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.

IPL 2025, CSK vs DC, PBKS vs RR: Two big matches will be played today in IPL 2025. The first match of Super Saturday will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals in Chepock. After this, the second match will be played between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals in Mullanpur, Chandigarh.

Chepock Pitch Report

MA Chidambaram Stadium’s pitch helps spin bowlers. This match is going to be held in the afternoon, so the toss will become even more important. Here spinners will help in both innings here. The pitch may slow down a bit in the second innings. After winning the toss, the captain can decide to bat first here, because dew will not obstruct this match to be held in the afternoon. Batting first, it would be good to score 190 here.

Head to Head Statistics of Chennai and Delhi

A total of 30 matches have been played between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals. In this, Chennai’s hand is heavy. Chennai Super Kings have defeated Delhi 19 times while Delhi has defeated MS Dhoni’s team 11 times.

Chennai Super Kings potential playing XI- Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Shivam Dubey, Sam Curren, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Noor Ahmed, Mathisha Pathirana, Khalil Ahmed

Possible playing XI of Delhi Capitals- Jake Fraser-Macgark, Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Akshar Patel (captain), Triston Stabs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Michel Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar

Pitch Report of Mullanpur Cricket Stadium

The bowlers will get more benefit than the batsmen at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium. Fast bowlers will help here. This match will be played in the evening, so dew will be a big factor. The captain who won the toss may prefer to bowl first. You have to fight to score runs here. Taking risk in middle order can be heavy. The team batting in the first innings will have to reach 180, which can be a good total to defend here.

Head to head data of Punjab and Rajasthan

A total of 28 matches have been played in the IPL between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals. In this, the upper hand of Rajasthan has been heavy. Punjab has won 12 matches while Rajasthan has won 16 matches. Punjab’s biggest score against Rajasthan Royals is 223 and the shortest score is 124 runs. Punjab Kings have 226 score in front of Rajasthan and the shortest score is 112 runs.

Punjab Kings potential playing XI- Priyansh Arya, Prabhasimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Yanseen, Lockey Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Nehal Vadhera/Harpreet Brar

Rajasthan Royals potential playing XI- Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurael, Shimron Hetmyer, Vanindu Hasranga, Jofra Archer, Mahesh Thikshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Kumar Kartikeya