Bumrah is not playing. Whereas Rajasthan has made three changes.

What did Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya say?

After the toss, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya said, “We will bowl first. The pitch looks good and gets better as the evening progresses. Today is a very special day, in total Reliance Foundation has helped 29 lakh people and made a positive impact on them. It is a privilege for us to be a part of it. Every year when we come here, we know that this special match has the most excitement and enthusiasm. We just want to play good cricket for the kids.” “We want to make sure they leave with some great memories. The pitch is going to get better after the sun sets. We want to give our best performance, but we want to end it on a high note.”

What did Rajasthan Royals captain Ryan Parag say?

After the toss, Rajasthan Royals captain Ryan Parag said, we also wanted to bowl first. We know that this could be our last match of the season and we want to play it with the aim of winning. If we look at the entire season, some excellent performances have been seen. Whatever we have done so far this season has been really inspiring. I am feeling all the praise and all the energy I have received for this tournament, it is the right time, the right opportunity. Just take full advantage of these opportunities, move forward and win. It is important to win today’s match, if we win then we will qualify and we will not need any help from the second match. We have made three changes.

Playing XI of Mumbai Indians- Ryan Rickleton (wicketkeeper), Naman Dheer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Will Jakes, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Allah Ghazanfar and Raghu Sharma.

Playing XI of Rajasthan Royals- Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ryan Parag (captain), Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Joffra Archer, Nandre Berger, Yash Raj Punja and Brijesh Sharma.

In the 69th match of IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals have scored 205 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs after playing first. For Rajasthan, this match is no less than do or die, because if they lose this match, they will be out of the race for the playoffs. If we win this match, we will qualify directly for the playoffs. 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi was out after scoring only four runs in this match. Whereas Joffra Archer played a explosive inning of 32 runs in 15 balls. He hit one four and three sixes.

Rajasthan Royals, who came to bat first after losing the toss, did not have a good start. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was out after scoring only four runs. Deepak Chahar sent him to the pavilion. Yashasvi Jaiswal had made a fast start, but he too was out after scoring 27 runs in 17 balls. One four and three sixes came from his bat. Jaiswal was sent to the pavilion by Will Jacques.

Captain Riyan Parag also started aggressively, but he also returned to the pavilion after hitting two fours and a six in eight balls. Parag sent Allah Ghazanfar to the pavilion. Rajasthan lost 3 wickets for 54 runs in the powerplay. Then Dasun Shanaka was sent. Shanaka made a stormy start, but was out after scoring 29 runs in 15 balls with the help of three sixes. Whereas Dhruv Jurel was out after scoring 38 runs in 26 balls. He hit three fours and two sixes.

When 5 wickets fell for 119 runs in the 13th over, Jofra Archer was promoted. Archer also lived up to expectations. He played an important inning of 32 runs in 15 balls with the help of one four and three sixes. Whereas Ravindra Jadeja returned unbeaten on 19 runs in 11 balls and Nandre Berger returned unbeaten on 10 runs in three balls.

Jasprit Bumrah is not playing today. Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar took two wickets each for Mumbai Indians. Apart from this, Will Jacques, Allah Ghazanfar and Corbin Bosch got one success each.

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