The most anticipated clash amongst the two top teams of IPL this season was on 28th April 2026 in Mullanpur that resulted in PBKS facing their first loss of the season and Rajasthan Royals emerging victorious by 6 wickets. It all started with an aggressive powerplay batting approach from PBKS with Prabhsimran Singh’s 4th consecutive 50+ this season for PBKS and Cooper Conolly going all out. Although Shreyas Iyer couldn’t bank much this game but it was Marcus Stoinis scoring a 62* off 22 balls that took PBKS to 222.
Although RR didn’t have an impressive bowling performance today, also the absence of Ravi Bishnoi was felt but they didn’t leave any stone unturned while chasing. Wonder Kid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi once again got ballistic with a 16-ball 43 and Yashasvi Jaiswal 27-ball 51. Although after that RR was gasping for air after a few quick wickets, the duo of impact sub Shubham Dubey and Donnovan Ferreira’s partnership dismantled PBKS bowling.
Yashasvi Jaiswal once again proved why he is an asset for RR ,as he made yet another 50+ score that moves him to the third spot of most 50+ scores by RR in IPL elite list just after Sanju Samsona and Jos Buttler.
Most 50 Plus scores for RR in IPL
Jos Buttler: 25 scores (82 innings)
Buttler had a great career for seven years in RR establishing himself as one of the most prominent players for the franchise.He won the 2022 Orange Cap with 863 runs (including 4 centuries) and ranks among Royal’s top scoring batsman with 7 total centuries and 4000+ runs.
Sanju Samson: 25 scores (144 innings)
Sanju Samson has been the captain of RR from 2021 to 2025 before he was traded with Ravindra Jadeja to CSK ahead of 2016 IPL season. He has been with RR from 2013 and is their top scorer of all time with over 4000 IPL runs in his name.
Yashasvi Jaiswal: 20 scores (75 innings)
Jaiswal has been with the franchise since 2020 emerging as one of the most successful young talents in the franchise known for his explosive opening. He has scored 2,400 runs for RR with 20 fifty-plus scores and 2 centuries. He also has a record-breaking 13-ball fifty to his name in the 2023 season.
Ajinkya Rahane: 19 scores (93 innings)
Rahane debuted for RR in the 2011-2015 season, and he captained the side from 2018-2019. He has been their most capped player with 100 matches, but his best season was 2012, when he scored 560 runs.
Shane Watson: 16 scores (76 innings)
Shane Watson is an RR legend. He has played with them since the inaugural 2008 season till 2015. He was also the player of the tournament in the 2008 season when RR won their first IPL trophy- he played 15 matches, scoring 472 runs at an average of 47.20 and taking 17 wickets.
Yashasvi once again shines in a chase for the Rajasthan Royals. This was also not just an ordinary chase but the highest successful chase in Mullanpur, that too against mighty PBKS. Jaiswal has been the best opening pair this season, along with the star kid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi; they have consistently played blistering innings in most matches and mostly scored humongous runs in the powerplay. The duo currently averages 11.82 runs per over as the most explosive partnership of the tournament. Jaiswal has scored 255 runs in just 8 innings with a 150+ strike rate.
