MUMBAI — Rajasthan Royals must win their Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians on Sunday at Wankhede Stadium to remain in playoff contention. Mumbai Indians have already been eliminated from IPL 2026 after losing multiple close matches during a season marked by injuries and poor player form.

The toss is scheduled for 3:00 PM IST, with play beginning at 3:30 PM IST. The match will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network and live streamed on JioHotstar.

Although Mumbai Indians cannot advance, Mahela Jayawardene said the team still aims to avoid finishing last in the standings. The two franchises have met 31 times in the IPL, with Mumbai Indians winning 16 and Rajasthan Royals winning 15.

The pitch at Wankhede Stadium features a flat red-soil surface with even bounce that favors batters. The current temperature at the stadium is 32°C with 73 percent humidity, producing a feels-like reading of 42°C. Pre-monsoon light thunderstorm rain fell in Mumbai earlier in the morning, but skies were clearing by match time. The weather forecast indicates a zero percent chance of rain during the afternoon hours, and dew is not expected to affect the first innings.

The predicted Mumbai Indians playing XI consists of Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Will Jacks, Deepak Chahar, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur and Jasprit Bumrah, with Raghu Sharma as the impact player. The predicted Rajasthan Royals playing XI consists of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Sushant Mishra, Sandeep Sharma and Brijesh Sharma, with Yash Raj Punja as the impact player.