Match 40 of the Indian Premier League will see the only unbeaten side of this season, Punjab Kings, take on a spirited Rajasthan Royals at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. For the Kings, the main aim heading into the match will be to consolidate their standing at the top of the IPL 2026 table and move closer to the 18-point mark, which would guarantee a playoff spot for Shreyas Iyer's men.
The Punjab Kings remain the only unbeaten side in IPL 2026, registering six wins from seven matches, with one game washed out due to rain. In their latest outing, they pulled off a stunning six-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals, chasing down 265 - the highest successful run chase in T20 history.
Meanwhile, their opponents,
the Rajasthan Royals, started the tournament strongly under the captaincy of Riyan Parag, winning three consecutive matches. However, they have since lost momentum, suffering defeats in three of their last four games.
PBKS vs RR: Head-to-Head Record
- Matches Played: 30
- RR Wins: 17
- PBKS Wins: 13
- No Result: 0
PBKS vs RR: Pitch Report - Mullanpur Stadium
The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur has traditionally offered sluggish pitches based on previous IPL matches. However, the trend has shifted this season. In the three matches played at the venue so far, the average score has been around 212. Notably, two of those games have been won by teams chasing.
PBKS vs RR: Squads
Punjab Kings
Shreyas Iyer (C), Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Prabhsimran Singh, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Xavier Bartlett, Nehal Wadhera, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod, Priyansh Arya, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Musheer Khan, Ben Dwarshuis, Praveen Dubey, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash, Suryansh Shedge, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Vishal Nishad
Rajasthan Royals
Riyan Parag (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Sandeep Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Donovan Ferreira, Kwena Maphaka, Shubham Dubey, Adam Milne, Kuldeep Sen, Dasun Shanaka, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Sushant Mishra, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Brijesh Sharma, Aman Rao, Vignesh Puthur, Yash Raj Punja, Ravi Singh
