This Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians timeline starts with the most recent meeting. Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by 30 runs at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on May 24, 2026 to grab the last playoff spot of IPL 2026. Jofra Archer was the hero with the bat and the ball. He hit 32 off 15 balls and then took 3/17.
It was a must-win game for RR and a dead end for MI. Mumbai finished ninth. The win also levelled the all-time RR vs MI head to head at 16 wins each. Below you will find the phase-by-phase match timeline, the scorecard highlights, and the full rivalry history from 2008 to 2026.
RR vs MI Match Summary (Quick Facts)
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 69 |
| Tournament | IPL 2026 (final league game for both teams) |
| Date | Sunday, May 24, 2026 (3:30 PM IST) |
| Venue | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Toss | MI captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to field |
| Result | RR 205/8 (20) beat MI 175/9 (20) by 30 runs |
| Player of the Match | Jofra Archer (32 off 15 and 3/17) |
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians Timeline: How Match 69 Unfolded
RR Innings Timeline (205/8 in 20 overs)
Powerplay (Overs 1–6): 54/3
- Yashasvi Jaiswal attacked from ball one and hit three sixes in his 27 off 17.
- Over 4: Jaiswal fell trying to hit Will Jacks’ off-spin. Score 33/1.
- Over 5: Teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had a rare off day. Deepak Chahar removed him for 4, with no runs added. Score 33/2.
- Over 6, last ball: Captain Riyan Parag (14 off 8) mistimed a drive off AM Ghazanfar. Tilak Varma held a sharp catch. Score 54/3.
Middle Overs (Overs 7–15): steady, then wobble
- Dhruv Jurel and Dasun Shanaka added 45 for the fourth wicket. Shanaka hit three big sixes.
- Over 11: Shanaka was run out for 29 off 15. Score 99/4.
- Over 13: Corbin Bosch bowled Jurel with a perfect yorker after his 38 off 26. Score 119/5.
- Over 16: Donovan Ferreira fell. Score 139/6, and RR looked set for about 180.
Death Overs (Overs 16–20): 73 runs
- Archer was promoted to No. 7 and hit his highest IPL score, 32 off 15.
- Over 18: Shubham Dubey and then Archer (another Tilak catch in the deep) fell in the same over. Score 175/8.
- Ravindra Jadeja (19* off 11) and Nandre Burger (10* off 3) added 30 in the last two overs. A Shardul Thakur no-ball at the death cost MI badly.
MI Innings Timeline (175/9 in 20 overs)
Powerplay (Overs 1–6): 38/4
- Over 1: Archer removed Rohit Sharma for a duck, caught behind by Jurel. Score 0/1. It was Rohit’s record 280th IPL match.
- Over 3: Archer beat Naman Dhir for pace and hit the stumps. Score 18/2.
- Over 4: Burger dismissed Ryan Rickelton. Sooryavanshi took the catch. Score 24/3.
- Over 6: Brijesh Sharma removed Tilak Varma. Score 38/4.
Middle Overs (Overs 7–15): MI fight back
- Suryakumar Yadav was dropped by Brijesh on 27. He made RR pay.
- SKY and Jacks added 63. MI scored 98 runs in this phase.
- Over 12: Yash Raj Punja had Jacks caught for 33 off 18. Score 101/5.
- SKY reached his fifty off 32 balls. Hardik Pandya then cut the asking rate with a 15-ball 34.
Death Overs (Overs 16–20): RR close it out
- Over 16: Parag brought Archer back for his last over. Hardik hurried a pull off a hard length and Burger caught him at long-on. Score 149/6.
- Over 17: Punja removed Bosch. Score 152/7.
- Over 18: Burger took a return catch to end SKY’s fight at 60 off 42. Score 158/8.
- Over 19: Deepak Chahar fell for 8. Score 167/9.
- Over 20: Dasun Shanaka bowled the final over and MI finished on 175/9.
Turning Point of the Match
The match turned twice on Archer. First, his 15-ball 32 dragged RR from 139/6 to a total above 200. Then, with Hardik and SKY threatening a chase, Parag used Archer’s last over early in the 16th. Hardik fell, and MI lost four wickets for 18 runs after that.
RR vs MI Scorecard Highlights
Top Batters
| Batter | Team | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suryakumar Yadav | MI | 60 | 42 | – | – |
| Dhruv Jurel | RR | 38 | 26 | – | – |
| Hardik Pandya | MI | 34 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| Will Jacks | MI | 33 | 18 | – | – |
| Jofra Archer | RR | 32 | 15 | – | – |
| Dasun Shanaka | RR | 29 | 15 | – | 3 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | RR | 27 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | RR | 19* | 11 | – | – |
Top Bowlers
| Bowler | Team | Overs | Runs | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | RR | 4 | 17 | 3 |
| Brijesh Sharma | RR | 4 | 26 | 2 |
| Nandre Burger | RR | – | – | 2 |
| Yash Raj Punja | RR | – | – | 2 |
| Shardul Thakur | MI | – | 41 | 2 |
| Deepak Chahar | MI | – | 43 | 2 |
(– means the figure could not be verified.)
Earlier in IPL 2026: RR vs MI in Guwahati
The two teams also met on April 7, 2026 at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati. Rain cut that game to 11 overs a side. RR were 59/0 after a 20-ball powerplay. Jaiswal hit a 23-ball fifty and finished on 77* off 32, while Sooryavanshi made 39. RR posted 150/3. MI replied with 123/9, and Burger (2/21) and Ravi Bishnoi (2/26) shared the wickets. RR won by 27 runs, and Jaiswal was Player of the Match.
RR vs MI Head-to-Head Record
Head-to-head record as of October 2026 (IPL matches only)
| Record | Number |
|---|---|
| Total matches | 33 |
| Rajasthan Royals wins | 16 |
| Mumbai Indians wins | 16 |
| No result (abandoned) | 1 |
| Ties | 0 |
Key records in this fixture:
- RR highest total: 212/7 (2023, Wankhede)
- MI highest total: 217/2 (2025, Jaipur)
- RR highest individual score: 124 by Yashasvi Jaiswal (2023)
- MI highest individual score: 95* by Corey Anderson (2014)
- RR best bowling: 5/18 by Sandeep Sharma (2024). It is the only five-wicket haul in this fixture.
- MI best bowling: 4/14 by Nathan Coulter-Nile (2021)
- In Jaipur: 9 meetings, with RR winning 6 and MI winning 3.
MI led 16-14 before IPL 2026. RR’s two wins this season wiped out that lead completely.
RR vs MI Rivalry Timeline: Year by Year
- 2008 – IPL: MI won the first meeting by 7 wickets at the DY Patil Stadium. Ashish Nehra took 3/13. RR hit back in Jaipur, winning by 5 wickets with Sohail Tanvir’s 4/14, and went on to win the first IPL title.
- 2009 – IPL (South Africa): One game in Durban was abandoned. RR won the other by just 2 runs.
- 2011 – IPL: RR won by 10 wickets at the Wankhede. Shane Watson hit 89* and took 3/19. It is still RR’s biggest win over MI.
- 2012 – IPL: MI won by 10 wickets in Jaipur. They would not win there again for 13 years.
- 2013 – IPL playoffs: The teams met three times. MI won the knockout game at Eden Gardens by 4 wickets and went on to win their first title.
- 2014 – IPL: MI won both games. Corey Anderson’s 95* set MI’s individual record in this fixture.
- 2018–2019 – IPL: RR won four meetings in a row, two in Jaipur and two at the Wankhede.
- 2020 – IPL (UAE): The teams split the series. Ben Stokes’ 107* chased down 196 in Abu Dhabi.
- 2021 – IPL: MI won both. Coulter-Nile took 4/14 in Sharjah.
- 2022 – IPL: Both games were at the DY Patil Stadium, one win each.
- 2023 – IPL: In the 1000th IPL match, MI chased 213. Tim David hit three sixes in a row in the last over.
- 2024 – IPL: RR won both. They won by 6 wickets at the Wankhede and by 9 wickets in Jaipur.
- 2025 – IPL: MI crushed RR by 100 runs in Jaipur. MI made 217/2 and bowled RR out for 117, which knocked RR out of playoff contention.
- 2026 – IPL: RR won both games. They won by 27 runs in Guwahati and by 30 runs at the Wankhede to seal a playoff spot.
Top Performers in RR vs MI Matches
Full career run and wicket aggregates for this fixture differ across stat sites, so we have not listed a single “most runs” or “most wickets” number. These players have shaped the rivalry the most:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR): He hit 124 in 2023, 104* in 2024, and 77* in 2026. No batter has hurt MI more in recent years.
- Suryakumar Yadav (MI): He made 55 off 29 in the 2023 chase, 48* in 2025 and 60 in 2026. He is MI’s most reliable scorer against RR. During Match 69 he also reached 4,000 runs for MI.
- Jofra Archer (RR): His 3/17 and 32 in Match 69 made him Player of the Match. He also top-scored with 30 for RR in the 2025 defeat.
- Sandeep Sharma (RR): His 5/18 in 2024 included three wickets in the final over. It remains the best spell in RR vs MI history.
Memorable RR vs MI Matches
1. The 1000th IPL match (April 30, 2023, Wankhede). Jaiswal hit 124 off 62 balls with 16 fours and 8 sixes. RR posted 212/7. MI needed 17 off the last over from Jason Holder. Tim David (45* off 14) hit the first three balls for six. It was also captain Rohit Sharma’s birthday. Jaiswal still won Player of the Match.
2. Stokes silences MI (October 25, 2020, Abu Dhabi). Hardik Pandya smashed 60* off 21 with seven sixes, and MI made 195/5. RR lost Robin Uthappa and Steve Smith early. Ben Stokes (107* off 60) and Sanju Samson (54* off 31) then added an unbeaten 152 and won with 10 balls left.
3. Sandeep and Jaiswal in Jaipur (April 22, 2024). MI were 20/3 after Sandeep Sharma struck twice early. Tilak Varma (65) and Nehal Wadhera (49) added 99, but Sandeep came back for three wickets in the 20th over. In the same game, Yuzvendra Chahal became the first bowler to take 200 IPL wickets. Jaiswal’s 104* finished the chase of 180 with eight balls left.
What’s Next for RR and MI
Rajasthan Royals went on to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 47 runs in the IPL 2026 Eliminator. Sooryavanshi hit 97 off 29 in that game. RR then lost Qualifier 2 to Gujarat Titans by 7 wickets after Shubman Gill hit a hundred.
Mumbai Indians finished ninth in IPL 2026 and will rebuild before next season.
The next step for both teams is the IPL 2027 mini-auction. The BCCI has confirmed it will be held in Goa in December. Reports point to December 16, but no official date has been announced yet. The IPL 2027 season is expected to start towards the end of March. The next RR vs MI fixture will be known once the schedule is released.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the last Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians match?
Rajasthan Royals won the last meeting by 30 runs on May 24, 2026. RR made 205/8, and MI were held to 175/9. Jofra Archer was Player of the Match.
What is the RR vs MI head-to-head record?
As of October 2026, the teams have played 33 IPL matches. RR and MI have won 16 each, and one match in 2009 was abandoned.
Who has the highest individual score in RR vs MI matches?
Yashasvi Jaiswal holds the record with 124 off 62 balls at the Wankhede in 2023. For MI, the best is Corey Anderson’s 95* in 2014.
Where was the latest RR vs MI match played?
It was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. It was Match 69, the final league game of IPL 2026 for both teams.
When is the next RR vs MI match?
The next meeting will be in IPL 2027, which is expected to begin in late March 2027. The fixture list has not been released yet.
Did RR and MI both win a match against each other in IPL 2026?
No. RR won both IPL 2026 meetings. They won by 27 runs in a rain-shortened game in Guwahati and by 30 runs in Mumbai.
Conclusion
This Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians timeline shows how close the rivalry has become. RR’s double over MI in 2026, capped by Archer’s all-round show at the Wankhede, turned a 14-16 deficit into a 16-16 tie. MI still hold big memories, like the 1000th-match chase and the 100-run win in Jaipur. With Jaiswal, Sooryavanshi and Archer on one side and SKY, Hardik and Bumrah on the other, IPL 2027 should settle who leads this battle next.
