Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene conceded that his team’s bowling plans failed, particularly early on, in its IPL 2026 defeat to Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati.

Royals’ openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi blazed their way to 80 runs from just five overs in the rain-shortened game. The away team never recovered from the early burst and later slid to a 27-run defeat.