
Punjab Kings will be up against Rajasthan Royals in the 40th match of the Indian Premier League 2026. This match will be played at the Mullanpur. Rajasthan Royals suffered a defeat in the previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad and will be keen to bounce back.
On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer will lead the side for Punjab Kings. They have six wins and are unbeaten so far this season. They will be keen to put up a good performance. This should be a closely fought game between these two sides. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match. 
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Match Details
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Series |
Indian Premier League |
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Match |
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals |
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Venue |
Maharaja Yadavindra Stadium, Mullanpur |
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Match Timings |
7:30 PM IST, 28th April |
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Live Streaming |
JioHotstar |
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Stats
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Player |
Team |
IPL Performance |
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Shreyas Iyer |
Punjab Kings |
4010 runs |
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Yashasvi Jaiswal |
Rajasthan Royals |
2421 runs |
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Jofra Archer |
Rajasthan Royals |
72 wickets |
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Probable Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Dream11 Captaincy Picks
Shreyas Iyer has scored 4010 runs in his IPL career. He will be a PBKS vs RR Dream11 captaincy pick.
Ravindra Jadeja has a good record in this format and will give points with his batting and bowling. He will be a top pick in this PBKS vs RR Dream11 match. If you're a gamer and like to predict matches, then play on Stake, using SportsTiger's special promo code which will help you with 200% deposit bonus - TIGSTA. 
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Match winner
Punjab Kings have been excellent throughout this season. Going by recent form, PBKS are expected to win this match.



