IPL 2026 RR vs MI Updates: Royals thrash MI by 27 runs; go top of IPL

Archer to bowl the final over. MI lose their ninth wicket as Boult digs out the yorker and sets off for a quick single but Archer quick to get to the ball and hits the stumps at the non-striker's end.

Deepak Chahar is lucky as he has a big swing but is deceived by the slower ball which bounces over the stumps.

He takes a single before Jasprit Bumrah manages to carve it point for a four and then pulls the bouncer for a couple of runs and gets one off the last ball.

Burger to bowl the ninth over. Thakur glides the first ball fine off his pads for a four and then takes one to long-on.

Dhir does well to cut the short ball over point for another boundary before he perishes next ball.

He looks to loft the RR pacer down the ground but hits it straight to Bishnoi at long-on to fall for 25.

The last ball is down the leg side as Deepak Chahar misses the glance but it goes fine off his pads for four leg byes.

Sandeep to bowl the third over for RR. Thakur has a big swing first ball but fails to connect before the pacer bowls a wide.

Another well-disguised slower ball as Thakur has another big swing but fails to get bat to ball.

He finally gets bat on ball hitting the pacer down the ground for two runs followed by another wide.

Thakur (8) falls off the fourth ball as he skies the ball high attempting to slog it over midwicket and Jurel completes the catch.

Trent Boult gets off the mark with a single and Chahar gets the last ball over point for a four.

MI need six sixes from the last over for victory.

Rutherford gets a lifeline as he mistimes the lofted shot off Bishnoi but Jaiswal puts down a simple catch a long-off.

Rutherford clips the second ball through midwicket for two runs followed by a wide down the leg side.

A single each to the two batters before Rutherford steers the spinner towards point where Sooryavanshi fails to stop the ball and concedes a four.

The last ball is hit uppishly past the diving Parag in the covers for another boundary to the West Indian.

Deshpande back into the attack. He starts with a slower bouncer which climbs quite high but Dhir manages to ramp it over short thirdman for a four and then takes one.

Rutherford then smashes a full wide delivery over the covers for a six to bring some cheer back to the dressing room.

A poor delivery from Deshpande as he gifts Rutherford a full toss on the body which he despatches over fine leg for another six.

However, Deshpande has the last laugh. He looks to cut the slow off-cutter but ends up getting it off the outside edge and Sandeep Sharma takes a superb low catch diving forward at short thirdman.

Rutherford walks back after a quickfire 25 from eight balls, as MI slip further.

Deshpande against his long-time Mumbai team-mate Thakur, who miscues the full toss off the leading edge for a single over point.

MI make a change as Sherfane Rutherford replaces Ghazanfar and walks out to bat at No 7.

Sandeep back into the attack. The first ball stays low and sneaks under Naman Dhir's bat before he hits the next to long-on where Jaiswal fumbles to concede two runs.

Dhir then pulls the short ball powerfully over midwicket for a six. RR nearly lose another wicket as Dhir gets a thick outside edge to point as Rutherford is halfway down before he is sent back. He has given up but Jadeja misses with the direct hit from point.

Dhir gets another outside edge, this time fine on the off-side for a four and get two runs off the last ball.