The teams of Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals will clash today in IPL 2026. This match between the two teams will be played at Mullanpur Stadium in New Chandigarh. Punjab Kings is unbeaten so far. He is on top in the points table. So far Punjab has won six matches in seven matches. One of his matches was washed away due to rain. Rajasthan team has won five matches in eight matches. This is the first clash between the two teams this season.

Who is ahead in head to head?

In the head to head between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals, Riyan Parag’s team has the upper hand. Rajasthan is ahead 17-13 in head to head. Rajasthan has defeated Punjab 17 times so far. Whereas Punjab has defeated Rajasthan 13 times. If we look at head to head figures from 2022, Rajasthan is ahead 4-3.

Mullanpur Stadium Pitch Report

Rain of runs is seen in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. Once again there can be a high scoring match here. The pitch is suitable for the batsmen. This season the average score of the first innings here is 212 runs. However, both the teams are full of explosive batsmen. In such a situation, a score can be higher than the average score.

match prediction

Our match prediction meter is saying that this match will be a close contest. Although Punjab Kings have the upper hand, Rajasthan Royals can also register victory. Both teams are very strong on paper. According to us, Rajasthan has more chances of victory.

Probable playing eleven of Punjab Kings- Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Marco Jansen and Vijaykumar Vaishakh.

Probable playing eleven of Rajasthan Royals- Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Ryan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Berger and Tushar Deshpande.

Rajasthan Royals have defeated Punjab Kings by 6 wickets. Rajasthan won in the last over at Mullanpur ground. Rajasthan achieved the target of 223 runs in four balls. Punjab Kings had scored 222 runs after playing first. In reply, Rajasthan achieved the target with four balls to spare. Rajasthan had to score 72 runs in the last 6 overs to win. Four wickets had fallen. Then Donover Ferreira and Shubham Dubey did not let any wicket fall and chased the target with four balls remaining. Ferreira returned unbeaten on 52 runs in 26 balls and Shubham returned unbeaten on 31 runs in 12 balls. Earlier, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 51 runs in 27 balls and Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 43 runs in 16 balls. Arshdeep Singh gave 68 runs in four overs. This is the first defeat of Punjab Kings in IPL 2026.

Rajasthan Royals have defeated Punjab Kings by 6 wickets. This is the first defeat of the Punjab team in the IPL 2026 season. The Punjab team, playing at its home ground in New Chandigarh, could not defend the huge score of 222 runs. Rajasthan has made the biggest run chase on this ground. This was his third biggest run chase in the history of IPL.

In this match, after playing first, Punjab Kings scored 222 runs in 20 overs thanks to half-centuries of Marcus Stoinis and Prabhsimran Singh. In reply, Rajasthan Royals achieved the target in 19.2 overs. Donovan Ferreira led his team to victory by hitting a six.