KKR vs RR and PBKS vs LSG IPL 2026 Yesterday Match Result: Who won yesterday’s match between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants, know the full result, important moments and highlights of the match here.
KKR vs RR and PBKS vs LSG Match Results: Two important matches were played on Sunday 19 April in the Super Sunday of IPL 2026. The first match was between Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, in which KKR defeated RR by 4 wickets to register their first win. Meanwhile, in the second match, Punjab Kings continued their victorious journey by defeating Lucknow Super Giants by 54 runs.
KKR vs RR Match Result: Kolkata wins brilliantly
In the 28th match of IPL 2026, KKR registered its first win of the season by defeating RR. Many exciting moments were seen in this match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Varun Chakraborty, who took 3 wickets for 14 runs, was chosen man of the match.
Rajasthan Royals innings: score of 155 runs
After winning the toss and batting first, RR scored 155 runs losing 9 wickets. The team started well, but could not score big due to wickets falling at regular intervals. KKR, while chasing the target of 156 runs, had a very poor start. Tim Sheffert and Ajinkya Rahane were out without opening the account. After this, Cameron Green (27 runs) tried to handle the innings, but Dhruv Jurel stumped him. Other KKR batsmen also could not play big innings. The team was in trouble due to continuous fall of wickets.
Win with the partnership of Rinku Singh and Anukul Roy
When the team was in trouble, Rinku Singh and Anukul Roy took over the innings. There was a half-century partnership between the two, which changed the course of the match. In the end Rinku Singh led the team to victory by hitting a six. Rinku hit 5 fours and 2 skyscraper sixes in her innings of 53 runs.
LSG’s run chase: scattered innings after a good start
Punjab Kings (PBKS), batting first, scored a mountain-like score of 254 runs, in response to which Lucknow team could score only 200 runs. Chasing the target of 255 runs, LSG had a good start. Mitchell Marsh and Ayush Badoni made a partnership of 61 runs. Badoni was out in the sixth over. After this Marsh and Rishabh Pant tried to handle the innings. Marsh scored 40 while Pant scored 43 runs. As soon as these two were out, Lucknow’s innings faltered and the team remained away from the target.
The effort ultimately failed for LSG.
Aidan Markram and Mukul Chaudhary tried to score runs in the last overs, but the team could not win. With this win, PBKS has 11 points from 6 matches, while LSG has only 4 points from 6 matches.
PBKS innings: Stormy batting after a bad start
Earlier, Punjab had not had a good start. Prabhsimran Singh was out for zero in the very first over. But after this, Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly batted brilliantly and stormed the match. There was a partnership of 182 runs in 80 balls between the two, in which a lot of fours and sixes were seen. Cooper Connelly scored 87 runs in 46 balls, while Priyansh Arya played a strong inning of 93 runs in 37 balls. However, both the batsmen missed their respective centuries. Priyansh Arya was chosen man of the match for his excellent batting.