{"id":47634,"date":"2026-04-07T22:06:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=47634"},"modified":"2026-04-07T22:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:36:56","slug":"ipl-2026-rr-vs-mi-live-revised-conditions-explained-11-over-game-powerplay-and-bowling-limits-after-rain-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-rr-vs-mi-live-revised-conditions-explained-11-over-game-powerplay-and-bowling-limits-after-rain-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 RR vs MI Live: Revised conditions explained 11-over game, powerplay, and bowling limits after rain delay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MI opt to bowl as revised playing conditions set for 11-over match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Guwahati, the match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals will now be played as an 11-over per side contest after rain interruptions. Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first, looking to take advantage of conditions early.<\/p>\n<p>The revised playing conditions include a 3.2-over powerplay and a 10-minute innings break. Bowling restrictions are also in place, with one bowler allowed a maximum of 3 overs, while four bowlers can bowl up to 2 overs each. The remaining overs will be shared among the attack as per the captain\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to bowl first reflects the shorter format, where early wickets can have a big impact. With limited overs, the margin for error is small, and teams will look to make the most of every phase of play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Short format adds urgency after rain delay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reduction to an 11-over game changes the approach for both sides, with batting and bowling plans needing quick adjustments. The powerplay of just over three overs places added importance on the opening phase, where momentum can be set early.<\/p>\n<p>With the toss completed and teams ready, attention now shifts to execution on the field. After a long delay, both sides will look to make the most of the opportunity as play finally gets underway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MI opt to bowl as revised playing conditions set for 11-over match In Guwahati, the match between Mumbai Indians and\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":47625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/473"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47634"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47635,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47634\/revisions\/47635"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}