The IPL 2026 season is here and thriving, beginning at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru with defending champions RCB taking on SRH in the first match of this season. At the start of the IPL 2026 season, a total of 12 completed matches have occurred, bringing many exciting moments.
RR vs MI: Bowlers Make the Difference
Rajasthan Royals bowlers have made all the difference in the match on Tuesday between the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Mumbai Indians (MI) due to the rain-shortened match. Mumbai Indians did not bowl very well, allowing many runs; however, the bowlers from the Rajasthan Royals bowled great spells and put pressure on the batsman.
Important Bowling Contributions
Jofra Archer: 1/17
Nandre Burger: 2/21
Sandeep Sharma: 2/26
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Ravi Bishnoi: 2/25
All these bowlers were instrumental in limiting the runs scored by Mumbai, which was a vital factor in winning the game.
Updated IPL 2026 Purple Cap Standings
| POS | Player | Wkts | Mat | Econ |
| 1 | Ravi Bishnoi | 7 | 3 | 7.71 |
| 2 | Nandre Burger | 5 | 3 | 8.44 |
| 3 | Vyshak Vijaykumar | 5 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 4 | Jacob Duffy | 5 | 2 | 10.00 |
| 5 | Anshul Kamboj | 5 | 3 | 11.43 |
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has produced many high-scoring matches during IPL 2026, with batters finding ways to score runs on an almost regular basis. The match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Mumbai Indians (MI), played on April 7, 2026, was no different; the Rajasthan Royals won convincingly by 27 runs.
Stellar Batting on Display
In addition to the number of runs scored, there were some exceptional batting displays during the match. Two examples of exceptional batting in that game were Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi – both were significant contributors to the final total of Rajasthan.
Orange Cap Standings See Shift
Several powerful innings have contributed to significant changes to the Orange Cap list as more matches are played the top run-scorer race continues to get hotter.
The RR v MI game showed again how much the batters are capable of in IPL 2026 and how they are having an impact on their rankings.
Updated IPL 2026 Orange Cap Standings
| Batter | Team | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike
Rate |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rajasthan
Royals |
3 | 170 | 170.00 | 163.46 |
| Sameer Rizvi | Delhi
Capitals |
2 | 160 | 160.00 | 163.26 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Sunrisers
Hyderabad |
3 | 145 | 48.33 | 147.95 |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Rajasthan
Royals |
3 | 112 | 40.66 | 248.97 |
| Rohit Sharma | Mumbai
Indians |
3 | 118 | 39.33 | 168.57 |
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