With the Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals faceoff, cricket is back in Mullanpur after 10 days. You also get PBKS vs RR head-to-head, stats, and timeline. Also, get where to watch Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, playing 11, pitch report & match prediction for Match 40 on Tuesday.
Only the Punjab Kings are unbeaten, and they are the only team to have successfully chased 265. Seven games played. Six games won, and one abandoned.
Thirteen points on the board and a net run rate of +1.333 that tells you this is not a team coasting on luck. They are doing it with intent, volume, and a chase blueprint that has become the most reliable formula in this season’s IPL.
Rajasthan Royals, meanwhile, are in a very different place. Locked on 10 points alongside RCB and SRH before the DC vs RCB match, they can still reach the playoffs. But the manner of their recent defeats tells a more uncomfortable story.
In their last outing against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed a breathtaking 103 off 37 balls, and Rajasthan still lost. Their batting generates spectacle. Their fielding, however, is unravelling at critical moments, and that is a crisis that stats alone cannot fully capture.
Tuesday night at Mullanpur under the floodlights. The IPL’s table-toppers against a side that has all the firepower in the world but has yet to figure out how to win consistently with it. The match begins at 7:30 PM IST on April 28, 2026. Watch PBKS vs RR live on JioHotstar and Star Sports.
Where to Watch Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Match
| Match | Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals |
| Stadium | PCA Cricket Stadium, Tira |
| Date & Time | Tuesday, April 28, 7:30 P.M. (IST) |
| Live Streaming | JioHotstar |
PBKS vs RR Head to Head Records
| Matches | 30 |
| PBKS Won | 13 |
| RR Won | 17 |
| No Result | Nil |
| Sawai ManSingh Stadium | PBKS 2, RR 5 |
| I.S Bindra PCA Stadium | PBKS 4, RR 3 |
| Mullanpur Stadium | PBKS 0, RR 2 |
| HPCA Stadium | PBKS 0, RR 1 |
| ACA Stadium | PBKS 2, RR 0 |
| Neutral Venue | PBKS 2, RR 3 |
PBKS vs RR Pitch Report
The Mullanpur pitch is a batting-friendly surface. The average first-innings score here is 187, and the highest total posted is 254.
Once the dew sets in during the second half of evening fixtures, the ball skids onto the bat with less grip, giving a significant advantage to the chasing team.
Dew will be a major factor after overs 10–12 in the second innings. Batting first remains a calculated risk at this venue (60% win rate). Pace bowlers benefit early; spinners need to adapt quickly as the ball gets wet. Short boundaries in certain areas favour power hitters from both sides.
Weather Report
On Tuesday evening in Mullanpur, the temperature will hover around 29-31 degrees and remain rather stable during the game between the Punjab Kings and the Rajasthan Royals.
Rain has a very low possibility, and the wind speed will be 20 km/h with a humidity of 34%. There is a 60 per cent chance of cloudy skies. Overall, dry air will persist throughout the contest on this day.
PBKS vs RR Playing 11(Probable)
For PBKS
Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (C), Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player -Nehal Wadhera / Harpreet Brar / Vishnu Vinod
For RR
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma
Impact Player-Ravi Bishnoi / Sandeep Sharma / Shubham Dubey
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Timeline (Last 10 Encounter)
| Date | Venue | Result | Key Performer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2025 | Jaipur | PBKS won by 10 runs | Harpreet Brar (3/22), Nehal Wadhera (70) |
| 05 Apr 2025 | Mullanpur | RR won by 50 runs | Jofra Archer (3/25), Yashasvi Jaiswal (67) |
| 15 May 2024 | Guwahati | PBKS won by 5 wickets | Sam Curran (63* & 2/24) |
| 13 Apr 2024 | Mullanpur | RR won by 3 wickets | Shimron Hetmyer (27*), Keshav Maharaj (2/23) |
| 19 May 2023 | Dharamsala | RR won by 4 wickets | Devdutt Padikkal (51), Shimron Hetmyer (46) |
| 05 Apr 2023 | Guwahati | PBKS won by 5 runs | Nathan Ellis (4/30), Shikhar Dhawan (86*) |
| 07 May 2022 | Mumbai (Wankhede) | RR won by 6 wickets | Yashasvi Jaiswal (68), Yuzvendra Chahal (3/28) |
| 21 Sep 2021 | Dubai | RR won by 2 runs | Kartik Tyagi (2/29), Arshdeep Singh (5/32) |
| 12 Apr 2021 | Mumbai (Wankhede) | PBKS won by 4 runs | Sanju Samson (119), KL Rahul (91) |
| 30 Oct 2020 | Abu Dhabi | RR won by 7 wickets | Ben Stokes (50 & 2/32), Chris Gayle (99) |
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Stats
- Arshdeep Singh (PBKS) leads all bowlers with 17 wickets in this PBKS vs RR Rivalry.
- Priyansh Arya holds the highest individual score at the Mullanpur venue with 103 runs.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi needs 6 sixes more to reach 100 T20 sixes.
- Prabsimran Singh needs 58 runs to reach 3500 T20 runs.
- PBKS enters this match fresh from the highest successful run chase in T20 history, hunting down 265 runs against Delhi Capitals.
PBKS vs RR Prediction
Punjab Kings are strong favourites to win this match and extend their unbeaten run in IPL 2026.
PBKS have won 6 from 6; their chase record under Shreyas Iyer this season is exceptional, and Mullanpur has become a fortress where the home crowd and familiar conditions give them a consistent edge.
Their opening pair of Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh owns the highest powerplay strike rate of any opening duo in IPL 2026 at 198. Their death bowling with Arshdeep Singh is proven and reliable.
Rajasthan Royals have individual brilliance in Sooryavanshi and Jaiswal, and Jofra Archer can change a match in four overs. But RR have lost 3 of their last 4 games, their fielding has been a serious problem, and they are playing against a team that has solved the formula for winning at this ground.
The dew factor will assist the chasing team. Toss matters here. But regardless of who bats first, PBKS have shown they can win both ways this season.
Predicted Margin: 6–8 wickets (if chasing) or 15–20 runs (if defending)
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