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Rajasthan Royals made an immediate impact as they opened their 3rd match of IPL 2026 against Mumbai Indians with the bat. The RR openers, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal, punished the MI bowlers in the first 3 overs to break a host of records, even with rain restricting the match to 11 overs per side.

 

Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is known for his explosive batting, was the driving force behind most of these records, the left-handed batsman was part of the fastest 50 in IPL history after scoring it in 13 balls against the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023. In this match, the first 3 overs saw a host of new records for the RR outfit, and indeed the entire IPL.

 

Records set by Vaibhav and Yashasvi vs MI

 

Most runs in the first over of an IPL innings for RR

 

• 26 vs KKR (Nitish Rana), Kolkata, 2023
• 22 vs KKR (Brad Hodge), Durban, 2009
• 22 vs PBKS (Arshdeep Singh), Jaipur, 2025
• 22 vs RR (Deepak Chahar), Guwahati, 2026 - Today

 

Yashasvi Jaiswal was involved in 3 of these highest scoring overs, and all runs came off the bat of the former.

 

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Highest score at the end of three overs of an IPL innings for RR

 

RR reached 58/0 and that was the third highest at the end of 3 overs in an IPL innings, with only RCB's 66/0 vs KTK in 2011 and SRH's 62/0 vs DC in 2024 being higher.

 

Most 6's at the end of three overs

 

With the pair hitting six 6's they are now joint second in this category.

 

The pair's aggressive play set the tone for the rest of the short match, with Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar and Trent Boult finding no success in trying to restrict them in the powerplay.

 

Even with this match shortened to 11 overs per side the above records show the way the batsmen batted, and the RR side got into a commanding position with both openers striking well at the start of the innings giving them every chance to chase a big target. Rajasthan Royals look unstoppable in the first half of the IPL 2026 season with both openers in this form;