The Rajasthan Royals defeated the Mumbai Indians by 30 runs at Wankhede Stadium to secure the fourth and final playoff berth in the IPL 2026 tournament. Rajasthan built a first-innings total of 205/8 before restricting Mumbai to 175/9.
The outcome resolves a congested race at the top of the table. By reaching 16 points, the result confirms Rajasthan Royals qualifying for the playoffs and knocking out Punjab Kings and KKR. The Royals will advance to face the third-place Sunrisers Hyderabad in Wednesday’s Eliminator match in New Chandigarh.
The elimination ends the season for the Punjab Kings. It renders earlier standings scenarios moot, including a tense stretch last week where Yuzvendra Chahal begged the Mumbai Indians to stop phenom Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to protect Rajasthan’s mathematical odds.
England pacer Jofra Archer drove the victory against his former team. After spending three injury-plagued seasons on the Mumbai roster where he managed just five appearances, Archer returned to Wankhede and delivered his highest-ever individual batting score in the Indian Premier League. He hit 32 off 15 balls to anchor the lower order and push the total past 200.
Archer then dismantled the Mumbai batting lineup, finishing with bowling figures of 3/17 across his four overs. He dismissed Rohit Sharma for a first-over duck and later removed Mumbai skipper Hardik Pandya, overriding a brief run chase, according to reports on the match details, Suryakumar Yadav’s 60, and Jofra Archer’s all-around impact.
Yadav scored his 60 runs off 32 balls, finding brief support from Pandya, who added 34 off 15 deliveries before Archer ended his innings. For Rajasthan, Dhruv Jurel stabilized the middle overs with 38 runs, while Yashasvi Jaiswal contributed 27 at the top of the order.