RR vs PBKS IPL Yesterday Match Result: Who won yesterday’s match in Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings Indian Premier League match, know the full result, important moments and highlights of the match here.
Who Won Yesterday IPL Match 2026: The 40th match of IPL 2026 was played between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday. In this exciting match, Rajasthan defeated Punjab by 6 wickets. With this defeat, Punjab’s chariot of victory in the current season also came to a halt. However, even after the defeat, Punjab still remains number one in the points table with 13 points.
Strong batting of Punjab Kings: Big score of 222 runs
Rajasthan won the toss and decided to bowl first at the New Chandigarh Stadium. Batting first, Punjab Kings scored 222 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. In this, Prabhsimran Singh scored 59 runs in 44 balls, Priyansh Arya scored 29 runs in 11 balls, Cooper Connolly scored 30 runs in 14 balls, Shreyas Iyer scored 30 runs in 27 balls and Marcus Stoinis scored 62 runs in 22 balls. Stoinis scored 24 runs in the last over. He hit 4 fours and 6 sixes in his innings.
Rajasthan’s fast start: Vaibhav and Yashasvi’s attack
Rajasthan had a very aggressive start while chasing the target of 223 runs. Like always, Vaibhav Suryavanshi attacked the fast bowlers of Punjab fiercely. He scored 43 runs (5 sixes, 3 fours) in just 16 balls. Vaibhav scored almost all the runs in his innings from boundaries, but Arshdeep Singh took his wicket in the fourth over. Whereas, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 51 runs in 27 balls.
Middle order contribution: Role of Parag and Jurel
The middle order did the job of handling the team after the initial shocks. Riyan Parag scored 29 runs in 16 balls, while Dhruv Jurel scored 20 runs. Both of them managed the innings and maintained the run rate. After this came the storm of Ferreira and Shubham Dubey. Donovan Ferreira scored unbeaten 52 runs in 26 balls. Shubham Dubey supported him and he also scored unbeaten 31 runs in 12 balls. Thanks to the excellent finishing of both of them, Rajasthan achieved the target in the last over. Donovan Ferreira was chosen man of the match for his excellent batting.
Who where on the points table?
Despite this defeat, Punjab Kings still remains on top in the points table. Punjab Kings have 13 points in 8 matches. At the same time, at second place, Royal Challengers Bangalore has 12 points in 8 matches. However, RCB’s net run rate is better than Punjab. At number three is Rajasthan Royals, who have 12 points in 9 matches. At the same time, Sunrisers Hyderabad is in fourth place, which has 10 points in 8 matches. After this, Gujarat Titans are at fifth, Chennai Super Kings at sixth, Delhi Capitals at seventh, Kolkata Knight Riders at eighth, Mumbai Indians at ninth and Lucknow Super Giants at tenth.