Bumrah rests as Mumbai Indians play out final league game; Rajasthan Royals battle for playoff spot
मुख्य बातें
- •Jasprit Bumrah rested by Mumbai Indians for final league game vs Rajasthan Royals due to workload management; Deepak Chahar replaces him in XI
- •Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya wins toss, opts to bowl first, cites pitch conditions and desire to finish season strongly despite playoff elimination
- •Rajasthan Royals need a win to secure playoff berth with 14 points; RR make three changes, including return of skipper Riyan Parag and Ravindra Jadeja as Impact Sub
- •Mumbai Indians play XI: Ryan Rickelton(w), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma
- •Rajasthan Royals play XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Yash Raj Punja, Brijesh Sharma
- •Match played at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, May 24, 2026; final league-stage game for both teams
Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals squared off at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, May 24, 2026, in the final league-stage match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. Mumbai Indians, already eliminated from playoff contention, rested premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah and opted to bowl first after winning the toss. Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals, who needed a win to secure a playoff berth, made three changes to their starting XI, including the return of skipper Riyan Parag and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, the latter listed as an Impact Sub.
