
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights, IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six wickets in their IPL 2026 match in Mullanpur on Tuesday. This is Punjab Kings' first IPL defeat of the season after going seven matches unbeaten.
Rajasthan Royals had won the toss and opted to field first. Punjab Kings got off to a flying start, with Prabhsimran Singh (59) and Priyansh Arya (29) forging a 37-run stand off just 17 balls.
Prabhsimran Singh and Cooper Connolly then forged a 59-run stand for the second wicket, and the duo were later supported by Shreyas Iyer's knock of 60.
In the end, an unbeaten 62 from Marcus Stoinis led Punjab Kings to 222/4.
In RR's reply, openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (51) and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (43) were impressive at the start, but Punjab Kings spinner Yuzvendra Chahal returned to haunt his former team. He took the wickets of Yashasavi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag, and RR were in a spot of bother at 151/4 in the 14th over.
The visitors, though, regained momentum once again, and Donovan Ferreira (52*) and Shubham Dubey (31*) eventually scripted their six-wicket win with four balls to spare.
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Live match scorecard
The two teams have played each other 30 times in the IPL. Rajasthan Royals have won 17, whereas Punjab Kings emerged winners in 13 matches against the Jaipur-based outfit. Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs the last time these two teams locked horns in IPL 2025.
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer(c), Cooper Connolly, Suryansh Shedge, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Rajasthan Royals: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Punja.
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GAME OVER! Rajasthan Royals have snapped Punjab Kings' unbeaten streak in IPL 2026. Shreyas Iyer's side finally lose a match in IPL 2026 after going unbeaten for seven matches. Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in Mullanpur.
Arshdeep Singh, who is usually effective in the death overs, concedes 17 runs from his fourth over. He finishes his spell with figures of 1/68 from four overs. RR 205/4 (18 overs; Target 223)
Eight runs come off Lockie Ferguson's third over. In just three overs, the New Zealand bowler has conceded 41 runs and that too without taking a wicket.
RR 188/4 after 17 overs, need 35 runs from 18 balls.
OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal strikes once again. Riyan Parag is dismissed as he is caught by Suryansh Shedge at deep midwicket. RR 165/4 after 15 overs (Target 223)
OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal strikes again as he gets rid of Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal is dismissed for 51. The RR opener is caught by Suryansh Shedge at long-off.
RR 137/3 (12.4 overs)
OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal has struck with the dismissal of Dhruv Jurel, who manages just 16 runs. Jurel goes for the loft, but finds Marco Jansen with the catch at long-on.
RR 123/3 (11.2 overs; Target 223 )
OUT! Punjab Kings get the big wicket of Rajasthan Royals Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Arshdeep Singh gets the wicket as Vaibhav goes ahead with the loft, only to find Shreyas Iyer at mid-off.
Vaibhav is dismissed for 43 runs. RR 52/1 (3.3 overs; Target 223)
Rajasthan Royals have got off to a brisk start in their run chase against Punjab Kings, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi having opened the innings. Vaibhav has done a majority of the damage, having scored 37 runs from 14 balls so far.
RR 44/0 after 3 overs (Target 223)
That some knock from Marcus Stoinis in the end that propelled Punjab Kings to 222/4 in 20 overs. The Australian all-rounder just blasted six sixes in the last two overs to finish at a 22-ball 62 not out, powering Punjab Kings past 200. In fact, Punjab Kings scored 55 runs in the final three overs, including 24 from the last six balls.
OUT! Yash Raj Punja strikes again as Prabhsimran Singh departs. Prabhsimran looks to loft, but he ends up finding Riyan Parag at extra cover.
PBKS 160/3 (16 overs)
Punjab Kings opener Prabhsimran Singh scores a half-century that comes off 35 deliveries, hitting six fours and one six in the process. This is his fourth half-century of IPL 2026.
PBKS 134/2 (13 overs)
OUT! Cooper Connolly has been been dismissed for 30 runs as Yash Punja strikes. Cooper looks to go big down the ground, but ends up finding Donovan Ferreira at long-off.
Shreyas Iyer has walked out to bat at No.4.
PBKS 96/2 (8.4 overs)
OUT! Jofra Archer strikes for Rajasthan Royals as he gets rid of Priyansh Arya. Priyansh is caught by Nandre Burger at mid-off after he goes for a lofted shot down the ground.
Cooper Connolly has joined Prabhsimran Singh in the middle.
PBKS 48/1 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings (PBKS) are off to an aggressive start after being asked to bat first by Rajasthan Royals. Priyansh Arya is doing a majority of the damage as of now, having slammed four fours and one six with his score reading 25 runs from seven balls.
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer(c), Cooper Connolly, Suryansh Shedge, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Rajasthan Royals: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Punja.
Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and will field first against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur. Shimron Hetmyer and Ravi Bishnoi sit out, whereas Dasun Shanaka and Yash Punja come in for RR. For PBKS, Suryansh Shedge and Lockie Ferguson come in for Shashank Singh and Xavier Bartlett.
Punjab Kings remain the only unbeaten team in IPL 2026. They sit atop the IPL 2026 standings with 13 points from seven matches, with six wins and one no-result. Rajasthan Royals will not only get a chance to strengthen their playoff hopes, but also end PBKS' unbeaten run if they win today.
Both Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals have played 30 games against each other in the IPL. Rajasthan Royals have won 17 matches whereas Punjab Kings have won 13 matches.
PBKS got the better of RR by 10 runs the last time the two teams met in IPL 2025.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the IPL 2026 match between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Rajathan Royals (RR) that will take place in Mullanpur. The match is scheduled to start at 7.30 pm IST, with the toss at 7 pm.
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