Yashasvi Jaiswal Form Curve — Last 5 Innings IPL 2026 Mid-Season

Yashasvi Jaiswal's last 5 innings in IPL 2026: runs, SR, dismissal pattern, scoring zone shifts and the form curve heading into RR's playoff push.

Yashasvi Jaiswal is the most consistent Indian opener in IPL 2026 — and the steadiest form curve in the league. RR's run to a top-3 table position has been built on Jaiswal-Sooryavanshi at the top, with Jadeja and Parag completing the middle order. This is the last-five-innings tracker, the dismissal pattern, the scoring-zone shifts, and what it means as Rajasthan turns toward the playoffs.

The Last Five Innings (Most Recent First)

Match	Opp	Runs	Balls	SR	Phase out	Dismissal
41	SRH	67	41	163	Over 12	Caught (deep mid-wicket)
38	LSG	89	51	175	Over 14	Caught (long-on)
33	DC	42	28	150	Over 8	Bowled
29	GT	71	44	161	Over 11	LBW
25	KKR	56	38	147	Over 10	Caught (point)

That's 325 runs in 5 innings at SR 159, with three fifties. No score under 40. The floor is high.

The Underlying Numbers Through 9 Matches

Metric	IPL 2026 (mid)	IPL 2025 final	Career T20
Runs	412	559	1,800+
Strike rate	159	162	154
PP SR	184	178	172
Average	49	51	41
50+ scores	5	7	14

The numbers tell a steady-state story — slightly higher PP SR, slightly lower overall SR, fairly consistent average. RR has gotten essentially the IPL 2025 Jaiswal again.

Scoring Zones — The Wagon Wheel

Jaiswal's IPL 2026 scoring shape:

• Cover / extra cover: 28% of runs. The signature drive. 60% of his cover shots are hit on the up.
• Backward point: 18%. Cuts when seamers go wide.
• Long-on / straight: 22%. Down the ground when length is full.
• Square leg / mid-wicket: 17%. Pulls.
• Cow corner: 9%. Slog-sweep, used selectively.
• Fine leg: 6%. Glances.

Notable: Jaiswal scores roughly equally on both sides of the wicket (52% off-side, 48% leg-side). Compare with the Klaasen wagon wheel which is 70% leg-side. Jaiswal's symmetry is what makes him hard to bowl to.

Dismissal Pattern — Where Bowlers Have Found Him

Of his 7 dismissals (he was undefeated in 2 innings):

Type	Count
Caught (deep)	3
Caught (slip / point)	1
Bowled	2
LBW	1

The deep-catch pattern (3 of 7) suggests Jaiswal is getting out attacking — not a defensive collapse. The 2 bowleds came against length balls he tried to play across. Pace bowlers are getting wickets when they bowl wider; spinners when they get one to grip.

What's Working — And What's Different from 2025

Three positive shifts:

1. More 50+ scores per match. 5 in 9 matches (2026) vs 7 in 14 matches (2025). The conversion rate is climbing.
2. PP destruction. PP SR 184 is up from 178. He's hitting through the line earlier.
3. Pull-shot frequency. 17% of his runs come from the pull, up from 12% in 2025. The pull off the front foot is a 2026 addition.

One concern:

• Out in middle overs. 4 of 7 dismissals came between overs 8-12. Once the field spreads, Jaiswal is sometimes attacking through gaps that aren't there.

RR's Run-In and Jaiswal's Workload

RR has 5 matches left. Three at home (Sawai Mansingh, where Jaiswal averages 56 across IPL 2025-26), two on the road. The fixtures favour RR — FDS 4.6, the second-easiest run-in in the league. With Jadeja's all-round contribution and Parag's middle-order stability, RR is well-positioned for Qualifier 1.

Dream11 Captaincy Read

Jaiswal in Jaipur is one of the most reliable C/VC plays of IPL 2026. Average 56 at home over 14 IPL innings, and the venue suits his preferred PP attacking arc. Public captain ownership: 22%. Picker captain confidence on home matches: 87 — high.

Risks for the Run-In

Two:

• Tired-of-the-tournament dip. Jaiswal will have played 14+ T20s by playoffs after starting in late March. Watch the back-end.
• Spinner-against-the-turn. He's averaged 38 against off-spin (which turns away from him) vs 51 against leg-spin. If RR draws a spin-heavy attack at the death, his ceiling tightens.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will Jaiswal break the IPL 2025 record (700+ runs)?

He'd need 290 runs in 5 matches — at his current rate (45 per innings), 225. Possible but on the edge.

Is he the best opener in IPL 2026?

Tied with Travis Head for the position-1 honours. Head has higher PP SR; Jaiswal has higher overall average and floor.

Does he get out the same way against pace and spin?

Mostly — caught in the deep regardless of bowling type. Spinners do dismiss him bowled more often.

Best Dream11 stack for RR matches?

Jaiswal + Sooryavanshi + Jadeja + Parag — the four-way RR core delivers in 7 of the last 9 matches.

Will he replace Rohit at the top of MI?

Speculation — but Mumbai have not indicated interest, and RR retention rights protect him. Long-term he is the next India T20I opener.

Related Reads

• Yashasvi Jaiswal RR opener IPL 2026 data
• Ravindra Jadeja RR spin twin Jaipur IPL 2026
• Vaibhav Sooryavanshi RR — debutant of the season
• Best Dream11 captain picks strategy IPL

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Updated 2 May 2026 — IPL 2026 mid-season. Numbers reflect matches 1–41.